Adult Learners Empowered:
Study at Your Own Pace and Time
Adult Learners Empowered: Study at Your Own Pace and Time
St. Nicholas Adult High School isn’t just a place to earn a diploma. It’s where you build the life you dream of—one chapter at a time. Through innovation, support, and a commitment to equity, we are helping adult learners reach their full potential and move forward with confidence into whatever comes next.
About St. Nicholas Adult High School
St. Nicholas Adult High School provides flexible asynchronous online credit classes to enable adult students to complete high school, upgrade marks, or earn prerequisites at their own pace.
We are open to all adults 18+ years of age and older living in the Ottawa area, providing weekly registration throughout the school year and making the school accessible for all at any time.
Achieve Your Learning Goals
Achieve Your Learning Goals
Flexible, asynchronous, teacher-supported. Engaging at your own pace and time, without needing to be online at a specific time or location, offering flexibility in accessing and completing learning tasks.
The opportunity to earn your high school diploma, upgrade and/or earn prerequisites for post-secondary.
Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition (PLAR) or Mature Student Evaluations for eligible adults.
Credits@Work for employed students: Completing high school diploma while at work.
Academic and career counselling, and community resource support.
OCSB Bullying Prevention & Intervention Plan. Learn More ›
Our Student Services Provide
We are here to answer your questions and to work alongside you as you pursue your goals. At Student Services, we provide:
Our Student Services Provide
We are here to answer your questions and to work alongside you as you pursue your goals. At Student Services, we provide:
- Credit checks and learning plans.
- Educational and career guidance.
- Crisis support.
- Information/referrals to helping agencies.
- Information on Colleges and Universities.
- Online interest/skills inventories to help you in your career choices.
Our Staff
Our Staff
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Murphy | Principal |
| Mark O'Connor | Vice Principal |
| Luka Luketic-Buyers | OCSB Trustee (Zone 9) |
| Ben Vallati | Superintendent of Continuing and Community Education |
| Tammy Coyle | Guidance Lead Teacher |
| Anne-Marie Pinel | Guidance Teacher |
| Heather Marshall | Guidance Teacher |
| Crystal Kettles | Senior Office Administrator |
| Audrey Barrett | Administrative Assistant |
| Samantha Gaines | Administrative Assistant |
| Crystal Gordon | Guidance Office Administrator |
Take a Virtual Tour
We are situated in the Nepean area, specifically at 893 Admiral Avenue in a central area within the city of Ottawa, near the bus stations Admiral/Crerar, Merivale/Carling and Fisher/Tunis.
Our building has a large, welcoming learning commons area where students can work alone or with their teachers. There are computers available, as well as WiFi and many power outlets.
Office hours: 8:00 am – 2:00 pm, Monday to Friday.
Our address: 893 Admiral Ave, Nepean ON, K1Z 6L6.
Bus routes: OC Transpo Route 14. Nearby routes: 57, 85, 86, 53, 114, 80, 89. Plan your trip with OC Transpo ›