List of secondary schools in the Toronto District School Board

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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.

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]
Quick facts Toronto District School Boardformerly known as the Metropolitan Toronto School Board, Location ...
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
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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

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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Alternative schools

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.

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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
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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
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See also

Notes

  1. Girls only
  2. Grades 11 and 12 only

References

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