Humberside Collegiate Institute

Humberside Collegiate Institute
Address
Map
280 Quebec Avenue

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Canada
Coordinates43°39′36″N 79°28′14″W / 43.659943°N 79.470677°W / 43.659943; -79.470677
Information
Former namesToronto Junction High School (1892–1903)
Toronto Junction Collegiate Institute (1903–1909)
School typeHigh school
MottoFelix qui potuit rerum cognoscere causas.
(Happy is he who knows the causes of (reasons for) things.)
Founded1892
School boardToronto District School Board
(Toronto Board of Education)
SuperintendentSandy Spyropoulos
LC4, Executive Superintendent
Tracy Hayhurst
LN20
Area trusteeDebbie King
Ward 7
School number5515 / 917630
PrincipalClaudine Tyrell
Vice PrincipalRobert Palmer, Isabel Arias Lopez
Grades9–12
Enrolment1256
LanguageEnglish, French, Spanish, Latin
Schedule typeSemestered
Colour(s)Garnet, Grey, and White    
MascotHusky
Team nameHumberside Huskies
YearbookHermes
Websiteschoolweb.tdsb.on.ca/Humbersideci

Humberside Collegiate Institute (also known as Humberside CI, HCI, or Humberside), formerly known as Toronto Junction High School and Toronto Junction Collegiate Institute is a public high school located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It serves the Bloor West Village, Baby Point, High Park North and Junction neighbourhoods. Prior to 1998, it was within the Toronto Board of Education (TBE).[1]

Humberside was established in 1892 and has an academic program for students in grades 9 through 12. In addition to the regular curriculum, the school has a strong music program, as well as an Extended French and French Immersion program. It is a semestered school, meaning that the students take eight classes in two semesters. The school was previously operated under a full-year, non-semestered schedule. This changed following the COVID-19 pandemic.

The motto of the school is "Felix qui potuit rerum cognoscere causas", a Latin phrase from Virgil's work Georgics, meaning "Happy is the person who has been able to learn the reasons for things".[2]

  1. ^ "Secondary Schools." () Toronto Board of Education. November 12, 1997. Retrieved on July 23, 2013.
  2. ^ "Principal's Message" (PDF). November 2009 Newsletter. Toronto District School Board. Retrieved 19 June 2011.