Dublin Heights is a Middle School located in
Toronto
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, Canada. The school was opened in 1823 and is managed by the
Toronto District School Board
The Toronto District School Board (TDSB), formerly known as English-language Public District School Board No. 12 prior to 1999, is the English-language public-secular school board for Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The minority public-secular franco ...
.
History
Dublin Heights, established in 1823
as "Dublin Hewights,"
was a
high school
A secondary school describes an institution that provides secondary education and also usually includes the building where this takes place. Some secondary schools provide both '' lower secondary education'' (ages 11 to 14) and ''upper seconda ...
from 1823 to 1959. The high school became a
middle school
A middle school (also known as intermediate school, junior high school, junior secondary school, or lower secondary school) is an educational stage which exists in some countries, providing education between primary school and secondary school. ...
in 1959 due to the addition of
to the area.
The school was named after the original name of the area, which was Dublin Hewights, and then Dublin Heights.
During May of 2020, the school was victim to an act of antisemitic vandalism saying "all heil Hitler" in chalk. The perpetrator was never found and the case was closed by the police on June 6th, 2020.
In 2024 during December another incident of antisemitic vandalism took place in the school's bathroom having a poorly drawn
swastika
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and the words "#KillTheJews" and "Hitler was right" written on the walls, as well as numerous rocks thrown at windows throughout the year.
Specialty programs
Gifted Program
The Dublin Heights Gifted Program is a program at Dublin Heights that puts kids with above average IQ into different classes which are taught at a higher level. At Dublin Heights, there are only gifted programs for students in Grade 7 and 8.
Sports
The school's sports teams include:
volleyball
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,
ultimate frisbee
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and
basketball
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.
Clubs and Councils
* Yearbook Comittee
*
Kids' Lit Quiz
The Kids' Lit Quiz is an annual literature competition, in which teams of four students, aged 10 to 14, work together to answer wide-ranging literary questions. The winning team from each region competes in the national final. The winner of the n ...
Team
** The Kids' Lit Quiz Team at Dublin Heights is the 2024 competitor for the Kid's Lit Quiz international competition in Australia.
* Reading Club (Silver Birch and Red Maple)
* Band
* Student Council
References
{{coord missing, Ontario
1823 establishments in North America
1820s establishments in Canada
19th-century establishments in Ontario
Schools in Toronto