Sir Wilfrid Laurier Secondary School or Laurier is a high school located at 450 Millbank Drive in the south east end of London, Ontario, Canada. The school was built in the school year of 1966-1967 and is in the Thames Valley District School Board. The school has around 1164 students and 80 teachers. Its named after the Canadian prime minister Sir Wilfrid Laurier. Wilfrid Laurier is well known for his policies of conciliation, nation building, and compromises between French and English Canada. The school colours are green and blue. It is widely known as being one of the only French immersion high schools in the area. It also provides English courses for students who are not in the French immersion program.
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