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List of secondary schools in the Toronto District School Board

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Toronto District School Board
formerly known as the
Metropolitan Toronto School Board[1][2]
Location
5050 Yonge Street
North York, Toronto, Ontario, M2N 5N8
Canada
District information
EstablishedJanuary 20, 1953 (MTSB)
January 1, 1998 (current form)
Superintendents22
+ 4 associate directors[3]
Schools473 elementary schools
110 secondary schools
5 adult education schools[4]
Budget~CA$3.4 billion (2019–2020)[5]
District IDB66052
Other information
Chair of the BoardAlexander Brown[6]
Director of EducationInterim Director - Karen Flaconer[7]
Elected trustees22
Student trusteesJeffrey Osaro, Naomi Musa[8]
Websitetdsb.on.ca

This is a list of secondary schools in the Toronto District School Board. The board is Canada's largest school board and governs 110 secondary schools, as well as five adult education schools. The TDSB was founded in 1954 as the Metropolitan Toronto School Board which would later merge with six anglophone boards: the Board of Education for the City of York, the East York Board of Education, the North York Board of Education, the Scarborough Board of Education, the Etobicoke Board of Education and the Toronto Board of Education to form the Toronto District School Board while the former francophone board of the MTSB merged with other boards in the same region to form Conseil scolaire Viamonde.

In secondary school, students may enter three general streams based on their goals upon graduation: academic for students planning on attending university, applied for students planning on attending college, and locally developed for students with special needs who are planning on entering the workforce.

Types of schools

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Most TDSB secondary institutions operate as a collegiate institute, and provide secondary education in all types of subjects available (Arts, Tech, French, etc.) from grades 9–12 levels. University, college, and open streams are available at these institutions. In addition to Collegiate Institute, secondary institutions of this nature may also go by the name Academy, Collegiate and Technical Institute, Secondary School, or Technical School. Some schools in the legacy boards used Vocational School for slow learners and technical focused schools while the Scarborough Board of Education employed the name Business and Technical Institute from 1987 to 2019.

Several secondary institutions may have a stronger academic focus on a subject then most other schools as a specialized component. The school board operates several art-specialized secondary schools, typically called School of the Arts or School for the Arts. Some schools in the TDSB offer specialized programs to provide particular opportunities and to provide a focus on a variety of interests. Each specialized program has specific requirements as well as unique admission criteria. These include:

  • Africentric Secondary Program: Students are given an alternative way of learning in some of their courses through an Africentric lens.
  • Arts Focused Schools/Arts Program: Special programs offer a focus on the arts.
  • Entrepreneurship: A special program that develops the innovation, flexibility and self-reliance required to be successful in a business-driven environment.
  • Centre of Innovation for Skills and Technologies (CIST): Customized learning hubs focusing on science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). Students focus on engineering design process through real-world applications with the goal of preparation for university level studies.

Alternative school are also operated by the school board for students who are at risk or failing, or may refer to schools that focus on independent study and are structured like a university. In some cases, the EdVance or diploma program is served to 18- to 20-year-olds who are out of or returning to school similar to a collegiate level. TDSB also operates A Safe and Caring School, is a special program for suspended or expelled students who are out of school or at-risk for improper behavioural issues at their home school.

The school board also operates several adult learning centres for adults over the age of 21 who are opting to return to secondary studies, or who are seeking to improve their skills.

List of secondary schools

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Name[9] Location Year founded Population (Dec. 2017) ESL population EQAO Academic Math score (2016–2018) OSSLT pass (2016–2018) Special programs[10][11] Picture
A. Y. Jackson Secondary School North York 1970 1,055 84% 93% Increase 90% Decrease
Agincourt Collegiate Institute Scarborough 1915 1,236 79% 90% Decrease 92% Increase French Immersion, Extended French
Albert Campbell Collegiate Institute Scarborough 1976 1,219 86% 84% Decrease 80% Decrease
Birchmount Park Collegiate Institute Scarborough 1964 849 43% 67% Increase 70% Steady Elite Athletes/Arts
Bloor Collegiate Institute Toronto 1925 777 65% 91% Decrease 91% Decrease Math, Science & Technology

