Victoria Park Collegiate Institute
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15 Wallingford Road Toronto, Ontario, M3A 2V1 Canada |
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| School type | Public High school |
| Motto |
Perge et Perage "Take Action and Pursue our Goals with Enthusiasm" |
| Established | 1960 |
| School board | Toronto District School Board |
| Superintendent | K. Meighan |
| Area trustee | Micheal Coteau |
| Principal | Vance Scott |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1446 (September 2009) |
| Language | English |
| Area | North York, Ontario |
| Colour(s) | Scarlet and Gold |
| Mascot | Panther |
| Website | http://www.victoriaparkci.ca |
Victoria Park C.I, formerly Victoria Park Secondary School, is a collegiate institute located south of York Mills Road and west of Victoria Park Ave. at 15 Wallingford Road in the North York area of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is the first publicly funded school in Ontario to host the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme. Authorized to offer the IB Diploma Programme since July 1987, the programme is taught in English. The school is open to male and female students. Some feeder schools include Milne Valley Middle School and Donview Middle School. The student population of Victoria Park Collegiate Institute is diverse, with a component of English as Second Language students (over 30%).
Victoria Park Collegiate Institute was officially opened to students in 1960.
Approximately two decades after its founding, Victoria Park C.I. became the first public school within Ontario to offer the International Baccalaureate Program.
In the late 2000s, a fitness centre was opened which goes by the name of "Brian Maxwell Fitness Centre". This was to dedicate Brian Maxwell and his contributions to this school, as well as his passing in 2004.
Throughout 2016-2017, many renovations had occurred in the school with new additions such as a new and improved resource room, a remodelled gym, a cell phone charging station, and repainted walls/doors.
For the year 2010/2011,
Victoria Park C.I. was the first public school in Ontario to offer the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program, beginning in 1987. Grade nine and ten students are admitted into a pre-IB program at Victoria Park where they are given the opportunity to gauge the IB curriculum. Individuals who wish to apply for the pre-IB program must write a student application essay of 400-500 words. The applicant then must attend an interview with the IB Coordinator in order to complete the application process.
IB graduates from Victoria Park C.I. consistently score in the top 10% worldwide, with many individuals in the top 5%. In the graduating class of 2013, 16 students out of 94 achieved a total score of 40 points or above, including one student who scored 44 points.
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