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| R. H. King Academy | |
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 The main archway to the school, one of the original components of the 1922 building, shown in the center (top) Modern school building, partially built in 1975 on the western parking lot (bottom) | |
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3800 St. Clair Avenue East , , M1M 1V3 Canada | |
| Coordinates | 43°43′20″N 79°14′15″W / 43.72222°N 79.23750°W |
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| Former name | Scarborough High School (1922-1930) Scarborough Collegiate Institute (1930-1954) R.H. King Collegiate Institute (1954-1989) |
| School type | Public, alternative magnet high school |
| Motto | Latin: Per Ardua Sapientia (Through the hard task of wisdom) |
| Founded | September 6, 1922 at Birch Cliff Congregational Church |
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| Oversight | Toronto Lands Corporation |
| Superintendent | Brendan Browne LC3, Executive Diana Panagiotopoulos LN17 |
| Area trustee | Parthi Kandvel Ward 18 |
| School number | 4148 / 937266 |
| Administrator | Shanta Das |
| Principal | Katherine Chang |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrolment | 1,316 (2020-21) |
| Language | English |
| Colour(s) | Black, navy, light blue, grey and gold |
| Slogan | Latin: Diligimus Quaerimus Servimus (We care, we strive, we serve) |
| Mascot | Kingsley lion |
| Team name | King Lions |
| Newspaper | Kingsley Voice |
| Yearbook | The Bluff |
| Affiliation | Secular |
| Website | rhkingacademy |
R. H. King Academy, formerly known as Scarborough High School, Scarborough Collegiate Institute and R.H. King Collegiate Institute is a secondary school and a de facto alternative school located in Scarborough, Toronto, Ontario, part of the Toronto District School Board. The school was established in 1922, then became a collegiate in 1930, renamed in 1954 and again in 1989. This school was named after Reginald Harold King (February 16, 1896 – November 4, 1962), a Canadian educator and classicist.
It was the first secondary school built in the former township of Scarborough and second-oldest surviving institution in Scarborough, after Agincourt Collegiate Institute. The R. H. King school motto is "Per Ardua Sapientia" which translates into Through the hard task of wisdom.