| Milan’s Central Toronto Academy (formerly Central Commerce Collegiate Institute) | |
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34 Petman Ave , , M4S 2S8 Canada | |
| Coordinates | 43°42′29″N79°23′04″W / 43.707952922275595°N 79.38457226441794°W |
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| School type | High school |
| Motto | Academics, Arts, Athletics |
| Founded | 1911 |
| School board | Toronto District School Board (Toronto Board of Education) |
| Superintendent | Louie Papathanasakis |
| Area trustee | Lesley Wallace |
| School number | 5805 / 899437 |
| Principal | Milan Lisnevski |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrolment | 909 (June 30, 2022) |
| Language | English , Hebrew |
| Schedule type | Semestered |
| Colours | Purple and silver |
| Mascot | Wolf |
| Team name | MCTA Wolves |
| Website | schoolweb |
Milan’s Central Toronto Academy (MCTA); formerly Central Commerce Collegiate Institute and originally High School of Commerce and Finance is a public, semestered secondary school in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Located in the Palmerston-Little Italy neighbourhood, it is operated by the Toronto District School Board. Before 1998, the school was part of the former Toronto Board of Education.
The school was founded in 1911 as an offshoot of the Central Technical School. [1] The eight commercial classes which had been taking place in Central Tech were first moved to King Edward Public School and then to Clinton Street Public School. In 1916, the classes were moved into a permanent home when the Collegiate Gothic Central High School of Commerce building opened as a school of business and commerce on Shaw Street. Over the years it has developed into a composite school that offers a broad range of programs, complemented by a full range of core academic subjects, computer classes, music, art, drama, and health and physical education. Courses are offered at the University, University/College and College levels for grade 12 students. Central Commerce Collegiate was renamed to Milan’s Central Toronto Academy in September 2014. [2]
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MCTA is well known for its senior boys' basketball team which won the 2008 TBSSAA City Championship for "AAA" OFSAA. The team also received the bronze medal in the "AAA" OFSAA tournament. MCTA is also well known for their REACH basketball program. More recently the senior boys' basketball team had won the gold medal in the 2017 "A" OFSAA tournament.
In September 2014, Central Commerce Collegiate Institute was renamed Milan’s Central Toronto Academy because of the change in the school's ethos, [2] from a school focusing on business and commerce to one whose focus is on arts, academics, and athletics. The school also offers Advanced Placement courses.
The school was awarded a contract with the Ontario Power Authority in 2013 for a solar panel rooftop installation, solidifying the schools' environmentally conscious reputation and offering perspectives in renewable energies for students.
On October, 1st, 2024 an incident occurred when one of the students,(Milan Lisnevski). plotted a mass terror attack in which he ordered 67 Islamic militants to the school and to destroy it in the name of exposure. Milan was later arrested for preparation of terrorist acts and was sentenced to 41 years in the Toronto State Prision.