Advanced Placement

C. W. Jefferys Collegiate Institute North York 1965 731 61% 74% Decrease 66% Decrease Arts Programs, Math, Science & Technology
Cedarbrae Collegiate Institute Scarborough 1961 1,146 58% 49% Increase 68% Steady French Immersion, Extended French, Media Arts
Central Technical School Toronto 1915 1,129 48% 41% Decrease 53% Increase Arts Programs
Central Toronto Academy Toronto 1911 537 59% 60% Increase 68% Increase Advanced Placement
Danforth Collegiate and Technical Institute Toronto 1923 917 43% 84% Increase 72% Increase Math, Science & Technology
David and Mary Thomson Collegiate Institute Scarborough 1959 987 68% 59% Decrease 66% Decrease Advanced Placement
Don Mills Collegiate Institute North York 1959 1,055 67% 87% Steady 87% Increase Cyber Arts
Downsview Secondary School North York 1955 588 48% 60% Increase 44% Decrease Africentric Secondary Program, Arts Programs
Dr Norman Bethune Collegiate Institute Scarborough 1979 1,076 91% 92% Decrease 87% Steady
Earl Haig Secondary School North York 1929 1,993 75% 93% Decrease 92% Decrease Arts Focused Schools
East York Collegiate Institute East York 1927 972 55% 72% Increase 70% Increase French Immersion
Emery Collegiate Institute North York 1961 617 57% 35% Increase 61% Decrease Cyber Studies
Etobicoke Collegiate Institute Etobicoke 1928 1,027 45% 94% Steady 84% Decrease
Etobicoke School of the Arts Toronto 1981 921 20% 90% Decrease 97% Steady Arts Focused Schools
Forest Hill Collegiate Institute Toronto 1948 979 53% 92% Steady 89% Decrease
George Harvey Collegiate Institute York 1952 533 63% 42% Decrease 71% Decrease Cyber Studies
George S. Henry Academy North York 1965 401 70% 69% Steady 68% Decrease
Georges Vanier Secondary School North York 1966 814 83% 76% Increase 69% Steady Arts Programs, Math, Science & Technology
Harbord Collegiate Institute Toronto 1892 1,051 44% 77% Decrease 89% Decrease French Immersion, Extended French
Humberside Collegiate Institute Toronto 1892 1,181 29% 88% Decrease 94% Steady French Immersion, Extended French
Jarvis Collegiate Institute Toronto 1807 684 78% 56% Decrease 76% Steady Advanced Placement
John Polanyi Collegiate Institute North York 1968 896 62% 57% Decrease 76% Decrease Math, Science & Technology
Kipling Collegiate Institute Etobicoke 1960 462 77% 44% Decrease 53% Decrease Math, Science & Technology
L'Amoreaux Collegiate Institute Scarborough 1973 537 82% 83% Decrease 76% Steady Extended French
Lakeshore Collegiate Institute Etobicoke 1983 626 35% 66% Increase 69% Increase Cyber Arts, Advanced Placement
Lawrence Park Collegiate Institute Toronto 1936 1,162 21% 89% Steady 96% Decrease French Immersion, Extended French
Leaside High School East York 1945 997 37% 87% Increase 97% Steady French Immersion, Extended French
Lester B. Pearson Collegiate Institute Scarborough 1978 1,383 72% 77% Decrease 75% Steady
Malvern Collegiate Institute Toronto 1903 1,130 13% 89% Decrease 94% Decrease French Immersion, Extended French
Marc Garneau Collegiate Institute East York 1973 1,715 94% 87% Decrease 80% Increase Math, Science & Technology
Martingrove Collegiate Institute Etobicoke 1966 1,177 58% 83% Decrease 85% Steady Advanced Placement
Monarch Park Collegiate Institute Toronto 1964 825 42% 78% Decrease 85% Increase International Baccalaureate
