Kingsmill Secondary School
| Kingsmill Secondary School | |
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| Address | |
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721 Royal York Road Etobicoke, Toronto, Ontario, M8Y 2T3 Canada |
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| Coordinates | 43°38′04″N 79°30′16″W / 43.6344°N 79.5045°WCoordinates: 43°38′04″N 79°30′16″W / 43.6344°N 79.5045°W |
| Information | |
| School type |
Vocational High School Public High School |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Secular |
| Founded | 1963 |
| Status | Leased out |
| Closed | 1988 |
| School board |
Toronto District School Board (Etobicoke Board of Education) |
| Oversight | Toronto Lands Corporation |
| Superintendent | Jane Phillips-Long |
| Area trustee | Pamela Gough |
| School number | 919845 |
| Grades | 9-13 |
| Enrollment | 717 |
| Language | English |
| Colour(s) | Maroon and Gold |
| Team name | Kingsmill Tigers |
| Public transit access |
TTC: North/South: 76 Royal York South West/East: 15 Evans, 38 Horner Rapid Transit: Royal York |
| Website | Kingsmill Secondary School on Facebook |
Kingsmill Secondary School (also called Kingsmill (Vocational) Collegiate Institute, KCI, KSS, or simply Kingsmill) is a former public and vocational high school existed from 1963 until its closure in June 1988 run by the Etobicoke Board of Education (now merged with the Toronto District School Board).
The Kingsmill Secondary School land and building remains currently owned by TDSB's land realtor, Toronto Lands Corporation.
Originally a piece of land surveyed in the township of Etobicoke in 1793 by local developer Frederick Davidson which was set aside for the use of the government mill or the King's Mill located at the first rapids upstream from Lake Ontario and was later used for his 'Brookwood' estate. The house was eventually demolished in 1961 and the Etobicoke Board of Education built and opened Kingsmill (named after the Old 'King's' Mill) in October 1963 on the 721 Royal York Road site next to Royal York Collegiate Institute (now Etobicoke School of the Arts).
In September 1980, Kingsmill, Alderwood Collegiate Institute, New Toronto SS (later Lakeshore Collegiate Institute), and Royal York CI underwent a review by the Etobicoke Board of Education. A similar review occurred in 1987 when EBE originally decided to close Kingsmill and Humbergrove Secondary School in April 1987 since enrolment went down at the 207 mark in 1987 and 191 in 1988. Meanwhile, the Metropolitan Separate School Board (now the Toronto Catholic District School Board) has offered to hand over Kingsmill to ease overcrowding conditions at Michael Power/St. Joseph High School.
In March 1988, the EBE approved the closure of Kingsmill effective June 1988. The transfer of Kingsmill to the MSSB was approved in November 1988. The programs at Kingsmill and Humbergrove were consolidated into Westway High School that is renamed to Central Etobicoke High School. The site needed a complete revamp to become academically oriented schools and costs $3 million.
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