Royal York Collegiate Institute

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Royal York Collegiate Institute
Etobicoke School of the Arts.jpg
Cum Aliis, Pro Aliis
With others, For others
Address
675 Royal York Road
Etobicoke, Toronto, Ontario, M8Y 2T1
Canada
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Information
School type High School
Religious affiliation(s) Secular
Founded 1953
Status Active (occupied by Etobicoke School of the Arts)
Closed 1982
School board Toronto District School Board
(Etobicoke Board of Education)
Superintendent Jane Phillips-Long
Area trustee Pamela Gough
School number 939471
Grades 9–13
Language English
Colour(s) Purple and Gold         
Team name Royal York Lords
Public transit access TTC:
North/South: 73 Royal York, 76 Royal York South:
West/East: 69 Queensway
Rapid Transit: Royal York
Website

Royal York Collegiate Institute (Royal York CI, RYCI, or Royal York) is a former public high school existed from 1953–1982 under the Etobicoke Board of Education (now Toronto District School Board) in the The Queensway – Humber Bay neighbourhood of the Etobicoke district in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

History

Royal York C.I. was constructed in 1952 and opened on September 8, 1953. It had an active sports program and many championship wins over the years. The girls' Jr. volleyball team won the Borough of Etobicoke Girls' Interschool Volleyball Championship on February 21, 1968.[1]

With declining enrollment, Royal York Collegiate Institute, along with New Toronto Secondary School (later Lakeshore Collegiate Institute), Kingsmill Secondary School (later Bishop Allen Academy), and Alderwood Collegiate Institute underwent a review in 1980 as many Catholic immigrants who arrived in the area transferred their children to the separate school system when full separate school funding commenced. As a consequence, Royal York Collegiate closed in June of 1982. The building was then occupied by Etobicoke School of the Arts in 1983.

The school's colours were purple and gold. Royal York C.I.'s motto is "Cum Aliis, Pro Aliis" which translates to With others, for others.

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