Rosedale Heights School of the Arts

Rosedale Heights School of the Arts
Rosedale Heights School of the Arts
Address
	711 Bloor Street East; Toronto , Ontario , M4W 1J4 ; Canada
Coordinates	43°40′26″N79°21′57″W / 43.673968°N 79.365830°W
Information
School type	Arts High School
School board	Toronto District School Board
Superintendent	Beth Butcher
Area trustee	Chris Moise
School number	5630
Principal	Barrie Sketchley
Grades	9-12
Enrolment	1079(Spring 2022)
Language	English
Colour(s)	Black, Green
Mascot	Raven
Website	rhsa.ca

Last updated May 31, 2024

Rosedale Heights School of the Arts (RHSA) is an arts-based high school in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

History

Formerly Castle Frank, the school has been reinvented and re-purposed by Principal Barrie Sketchley. It is a semestered school with an emphasis on the arts. Students can take dance, dramatic arts, music-instrumental (band or strings), vocals, visual and media arts. In 2005, Maclean's Magazine named RHSA one of the best arts-focus high schools in Canada, as well as one of the three best special-focus schools in Canada.^[1]

In 2017, 8.4 percent of Rosedale Heights School of the Arts students had not been vaccinated due to philosophical or religious reasons, the highest percentage of any Toronto high school.^[2]

In 2023, principal Barrie Sketchley was honored by the Toronto School Administrators Association for being the "longest-career principal in TDSB history and in the province of Ontario", having worked as a TDSB principal for the past 40+ years, and as the Rosedale Heights School of the Arts principal since it's founding more than 30 years ago. ^[3]

Overview

RHSA accepts students from all over the Greater Toronto Area. It is the only arts school in the Toronto District School Board that does not use auditions for acceptance. It is also the only arts school that encourages students to explore interdisciplinary arts by not expecting students to choose a "major" in one art and making students select a variety of arts courses in their first two years at the school.

Notable alumni

Petra Collins - photographer
Laysla De Oliveira - actress
Leandra Earl - keyboardist, The Beaches
Eliza Enman-McDaniel - drummer,^[4] The Beaches
Jordan Miller - singer and bassist, The Beaches^[4]^[5]
Kylie Miller - lead guitarist, The Beaches^[4]^[5]
Kristy Yang - actress

Facilities

RHSA has a 670-seat auditorium, two band/orchestra rehearsal spaces, three fully equipped dance studios, two drama rooms, a dark room, a vocal room, and various visual art studios used for printmaking, graphic design, etc. The school is also home to an Olympic-size swimming pool. ^{[ citation needed ]}

Acceptance

RHSA accepts students from the Greater Toronto Area. This school does not use any auditions for acceptance.^[6]

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RHSA may refer to:

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