List of secondary schools in the Toronto District School Board

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.

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

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

Name[9]LocationYear foundedPopulation (Dec. 2017)ESL populationEQAO Academic Math score (2016–2018)OSSLT pass (2016–2018)Special programs[10][11]Picture
A. Y. Jackson Secondary SchoolNorth York19701,05584%93% 90%
Agincourt Collegiate InstituteScarborough19151,23679%90% 92% French Immersion, Extended French
Albert Campbell Collegiate InstituteScarborough19761,21986%84% 80%
Birchmount Park Collegiate InstituteScarborough196484943%67% 70% Elite Athletes/Arts
Bloor Collegiate InstituteToronto192577765%91% 91% Math, Science & Technology

Advanced Placement

C. W. Jefferys Collegiate InstituteNorth York196573161%74% 66% Arts Programs, Math, Science & Technology
Cedarbrae Collegiate InstituteScarborough19611,14658%49% 68% French Immersion, Extended French, Media Arts
Central Technical SchoolToronto19151,12948%41% 53% Arts Programs
Central Toronto AcademyToronto191153759%60% 68% Advanced Placement
Danforth Collegiate and Technical InstituteToronto192391743%84% 72% Math, Science & Technology
David and Mary Thomson Collegiate InstituteScarborough195998768%59% 66% Advanced Placement
Don Mills Collegiate InstituteNorth York19591,05567%87% 87% Cyber Arts
Downsview Secondary SchoolNorth York195558848%60% 44% Africentric Secondary Program, Arts Programs
Dr Norman Bethune Collegiate InstituteScarborough19791,07691%92% 87%
Earl Haig Secondary SchoolNorth York19291,99375%93% 92% Arts Focused Schools
East York Collegiate InstituteEast York192797255%72% 70% French Immersion
Emery Collegiate InstituteNorth York196161757%35% 61% Cyber Studies
Etobicoke Collegiate InstituteEtobicoke19281,02745%94% 84%
Etobicoke School of the ArtsToronto198192120%90% 97% Arts Focused Schools
Forest Hill Collegiate InstituteToronto194897953%92% 89%
George Harvey Collegiate InstituteYork195253363%42% 71% Cyber Studies
George S. Henry AcademyNorth York196540170%69% 68%
Georges Vanier Secondary SchoolNorth York196681483%76% 69% Arts Programs, Math, Science & Technology
Harbord Collegiate InstituteToronto18921,05144%77% 89% French Immersion, Extended French
Humberside Collegiate InstituteToronto18921,18129%88% 94% French Immersion, Extended French
Jarvis Collegiate InstituteToronto180768478%56% 76% Advanced Placement
John Polanyi Collegiate InstituteNorth York196889662%57% 76% Math, Science & Technology
Kipling Collegiate InstituteEtobicoke196046277%44% 53% Math, Science & Technology
L'Amoreaux Collegiate InstituteScarborough197353782%83% 76% Extended French
Lakeshore Collegiate InstituteEtobicoke198362635%66% 69% Cyber Arts, Advanced Placement
Lawrence Park Collegiate InstituteToronto19361,16221%89% 96% French Immersion, Extended French
Leaside High SchoolEast York194599737%87% 97% French Immersion, Extended French
Lester B. Pearson Collegiate InstituteScarborough19781,38372%77% 75%
Malvern Collegiate InstituteToronto19031,13013%89% 94% French Immersion, Extended French
Marc Garneau Collegiate InstituteEast York19731,71594%87% 80% Math, Science & Technology
Martingrove Collegiate InstituteEtobicoke19661,17758%83% 85% Advanced Placement
Monarch Park Collegiate InstituteToronto196482542%78% 85% International Baccalaureate
Newtonbrook Secondary SchoolNorth York196489381%72% 69% French Immersion, Extended French
North Albion Collegiate InstituteEtobicoke196284269%76% 74%
North Toronto Collegiate InstituteToronto19101,26537%91% 98%
Northern Secondary SchoolToronto19301,77624%86% 89%
Northview Heights Secondary SchoolNorth York19571,69279%91% 84% Cyber Arts, Elite Athletes/Arts, Math, Science & Technology
Oakwood Collegiate InstituteToronto190846032%45% 68% Extended French
Parkdale Collegiate InstituteToronto188850059%76% 81% International Baccalaureate
R. H. King AcademyScarborough19221,23962%89% 88% Leadership Pathway
Richview Collegiate InstituteEtobicoke195896134%85% 94% French Immersion, Extended French
Riverdale Collegiate InstituteToronto19071,18144%89% 85% Extended French
Rosedale Heights School of the ArtsToronto1,04417%79% 95% Arts Focused Schools
Runnymede Collegiate InstituteYork192761347%65% 65% Math, Science & Technology
SATEC @ W. A. Porter Collegiate InstituteScarborough19581,26477%90% 87% Cyber Studies, Math, Science & Technology
Silverthorn Collegiate InstituteEtobicoke196491251%80% 80% Elite Athletes/Arts
Sir John A. Macdonald Collegiate InstituteScarborough19641,10473%87% 87%
Sir Oliver Mowat Collegiate InstituteScarborough19701,09830%75% 83%
Sir Wilfrid Laurier Collegiate InstituteScarborough19651,35456%79% 73% International Baccalaureate
Stephen Leacock Collegiate InstituteScarborough196963976%87% 77% Media Arts
Thistletown Collegiate InstituteEtobicoke195748562%65% 72%
Ursula Franklin AcademyToronto199550129%94% 99% Integrated Technology
Victoria Park Collegiate InstituteNorth York19601,28977%90% 84% International Baccalaureate
West Hill Collegiate InstituteScarborough195570443%55% 72% Advanced Placement
West Humber Collegiate InstituteEtobicoke196698464%88% 75% Math, Science & Technology, Advanced Placement
Western Technical-Commercial SchoolToronto19271,10638%72% 73% Cyber Arts
Weston Collegiate InstituteYork18571,04358%49% 66% Africentric Secondary Program, International Baccalaureate, SHSM
Westview Centennial Secondary SchoolNorth York196789250%47% 47%
Wexford Collegiate School for the ArtsScarborough19651,12041%73% 80% Arts Focused Schools
William Lyon Mackenzie Collegiate InstituteNorth York19601,34867%92% 93% Math, Science & Technology
Winston Churchill Collegiate InstituteScarborough195463361%73% 64% Africentric Secondary Program, Advanced Placement
Woburn Collegiate InstituteScarborough196394475%78% 79%
York Memorial Collegiate InstituteYork192987162%61% 77% Advanced Placement
York Mills Collegiate InstituteNorth York195798470%91% French Immersion

