, motto_translation = Truth Conquers All , founded = 1964 , schoolboard =

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, Canada. It is located in the

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neighbourhood of the former suburb of

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. It operates under the

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with the latter board merged into the present

. The school sits atop on the

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overlooking

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in what is once the shores of

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and Birchmount Park itself. The motto is ''Veritas Omnia Vincit'' ("Truth conquers all").

History

To provide additional crowds in the southern Scarborough community, Birchmount Park Collegiate Institute was constructed in May 1963 and accepted by the

in July 1964. The school, as the tenth collegiate, opened its doors on September 8, 1964, with its first principal, John H. Edwards. The structure of the 1900-pupil school were designed by architects Sidney Bregman and George Hamann. Prior to the opening, the students in the area previously attended nearby collegiates such as R.H. King, Midland, and W. A. Porter as well as

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in the eastern end of Toronto. Birchmount Park's Adult Re-Entry program for the Scarborough Board of Education was established in November 1977 with one teacher and fifteen students that evolved into

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in September 1986 opened at

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on Midland Avenue. The school became a movie feature of the 1986 film '' Youngblood'' and 2003 film ''

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'' as well as the 2004 film ''

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''. The school along with other schools in greater Toronto area started to offer an "anti-black racism course" to combat racism in the communities starting in 2021. A former teacher at this school (Jonathan Wong) was charged with voyeurism in 2021. In November of 2022, a 17 year old student was left in critical but stable condition after being stabbed on school premises. This marked the second stabbing to take place at the school in 2022 after a 14 year old student was stabbed in late April.

Overview

Facilities

Birchmount Park Collegiate is located in a 9.057-acre site. The structure is combined with load-bearing walls and steel-frame construction as well as window area reduced to save costs (although the design bear resemblance to

Wexford Collegiate School for the Arts Wexford Collegiate School for the Arts (commonly known as Wexford Collegiate, WCSA, Wexford CSA, Wexford or "Wex" for short), formerly and still known as Wexford Collegiate Institute (WCI) and initially known as Northwest Collegiate Institute is ...

). The 181,114-square-foot campus has 22 classrooms, lecture room, music room, drama room, six science labs, art room, home economics room, a library, three gymnasia (that can be partitioned into smaller gyms), a weight room, 1045-seated auditorium built in a style of a theatre, cafeteria with kitchen, administrative and guidance offices, and technical shops for electrical, automotive, carpentry and metal. Attached to Birchmount Park is Birchmount Stadium with the 400m race track and sports field with artificial turf.

Athletics

The school started the Birchmount Exceptional Athlete Program (BEAP) in September 1989, Two classes from the BEAP program were among the 12 courses cancelled at this school in 2019 due to funding cuts.

Notable alumni

* Aaron Brown, Olympic medallist *

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, Olympian; archer *

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, professional hockey player *

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, professional hockey player *

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, professional hockey player

References

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External links

Birchmount Park Collegiate Institute

TDSB Profile
{{Toronto High Schools High schools in Toronto Schools in the TDSB Education in Scarborough, Toronto Educational institutions established in 1964 1964 establishments in Ontario

History

Overview

Facilities

Athletics

Notable alumni

See also

References

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