Bramalea Secondary School

Coordinates: 43°42′55″N 79°42′28″W / 43.715302°N 79.707693°W

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Bramalea Secondary School
Address

510 Balmoral Drive Brampton , Ontario , L6T 1W4 Canada
Coordinates	43°42′55″N 79°42′28″W / 43.715302°N 79.707693°W / 43.715302; -79.707693
Information
School type	Public High School
Motto	"The future belongs to those who prepare for it."
Founded	1963
School board	Peel District School Board
Superintendent	Craig Caslick^[1]
Area trustee	Karla Bailey Kathy McDonald Avneet Kaur Athwal (Student Trustee for Schools North of Hwy 401)^[2]
School number	895920
Principal	Peter Banhan
Grades	9–12
Enrolment	1180^[3] (June 2023)
Language	English, French Immersion
Colour(s)	Double Blue and White
Mascot	Bruno the Bronco
Team name	Bramalea Broncos
Website	schools.peelschools.org/sec/bramalea/Pages/default.aspx
Last updated: June 3, 2023

Bramalea Secondary School (BSS) is a high school located in Bramalea, Brampton, Ontario, operating under the Peel District School Board established in 1963.

Demographics

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In 2012, 307 students graduated. East Asians, South Asians, and Blacks made up almost 80% of the graduating class. In 1983, there were two black students and four South Asian students among the 142 graduating students. This demographic change followed a general change of demographics in the Bramalea community.^[4]

Notable alumni and faculty

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Andrew Cassels, retired NHL Player
Iqwinder Gaheer, Mississauga-Malton Federal MP
Dave Cranmer, CFL halfback
Alain Kashama, CFL and NFL defensive end
Tara Oram, country singer
Jasvir Rakkar, baseball player^[5]
Todd Thicke, television writer and producer

References

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^ "Staff Directory". peelschools.org. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
^ "Meet your Trustee". peelschools.org. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
^ "About Us". bramalea.peelschools.org. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
^ Bascaramurty, Dakshana (15 June 2013). "How Brampton demonstrates the new vision of Canada". The Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on 13 May 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
^ "Brampton becoming a baseball hotbed?". mississauga.com. Retrieved July 8, 2015.