Sir Wilfrid Laurier Collegiate Institute is a high school in Toronto, located in southern Scarborough, specifically, in the heart of Guildwood Village beside The Guild Inn at 145 Guildwood Parkway. It is named in honour of Sir Wilfrid Laurier, the seventh Prime Minister of Canada.
The school has a diverse population of approximately 1550 students; about 40% primarily speak a language other than English and 15% of the school population has been living in Canada for less than 5 years. The motto of the school is Hoc Tempus est Tibi which translates into English as "This Time is for You". The school's population has been rising in recent years, despite an overall trend in the Toronto District School Board of declining student enrolment.
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