George Harvey Collegiate Institute

Public high school in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

George Harvey Collegiate Institute

George Harvey in 2009.

Address

1700 Keele Street

Toronto

Ontario

M6M 3W5

Canada

Coordinates| 43°41′04″N 79°28′24″W﻿ / ﻿43.684459°N 79.473327°W﻿ / 43.684459; -79.473327
Information
Former names| George Harvey Vocational School
George Harvey Secondary School
School type| Public High school
Motto| Industry. Life. Commerce
Founded| September 2, 1952; 70 years ago (1952-09-02)
Closed| June 30, 2022; 13 months ago (2022-06-30)
School board| Toronto District School Board
Superintendent| Jeff Hainbuch
Area trustee| Chris Tonks
Principal| S. Miceli
Faculty| Z. Prekajski, G. Vanek
Grades| 9 to 12
Enrolment| 600 (2020-2021)
Language| English
Schedule type| Semestered
Area| York
Team name| Hawks
Website| www.georgeharveyci.ca

George Harvey Collegiate Institute (George Harvey CI, GHCI also known simply as Harvey) was a high school in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was formerly known as George Harvey Vocational School and George Harvey Secondary School. It was located in the former suburb of York and was part of the Toronto District School Board. Before 1998, it was part of the Board of Education for the City of York.

The school opened in 1952 as the first vocational school in the former City of York for students who want to pursue skilled trades. It became a composite secondary school focused on technology and offered a STEPS to University program, as well as a program called Game Design. George Harvey was also the first TDSB school to provide netbooks to students.[1] The school ceased to exist as an individual school on June 30, 2022, when the student body consolidated with York Memorial Collegiate Institute, in the same building, which will operate until 2026.

## History[edit]

The vocational school was constructed in 1951 and opened in 1952. Designed by architect John B. Parkin, the original building had 12 classrooms, 3 commercial rooms, 3 typing rooms, two science labs, a double gymnasium, a 500-seated auditorium, library, an auto shop, an electrical shop, a machine shop, a wood shop and a large tradesroom.[2] It was the first technical secondary school serving the former City of York before it evolved into a composite school.

In May 2019, the school hosted 900 students from the displaced nearby York Memorial Collegiate Institute, which had caught in a five-alarm fire. As the school has a population of 535 students, the building can hold up to 1,435 pupils.

After the pupil accommodation review in 2021, the school and its name ceased to exist by June 30, 2022, and its student body was consolidated and has operated as York Memorial Collegiate Institute since September 2022. The newly-merged school will continue to operate at the George Harvey building until 2026.[3]

## Notable alumni[edit]

* Tyrone Williams, former NFL and CFL player[4]

## See also[edit]

* List of high schools in Ontario

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Official Website". Retrieved February 19, 2016.
2. ^ RAIC Journal, Issue 9, September 1954. Royal Architectural Institute of Canada.
3. ^ "School merger recommended". 13 June 2021.
4. ^ "Tyrone Williams". Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved February 19, 2016.

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