Alternative schools

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.

NameLocationPopulation (Dec. 31 2017)
Alternative Scarborough Education 1Scarborough107
Avondale Elementary & Secondary AlternativeNorth York51
Burnhamthorpe Collegiate InstituteEtobicoke379
CALC Secondary SchoolToronto552
Central Etobicoke High SchoolEtobicoke141
City SchoolToronto120
Contact Alternative SchoolToronto183
Delphi Secondary Alternative SchoolScarborough118
Drewry Secondary SchoolNorth York118
East York Alternative Secondary SchoolEast York121
Eastdale Collegiate InstituteToronto119
Emery EdVance Secondary SchoolNorth York143
Etobicoke Year-Round Alternative CentreEtobicoke49
Frank Oke Secondary SchoolYork104
Greenwood Secondary SchoolToronto217
Heydon Park Secondary SchoolToronto161[a]
Inglenook Community SchoolToronto81[b]
Maplewood High SchoolScarborough182
Native Learning CentreToronto38
Native Learning Centre EastScarborough15
Oasis Alternative Secondary SchoolToronto109
Parkview Alternative SchoolScarborough84
Scarborough Centre for Alt Studies AdultScarborough
Scarborough Centre for Alternative StudiesScarborough
School of Experiential EducationEtobicoke
School of Life ExperienceToronto
SEED Alternative SchoolToronto
Sir William Osler High SchoolScarborough233
South East Year Round Alternative CentreScarborough
Subway Academy IToronto120
Subway Academy IIToronto
THESTUDENTSCHOOLToronto
West End Alternative SchoolToronto
York Humber High SchoolYork216
Yorkdale Adult Learning CentreNorth York

Former schools

  • A.P. Wheler Public School - built in 1901 as Scarborough SS#2 to replace two earlier schools and demolished in 1968 due to road realignment (McCowan Road); succeeded by Miliken Public School.[12]

See also

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