Georges Vanier Secondary School


Georges Vanier Secondary School and Woodbine Middle School are two public schools consisting of a junior high school and high school located in North York district of Toronto, Ontario. Owned and Operated by the North York Board of Education, the school was named after Canada's first French-Canadian Governor General, Georges Vanier. Attached to the Vanier-Woodbine campus is the North-East Year Round Alternative Centre.

History

Opened in 1966, Georges Vanier was selected by the Canadian Education Association as one of 21 exemplary schools across Canada. The school offers specialized programs such as MSC2, Stem +, Program 2 Art, "One World Youth Arts Project" program, BSc@Van, and the "Focus on Information Technology " program, in addition to offering an Advanced Placement program and a Centennial College Partnership program. The school also provides 3 Specialist High Skills Majors programs: Advance, ICT, and Aviation & Aerospace. These programs give students the opportunity to earn nationally recognized certifications. A Smoke bomb incident happened at the school on June 7, 2018 during the lunch period, The two perpetrators have still not been caught.

Notable alumni