Royal York Collegiate Institute (Royal York CI, RYCI, or Royal York) is a former public high school existed from 1953–1982 under 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 ...

(now known as 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 ...

) in

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neighbourhood of the

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district in

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. It was the first academic high school built in Etobicoke after

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History

Royal York C.I. was constructed in 1952 and opened on September 8, 1953. The school was designed by architect

Gordon Adamson Gordon Sinclair Adamson (19 May 1904 - 8 January 1986) was a Canadian architect. Practising from 1928 to 1971 and working mainly in Toronto and Etobicoke, he operated his own practice from 1934 until his retirement. Adamson's major contribution ...

. The auditorium was later erected in 1957. It had an active sports program and many championship wins over the years. The girls' Jr. volleyball team won the Borough of Etobicoke Girls' Interschool Volleyball Championship on February 21, 1968. With declining enrollment, Royal York Collegiate Institute, along with

New Toronto Secondary School New Toronto Secondary School (New Toronto S.S., NTSS or New Toronto), formerly known as Long Branch Continuation School and New Toronto Vocational School is a former public high school in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It existed from 1926 until 1983 ...

(later

Lakeshore Collegiate Institute Lakeshore Collegiate Institute (also referred to as LCI or Lakeshore) is a high school in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Built in 1951, Lakeshore Collegiate is a merger of New Toronto Secondary School and Alderwood Collegiate Institute. It is situate ...

Kingsmill Secondary School Kingsmill Secondary School (also called Kingsmill (Vocational) Collegiate Institute, KCI, KSS, or simply Kingsmill), originally known as Kingsmill Vocational School is a Toronto District School Board building that existed as a public and Vocational ...

(later

Bishop Allen Academy Bishop Allen Academy; officially known as Bishop Allen Academy Catholic Secondary School (alternatively as Bishop Allen, Bishop Allen Academy CSS, BAA, BAACSS, BA, Allen), is a high school in Toronto, Ontario, Canada managed by the Toronto Cathol ...

), and

Alderwood Collegiate Institute Alderwood Collegiate Institute (Alderwood CI, ACI, or Alderwood), named Alderwood Secondary School and Alderwood High School prior is a former public high school that existed from 1955 to 1983 under the governance of the Etobicoke Board of Educati ...

underwent a review in 1980 as many Catholic immigrants who arrived in the area transferred their children to the separate school system when full separate school funding commenced. As a consequence, Royal York Collegiate closed in June 1982. The building was then occupied by

Etobicoke School of the Arts The Etobicoke School of the Arts (ESA) is a specialized public arts-academic high school in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Located in Etobicoke, it has been housed in the former Royal York Collegiate Institute facility since 1983. Founded on September ...

in 1983. The school's colours were purple and gold. Royal York C.I.'s motto is "Cum Aliis, Pro Aliis" which translates to ''With others, for others''.

Notable alumni

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Royal York Collegiate InstituteEtobicoke School of the Arts
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History

Notable alumni

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