Sir Wilfrid Laurier Secondary School is part of the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board and it is located in the neighbourhood of Fallingbrook, in the suburb of Orleans, in Ottawa Ontario, Canada. The school's current principal is Nancy Girozan. Acting as a community hub, the school is connected to ray Friel Recreational Complex, the Ottawa Public Library, Eastern Ottawa Resource Centre, and the River Heights Children Centre; giving students exposing students to a variety of opportunities.The school's motto is "We Strive for the Highest" and its mission statement includes respect for self, respect for others, and respect for property and environment.As of 2016, 960 students attended Sir Wilfrid Laurier Secondary School. Fifty-one percent of the 2016 graduating class was accepted to university, twenty-five percent accepted into college institution, twenty-four percent went directly into the workforce, and forty-eight percent of all the graduating class were Ontario Scholars, thus offered some form of scholarship. Currently, the school employees eighty-five staff members.Each school day consists of four seventy-five minute periods. The school hosts a number of special academic opportunities for students, such as a co-operative education program, special skills majors, and duel course with Algonquin College. The school also offers special education for students who needed added support. This includes in-class IEP, as well as specialty trained teachers to help those who are in need for extra attention.HistorySir Wilfrid Laurier was originally located on Carsons Road in western Gloucester. The original students came primarily from the Carson Road and Pineview neighbourhoods. During the 80s and early 90s, students from Fallingbrook in Orleans were bussed to the school. Eventually, the entire school was home to students bussed from Orleans while a new campus was built at its current location on Tenth Line Road. After moving to the new location, students from Pineview/Carson Road attended Gloucester High School and the building was eventually purchased by the French Catholic school board as the new home for Collège Catholique Samuel-Genest.
