Crestwood Preparatory College (Crestwood Preparatory Collegiate) | |
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Address | |
217 Brookbanks Drive , , Canada | |
Coordinates | 43°45′33″N79°19′30″W / 43.7592°N 79.3249°W |
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School type | NGO, private |
Founded | 2001 |
School board | CIS (leased to the Toronto District School Board) |
Principal | Dave Hecock |
Enrollment | 500+ (2023) |
Language | English |
Colour(s) | Blue and silver |
Mascot | The Lion |
Team name | Lions |
Website | www |
Crestwood Preparatory College is a co-ed, non-semestered high school in Toronto, Ontario. [1] Located in the former Brookbanks Public School property, Crestwood Preparatory College is owned by Toronto Lands Corporation (a real estate arm of the Toronto District School Board).
Crestwood initially began in 1980 with seven students at Eglinton and Bathurst. Five years later, 70 Crestwood students moved into a Victorian house on Prince Arthur Avenue. In 1990, Crestwood had 360 students (Junior Kindergarten to Grade 6) and moved to its current location at Bayview and Lawrence. [1]
In the spring of 2001, Vince Pagano became Director of the newly established upper school, Crestwood Preparatory College (Grades 7 to 12), and oversaw the physical expansion of the new building. In September 2001, Crestwood Preparatory College opened at its current site, near York Mills and the Don Valley Parkway. It now enrolls a total of 565 students. [1]
Crestwood Preparatory College is well known for its academic sports program. Crestwood's primary sport they are known for is basketball, although they have many other ones, such as hockey, swimming, soccer, curling, and badminton. Crestwood participates in CISAA. [2]
Sport name | Group |
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Basketball | U14 girls' basketball |
Junior girls' basketball | |
Senior girls' basketball | |
U14 boys' basketball | |
Junior boys' basketball | |
Senior boys' basketball | |
Cross country running | U14 cross country running |
Varsity cross-country running | |
Soccer | U14 boys' soccer |
Junior boys' soccer | |
Senior boys' soccer | |
Volleyball | U14 boys' volleyball |
Junior boys' volleyball | |
Senior boys' volleyball | |
Junior girls' volleyball | |
Senior girls' volleyball | |
Frisbee | U14 ultimate frisbee |
Varsity ultimate frisbee | |
Hockey | U14 hockey |
Senior boys' hockey | |
Curling | Open division |
U14 boys' Curling | |
Varsity boys' curling | |
Varsity girls' curling | |
Swimming | U14 swimming |
Varsity swimming | |
Rugby | U14 boys' rugby |
Junior boys' rugby | |
Senior boys' rugby | |
Softball | U14 boys' softball |
Varsity boys' softball | |
Varsity girls' softball | |
Track and field | U14 track and field |
Varsity track & field | |
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