Schools
- Public Schools
- Annette Public School
Annette is a public elementary school. It shares its space with High Park Alternate School.
- High Park Alternate School Jr
High Park Alternate shares its space with Annette School on Annette Street.
- Humberside Collegiate Institute
Humberside is a large public high school located on Quebec Avenue at the intersection of Humberside Avenue.
- Indian Road Crescent Junior School
Indian Road Crescent Junior School is located in the Junction Area of Toronto, east of Annette and Keele Streets. The original school, located to the north of the current building, was built in 1901. It was originally called Western Avenue Public School and was built on one of the transportation routes used by our native peoples. The new school was built in 1964. Indian Road Crescent serves students from Junior Kindergarten to Grade 6.
The school is also home to an Ontario Family Resource/Parenting Centre
- Keele Street Community School and Community Centre
Keele is a public elementary school which shares its space with a community centre. It is located along the west side of Keele Street north of Bloor Street.
- Western Technical-Commercial School
Western Tech is a large high school located on Evelyn Crescent north-west of High Park.
- Catholic Schools
St. Cecilia School is an elementary school located on Annette Street. It offers a Junior Kindergarten to Grade 8 program.
Father Joseph McCann, a priest at St. Helen's Church, purchased land on Edwin Avenue in November 1887 to establish a new Catholic church and school. Originally the parish was to be named after St. Charles. According to historical records, however, the first school—a small wooden structure—was named St.Mary's.
In 1890 the school was replaced with a brick building and renamed St.Cecilia's. Legend has it that St. Cecilia, the patron saint of sacred music, was chosen as the new name because the Heintzman Piano factory stood in view, across the railway tracks, from the school. The present St. Cecilia's Church, at the corner of Annette Street and Pacific Avenue, was opened in 1909, replacing a smaller structure first occupied in 1895. Father Eugene Gallagher was the pastor.
The present St. Cecilia Catholic School at the corner of Annette Street and Evelyn Avenue opened in 1914 with additions in 1918, 1954 and 1964. The school's first teachers and administrators were the Loretto Nuns, who lived in the former Heintzman family residence at Annette and Laws Streets, providing another musical connection with St. Cecilia.
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