Trinity College School (TCS) is a coeducational, independent boarding/day school located in Port Hope, Ontario, Canada. TCS was founded on May 1, 1865, more than 2 years prior to Canadian Confederation. It includes a Senior School for grades 9 to 12 and a Junior School for grades 5 to 8.
Among its notable alumni (Old Boys) are The Honourable Mr. Justice Ian Binnie, William Bridges (general), Reginald Fessenden, Peter Jennings, Archibald Lampman, Yann Martel, Mark McKinney, Lew Cirne, Peter Raymont, Ian Brown (journalist), David Macfarlane, Sir William Osler, Sir Casimir Cartwright van Straubenzee and Charles Taylor (philosopher). Conrad Black lasted less than a year when he attended Trinity College School before being expelled for insubordinate behaviour.
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