École secondaire Étienne-Brûlé () is a French-language public
high school located in
Toronto, Ontario,
Canada, named for
a famous explorer. Part of the
Conseil scolaire Viamonde, the school serves the French population of the
Greater Toronto Area
The Greater Toronto Area, commonly referred to as the GTA, includes the City of Toronto and the regional municipalities of Durham, Halton, Peel, and York. In total, the region contains 25 urban, suburban, and rural municipalities. The Greater T ...
(GTA).
It is featured in the
NFB documentary ''Une école sans frontières'' (''A School Without Borders'') by Nadine Valcin.
History
In 1969, École secondaire Étienne-Brûlé was founded. It was part of the
Conseil scolaire de district du Centre-Sud-Ouest during the end of the 2000s. Étienne-Brûlé is currently the only public secular French-language secondary school in the
North York
North York is one of the six administrative districts of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located directly north of York, Old Toronto and East York, between Etobicoke to the west and Scarborough to the east. As of the 2016 Census, it had a popu ...
region, and the only Conseil Scolaire Viamonde school in Toronto offering the
Advanced Placement program.
Notable alumni
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Frank Baylis
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Marjolaine Boutin-Sweet
Marjolaine Boutin-Sweet (born October 3, 1955) is a Canadian anthropologist, unionist, and politician, who was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 2011 election. She represented the electoral district of Hochelaga as a mem ...
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Patrick Chan
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Rose Cossar
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Shady El Nahas
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Chantal Hébert
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Dan McTeague
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Paul Poirier
See also
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List of high schools in Ontario
References
External links
École secondaire Étienne-Brûlé
High schools in Toronto
French-language high schools in Ontario
Schools in the TDSB
Educational institutions established in 1969
1969 establishments in Ontario
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