Sir Oliver Mowat Collegiate Institute

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Sir Oliver Mowat Collegiate Institute
Sir Oliver Mowat Collegiate Institute.jpg
The facade of Sir Oliver Mowat C.I.
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Sir Oliver Mowat Collegiate Institute
5400 Lawrence Avenue East

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M1C 2C6

Coordinates 43°46′45″N79°08′31″W / 43.77917°N 79.14194°W / 43.77917; -79.14194
Information
School type Public high school
MottoDe Monte Alto
(From a mount high)
Founded1970
School board Toronto District School Board
(Scarborough Board of Education)
SuperintendentShirley Chan
LN16
Area trusteeAnu Sriskandarajah
Ward 22
School number4214 / 941972
PrincipalAndrea Cross
Grades9-12
Enrolment1077 (2014-15)
Language English
Area Rouge Hill, Toronto
Colour(s)Red, Blue and Gold    
MascotMonte the Mustang
Team nameMowat Mustangs
Website schoolweb.tdsb.on.ca/mowatci

Sir Oliver Mowat Collegiate Institute is a public high school located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located in the Port Union neighbourhood of the former suburb of Scarborough. Now part of the Toronto District School Board, the school was opened in 1969 by the Scarborough Board of Education.

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The school is named after Oliver Mowat, the Premier of Ontario from 1872 to 1896. Its motto is De Monte Alto ("From a mount high").

History

The school was built in 1969 and was opened on September 8, 1970, as the fourteenth collegiate institute for Scarborough. The school officially opened on April 30, 1971. Mowat named for Sir Oliver Mowat, a Father of Confederation and former Ontario premier. As of April 2015, there were 1077 students enrolled at Mowat. The school originally celebrated its 50th anniversary in April 2020 but COVID-19 pandemic restrictions prevented celebrations from taking place. [1]

Overview

Sir Oliver Mowat is located near the intersection of Port Union Road and Lawrence Avenue East. For years, Mowat has been renowned for its woodworking facility for the Grade 9 integrated and design programs. The automotive shop has a new professional garage.

Students at Mowat Collegiate are offered academic programs with a wide variety of subjects from which to plan their individual timetables. Courses are available in Art, Business, Computer Science, Drama, English, Family Studies, Modern Languages, Geography, History, Mathematics, Music, Cooperative Education, Health and Physical Education, and Science and Technology. Sir Oliver Mowat is a semestered school.

The school mascot was originally named after the Queen's University Golden Gaels. The school has since adopted (via a 2002 student-led referendum) the "Mustangs" as its school mascot and team name. The school's mascot is named "Monte" after the school's Latin motto. The school colours (derived from the Queen's Tricolour) have remained the same.

Extra-curriculars

Student Administrative Council, Prefects Council, Mowat Athletic Council, Mowat Cultural Council, Mowat Misprints (the school newspaper) and many more.

Feeder schools

Notable alumni

Arms

Coat of arms of Sir Oliver Mowat Collegiate Institute
Notes
Granted 16 January 1995 [3]
Crest
Issuant from a rocky mount Gules an oak sapling Vert trunked and fructed of three Or.
Escutcheon
Quarterly Gules and Azure semé of acorns Or over all on a Canadian pale wavy Argent a lion rampant Sable collared Or grasping in the dexter forepaw a maple leaf Vert.
Motto
De Monte Alto (From A Mount High)

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