The new Etobicoke City Centre Elementary School will be similar in design to this one and located at 160 Silverhill Drive.
South Etobicoke will soon be getting a new hi-tech elementary school to meet the needs of the community.
A plan by the Ontario government to invest $33.4 million in the Toronto District School Board for the new Etobicoke City Centre Elementary School was announced by Etobicoke Lakeshore MPP Christine Hogarth on May 10.
The school, which will be located at 160 Silverhill Drive, in the Bloor and Dundas Streets W. area, will have 823 student spaces and 88 licensed child care spaces, Hogarth said.
The new school will accommodate 823 students and promises to be state-of-the-art.
“It is part of the government’s commitment to building state-of-the-art spaces for Ontario students,” she said.
Hogarth said the new school is the fifth major school investment for Etobicoke-Lakeshore during her tenure as MPP.
“The new school will be a valuable asset for supporting student needs in our fast-growing community,” she noted. “The inclusion of child care spaces will offer reassurance to working families and provide a seamless transition for our youngest learners.”
The new school will replace the Etobicoke Secondary Alternative School that was built in 1954. It will be demolished.
The school supports the creation of more than 27,000 new student spaces and more than 1,700 licensed child care spaces at schools across Ontario.
Education minister Stephen Lecce said the project is part of a $1.3 billion plan that more than doubles funding to build new schools and expansions, including child care spaces.
“We are stepping up with a massive investment to build the homes, schools, and communities our province needs, and to ensure children have access to state-of-the-art schools close to home,” Lecce said.
The province since 2018 has invested more than $3.6 billion in construction projects in education, including 139 new schools, 109 additions and renovations to existing facilities, creating more than 98,000 student spaces and over 8,000 new licensed child care spaces.
The announcement was made by Etobicoke Lakeshore MPP Christine Hogarth.
The new school will be on the site of the Etobicoke Secondary Alternative School that was built in 1954. It will be demolished and the new one completed by about 2028.
The state-of-the-art facility will include six full-day kindergarten and 27 regular classrooms; art, science and music rooms, meeting rooms, double gymnasium, stage,
The three-storey school will also contain a five-room 88-space childcare centre, six full day kindergarten rooms, and enough space for six portables and playgrounds.
“The modern school will help alleviate the space pressures on other local schools that are now over capacity.” said Colleen Russell Rawlins, Director of Education, TDSB.
Rawlins said the new school will provide a welcoming and engaging environment for hundreds of nearby students to achieve, belong, and thrive.