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Kelowna Secondary School

{{Infobox school

| name = Kelowna Secondary School

| image =

| caption =

| city = Kelowna

| province = British Columbia

| postcode = V1Y 4Z7

| country = Canada

| coordinates = {{Coord|49.86395|-119.4783|type:edu_region:CA-BC|display=inline,title}}

| schooltype = high school

| fundingtype = Public

| principal = Scott Parker{{cite web |title=Faculty Directory |url=http://kss.sd23.bc.ca/Contact/StaffDirectory/Pages/default.aspx#/= |website=École Kelowna Secondary |access-date=9 October 2022}}

| staff = 90

| grades = 10–12

| enrollment =

| colours = Black and Gold
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| mascot = Owls

| team_name = owls

| address = 1079 Raymer Avenue

| established =

| opened = 2002

| schoolboard = School District 23 Central Okanagan

| number = 2323076

| enrollment_as_of =

| language = English, French

| url = {{URL|http://www.kss.sd23.bc.ca/}}

}}

Kelowna Secondary School is a public school in Kelowna, British Columbia within School District 23."For School Data, Source: [http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/schoolbook/ BC Schools Book] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060712214841/http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/schoolbook/ |date=2006-07-12 }}." Province of British Columbia, Ministry of Education January 16, 2006.

Academics

Kelowna Secondary School was rated 3rd in the province by the 2004/05 Fraser Sand rankings.

"[http://www.fraserinstitute.ca/admin/books/chapterfiles/70BCESC06RANK.pdf Report Card on Secondary Schools in British Columbia and Yukon: 2006 Edition] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060812115953/http://www.fraserinstitute.ca/admin/books/chapterfiles/70BCESC06RANK.pdf |date=2006-08-12 }}." Fraser Institute. April 2006.

KSS received a 7 out of 10 overall rating from the Fraser Institute in 2020.{{Cite web|title=Fraser Institute - School Ranking|url=https://www.compareschoolrankings.org/school/bc/secondary/2323076|access-date=2020-12-15|website=www.compareschoolrankings.org}} It was ranked 63/252 out of high schools in British Columbia.

== Athletics ==

Kelowna Secondary School is known for having strong senior varsity boys volleyball and basketball programs.

= Basketball =

class="wikitable"

|+ Kelowna Secondary BC AAA Basketball Provincial Championship Games

Year

! colspan=2 | Winning Team

! colspan=2 | Losing Team

2016

| Kelowna Owls

| 87

| Tamanawis Wildcats

| 57

2017

| Walnut Grove Gators

| 78

| Kelowna Owls

| 65

2019

| Lord Tweedsmuir Panthers

| 91

| Kelowna Owls

| 86

2020

| Burnaby South Rebels

| 70

| Kelowna Owls

| 56

=Volleyball=

Kelowna Secondary is known as one of the provincial championship contenders through recent years in high school boys' volleyball. In the 2023 volleyball season, the Owls completed a provincial title three-peat with a victory in four sets against the Yale Lions from Abbotsford;{{Cite web|url=https://www.kelownanow.com/watercooler/news/news/Local_Sports/23/12/03/Kings_of_the_court_KSS_wins_third_straight_BC_volleyball_championship#fs_138156|title=Kings of the court: KSS wins third straight provincial championship|first=Corvin|last=Vaski|website=Kelowna Now|date=December 3, 2023|accessdate=June 23, 2024}} in the same season, the Owls' Senior Girls Volleyball Team won the 'AAAA' High School Girls Volleyball Provincial Championship in three sets against the Riverside Rapids from Port Coquitlam.{{Cite web|url=https://www.kelownanow.com/watercooler/news/news/Local_Sports/It_will_be_a_season_I_will_remember_for_a_lifetime_KSS_senior_girls_dominate_to_a_provincial_championship#fs_138156|title='A season I'll remember for a lifetime': KSS senior girls dominate to a provincial title|first=Corvin|last=Vaski|website=Kelwona Now|date=December 4, 2023|accessdate=June 23, 2024}}

Notable alumni

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Category:High schools in Kelowna

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