Vincent Massey Collegiate Institute
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Vincent Massey Collegiate Institute was a high school located at 105 Eringate Drive in Etobicoke from 1961-1985.
During its existence, it produced two Reach for the Top
National Championship teams in 1966 and 1978, and was the only high school in Canada to accomplish this during the original 20 year Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
production of the show.
After its closure in 1985, the building served for several years as an adult education
centre for the former Etobicoke Board of Education
. Later, the building was used as a temporary campus of Philip Pocock Catholic Secondary School
in Mississauga, Ontario
while the Pocock primary campus was under renovation.
In 1993, the building became the new home of Michael Power-St. Joseph High School, which it remains today.
It is one of two schools in Etobicoke to be named for the late Governor General of Canada
, the other was Vincent Massey Public School
(which also closed in the 1980s).
During its existence, it produced two Reach for the Top
Reach for the Top
Reach for the Top is a Canadian game show in which teams of high school students participate in local, provincial and eventually national trivia tournaments...
National Championship teams in 1966 and 1978, and was the only high school in Canada to accomplish this during the original 20 year Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly known as CBC and officially as CBC/Radio-Canada, is a Canadian crown corporation that serves as the national public radio and television broadcaster...
production of the show.
After its closure in 1985, the building served for several years as an adult education
Adult education
Adult education is the practice of teaching and educating adults. Adult education takes place in the workplace, through 'extension' school or 'school of continuing education' . Other learning places include folk high schools, community colleges, and lifelong learning centers...
centre for the former Etobicoke Board of Education
Toronto District School Board
Toronto District School Board, also known by the acronym TDSB, is the English-language public school board for Toronto, Ontario, Canada...
. Later, the building was used as a temporary campus of Philip Pocock Catholic Secondary School
Philip Pocock Catholic Secondary School
Philip Pocock Catholic Secondary School is a Catholic high school in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. It is operated by the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board and has approximately 1,373students. The school includes an Extended French Program as well as an Advanced Placement Program for...
in Mississauga, Ontario
Mississauga, Ontario
Mississauga is a city in Southern Ontario located in the Regional Municipality of Peel, and in the western part of the Greater Toronto Area. With an estimated population of 734,000, it is Canada's sixth-most populous municipality, and has almost doubled in population in each of the last two decades...
while the Pocock primary campus was under renovation.
In 1993, the building became the new home of Michael Power-St. Joseph High School, which it remains today.
It is one of two schools in Etobicoke to be named for the late Governor General of Canada
Governor General of Canada
The Governor General of Canada is the federal viceregal representative of the Canadian monarch, Queen Elizabeth II...
, the other was Vincent Massey Public School
Vincent Massey Public School (Toronto)
Vincent Massey Public School is located at 68 Daisy Avenue West in Long Branch area of Toronto, Canada. This school has kindergarten through grade five. Opened in 1929 as Daisy Avenue Public School, it was closed by the then Etobicoke Board of Education in 1983, briefly operated as a private school...
(which also closed in the 1980s).