Le Collège français (LCF) is a

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, Canada part of the Conseil scolaire Viamonde. Prior to 1998, the school was part of the

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(CEFCUT) and the

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(TBE).

General information

Le Collège français is part of le Conseil scolaire Viamonde and had 283 students enrolled. It is located in downtown Toronto near the intersection of

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and

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, near the TTC

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subway station. Around 80% of the school's students commute by public transit. The school offers the IB program.

History

Le Collège français was founded in 1979 within Monarch Park High School as the first

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"module" at the secondary level in

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. It was the second French public secondary school established in Toronto (the first was École secondaire Étienne-Brûlé). In 1981, it moved to

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, became a separate entity in 1989, and adopted the name ''Le Collège français à Jarvis'' in 1992. In September 1997, the school moved into its present building on Carlton Street at Jarvis Street, and became Le Collège français; the building previously had been part of the

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Toronto headquarters until they were moved to their current location at the

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in 1993.

Sports

Sports are a large part of CF. The school has a basketball, volleyball, hockey and soccer team. The College Francais soccer team were TDCAA soccer ‘A’ champions for the 2022-23 and 2023-24.

Notable people of Le Collège français

Alumni

* Sam Earle – child actor *

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– child actor

References

External links

*
School profile
at the International Baccalaureate Organization web site {{DEFAULTSORT:Collège français, Le 1979 establishments in Ontario Educational institutions established in 1979 College francais College francais International Baccalaureate schools in Ontario