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St. Joseph's College School
Catholic high school in Discovery District, Toronto, Ontario, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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St. Joseph's College School (St. Joseph's College, SJCS, or St. Joe's, more colloquially known as St. Joe's Wellesley), originally known as St. Joseph's Academy for Young Ladies is a girls' Catholic high school in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada operated by the Toronto Catholic District School Board, formerly the Metropolitan Separate School Board in which the school is a member since 1987.
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74 Wellesley Street West , , Canada | |
Coordinates | 43.664357°N 79.388838°W / 43.664357; -79.388838 |
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Former names | St. Joseph’s Academy for Young Ladies (1854–1863) St. Joseph’s College School, a Boarding and Day School for the Higher and Primary Education of Young Ladies and Little Girls (1863–1912) St. Joseph's College Academy (1912–1928) |
School type | Catholic High school |
Motto | Congregavit nos in unum Christi amor (The love of Christ has gathered us together into one) |
Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic (Sisters of St. Joseph) |
Established | 1854 |
School board | Toronto Catholic District School Board (Metropolitan Separate School Board) |
Superintendent | Kimberly Dixon Area 6 |
Area trustee | Norm Di Pasquale Ward 9 |
School number | 514 / 814954 |
Principal | Anna Patejczuk |
Faculty | 50 |
Enrolment | 808 (2017-18) |
Campus | Urban |
Colour(s) | Gold and Blue |
Mascot | Josie the Bear |
Team name | St. Joe's Bears |
Parish | St. Basil's |
Specialist High Skills Major | Health and Wellness |
Program Focus | Gifted, Extended French, Healthcare program |
Website | www |
Founded in 1854 by the Sisters of St. Joseph, it turned 150 years old in the school year 2004-2005 and turned 160 years old in the school year 2014–2015. In the year 2010–2011, the Fraser Institute ranked St. Joseph's College amongst the top 5% of Ontario schools.[1]