École secondaire Étienne-Brûlé

École secondaire Étienne-Brûlé (French pronunciation: ​[ekɔl səɡɔ̃dɛʁ etjɛn bʁyle]) is a French-language public high school located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, named for a famous explorer. Part of the Conseil scolaire Viamonde,[1] the school serves the French population of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA).

École secondaire Étienne Brûlé
Address
300 Banbury Rd

Toronto
,
Ontario
,
M2L 2V3

Canada
Coordinates43°45′08″N 79°22′17″W
Information
School typePublic High school
MottoUnité dans la diversité
(Unity in diversity)
Religious affiliation(s)Secular
Founded1969
School boardConseil scolaire Viamonde
School number907588
PrincipalKatarina Koncar (2021-2022)
Grades7–12
LanguageFrench
Websiteetiennebrule.csviamonde.ca

It is featured in the NFB documentary Une école sans frontières (A School Without Borders) by Nadine Valcin.[2]

History

Throughout the mid 1960s, Étienne-Brûlé was part of the North York Board of Education. A four-year battle resulted in the opening of the school on September 2, 1969: following the adoption of Bill 141, a group of Francophones demanded that a French-language public high school be established in the Toronto area.[3]

To this end, 15 portable classrooms were set up on the grounds behind the English-language secondary school York Mills Collegiate Institute. At the time, 310 students from Francophone families living not only in Toronto, but also in Oshawa, Georgetown, Burlington and Mississauga, formed the first student body at Étienne-Brûlé.

In 1973, the school officially inaugurated its first building, which is still located at 300 Banbury Road in North York. The majority of students were of Franco-Ontarian origin, while others came from Quebec and the Atlantic provinces, and a few from outside of Canada. Today, Étienne-Brûlé reflects the highly diverse population of modern-day Toronto; students come from a variety of cultural backgrounds.

The school was part of the Conseil des écoles françaises de la communauté urbaine de Toronto of the Metropolitan Toronto School Board. In 1998, it became the part of the newly formed Conseil scolaire de district du Centre-Sud-Ouest, which is now le Conseil scolaire Viamonde. Étienne-Brûlé is currently the only public secular French-language secondary school in the North York region,[4] and the only Conseil Scolaire Viamonde school in Toronto offering the Advanced Placement program.[5]

Notable alumni

See also

References
  1. "École secondaire Étienne-Brûlé".
  2. "Une école sans frontières".
  3. Beyond Words: Étienne-Brûlé: 40 years of French-language education in Toronto
  4. "French-Language Schools". www.ontario.ca. Retrieved 2022-04-02.
  5. "Programmes d'excellence". Conseil scolaire Viamonde (in French). Retrieved 2022-04-02.


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