Le Collège français
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| Le Collège français | |
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| 100 Carlton Street Toronto, Ontario, M5B 1M3, Canada |
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| School number | 918997 |
| School board | CSDCSO |
| Religious affiliation | none |
| Principal | Joanne Doyon |
| Vice principal | Sébastien Fontaine |
| School type | High school |
| Grades | 7-12 |
| Language | French |
| Founded | 1979 |
| Enrollment | 400+ (October 2006) |
| Homepage | http://collegefrancais.csdcso.on.ca/ |
Le Collège français is a French-language high school in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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[edit] General Info
Collège français is part of CSDCSO. It is located near the intersection of Carlton St. and Jarvis St. in Downtown Toronto, near the TTC's College subway station. Around 90% of the students commute by TTC.
The school offers the IB program. It has been an IB World School since January 1992. It is the only public French high school that offers this diploma. This is a major reason why so many students choose to go there. It has a graduation percentile of approximately 96% of 400 students (6:25 ratio). The school attracts students from all regions of the world, especially countries in the Francophonie, however the powerbase remains in the hand of upper middle class families from Toronto, both Francophone and Anglophone.
[edit] History
Le Collège français is part of the Conseil scolaire de district du Centre-Sud-Ouest or CSDCSO. It was founded in 1979 within Monarch Park High School as the first French language "module" at the secondary level in Toronto. In 1981 it moved to Jarvis Collegiate Institute. It became a separate entity in 1989, and adopted the name Le Collège français à Jarvis in 1992. In September of 1997, the school moved into its present building on Carlton St. at Jarvis Street, and became Le Collège français. The school is the only French language school in the Toronto public system to offer the International Baccalaureate (IB) programme.
[edit] Sports
Sports are a large part of school life. Those played include: soccer, volleyball, and basketball. The teams are named Phénix (Phoenix). In 2006, at its first appearance in the OFSAA "A" soccer championships, Le College Francais won its first provincial championship for soccer. Le College Francais also has several Francophone championships for soccer under its belt, including Franco 2004 and 2007. Le College Francais have also done well in the TDSAA for soccer, the Junior and Senior boys has also been one of the top teams in the South division for the past couple of years. The Junior boys went as far as the regional championships in 2005, defeating Danforth Tech and powerhouse East York; and the semi finals in 2006, with victories over Humberside and Northern.
[edit] Notable People of Le Collège français
[edit] Faculty
- Jacques Tourangeau -Canadian Actor (2002-present)
- Luc Bihan -Canadian Sculptor and Animation Director (2003-2004)
[edit] Alumni
- Dalmar Abuzeid -Child Actor
- Katarina Gajic -Canadian Female Junior Tennis Player
- Thomas Berton -Grandson of Pierre Berton; Nephew of Linda Kash
[edit] Trivia
- Le Collège français is the second French public secondary school in Toronto, the other one being École secondaire Étienne-Brûlé.
- Le Collège français is located at the heart of downtown Toronto, close to the Church and Wellesley gay village, and a few blocks away from the historic Maple Leaf Gardens.
- Dalmar Abuzeid and Jacques Tourangeau have both appeared on a Television series with actor Chris Potter.
[edit] External links
- http://collegefrancais.csdcso.on.ca/
- Conseil scolaire de district du Centre-Sud-Ouest
- International Baccalaureat Profile
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