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Sacred Heart School of Halifax

independent, day school in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionAug 30, 2026
Entity authorityQ7397266 ↗
Source-derived summary

Sacred Heart School of Halifax is Catholic school in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The school offers co-ed education for JP-Grade 6 and grades 10-12, with single-gender education for grades 7-9. Sacred Heart School of Halifax is part of a global network of Sacred Heart schools around the world. Founded in 1849, Sacred Heart School of Halifax is the oldest continually operating school in Halifax.

History

Sacred Heart Convent was founded in 1849 by the Society of the Sacred Heart. It was originally one of two convent schools in the city and educated the daughters of the elite for many years.

Courses

Sacred Heart School of Halifax offers the Advanced Placement (AP) program and a University Prep program.

Editorial summary

The public source identifies “Sacred Heart School of Halifax” as independent, day school in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Sacred, Heart and School.

Editorial reviewA strong contextual entry point for chronology, institutions and public events when official records are distinguished from later interpretation. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1849—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1849. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Sacred, Heart and School providing the first useful test.
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Why this record matters

A short description can identify a subject without explaining its stakes. For “Sacred Heart School of Halifax”, the useful work is to connect “independent, day school in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada” to the records capable of establishing context and consequence.

Evidence profile

The record creator and administrative purpose are central evidence, because official documentation reflects both action and institutional priorities. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 30, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q7397266. Authority coordinates are 44.641, -63.583. 3 of 3 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1849.

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This entry incorporates text from “Sacred Heart School of Halifax” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.