Sir Wilfrid Laurier Secondary School was originally located on Carsons Road which was then part of the City of Gloucester.

The school primarily served the neighbourhoods of Carson Grove and Pineview.

In 1992, the school relocated to their current location on Tenth Line Road in Orleans which was then part of Cumberland Township.

The school is directly connected to the Ray Friel Recreational Complex which features a swimming pool, skating rink, a branch of the Ottawa Public Library, a branch of the Eastern Ottawa Resource Centre, and the River Heights Children Centre.

Sir Wilfrid Laurier Secondary School offers a variety of varsity and intramural sports including golf, football, cross-country running, basketball, soccer, volleyball, tennis, ultimate, rugby, badminton, ice hockey, cross-country skiing, curling, downhill skiing/snowboarding, swimming, touch football, track and field, baseball, and softball.