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newest boys' residence, Kirk House, opened. Collegiate Hall was opened in 2005 and now houses the school's offices and conference rooms. In 2006, 'Netherwood' House opened as the school's junior girls' residence. In 2009, a new dining hall was added to the campus, Heritage Hall, and the former dining hall was renovated into the school's library. In 2014, the school completed an expansion to its ice arena, and in 2018 built a fitness center.
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by the lack of long-term strategy caused by a series of short-term Heads at each school. In 1984, RCS and Netherwood announced that they would both be closing. A group of parents and alumni came forward with a proposal to obtain financing and combine the two schools. The schools, now merged into RCS-Netherwood, were saved but this success came at the expense of the sacrificed Netherwood Campus.
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government began investing heavily in the public education system and RCS and Netherwood were subsequently challenged to maintain enrollment. In 1972 the schools formed a partnership that led to shared classes but separate campuses. Nevertheless, financial difficulties continued and were exacerbated
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Rothesay Netherwood School was founded in 1877 and is the result of the merger of two separate schools: Rothesay Collegiate School for boys and Netherwood School for girls. The two schools had a history of co-involvement since the 1890s and officially merged in 1984 for financial reasons. The merged
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The school's World War I Memorial Chapel features several World War II memorial stained glass windows including `Resurrection of Christ`; `Virgin and Child` (1946); `Light of the World` (1945); `St. George`; `Military figure`; and `Boy Christ in the carpenter's Shop` by Robert McCausland Limited.
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at a time when it had only nine students. One of the most important people in the school's history, Dr. Ganong purchased the facility in 1912 and built it into an internationally recognized institution of high scholastic standing. She presided over Netherwood until her retirement in 1944 when she
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Between 1984 and 1991 over 2 million dollars were raised for the school, allowing it to continue; since 1991 the school has increased its enrolment by two-and-a-half times. From 1995-1996 a new fundraising campaign led to the construction and renovation of several buildings. In June 2002 RNS's
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school was known as Rothesay Collegiate School Netherwood until 2002, when the current name was adopted. The current campus is that of the original Rothesay Collegiate School. The campus of Netherwood School for girls was sold and developed at the time of the merger.
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Girls were first enrolled at Thompson's School until its move in 1891. The Netherwood School for girls was founded in 1894 by Miss M. Gregory who was succeeded in 1895 by her niece, Mrs. J. Armstrong. In 1903, Miss E. Pitcher became co-principal with
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and Rev. W.R. Hibbard was appointed headmaster the following year. Dr. Hibbard was succeeded by Dr. C.H. Bonnycastle in 1938 but the school was run by his assistant, Dr J.F.L. Jackson, while Dr. Bonnycastle served as an officer in the
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sold the school to the Netherwood Foundation Limited. Dr. Ganong was succeeded by several headmistresses that presided for relatively short terms.
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Rothesay Netherwood School is an independent private school offering both the Canadian High School Diploma as well as the
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Science Hall - 40,000 square-foot academic building that is a centre of excellence in innovation and STEM curriculum;
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Four boarding residences housing up to 140 students: Mackay House, Quinn House, Kirk House and Netherwood House;
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Rothesay Netherwood School is located in Rothesay, New Brunswick, approximately ten minutes east of the city of
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The Irving Gymnasium, with regulation basketball, volleyball and badminton courts and a climbing wall;
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valley, with much of this space is given over to woodlands and sports fields. The campus consists of:
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founded Thompson's School in 1874, a boy's day school housed upstairs in Whelpley Hall near the
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Diploma. The school is located on a 200 acres (810,000 m) campus overlooking the
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The Théâtre Susan B. Ganong Performing Arts Centre, with seating for 200;
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in 1923 in memory of the Old Boys who lost their lives in the Great War;
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Independent day/boarding co-ed school in Rothesay, New Brunswick, Canada
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The Dr. C.H. Bonnycastle Memorial Arena, with it the fitness center;
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South House, providing faculty offices and housing student artwork;
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Heritage Hall - newest dining hall, with 3 giant projecter screens.
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In 1985, the RCS campus served as the backdrop for the
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Rothesay
New Brunswick
E2E 5H1
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45°22′47″N 65°59′32″W / 45.37978°N 65.99224°W / 45.37978; -65.99224
Ezekiel Stone Wiggins
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Kennebecasis River
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university-preparatory school
Rothesay
New Brunswick
Saint John, New Brunswick
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Kennebecasis River
Rothesay, New Brunswick

Ezekiel Stone Wiggins
Rothesay railway station
Saint John, New Brunswick

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