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Saint Patrick's High School
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Registration of Arms
March 20, 2020
Vol. VII, p. 238
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Blazon
Arms
Or semé of trefoils Vert, on a saltire Gules four open books proper bound Or, overall a torch Sable enflamed Gules and entwined of a serpent Or;
Motto
USQUE AD OPTIMA;
Symbolism
Arms
The Canadian Heraldic Authority does not have confirmed symbolism for this emblem. The following comments are hypotheses only. The red saltire and the shamrocks are symbols of St. Patrick. The books and the torch represent learning.
Motto
This Latin phrase means “All the way to the best.”