Sir Wilfrid Laurier Collegiate Institute

Sir Wilfrid Laurier Collegiate Institute
Sir Wilfrid Laurier Collegiate Institute
	Sir Wilfrid Laurier C.I. in Winter 2015.
Address
	145 Guildwood Parkway; Toronto , Ontario , M1E 1P5 ; Canada
Coordinates	43°44′51″N79°11′49″W / 43.74750°N 79.19694°W
Information
School type	Public high school
Motto	Hoc Tempus est Tibi; (This Time is for You)
Religious affiliation(s)	Secular
Founded	1965
School board	Toronto District School Board ; (Scarborough Board of Education)
Superintendent	Lynn Strangway; LC3, Executive; John Currie; LN16
Area trustee	Zakir Patel; Ward 19
School number	4166 / 942200
Administrator	Nora-Lynn Trebell; Karen Reynolds
Principal	Saby Chandi
Grades	9-12
Enrolment	1427 (2014–15)
Language	English
Colour(s)	Grey and Navy
Mascot	Laurier Blue Devils
Website	schoolweb.tdsb.on.ca/laurier/

Last updated December 28, 2024

Sir Wilfrid Laurier Collegiate Institute, initially known as Guildwood Secondary School is a high school in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.^[2] It is located in the Guildwood neighbourhood in the southern part of the former suburb of Scarborough. It is named in honour of Sir Wilfrid Laurier, the seventh Prime Minister of Canada. The school was established by the Scarborough Board of Education, and is now part of the Toronto District School Board. The motto of the school Hoc Tempus est Tibi which translates into English as "This Time is for You".

History

In 1962, the Scarborough Board of Education acquired the 14.2-acre site for Guildwood Secondary School at a cost of $303,751.00.^[3] A year later, Guildwood was renamed to Sir Wilfrid Laurier Collegiate Institute, after Canada's seventh prime minister, Sir Wilfrid Laurier.

Construction for Laurier began in 1964 and opened on September 7, 1965, as its twelfth collegiate in Scarborough. The building was designed by architects Hugh L. Allward and George P. Gouinlock with Bennett and Pratt its contractors. The original school building featured 23 standard classrooms, 1 art room, 1 music room, 5 science labs, 1 library, 2 home economics, 1 vocational shop, 3 typing rooms, auditorium, 2 gymnasiums, cafeteria, 2 geography rooms and 1 business machines room.^[4]

Additions consisted of a second gymnasium in 1970, academic wing in 1972 and a pool in 1975. The school has a capacity of 1416 students and its enrolment has been rising to the point where the school is slightly over capacity,^[1] despite an overall trend in the Toronto District School Board of declining student enrolment. The population is diverse, with about 40% speaking a primary language other than English and 15% having lived in Canada for less than 5 years.

Academics

Laurier's academic reputation has been making progress in the last few years. In 2006, Laurier was recognized for making the greatest progress to its literacy program in Ontario by bringing its literacy rate among its students up 9% to 83%, and in 2007^[5] gained certification as an IB World School. The internationally respected International Baccalaureate Programme is offered to students in their Grade 11 and 12 years, in rough alignment with regular Ontario high school credits allowing students to obtain both an IB Diploma and an OSSD. Students take "Pre-IB" courses in Grade 9 and 10 before entering the IB program in Grade 11. All IB exams are marked internationally by an external marker ensuring consistency among all IB Candidates.

Notable alumni

Bruce Bell - NHL defenceman for the Quebec Nordiques, St. Louis Blues and New York Rangers.
Shaquille Murray-Lawrence — Former CFL football player and member of the Canadian 4 man Bobsled Team
Joel Ward – NHL forward for the Washington Capitals, Nashville Predators and Minnesota Wild.^[6]
Dave Lumley – NHL forward for several Stanley Cup champion Edmonton Oilers teams
Dianne Buckner – Host of CBC Television's Venture and Dragons' Den
Denis Simpson – actor and singer. Performed as a member of The Nylons and the TV program the Polka Dot Door.
Paul Bernardo – serial rapist and murderer^[7]
Carol Klimpel – Olympic swimmer
Daniel Mullings – basketball player

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References

1 2 Brown, Louise (31 January 2015). "Behind the schools on the closings hit list". Toronto Star. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
↑ "Sir Wilfrid Laurier Collegiate Institute". Archived from the original on 2011-09-16.
↑ "MINUTES AND APPENDIX of the METROPOLITAN SCHOOL BOARD 1962" (PDF). METROPOLITAN SCHOOL BOARD. p. 221. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 April 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
↑ "Minutes and appendix of the metropolitan school board 1963" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-05-23.
↑ "EQAO School and School Board Profiles and Reports". Archived from the original on 2013-01-22. Retrieved 2012-10-23.
↑ "Blue Devils Alumni - Sir Wilfrid Laurier C.I." Archived from the original on 2014-01-21. Retrieved 2013-07-25.
↑ Fowles, Stacey May (7 July 2016). "Boy Next Door: Growing up in the shadow of Paul Bernardo". The Walrus. Archived from the original on 3 April 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2019.

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[Brown-1] 1 2 Brown, Louise (31 January 2015). "Behind the schools on the closings hit list". Toronto Star. Retrieved 21 February 2016.

[tdsb.on.ca-2] ↑ "Sir Wilfrid Laurier Collegiate Institute". Archived from the original on 2011-09-16.

[3] ↑ "MINUTES AND APPENDIX of the METROPOLITAN SCHOOL BOARD 1962" (PDF). METROPOLITAN SCHOOL BOARD. p. 221. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 April 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2021.

[4] ↑ "Minutes and appendix of the metropolitan school board 1963" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-05-23.

[5] ↑ "EQAO School and School Board Profiles and Reports". Archived from the original on 2013-01-22. Retrieved 2012-10-23.

[6] ↑ "Blue Devils Alumni - Sir Wilfrid Laurier C.I." Archived from the original on 2014-01-21. Retrieved 2013-07-25.

[7] ↑ Fowles, Stacey May (7 July 2016). "Boy Next Door: Growing up in the shadow of Paul Bernardo". The Walrus. Archived from the original on 3 April 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2019.

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