Georges Vanier Secondary School Woodbine Junior High School |
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3000 Don Mills Road Toronto, Ontario, M2J 3B6 Canada |
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Coordinates | 43°39′14″N 79°24′11″W / 43.653837°N 79.402960°WCoordinates: 43°39′14″N 79°24′11″W / 43.653837°N 79.402960°W |
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School type |
Public Middle school Public High school |
Motto | Scholarship, Spirit, Social Responsibility! We believe it! We live it! |
Religious affiliation(s) | Secular |
Founded | 1968 |
School board |
Toronto District School Board (North York Board of Education) |
Superintendent | Beth Vale |
Area trustee | Ken Lister |
School number | 3345 / 1021118 3446 / 921360 |
Principal |
Vanier: Tamara Grealis-Ellam Woodbine: Alisha Cashore |
Grades | 9-12 |
Enrollment | 1000 (2016-17) |
Language | English |
Area | North York |
Colour(s) | Maroon and Gold Red and Green |
Team name | Vanier Vikings |
Website | schools |
Georges Vanier Secondary School (also named as Georges Vanier SS, GVSS, Georges Vanier or Vanier) and Woodbine Junior High School (shortly called as Woodbine JHS, WJHS and Woodbine) are two schools consisted of a junior high school (Grades 7 to 9) and high school (Grades 10 to 12) located in North York district of Toronto, Ontario. Owned and Operated by the North York Board of Education (which is now merged into the Toronto District School Board), the school was named after Canada’s first French-Canadian Governor General, Georges Vanier. Attached to the Vanier-Woodbine campus is the North-East Year Round Alternative Centre.
Opened in 1966, Georges Vanier was selected by the Canadian Education Association as one of 21 exemplary schools across Canada. The school offers specialized programs such as Stem +, Program2 Art, "One World Youth Arts Project" program, BSc@Van, the Aerospace and "Focus on Information Technology" program, in addition to offering an Advanced Placement program and a Centennial College Partnership program. These programs give students the opportunity to earn nationally recognized certifications.