History
In 1965, Barbara Goodwin-Zeibots established the school as a nursery school. In 1978, a toddler program and an elementary school were started. Grade 9 began in 1995.
Goodwin-Zeibots remained the head until retiring in the spring of 2006. The current head of the school is Conor Jones.
In September 2010, The York School opened a second campus at 1639 Yonge Street. This location houses the Lower School JK-Grade 5 students.
The location at 1320 Yonge Street was redeveloped as the Upper School campus for Grades 6-12.
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