Chaminade College School

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Chaminade College School (CCS) is an all-boys Catholic high school in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was founded in 1964 and opened in September 1965. The school is named after Father William Joseph Chaminade, founder of the Marianists, and its motto is Fortes in Fide, which means Strong in Faith.

Chaminade was first run by the Marianists. In 1967, it joined a partnership with the Metropolitan Separate School Board (now the Toronto Catholic District School Board), with the Board teaching the first two years and the Archdiocese the remaining three. In 1972 the Irish Christian Brothers took over administration until 1988. Since then, the school has been administered by the Toronto Catholic District School Board, while keeping its Catholic identity.

The school is located at 490 Queen’s Drive in North York, Toronto. It serves boys in grades 9–12 and teaches in English. About 900 students attended in 2017–18. The colors are green and gold, and the teams are called the Chaminade Gryphons. The school offers Specialist High Skills Majors in Business, Environment, and Information and Communications Technology, and it is affiliated with the St. Bernard parish.

Chaminade has earned several recognitions. In 2007 it won a Green Toronto Award for the Adopt a Stream project. In 2008 students helped push for a province-wide rule banning smoking in cars with children present. Nadia Pasquini, a longtime teacher, received the Prime Minister’s Award for Teaching Excellence for 2016–2017 for fundraising and anti-violence work. The Chaminade Concert Band has had notable leadership, including Alex Voros, who was named Canada’s MusiCounts Teacher of the Year in 2008.

The school is known for its strong hockey program, which has produced many players who went on to the NHL, OHL, NCAA, and other leagues. Notable alumni include Jason Woolley, Mark Giordano, Gino Cavallini, Paul Cavallini, Michael Vernace, and Akim Aliu. Former Gryphons Tevaun Smith and James Bodanis also moved on to college football and the CFL.

For more information, visit the website at chaminadecollege.tcdsb.org.