Newtonbrook Secondary School North York 1964 893 81% 72% Decrease 69% Decrease French Immersion, Extended French
North Albion Collegiate Institute Etobicoke 1962 842 69% 76% Increase 74% Increase
North Toronto Collegiate Institute Toronto 1910 1,265 37% 91% Steady 98% Increase
Northern Secondary School Toronto 1930 1,776 24% 86% Steady 89% Decrease
Northview Heights Secondary School North York 1957 1,692 79% 91% Steady 84% Steady Cyber Arts, Elite Athletes/Arts, Math, Science & Technology
Oakwood Collegiate Institute Toronto 1908 460 32% 45% Decrease 68% Decrease Extended French
Parkdale Collegiate Institute Toronto 1888 500 59% 76% Steady 81% Increase International Baccalaureate
R. H. King Academy Scarborough 1922 1,239 62% 89% Decrease 88% Decrease Leadership Pathway
Richview Collegiate Institute Etobicoke 1958 961 34% 85% Decrease 94% Steady French Immersion, Extended French
Riverdale Collegiate Institute Toronto 1907 1,181 44% 89% Increase 85% Increase Extended French
Rosedale Heights School of the Arts Toronto 1,044 17% 79% Steady 95% Steady Arts Focused Schools
Runnymede Collegiate Institute York 1927 613 47% 65% Increase 65% Decrease Math, Science & Technology
SATEC @ W. A. Porter Collegiate Institute Scarborough 1958 1,264 77% 90% Decrease 87% Decrease Cyber Studies, Math, Science & Technology
Silverthorn Collegiate Institute Etobicoke 1964 912 51% 80% Decrease 80% Steady Elite Athletes/Arts
Sir John A. Macdonald Collegiate Institute Scarborough 1964 1,104 73% 87% Steady 87% Steady
Sir Oliver Mowat Collegiate Institute Scarborough 1970 1,098 30% 75% Decrease 83% Increase
Sir Wilfrid Laurier Collegiate Institute Scarborough 1965 1,354 56% 79% Increase 73% Decrease International Baccalaureate
Stephen Leacock Collegiate Institute Scarborough 1969 639 76% 87% Decrease 77% Increase Media Arts
Thistletown Collegiate Institute Etobicoke 1957 485 62% 65% Decrease 72% Increase
Ursula Franklin Academy Toronto 1995 501 29% 94% Steady 99% Steady Integrated Technology
Victoria Park Collegiate Institute North York 1960 1,289 77% 90% Decrease 84% Decrease International Baccalaureate
West Hill Collegiate Institute Scarborough 1955 704 43% 55% Decrease 72% Steady Advanced Placement
West Humber Collegiate Institute Etobicoke 1966 984 64% 88% Increase 75% Increase Math, Science & Technology, Advanced Placement
Western Technical-Commercial School Toronto 1927 1,106 38% 72% Decrease 73% Increase Cyber Arts
Weston Collegiate Institute York 1857 1,043 58% 49% Steady 66% Decrease Africentric Secondary Program, International Baccalaureate, SHSM
Westview Centennial Secondary School North York 1967 892 50% 47% Increase 47% Steady
Wexford Collegiate School for the Arts Scarborough 1965 1,120 41% 73% Increase 80% Decrease Arts Focused Schools
William Lyon Mackenzie Collegiate Institute North York 1960 1,348 67% 92% Increase 93% Steady Math, Science & Technology
Winston Churchill Collegiate Institute Scarborough 1954 633 61% 73% Decrease 64% Steady Africentric Secondary Program, Advanced Placement
Woburn Collegiate Institute Scarborough 1963 944 75% 78% Decrease 79% Decrease
York Memorial Collegiate Institute York 1929 871 62% 61% Decrease 77% Decrease Advanced Placement
York Mills Collegiate Institute North York 1957 984 70% 91% Steady French Immersion

