| Michael Power - St. Joseph High School | |
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 Michael Power - St. Joseph | |
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105 Eringate Drive , , Canada | |
| Coordinates | 43°39′33″N 79°34′56″W / 43.6593°N 79.5823°W |
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| Former name | St. Joseph High School, Islington (1949–1982) Michael Power High School (1957–1982) Vincent Massey Collegiate Institute (1961–1985) |
| School type | Separate, Catholic High School IB World School |
| Motto | Doce Me Bonitatem et Disciplinam et Scientiam Teach me goodness, discipline, and knowledge • Congregavit nos in unum Christi amor The love of Christ has gathered us together into one |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic (Basilian Fathers and Sisters of St. Joseph) |
| Founded | September 12, 1949 - as St. Joseph High School, Islington September 3, 1957 - as Michael Power High School) |
| School board | Toronto Catholic District School Board (Metropolitan Separate School Board) |
| Superintendent | Flora Cifelli Area 1 |
| Area trustee | Markus de Domenico Ward 2 |
| School number | 529 / 731820 |
| Principal | Martin Clough |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrolment | 2090 (2023-2024) |
| Language | English |
| Colour(s) | Maroon and Gold [1] |
| Slogan | Home of Scholars and Champions |
| Mascot | Trojan |
| Team name | Power Trojans |
| Parish | Nativity of Our Lord |
| Specialist High Skills Major | Health and Wellness Sports |
| Program Focus | Extended French International Baccalaureate Gifted |
| Website | www |
Michael Power - St. Joseph High School (colloquially known as Michael Power, MPSJ or Power) is a Catholic secondary school in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The school was founded as an amalgamation of two independent schools in the neighbourhood, Michael Power High School (an all-male school secondary school founded by the Basilian Fathers in 1957 initially known as St. Francis High School, later Bishop Power High School) and St. Joseph Islington High School (an all-female school led by the Sisters of St. Joseph in 1949) with the two schools amalgamated in 1982 officially. The school joined the Metropolitan Separate School Board (now Toronto Catholic District School Board) in 1987.
In 1993, Michael Power - St. Joseph moved west and north to the former site of Vincent Massey Collegiate Institute, built in 1961 by the Etobicoke Board of Education (later amalgamated with the Toronto District School Board) and closed in 1985, on Eringate Drive, in which the campus has been leased to the MSSB/TCDSB since 1990.
It is the largest high school in the Toronto Catholic District School Board and one of the largest secondary school population in Toronto with 1941 students in the 2017–18 year and the second largest in Toronto. MPSJ is ranked 244 out of 739 in the 2018-2019 Fraser Institute report card with a 6.9 rating.[2] MPSJ has offered the International Baccalaureate (IB) program since 2002 and is one of the few TCDSB schools to offer it.
The mottos for the school are in the Basilian tradition of "Doce Me Bonitatem et Disciplinam et Scientiam" (Teach me goodness, discipline and knowledge) and the Sister of St. Joseph belief of "Congregavit nos in unum Christi amor" (The love of Christ has gathered us together into one).
- ^ "Toronto Catholic District School Board". Mpsj.ca. Archived from the original on 4 October 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
- ^ Kostyniuk, Susi; DISTRICTS, REALTOR specializing in SCHOOL. "The Best Catholic High Schools in Etobicoke | SUSI Rankings". Archived from the original on 2023-10-24. Retrieved 2020-11-02.