Malvern Collegiate Institute

Malvern Collegiate Institute
Victrix Sapientia Fortunae Wisdom Conquers Fortune
Address
55 Malvern Avenue Toronto, Ontario, M4E 3E4, Canada
Information
School number	5530
School board	Toronto District School Board
Superintendent	Anne Kerr
Area trustee	Sheila Cary-Meagher
Principal	Line Pinard
Vice Principals	Fermer Santos, Diane Sharpe
School type	High school
Grades	9-12
Language	English, French
Area	Main Street and Kingston Road
Team name	Black Knights
Colours	Red and Black
Founded	1903
Enrolment	945 (Spring, 2006)
Homepage	http://schools.tdsb.on.ca/malvern/

Malvern Collegiate Institute is a Toronto high school that was founded in 1903 as "East Toronto High School", in what was then the village of East Toronto. When the village was annexed by Toronto in 1908, the name of the street the school was located on was changed from Charles Street to Malvern Avenue (as Toronto already had a Charles Street), and the name of the institution was changed shortly thereafter.

Malvern Collegiate is located in an upper-middle class neighbourhood known as The Beaches. Notable alumni include Glenn Gould, Robert Fulford, and Don Getty who were all at the school at the same time in the 1950s. Norman Jewison, Alex Trebek, Kiefer Sutherland, Keanu Reeves, Bruce Kidd, Teresa Stratas and Jack Kent Cooke also attended the school.

Malvern celebrated its centennial in 2003. In 2006, Toronto Life magazine stated that Malvern CI had the best English program in Toronto, a notable change from the 1980s, when the same magazine rated Malvern's English department as being in the bottom five of all Toronto collegiates. The school's mascot is the Black Knight, and the school colours are red and black.

Coincidentally, there is also a Toronto neighbourhood called Malvern, but the school and the neighbourhood share no connection. The Malvern neighbourhood is located approximately 16 km (9.9 mi) northeast of Malvern Collegiate.

Malvern won the 2009 Anne Hope Award for its contributions in promoting human rights and equity education.^[1]

Notable alumni

• Glenn Gould^[2]
• Robert Fulford^[2]
• Kiefer Sutherland^[3]
• Keanu Reeves^[3]
• Norman Jewison^[3]
• Alex Trebek^[4]
• Jack Kent Cooke

References

1. ^ [1]^{[dead link]}
2. ^ ^{a b} Fulford, Robert. "Recalling a funny, lovable boy." Toronto Star. Oct 18, 1986. pg. M.5
3. ^ ^{a b c} "The city's playground; The Beach: Coxwell To Victoria Park, Kingston Road To Lake Ontario." National Post. Dec 9, 2006. pg. PH.2
4. ^ "Jeopardy's Trebek hospitalized with heart attack." CBC Tuesday, December 11, 2007

External links

• Official website
• TDSB info

Coordinates: 43°40′58″N 79°17′34″W / 43.68284°N 79.292901°W / 43.68284; -79.292901