Alternative schools

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Rosedale school of the arts Located in Downtown Toronto
Rosedale school of the arts Located in Downtown Toronto

An alternative school may be for students who are at risk or failing, or may refer to schools that focus on independent study and are structured like university. In some cases, the EdVance or diploma program is served to 18- to 20-year-olds who are out of or returning to school, similar to a collegiate level. For adults over 21 who are returning to school or improving their skills, adult learning centers are offered.

Name Location Population (Dec. 31 2017)
Alternative Scarborough Education 1 Scarborough 107
Avondale Elementary & Secondary Alternative North York 51
Burnhamthorpe Collegiate Institute Etobicoke 379
CALC Secondary School Toronto 552
Central Etobicoke High School Etobicoke 141
City School Toronto 120
Contact Alternative School Toronto 183
Delphi Secondary Alternative School Scarborough 118
Drewry Secondary School North York 118
East York Alternative Secondary School East York 121
Eastdale Collegiate Institute Toronto 119
Emery EdVance Secondary School North York 143
Etobicoke Year-Round Alternative Centre Etobicoke 49
Frank Oke Secondary School York 104
Greenwood Secondary School Toronto 217
Heydon Park Secondary School Toronto 161[a]
Inglenook Community School Toronto 81[b]
Maplewood High School Scarborough 182
Native Learning Centre Toronto 38
Native Learning Centre East Scarborough 15
Oasis Alternative Secondary School Toronto 109
Parkview Alternative School Scarborough 84
Scarborough Centre for Alt Studies Adult Scarborough
Scarborough Centre for Alternative Studies Scarborough
School of Experiential Education Etobicoke
School of Life Experience Toronto
SEED Alternative School Toronto
Sir William Osler High School Scarborough 233
South East Year Round Alternative Centre Scarborough
Subway Academy I Toronto 120
Subway Academy II Toronto
THESTUDENTSCHOOL Toronto
West End Alternative School Toronto
York Humber High School York 216
Yorkdale Adult Learning Centre North York

Former schools

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Name[9] Location Year founded Year closed Reason for closure Picture
A.P. Wheler Public School Scarborough 1901 1968 Road realignment (McCowan Road)[12]
Alderwood Collegiate Institute Etobicoke 1955 1983 Low enrolment
Bendale Business and Technical Institute Scarborough 1963 2019 Merged with David and Mary Thomson Collegiate Institute
Bickford Park High School
Brockton High School Toronto 1966 1995
Eastern Commerce Collegiate Institute Toronto 1925 2015 Low enrolment[13]
Humbergrove Secondary School Etobicoke 1966 1988
Keiller Mackay Collegiate Institute Etobicoke 1971 1983
Kingsmill Secondary School Etobicoke 1963 1988
Lakeview Secondary School Toronto 1967 1989
Midland Avenue Collegiate Institute Scarborough 1962 2000 Low enrolment
Nelson A. Boylen Collegiate Institute North York 1966 2016 Low enrolment[13]
Scarlett Heights Entrepreneurial Academy Etobicoke 1963 2018
Sir Robert L. Borden Business and Technical Institute Scarborough 1966 2016
Tabor Park Vocational School Scarborough 1965 1986
Vaughan Road Academy York 1927 2017 Low enrollment
Vincent Massey Collegiate Institute Etobicoke 1961 1985
West Park Secondary School Toronto 1968 1988

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Girls only
  2. ^ Grades 11 and 12 only

References

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  1. ^ Royal Commission on Learning (December 1994). "For The Love of Learning" (PDF). Vol 4, Chap. 17, p. 17: Ministry of Education (Ontario). Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 March 2014. Retrieved 30 January 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  2. ^ https://www.cpsa-acsp.ca/papers-2007/MacLellan.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  3. ^ "School Superintendents". www.tdsb.on.ca. TDSB.
  4. ^ "About Us". www.tdsb.on.ca. TDSB.
  5. ^ "2019-20 Budget". www.tdsb.on.ca. TDSB.
  6. ^ "Toronto District School Board > Leadership > Trustees > Chair of the Board". www.tdsb.on.ca. TDSB. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  7. ^ "Director of Education - Karen Falconer". www.tdsb.on.ca. TDSB. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  8. ^ "TDSB Student Senate". www.tdsb.on.ca. TDSB.
  9. ^ a b "Toronto District School Board > Find your... > School > By Name". www.tdsb.on.ca.
  10. ^ "Specialized Schools and Programs". www.tdsb.on.ca.
  11. ^ "Secondary Programs".
  12. ^ "Milliken Public School > History".
  13. ^ a b Rumley, Jonathan (Jun 24, 2016). "TDSB officially closing 3 schools in 2016".