River East Collegiate is located in River East School Division #9 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The Division includes 17 elementary schools, 7 junior high schools, and 3 high schools.
River East Collegiate opened in 1960, with a mere 350 students and 14 teachers. It has grown into a large, high-tech school with over 1200 students and approximately 65 teachers.
Winnipeg is Manitoba's capital city with all the amenities of a large, cosmopolitan city,and a low cost of living. Its 628,100 residents enjoy an enviable quality of life. The City of Winnipeg is located at the junction of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers, almost at the geographic centre of North America. Winnipeg is situated in Latitude 49 degrees 54 minutes North, Longitude 97 degrees 8 minutes West, 64 km south of Lake Winnipeg and 97 km north of the boundary line between Canada and the United States of America,almost midway between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and at an altitude of 232 m above the seaboard level of New York.
The 39 students participating in the Human Genetics Survey are currently
enrolled in Biology 40S. This is a Grade 12, senior year course that is
considered preparatory for university entrance.