Collège Notre-Dame du Sacré-Cœur is a subsidized, private French language co-education secondary school in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Collège Notre-Dame du Sacré-Cœur shares its name with the University of Notre Dame, which was also founded by the Congregation of Holy Cross. Notre-Dame means "Our Lady" in French and refers to the Blessed Virgin Mary. Sacré-Cœur means "Sacred Heart", which refers to the physical heart of Jesus Christ as a symbol of Divine love. It is generally considered one of the best French-language secondary schools in the city. School fees for the 2020-2021 school year were $4,591. They are able to maintain low tuition due to the large average class size of 34 as well as subsidies from the Quebec government of roughly $4,500 per student. The school is right in front of Saint Joseph's Oratory. In fact, Saint André Bessette, who built the Oratory, was the school's doorkeeper. History 1869: Purchase of the Hôtel Bellevue and foundation of the College. 1881: Construction of the wing 1881. 1888: Construction of the chapel. 1929: Construction of the wing 1929. 1951: Construction of the 4th floor of wing B. 1955: Construction of the Notre Dame Center. 1962: Construction of the Lefebvre Pavilion. 1974: Construction of the arena. 2008: Development of the Jacques-Gauthier Stadium and the Guillaume-Descormiers athletics track. 2015: Development of the Reine Marie synthetic pitch. 2020: Beginning of the construction of the future gymnasium. The school was founded in 1869 by the Congregation of Holy Cross and was administered by Roman Catholic priests and brothers. Originally a boys-only school, it decided to allow female students in 1982 in grades 7 and 8 and then progressively became completely co-educational. In recent years, the institution has come into the public eye for a multitude of sex abuse cases and cover-ups spanning the better part of the second half of the 20th century. Sporting Team The football team, the Cactus, was created in 1958 and is playing in Quebec's AAA league. It has won fifteen provincial championships (87, 88, 89, 90, 94, 96, 01, 02, 05, 09, 10, 11, 13, 15, 21) and is largely regarded among football analysts to be one of the great dynasties in Canadian Football. The Cactus now offer several sports: Athletics Football Futsal Badminton Ultimate Frisbee Basketball Ice hockey Volleyball Swimming Cheerleading Flag football Extracurricular Activities Art Chess club Cooking courses Génie en herbe Robotics Theatre classes Improvisation classes Uniform Since