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Central Etobicoke High School (or Central Etobicoke, CEHS, formerly Westway High School) is a secondary school in
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, Canada. It is located at 10 Denfield Street, bordered by Widdicombe Hill Blvd to the South and Clement Rd to the North, in the Richview neighbourhood of the former suburb of
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. It is operated by the
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since being transferred from the
Etobicoke Board of Education The Etobicoke Board of Education (EBE commonly known as School District 12), officially known as the Board of Education for the City of Etobicoke is the former public-secular school board administering the schools of Etobicoke, Ontario, headquarte ...
in 1997.


History

Westway High School was established as a small high school in 1969 by the
Etobicoke Board of Education The Etobicoke Board of Education (EBE commonly known as School District 12), officially known as the Board of Education for the City of Etobicoke is the former public-secular school board administering the schools of Etobicoke, Ontario, headquarte ...
. As enrolment decreased in Etobicoke's public schools during the 1980s, many seriously underpopulated public schools in the area were abandoned as the children were transferred to the Catholic school system when full funding was introduced. As a result, Central Etobicoke High School was formed in 1988 at the same site and assimilated its basic level programs at Westway,
Humbergrove Secondary School Humbergrove Secondary School (also called Humbergrove SS, HSS, Humbergrove, colloquially Humbergrove Collegiate Institute), originally known as Humbergrove Vocational School is a Toronto District School Board facility that operated as a public hig ...
and Kingsmill Secondary School, with both of the latter schools closed and transferred to the Metropolitan Separate School Board (now the
Toronto Catholic District School Board The Toronto Catholic District School Board (TCDSB, known as English-language Separate District School Board No. 40 prior to 1999) is an English-language public-separate school board for Toronto, Ontario, Canada, headquartered in North York. I ...
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Separate board takes two schools rejects one
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Toronto Star The ''Toronto Star'' is a Canadian English-language broadsheet daily newspaper. The newspaper is the country's largest daily newspaper by circulation. It is owned by Toronto Star Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary of Torstar Corporation and pa ...
''. March 8, 1988. News p. A6. Retrieved on July 23, 2013. "Humbergrove Secondary School in Etobicoke and West Park Secondary School in Toronto's west end were accepted yesterday during negotiations on the transfer or sharing of schools under Bill 30, the legislation extending full government funding to Roman Catholic high schools." and "However, it would cost up to $4 million to make the building suitable for sharing and the Toronto board will not pick up those costs."


Clubs

CEHS clubs include music, movie making, walking club, and story telling.


See also

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List of high schools in Ontario The following is a list of secondary schools in Ontario. Secondary education policy in the Canadian province of Ontario is governed by the Ministry of Education. Secondary education in Ontario includes Grades 9 to 12. The following list includ ...


References


External links


Central Etobicoke High SchoolTDSB Profile
{{Toronto High Schools Education in Etobicoke High schools in Toronto Schools in the TDSB Educational institutions established in 1969 1969 establishments in Ontario Educational institutions established in 1988 1988 establishments in Ontario