Victoria Park Secondary School

Victoria Park Collegiate Institute
Address
15 Wallingford Road Toronto, Ontario, M3A 2V1 Canada
Information
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	1339 (October 2016)
Language	English
Area	North York, Ontario
Colour(s)	Scarlet and Gold
Mascot	Panther
Website	http://www.victoriaparkci.ca

Victoria Park Collegiate Institute (commonly known as Victoria Park C.I., Victoria Park, Vic Park, VP, and VPCI); 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, an improved track field, 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 complete a math test and then write a student application essay of 400-500 words. Afterwards, the applicant must attend an interview with the IB Coordinator in order to complete the application process.

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