Victoria Park Collegiate Institute

Infobox_Education_in_Canada
name = Victoria Park Collegiate Institute


motto = "Perge et Perage"
"Take Action and Pursue our Goals with Enthusiasm"
streetaddress = 15 Wallingford Rd.
city = North York
province = Ontario
postalcode= M3A 2V1
country = Canada
url = http://www.victoriaparkci.com
superintendent = Gloria Baxter
trustee = Micheal Coteau
principal = Diana Panagiotopoulos
viceprincipal = Nancy Ecker
Mira Wong
viceprincipal_label = Vice Principals
schoolboard= Toronto District School Board
schooltype=High school
type = Public
grades = 9-12
language= English
colours = Scarlet and Gold
mascot = Panther
established = 1960
enrollment = 1 400 (As of Spring 2006)

Victoria Park C.I. is a collegiate institute located south of Ellesmere Road and west of Victoria Park Ave. at 15 Wallingford Rd. in the North York area of Toronto, Canada. It is the first publicly-funded school in Ontario to host the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme. Authorized to offer the IB Diploma Programme since July 1987, the programme is taught in English. The school is open to male and female students. In 2006-07, 193 grade 12 students and 77 IB students will be graduating from 12 classes.

History

Victoria Park Collegiate Institute was officially opened to students in 1960. Approximately two decades after its founding, Victoria Park C.I. became the first public school within Ontario to offer the International Baccalaureate Program.

International Baccalaureate Programme at Victoria Park C.I.

Offered since 1987, Victoria Park CI was the first public school in Ontario to offer the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program. Graduates consistently score within the top 5% of all students enrolled in the IB Program. Grade nine and ten students are admitted into a pre-IB program at Victoria Park where they are given the opportunity to gauge the IB curriculum. Individuals who wish to apply for the pre-IB program must write a student application essay of 400-500 words. The applicant then must attend an interview with the IB Coordinator in order to complete the application process.

ports

Sports offered at Victoria Park C.I. include:
*Volleyball:* In 1975, the senior girls won the Ontario Championship.:* In 1988, the senior girls won the North York Championships.
*Football:* In November 1978, the football team won their 3rd consecutive North York football championship.:* In 1986 the team won the Metro Bowl.

Notable alumni

*Brian Maxwell
*Pierre Browne

References

External links

* [http://www.victoriaparkci.com Victoria Park Collegiate Institute's Official Website]
* [http://www.tdsb.on.ca/scripts/Schoolasp.asp?schno=3447 TDSB School Info]