Education in Toronto

In 2007, the City of Toronto, Ontario, Canada was home to four publicly funded K12 school boards, one non-publicly funded religious K12 school board, a variety of K12 private and preparatory schools, plus a diversity of other religious, cultural, vocational, career and specialty schools/institutions.

As a global city, the City of Toronto is also home to a number of post-secondary educational institutions, comprising five degree granting institutions of university status, plus the principal campuses of four publicly funded Ontario colleges as well as the campus of one other publicly funded Ontario college.

K12 school boards

English language public school boards

*Toronto District School Board
*Toronto Catholic District School Board

French language public school boards

*Conseil scolaire de district catholique Centre-Sud
*Conseil scolaire de district du Centre-Sud-Ouest

Religious non-public school boards

* Board of Jewish Education of Toronto

Religious schools

Full time Islamic schools include (partial list):
* Al Ashraf Islamic School
* Al Azhar Islamic School
* Al-Azhar Academy Of Canada
* Alashraf Islamic School
* [http://www.amanahacademy.ca/ Amanah Islamic Academy]
* [http://www.islamicfoundation.ca Islamic Foundation of Toronto]
* Islamic Institute of Toronto
* Madinatu Uloom Islamic School

Private and/or independent K-12 schools

A partial list of well-known private and/or independent elementary, high school and university-preparatory schools includes:
*Upper Canada College (UCC)
*Branksome Hall
*College of Toronto (CofT)
*St. Michael's College School (SMCS)
*Havergal College
*Hawthorn School for Girls (HSG)
*Bishop Strachan School (BSS)
*De La Salle College
*Crescent School
*Montcrest School
*Royal St. George's College (RSGC)
*St. Clement's School
*University of Toronto Schools (UTS)
*The York School (TYS)
*Greenwood College School (GCS)
*Toronto French School (TFS)Here is a longer list of [http://www.ourkids.net/school/toronto-private-schools.php Toronto Private Schools]

Universities and colleges

Toronto is home to a number of educational institutions, including the largest (University of Toronto) and third largest (York University) universities in Canada.

Universities

The City of Toronto has three major degree-granting universities with student populations of more than 20,000:
*University of Toronto, the largest and one of the oldest universities in Canada and often referred to as Canada's 'Harvard', has a student population of more than 65,000 at three principal campuses: downtown Toronto (St. George Campus), plus one in Scarborough, and another in Mississauga. University of Toronto and York University together account for more than 60 percent of Ontario's public funding.
*York University, the third largest university in Canada, is another major research university with a strong reputation internationally. York has a student population of more than 50,000 students across two campuses. It houses Glendon College, one of the only two post-secondary educational institutions in the country where all students are taught in both English and French (the other being the University of Ottawa). Osgoode Hall Law School is a branch of York University and serves as the largest law faculty in Ontario.
*Ryerson University, which is located in downtown Toronto, has a student base of 20,000 full-time students, and 60,000 continuing education students.

Two degree-granting institutions with student populations under 20,000 are:
*Ontario College of Art and Design, a highly respected and fourth-largest art school in North America
*Tyndale University College and Seminary, began as a bible college and seminary and was given university and degree granting status in 2003 by the Government of Ontario [ [http://www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/html/source/private/english/2003/elaws_src_private_pr03005_e.htm. text of the "Tyndale University College and Seminary Act, 2003"] ]

Colleges

Toronto has the principal campuses of four post-secondary Ontario college, as well as the campus of one other Ontario college, scattered across the city in 29 campuses:
*Centennial College
*George Brown College
*Seneca College
*Humber College
*Collège Boréal (francophone)

Recently, Toronto's community colleges have begun offering their own bachelor's degree programmes, as well as joint degree programmes with neighbouring universities.'

Other

*University of Guelph-Humber is an University-College Partnership between University of Guelph and Humber College. Graduates receive a degree from Guelph as well as a diploma from Humber.

peciality

Other schools include the:
* Royal Conservatory of Music and its associated Glenn Gould School, which are internationally recognised centres for musical training
* Ontario Science Centre Science School
* National Ballet School

Toronto also has several private and independent schools, at the secondary and post-secondary levels, including:
* International Academy of Design and Technology

Toronto, like many other Canadian cities, hosts a growing number of publicly funded and private English as a Second Language (ESL) schools and is home to as many as 10,000 ESL students at a time. These are either visa students primarily from Latin America, Asia and Europe, or newly arrived landed immigrants and Canadian citizens.

There is also a strong alternative school movement, many of which are associated with the Toronto District School Board or private organizations.

Historical list of defunct institutions

* Collège des Grands-Lacs (publicly funded francophone Ontario college, 1995-2002)

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