École secondaire Étienne-Brûlé () is a French-language public
high school
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located in
Toronto, Ontario
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,
Canada
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, named for
a famous explorer. Part of the
Conseil scolaire Viamonde, the school serves the French population of the
Greater Toronto Area
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(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
The Conseil scolaire Viamonde (CSV) is a public-secular French first language school board, and manages elementary and secondary schools in the Ontario Peninsula and the Greater Golden Horseshoe. The school board operates 41 elementary schools ...
during the end of the 2000s. Étienne-Brûlé is currently the only public secular French-language secondary school in the
North York
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region, and the only Conseil Scolaire Viamonde school in
Toronto
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offering the
Advanced Placement program
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.
Notable alumni
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Frank Baylis
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Marjolaine Boutin-Sweet
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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
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Emilie Livingston
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Christina Kessler
See also
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Education in Ontario
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List of secondary schools in Ontario
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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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