R. H. King Academy
Public, alternative magnet high school in Scarborough, Toronto, Ontario, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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R. H. King Academy, formerly known as Scarborough High School, Scarborough Collegiate Institute and R.H. King Collegiate Institute is a secondary school and a de facto alternative school located in Scarborough, Toronto, Ontario, part of the Toronto District School Board. The school was established in 1922, then became a collegiate in 1930, renamed in 1954 and again in 1989. This school was named after Reginald Harold King (February 16, 1896 – November 4, 1962), a Canadian educator and classicist.
R. H. King Academy | |
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Address | |
3800 St. Clair Avenue East , , M1M 1V3 Canada | |
Coordinates | 43°43′20″N 79°14′15″W |
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Former name | Scarborough High School (1922-1930) Scarborough Collegiate Institute (1930-1954) R.H. King Collegiate Institute (1954-1989) |
School type | Public, alternative magnet high school |
Motto | Latin: Per Ardua Sapientia (Through the hard task of wisdom) |
Founded | September 6, 1922; 101 years ago (1922-09-06) at Birch Cliff Congregational Church |
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Oversight | Toronto Lands Corporation |
Superintendent | Brendan Browne LC3, Executive Diana Panagiotopoulos LN17 |
Area trustee | Parthi Kandvel Ward 18 |
School number | 4148 / 937266 |
Administrator | Shanta Das |
Principal | Katherine Chang |
Grades | 9-12 |
Enrolment | 1,316 (2020-21) |
Language | English |
Colour(s) | Black, navy, light blue, grey and gold |
Slogan | Latin: Diligimus Quaerimus Servimus (We care, we strive, we serve) |
Mascot | Kingsley lion |
Team name | King Lions |
Newspaper | Kingsley Voice |
Yearbook | The Bluff |
Affiliation | Secular |
Website | rhkingacademy |
It was the first secondary school built in the former township of Scarborough and second-oldest surviving institution in Scarborough, after Agincourt Collegiate Institute. The R. H. King school motto is "Per Ardua Sapientia" which translates into Through the hard task of wisdom.