Zion Heights Junior High School

Infobox Education in Canada
name= Zion Heights Junior High School


imagesize= 52
motto= Zion Promotes Honesty, Empathy, Respect, Optimism, and Safety.
motto_translation=
streetaddress= 5900 Leslie Street
city= Toronto
province= Ontario
postalcode= M2H 1J9
url= http://schools.tdsb.on.ca/zionheights/
schoolnumber= 3348
schoolboard= TDSB
affiliation= None
superintendent= Elizabeth Bewley Thompson
trustee= Mari Rutka (Ward 12)
principal= Peter Tricarico
viceprincipal= Marcello Bozin
administrator=
fundingtype= Public
schooltype= Junior High School
grades= Grade 7 – Grade 9
language= English, French as a second language, and supports Chinese through a Chinese ESL teacher.
area= Leslie Street and Cummer Avenue, North York
mascot= Lion
teamname= Zion Lions
colours= Purple
founded= 1967
enrollment= 562
enrollment_as_of= Spring 2006

Zion Heights Junior High School is an intermediate school for students in Grade 7 to Grade 9 in the north end of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

tudent body

As of fall 2006, the school has a student population of 562 students; 80% of Zion students speak a primary language other than English.http://www.tdsb.on.ca/profiles/new_profiles/3348.pdf] Many of the students are recent immigrants and 30% of students have lived in Canada for five years or less. Predominant non-English language groups include Cantonese, Mandarin, Korean, and Persian.

Academic programs

Zion Heights is home to a gifted program for specially identified students. Another special academic feature is the "Spirit of Mathematics" program, a unique approach to math that has enabled the school to be a winner of many distinguished math recognitions nationally and internationally.

The school has a reputation for academic excellence and achievements.Fact|date=February 2007 In the 2005 – 2006 Grade 9 Academic EQAO (provincial testing) mathematics test results, 91% of students enrolled in Grade 9 Academic math at the school scored at or above the provincial standard (Level 3); only 65% of students taking the test in the Toronto District School Board achieved this. http://www.tdsb.on.ca/educators/eqao_results/documents/2005/EQAO9SchoolbySchool.pdf] Three grade nine students, Xin Ning, Cyril Zhang and Joe Zeng, obtained perfect scores on the University of Waterloo's 2008 Pascal Contest, contributing a perfect team score.

Zion has maintained an extensive and recognized arts program. Students involved in the string orchestras, concert bands, jazz bands, and choir at Zion participate in many musical events and competitions around the city. The orchestra has participated and won first place in the Kiwanis music festival several times in the past few years. Annual school events to celebrate and demonstrate Zion's arts program include concerts, art shows, and dramatic productions.

Related schools

Students from Cresthaven, Seneca Hill, Pineway, Hillmount, and Steelesview public schools may attend Zion Heights. It is a feeder school for A. Y. Jackson Secondary School.

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