St. Mary Catholic Academy (Toronto)

St. Mary Catholic Academy (also referred to SMCA, St. Mary CA, or St. Mary), previously known as St. Mary's Catholic Secondary School until Oct 2016 and Brother Edmund Rice Annex until 1984 is a Catholic secondary school located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada founded by Faithful Companions of Jesus in 1982.[1]

St. Mary Catholic Academy
Address
66 Dufferin Park Avenue

Toronto
,
Ontario
,
M6H 1J6

Canada
Coordinates43°39′27.33″N 79°25′55.40″W
Information
School typeCatholic High school
IB World School
MottoThat they may have life
Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic
(Faithful Companions of Jesus)
Founded1982
School boardToronto Catholic District School Board
(Metropolitan Separate School Board)
SuperintendentRobert D'Addario
Area 5
Area trusteeFrank D'Amico
Ward 6
School number528 / 689381
PrincipalLisa Gomes
Vice PrincipalMargarida Duarte
CSPC Chairs (2022-2023)Rosabelle Cruz
Anna Di Paola
Grades9-12
Enrolment713 (2021-22)
AreaDufferin Grove
Colour(s)Maroon and Navy Blue   
Team nameSt. Mary's Huskies
ParishSt. Anthony
Specialist High Skills MajorTransportation
Program FocusInternational Baccalaureate
Broad-based Technology
Websitetcdsb.org/o/stmarycatholicacademy

History

Following overcapacity issues at Brother Edmund Rice Catholic Secondary School,[2] Brother Edmund Rice Annex was established within the building of J.J. McGrand Catholic Elementary School in 1982, positioning itself in the quiet neighbourhood of Dufferin Grove. In its initial year, one hundred and fifty ninth graders occupied one floor of the latter's building.[1]

In 1984, following the closing of J.J. McGrand and the dispersion of its staff and students to neighbouring separate elementary schools, the Faithful Companions of Jesus formally established St. Mary's Catholic Secondary School, achieving an initial enrolment of four hundred and fifty students.[1]

Following a period of reorganization of the Metropolitan Separate School Board between 1998 and 1999, St. Mary's became part of the renamed Toronto Catholic District School Board.

In June 2001, Brother Edmund Rice closed, resulting in St. Mary's accepting and integrating fifty students from its original founding school within its student body.[1]

In 2014, St. Mary's began to offer the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program, serving as the TCDSB's central International Baccalaureate World School. Two years later, in 2016, the school was renamed by the TCDSB to St. Mary Catholic Academy, reflecting its new heightened pursuit of academia.[3]

As of 2023, St. Mary Catholic Academy is the only anglophone high school remaining in the Dufferin Grove neighbourhood following the closure of Brocktown High School in 1995 and Bloor Collegiate Institute in 2021.

Fraser Institute ranking

The Fraser Institute's 2019 report on St. Mary Catholic Academy gave it an overall grade of 6.4, ranking it at 352 of 739 secondary schools in Ontario. St. Mary's rating for the five most recent years is as follows: 6.2 in 2015, 5.1 in 2016, 6.2 in 2017, 5.2 in 2018, and 6.4 in 2019.[4]

Notable alumni

See also

References
  1. "The history of St. Mary's C.S.S. celebrating 20 years". tcdsb.org. Archived from the original on 2004-08-21. Retrieved 2023-04-23.
  2. "Hansard Transcripts 1979-Jun-05 | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. 1979-06-05. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
  3. "St. Mary's Catholic Secondary School Name Change". TCDSB Publishing. 2016-10-20. Retrieved 2023-04-27.
  4. "Fraser Institute - School Ranking". www.compareschoolrankings.org. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
  5. "Frank Jonke - Men's Soccer". University of Louisville Athletics. Retrieved 2023-04-23.
  6. "Player Bio: John Jonke". University of Louisville Athletics. Archived from the original on 2011-10-06. Retrieved 2023-04-23.
  7. "The 6th Letter Interview (Royalty Radio 1)". Royalty Radio. Retrieved 2023-04-23.


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