School type Public High school Founded 1969 Grades 7–12 | Religious affiliation(s) Secular School number 907588 Phone +1 416-397-2085 Principal Katerina Koncar | |
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Motto Unité dans la diversité(Unity in diversity) Similar School Secondary Catholic, York Mills Collegiate Institute, St Andrew's Junior Hi, Marshall McLuhan Catholic, Toronto District School B | ||
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École secondaire Étienne-Brûlé ([ekɔl səɡɔ̃dɛʁ etjɛn bʁyle]) is a French-language public high school located in North York, Ontario, Canada part of the Conseil scolaire Viamonde. It serves the French population of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA).
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- Elle me dit lipdub de l cole secondaire tienne br l dition 2013
- Esp program profile cole secondaire tienne br l
- History
- Notable alumni
- References
It is featured in the NFB documentary Une école sans frontières (A School Without Borders) by Nadine Valcin
Esp program profile cole secondaire tienne br l
History
Throughout the mid 1960s, Étienne-Brûlé was part of the North York Board of Education. A four-year battle resulted in the opening of the school on September 2, 1969: following the adoption of Bill 141, a group of Francophones demanded that a French-language public high school be established in the Toronto area.
To this end, 15 portable classrooms were set up on the grounds behind the English-language secondary school York Mills Collegiate Institute. At the time, 310 students from Francophone families living not only in Toronto, but also in Oshawa, Georgetown, Burlington and Mississauga, formed the first student body at Étienne-Brûlé.
In 1973, the school officially inaugurated its first building, which is still located at 300 Banbury Road in North York. The majority of students were of Franco-Ontarian origin, while others came from Quebec and the Atlantic provinces, and a few from outside of Canada. Today, Étienne-Brûlé reflects the highly diverse population of modern-day Toronto; students come from a variety of cultural backgrounds.
The school was part of the Conseil des écoles françaises de la communauté urbaine de Toronto of the Metropolitan Toronto School Board. In 1998, it became the part of the newly formed Conseil scolaire de district du Centre-Sud-Ouest, which is now le Conseil scolaire Viamonde.