History
St. Michael's Choir School was founded in 1937 by Msgr. John Edward Ronan to facilitate the training of a professional boys' choir for St. Michael's Cathedral in Toronto, Canada. The official name of the school at the time was "Cathedral Schola Cantorum" and was a privately run institution. On May 17, 1955, St. Michael's Choir School was accorded an affiliation with the Pontifical Institute of Sacred Music, and is one of only seven choirs and choir schools in the world with such an affiliation. With its affiliation with the Pontifical Institute of Sacred Music, the school has the power to grant degrees in sacred music.
In 1966, the Choir School entered into an agreement with the Metropolitan Separate School Board to place secular, non-music courses under the publicly funded separate school system. By 1987, the school was fully funded by government with the exception of the music programme, for which students pay fees. This administrative structure remains today, though Choir School teachers continue to instruct students beyond the confines of Ontario's public education curricula. In 1987, the Choir School completed fifty years of service, and in recognition of this milestone, Art Eggleton, the mayor of Toronto at the time, declared June 15, 1987 as the official "St. Michael's Choir School Day".
St. Michael's Choir School is affiliated with the University of St. Michael's College, one of the federated colleges at the University of Toronto. Their boards share many trustees, and many graduates of the Choir School have selected St. Michael's College as their choice college at the University.
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