The Vincent Massey Public School is a Ottawa-Carleton District School Board public school on the edge of the Riverview neighbourhood of Ottawa. The school was built in 1958 and named after Canada's first native born Governor-General Vincent Massey. The school serves children from Kindergarten until grade 8. Located in a diverse neighbourhood, the school claims children from around 50 different countries. The school has about 650 students.
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