Central Technical School

Central Technical School is a Canadian composite high school in Toronto, Ontario. The school is run by the Toronto District School Board (TDSB); before 1998, it was run by the Toronto Board of Education (TBE).^[1]

Central Tech is located in the Harbord Village neighborhood of downtown Toronto. The campus address is 725 Bathurst Street. The school has three buildings. The main building is southernmost;^[2] it includes the school office and numerous classrooms.

Central Tech offers a wide range of programs, including all the core academic courses, as well as concentrations and specializations in visual arts and technical studies. The school also offers enriched levels and special education, including a resource room for students with learning disabilities. As well, the school offers support to students in the transition from high school to university, college, apprenticeship or employment.

Central Tech is also one of the TDSB's night-school locations. Two nights per week, the school offers various high-school courses, both to teenagers and to adults, at no charge.

War effort

During the Second World War, Central Tech's facilities were put to use 24 hours a day. From 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m, students attended regular classes. From 4:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m., in cooperation with the United States, special classes were held under the supervision of the Army, Navy and Royal Canadian Air Force. These classes involved marching drills, wireless operating, aircraft mechanics, flight, tank repair, and other subjects related to the war effort.^{[citation needed]}

Film and television location

Several films and television series have used the school as a location, including;

• Good Will Hunting
• Flashpoint
• Resident Evil: Apocalypse
• Class of 1984
• Silent Hill: Revelation 3D
• Loser
• Baroness von Sketch Show

Notable alumni

• Mario Barone, Canadian soccer player
• Aba Bayefsky, artist and teacher at the Ontario College of Art
• Ken Bell, WW2 Photographer
• Adriano Belli, CFL player for the Toronto Argonauts
• Tristan Black, CFL player for the Calgary Stampeders
• Bruno Bobak, Canadian war artist
• Nina Bunjevac, Serbian Canadian cartoonist
• Franklin Carmichael, painter and member of the Group of Seven^[3]
• George Cassian, yacht designer
• Susan Collett, artist
• Lloyd Fell, Ontario MPP and trade unionist
• Lawren Harris, painter and member of the Group of Seven
  • his son Lawren P. Harris was also an alumnus and painter
• Eileen Hazell, sculptor and potter
• Leon Katz, physicist, member of the Order of Canada
• Terry Mosher, Montreal-based political cartoonist
• Sydney Newman, television and film producer
• Haruko Okano, artist
• Michael Smith, decathlete, CBC color commentator
• Frank Stukus, Toronto Argonauts player and Grey Cup champion

See also

• List of high schools in Ontario

References

External links

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