Eastern Commerce Collegiate Institute (ECCI) was a
public
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high school
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part of
Toronto District School Board
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in
Toronto
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. Opened in 1925, it offered a range of courses leading to all Ministry pathways: University, College, Apprenticeship, and Workplace. Co-operative Education is an integral part of the curriculum.
The school offered a Specialist High Skills Major in Business and Marketing, The National Retail Business Certificate, and an internationally recognized Computer Licence Certificate. In 2002, the department won the Kenneth Fryer Award for mathematics teaching.
The school attracted enrollment to students from all parts of Toronto due to its proximity to
Donlands station. Since the school's closure in 2015, the building still hosts
Subway Academy I
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, the First Nations School and the TDSB Historical and Archival Records.
History
The school opened in 1924 and was designed by architect
Charles Edmund Cyril Dyson
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.
The school closed down in June 2015.
See also
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References
External links
Official WebsiteEastern Commerce Collegiate Instituteat the
Toronto District School Board
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