R.D. Parker Collegiate is the only high school in Thompson, Manitoba for students in grades 9-12. The approximately 1025 students of R.D. Parker Collegiate come from the city of Thompson and other northern Communities. R.D. Parker Collegiate was named after the [at the time] Vice President of Inco, Ralph D. Parker, also located in Thompson. The teaching staff of R.D. Parker Collegiate are members of the Thompson Teachers' Association. R.D. Parker Collegiate, in the 2012–13 school year, has a number of clubs including a Student Council. The school sports teams are called the Trojans. R.D. Parker Collegiate offers courses in mathematics (divided into Consumer Math, Applied Math, and Precalculus), English, Science (Biology, Chemistry, and Physics), Social Studies and a number of optional courses typical of Canadian high schools. It also offers an aviation program (introduced to the course list in 2004) and special foods, arts, woodshop, and mechanical courses. Notes High schools in Manitoba Education in Thompson, Manitoba Educational institutions in Canada with year of establishment missing