Vincent Massey Collegiate Institute
| Vincent Massey Collegiate Institute (Vincent Massey Centre) |
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105 Eringate Drive Eringate – Centennial – West Deane, Etobicoke, Ontario, M9C 3Z7 Canada |
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| Coordinates | 43°39′34″N 79°34′56″W / 43.659343°N 79.582311°WCoordinates: 43°39′34″N 79°34′56″W / 43.659343°N 79.582311°W |
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| School type |
Public High School Adult High School |
| Motto | Alta Petens (Seeking the Heights) |
| Founded | 1961 |
| Status | Leased out |
| Closed | 1985 |
| School board |
Toronto District School Board (Etobicoke Board of Education) |
| Oversight | Toronto Lands Corporation |
| Superintendent | Susan Winter |
| Area trustee | Chris Glover |
| School number | 949485 949663 |
| Grades | 9-13 |
| Enrollment | 1644 |
| Language | English |
| Colour(s) | Blue and Black |
| Public transit access |
TTC: North/South: 112 West Mall West/East: 48 Rathburn Rapid Transit: Kipling, Royal York GO Transit: Train: Kipling |
| Website | www |
Vincent Massey Collegiate Institute (Vincent Massey, VMCI, or Massey) is a former public high school for the Etobicoke Board of Education (now later merged into the Toronto District School Board) located at 105 Eringate Drive in Etobicoke from 1961-1985 and later became the Vincent Massey Centre as an adult school until 1993. Owned by the board's arms-length division, Toronto Lands Corporation, it is one of two schools in Etobicoke to be named for the late Governor General of Canada, the other was Vincent Massey Public School (which also closed in the 1980s).
Vincent Massey Collegiate Institute was constructed in 1960 and opened its doors in September 1961 to relieve pressure at Burnhamthorpe Collegiate Institute. During its existence, it produced two Reach for the Top National Championship teams in 1966 and 1978, and was the only high school in Canada to accomplish this during the original 20 year Canadian Broadcasting Corporation production of the show.
After its closure in 1985 due to low enrollment, the building served for several years as an adult education centre. Later, the building was used as a temporary campus of Dufferin-Peel Separate School Board's Philip Pocock Catholic Secondary School in Mississauga, Ontario while the Pocock primary campus was under renovation. Since then, most of its students were rehoused at Silverthorn Collegiate Institute. The Pocock school began leasing the Massey site in September 1987. Massey served as the Pocock Etobicoke campus, serving 1,200 students in grades 11-13. The school's 9th and 10th grade students remained at the original Pocock. Originally the school planned to lease the Massey campus for at least five years. In May 1988 the Dufferin-Peel separate board announced that it would give Massey to the Ontario government in exchange for an addition funded by the provincial government built at the original Pocock and at least $10 million. The Mississauga News described the relationship as a "strong tie to Mississauga."
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