Woodbridge College

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Woodbridge College
Lets Go Wyverns
Address
71 Bruce Street Vaughan, Ontario, L4L 1J3, Canada
Information
School board	York Region District School Board
Religious affiliation	Secular
Principal	Debra Conrad-Knight
Vice principal	Blair Salvisburg
School type	Public
Grades	9 to 12
Language	English
Area	Woodbridge, Ontario
Mascot	Woodbridge Wyvern
Team name	Wyverns
Colours	Red and white
Founded	1958, as the Woodbridge High School
Enrollment	approx 950 (2007)
Homepage	www.woodbridgecollege.yrdsb.edu.on.ca

Woodbridge College opened its doors in 1958 as Woodbridge High School, and remained a regular neighbourhood high school until 1991, when it became an academy alternative school, changing its name to Woodbridge College, with students in grades 7-OAC. In 2000, Woodbridge College’s alternative school status ended and it returned to being a regular neighbourhood school starting at grade 9. The school building has undergone a major transition during the past four years including a renovation and a new addition housing 16 classrooms. The school’s current enrolment is approximately 700 students.

It is the only public high school in York Region where students wear uniforms, a policy which originated during its alternative school days, but still strongly supported by the community.

The school has a fitness center and offers many sports in its extra-curricular program, including badminton, football, soccer, basketball, volleyball, baseball, softball, and rugby. The schools teams are known as the "Wyverns." In 2007 the "Wyverns" basketball team was very successful and made it to OFSAA.

The school has opened its first DECA chapter in 2007 with 12 out of 15 members successfully reaching nationals.

York Region District School Board Secondary Schools
Town: School(s)
Aurora: Aurora H.S. • Dr. G.W. Williams S.S.
Keswick: Keswick H.S. | King City: King City S.S. | Maple: Maple H.S.
Markham: Bill Crothers S.S. • Markham District H.S. • Markville S.S. • Middlefield C.I. • Milliken Mills H.S. • Pierre Elliott Trudeau H.S. • Unionville H.S.
Newmarket: Dr. John M. Denison S.S. • Huron Heights S.S. • Newmarket H.S. • Sir William Mulock S.S.
Richmond Hill: Alexander Mackenzie H.S. • Bayview S.S. • Langstaff S.S • Richmond Green S.S. • Richmond Hill H.S.
Stouffville: Stouffville District S.S. | Sutton: Sutton District H.S.
Thornhill: Stephen Lewis S.S. • Thornhill S.S. • Thornlea S.S. • Vaughan S.S • Westmount C.I.
Woodbridge: Emily Carr S.S. • Woodbridge College
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Coordinates: 43°46′46″N 79°35′1″W / 43.77944, -79.58361