Sir Oliver Mowat Collegiate Institute is a public high school located in Toronto

Toronto

Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...

, located in south east Scarborough

Scarborough, Ontario

Scarborough is a dissolved municipality within the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Geographically, it comprises the eastern part of Toronto. It is bordered on the south by Lake Ontario, on the west by Victoria Park Avenue, on the north by Steeles Avenue East, and on the east by the Rouge River...

. The school was built in 1969 and named for Sir Oliver Mowat

Oliver Mowat

Sir Oliver Mowat, was a Canadian politician, and the third Premier of Ontario from 1872 to 1896, making him the longest serving premier of that province and the 3rd longest in all of Canadian history...

, a Father of Confederation and former Ontario premier.

The school is located near the intersection of Port Union Road and Lawrence Avenue East.

The school mascot was originally named after the Queen's University

Queen's University

Queen's University, , is a public research university located in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Founded on 16 October 1841, the university pre-dates the founding of Canada by 26 years. Queen's holds more more than of land throughout Ontario as well as Herstmonceux Castle in East Sussex, England...

 Golden Gaels. The school has since adopted (via a 2002 student-led referendum) the "Mustangs" as its new school mascot and team name. The school's mascot is named "Monty". The school colours (derived from the Queen's Tricolour) have remained the same.

External links

• Sir Oliver Mowat Collegiate Institute Web Site