Arms of St. Paul's High School

Blazon

Argent a cross Gules surmounted by a plate rayonné Or charged with the Christogram IHS issuant from the traverse of the H a Passion cross and thereunder three nails in pile, all between four swords, on a chief embattled Gules a maple leaf Or between two open books Argent edged Or bound Sable the dexter charged with a Greek capital letter alpha and the sinister with a Greek capital letter omega Gules;

* In the painting provided by the College of Arms, the upper edge of the cross overlaps the lower edge of the chief;

Symbolism

The Canadian Heraldic Authority does not have confirmed symbolism for this emblem. The following comments are hypotheses only. The Christogram with three nails on a white disc surrounded by yellow rays is the symbol of the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits), which founded the school. The sword is the attribute of St. Paul, being the instrument of his martyrdom. The books and Greek letters refer to the school’s role as a place of learning. Alpha and omega, the first and last letters of the Greek alphabet, are Christian symbols referring to God’s statement in the Book of Revelation that He is the beginning and the end; here they thus allude to the school’s Christian identity. The red cross on white is possibly taken from the arms of Manitoba. The maple leaf refers to the school’s Canadian identity.