The following is a list of educational institutions in the Scarborough district of the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Toronto school boards provide public elementary and secondary education. The boards operate as either English or French first language school boards, and as either secular or separate school boards. In addition to elementary and secondary schools, Scarborough is also home to two public post-secondary institutions, and several private vocational schools.
Pre-Amalgamation History Education was important in the settlement of non-Indigenous families in the former Township of Scarborough. After the 1799 settlement of David and Mary Thomson (remembered in a Secondary School just west of their homestead), a schoolhouse was built near David and brother Andrew's farms; Eventually, Thomas Muir, father of Alexander Muir settled in the area to teach early generations of the pioneer families. After establishment as a Township in 1850, school districts were formed, and administration provided locally. Eventually, the former Scarborough Board of Education was established in the growing post World War 2 years. Bonis' "A History of Scarborough" (1963, and revised after 1967 Borough Status) goes into GREAT detail, and will be cited later.
Post-secondary institutions Scarborough is home to two public post-secondary institutions, the University of Toronto and Centennial College. The University of Toronto Scarborough is one of three campuses of the University of Toronto, which is primarily based in downtown Toronto. Centennial College is a public college that operates several campuses in Scarborough, and other areas of Toronto.
In addition to public post-secondary institutions, Scarborough is home to several private vocational schools, including the Oxford College of Arts, Business and Technology.
Secondary schools Secondary schools in Scarborough typically offer schooling for students from Grades 9 to 12. Three of the four Toronto-based public school boards operate secondary schools in Scarborough, Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir, Toronto Catholic District School Board (TCDSB), and the Toronto District School Board. MonAvenir and TCDSB operate as separate school boards, the former being a French first language school board, the latter being English. TDSB operates as a secular English first language school board. The secular French first language school board, Conseil scolaire Viamonde (CSV) is the only Toronto-based school board that does not operate a secondary school in the district, with CSV secondary students attending secondary schools located in the adjacent districts of North York, or Old Toronto.
In addition to standard secondary schools, TDSB also operate a number of adult schools in Scarborough, including the Gooderham Learning Centre, McGriskin Centre, and the Scarborough Centre for Alternative Studies.
The following is a list of public secondary schools in Scarborough, NameSchool boardYear establishedAgincourt Collegiate InstituteToronto District School Board1915Albert Campbell Collegiate InstituteToronto District School Board1976Alternate Scarborough Education 1Toronto District School Board1975Birchmount Park Collegiate InstituteToronto District School Board1964Cedarbrae Collegiate InstituteToronto District School Board1961David and Mary Thomson Collegiate InstituteToronto District School Board1959Delphi Secondary Alternative SchoolToronto District School Board1981Dr Norman Bethune Collegiate InstituteToronto District School Board1979École secondaire catholique Père-Philippe-LamarcheConseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir2017Francis Libermann Catholic High SchoolToronto Catholic District School Board1977L'Amoreaux Collegiate InstituteToronto District School Board1973Lester B. Pearson Collegiate InstituteToronto District School Board1978Maplewood High SchoolToronto District School Board1967Mary Ward Catholic Secondary SchoolToronto Catholic District School Board1985Monsignor Fraser CollegeToronto Catholic District School Board1975Native Learning Centre EastToronto District School BoardNeil McNeil Catholic High SchoolToronto Catholic District School Board1958Parkview Alternative SchoolToronto District School BoardR. H. King AcademyToronto District School Board1922SATEC @ W. A. Porter Collegiate InstituteToronto District School Board1958Scarborough Centre for Alternative StudiesToronto District School Board1986Sir John A. Macdonald Collegiate InstituteToronto District School Board1964Sir Oliver Mowat Collegiate InstituteToronto District School Board1970Sir Wilfrid Laurier Collegiate InstituteToronto District School Board1965Sir William Osler High SchoolToronto District School BoardSouth East Year Round Alternative CentreToronto District School Board2005St. Joan of Arc Catholic AcademyToronto Catholic District School Board1989St. John Henry Newman Catholic High SchoolToronto Catholic District School Board1973St. John Paul II Catholic Secondary SchoolToronto Catholic District School Board1983St. Mother Teresa Catholic AcademyToronto Catholic District School Board1985Stephen Leacock Collegiate InstituteToronto District School Board1970West Hill Collegiate InstituteToronto District School Board1955Wexford Collegiate School for the ArtsToronto District School Board1965Winston Churchill Collegiate InstituteToronto District School Board1954Woburn Collegiate InstituteToronto District School Board1963
Defunct or holding schools NameSchool boardYear establishedYear closedNotesBendale Business and Technical InstituteToronto District School Board19632019Most of its property including the racetrack was replaced by the new David and Mary Thomson Collegiate Institute building, in which Bendale merged with; the balance of both sites now replaced by townhouse developments.Midland Avenue Collegiate InstituteToronto District School Board19622000Building occupied by Scarborough Centre for Alternative StudiesSir Robert L. Borden Business and Technical InstituteToronto District School Board19662016Tabor Park Vocational SchoolToronto District School Board19651986Leased to the TCDSB/MSSB and presently operates as St. Joan of Arc Catholic Academy (formerly Jean Vanier).Timothy Eaton Business and Technical InstituteToronto District School Board19712009Demolished and replaced with townhomes.
Elementary schools All four Toronto-based public school boards operate institutions in Scarborough that provide elementary education. Most elementary schools in Scarborough provides schooling from Junior Kindergarten to Grade 8. However, the TDSB operates several elementary institutions, known as junior public schools, that provide schooling for students from Junior Kindergarten to Grades 5 or 6, as well as senior public schools, which offers schooling for students from Grades 6/7 to 8. TDSB elementary schools that are called public schools typically provide schooling from Junior Kindergarten to Grade 8.
Elementary institutions in Scarborough that are operated by the TCDSB are typically called Catholic schools (although some TCDSB institutions also use the term academy). Elementary schools operated by CSV are named école élémentaire (although one elementary school in Scarborough uses the term académie), whereas schools operated by the MonAvenir are known as école élémentaire catholique.
The following is a list of public elementary schools in Scarborough,