The school received special recognition on CBC's 'Test the Nation: Canada, Eh?' as the highest scoring high school participating in the quiz.

"I'm super proud of my kids and really grateful for the opportunity to be involved in such a great thing," said principal Ian Jones.

Test the Nation gave viewers a chance to take part in an interactive quiz alongside six in-studio teams.

The questions tested viewers' general knowledge of Canada in such categories as 'Made in Canada,' 'Funny Canucks' and 'We Got Rhythm.'

High schools also participated, with one school chosen to represent each of the 10 provinces and three territories.

It was earlier this year that Jones said the school grabbed hold of the chance to represent Ontario, with teacher Sandra Miller leading the initiative.

About 60 students from various grades participated, and back in the spring they took the same quiz at-home viewers did Sunday night.

But they were kept in suspense until the show aired about how they did compared with the other schools, Jones said.

When they found out they'd won, Jones said they were all ecstatic.