Cawthra Park Secondary School

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Cawthra Park Secondary School, also known as CP, is a public high school built in 1972 located in Southeast Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.Cawthra Park provides instruction to students from grades 9 to 12 and is under the jurisdiction of the Peel District School Board.ArtsCawthra Park is home to Peel's Regional Arts Program, for which students audition to study music, dance, dramatic arts or visual arts. Approximately two thirds of Cawthra's students are in the RAP program, with the remaining students coming from the local area.Cawthra offers a Specialist High-Skills Major in Arts & Culture, allowing students to complete additional certifications and trainings to prepare for their career path.AcademicsCawthra Park also offers a full standard academic program so that students complete all compulsory subjects and graduate with an Ontario Secondary School Diploma.95% of Cawthra Park students passed the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test in 2013. 91% of the academic math students scored at or above the provincial standard for the 2013 EQAO math test.MusicThe music department has performed over the years at various prominent venues, including mass at the Vatican City, onstage at Disney's Magic Kingdom, Austria, and for the former American ambassador to Canada, David Wilkins.The music department includes many different choral and instrumental ensembles, made up predominantly of 'music majors,' but also including students not enrolled in the music program. The Ritz, a concert choir with over 360 members, is the largest in North America. Other ensemble groups include Chamber Choir, Les Belles Classiques, Singsation, The Boondocks, Jazz-A-Peel, Momentum, Mississauga Transit, Jazz Lab, Guitar Ensemble, Intermediate and Senior Concert Bands, and the Senior Wind Ensemble.