Royal York Collegiate Institute

Royal York Collegiate Institute (Royal York CI, RYCI, or Royal York) is a former public high school existed from 1953–1982 under the Etobicoke Board of Education (now known as the Toronto District School Board) in The Queensway – Humber Bay neighbourhood of the Etobicoke district in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was the first academic high school built in Etobicoke after World War II.

Royal York Collegiate Institute
Address
675 Royal York Road

, ,
M8Y 2T1

Canada
Coordinates43.631075°N 79.503706°W / 43.631075; -79.503706
Information
School typeHigh School
MottoCum Aliis, Pro Aliis
(With others, For others)
Religious affiliation(s)Secular
Founded1953
StatusActive (occupied by Etobicoke School of the Arts)
Closed1982
School boardToronto District School Board
(Etobicoke Board of Education)
SuperintendentBeth Butcher
LC1, Executive Superintendent
Tracy Hayhurst
LN20
Area trusteePatrick Nunziata
Ward 3
School number939471
Grades9–13
LanguageEnglish
Colour(s)Purple and Gold   
Team nameRoyal York Bears (junior football); Royal York Lords (senior football)
Public transit accessTTC:
North/South: 73 Royal York, 76 Royal York South:
West/East: 69 Queensway
Rapid Transit: Royal York
Websiteroyalyorkcollegiateinstitute.blogspot.ca

History

Royal York C.I. was constructed in 1952 and opened on September 8, 1953. The school was designed by architect Gordon Adamson. The auditorium was later erected in 1957.

It had an active sports program and many championship wins over the years. The girls' Jr. volleyball team won the Borough of Etobicoke Girls' Interschool Volleyball Championship on February 21, 1968.[1]

With declining enrollment, Royal York Collegiate Institute, along with New Toronto Secondary School (later Lakeshore Collegiate Institute), Kingsmill Secondary School (later Bishop Allen Academy), and Alderwood Collegiate Institute underwent a review in 1980 as many Catholic immigrants who arrived in the area transferred their children to the separate school system when full separate school funding commenced. As a consequence, Royal York Collegiate closed in June 1982. The building was then occupied by Etobicoke School of the Arts in 1983.

The school's colours were purple and gold. Royal York C.I.'s motto is "Cum Aliis, Pro Aliis" which translates to With others, for others.

Notable alumni

  • Tom Anselmi, Canadian sports executive
  • Grant Frame, Assyriologist, Professor Emeritus of the University of Pennsylvania, and Curator Emeritus of the Babylonian Section of the Penn Museum

See also

References

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