The size of school’s student population allows for a caring environment in which staff get to know their students as individuals. Each discipline offers a continuum of skill development to prepare students for a future of lifelong learning.
Leaside focuses on foreign languages, having a lot of expanded courses to choose from. Besides that, school offers a continuum of skill development in huge range of courses, including digital photography, forensics and communications technology.
In addition to that, Leaside High was rated “Best Toronto School for Languages” by Toronto Life magazine in 2006, having expanded courses in French, Spanish, Italian, and others.
| Type | Public high school |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Grades | 9 – 12 |
| Enrolment | 954 |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Curriculum | Traditional |
School address:
200 Hanna Rd, East York, ON, M4G 3N8
Phone: 416-396-2380
Email: Leaside@tdsb.on.ca
Web site: schoolweb.tdsb.on.ca/leasidehs
Academics:
Courses:
Leaside High School offers a huge variety of courses and classes to choose from. The effectiveness is showed by their results in Ontario provincial high school rating. Schools always shows very good results, ranking 15th in the province last time.
Foreign languages:
- French core immersion
- Extended French.
- Spanish
- Latin
Arts:
- Dramatic arts
- Visual arts – grades 9-12
- Music – instrumental music, music and computers, guitar music
Clubs and activities at Leaside:
| Adolescents for Community Teamwork | LHS Urban Planning & Architecture Club | Mental Health and Wellness Committee |
| Animal Rights Club | Drama Club | Finance Club |
| Arts Council | Eco Club | Fitness Club |
| Asian Fuse | Literary Club | French & Spanish Club |
| Board Games Club | Model UN Club | Future Entrepreneur Club |
| Black Student Alliance | Peer Tutoring Club | Investment Club |
| Chess Club | Muslim Students Association | Jewish Student Alliance |
| The Call – Yearbook | Philosophy Club | Leaside Athletics Association |
| Classics Club | Pickleball Club | Lancebotics (Robotics) |
| Cooking Club | Queer-Straight-Alliance | Law Club |
| Craft Club | Reach for the Top | Leaside Reading Club |
| Debate Club | Equity Committee | LHS Music |
| DECA (Business Club) | Fashion Club | Science Club |
| Spirit Squad | Stage Crew | Student Council |
| The Breakfast Club | The Leaside Chronicle | UNICEF |
| Visual Arts Club | Women In Business | Women’s Empowerment |
| Young Writer’s Club |
Admission
Registration is not required for students from feeder elementary schools. They will be transferred to IRHS.
The feeder schools of IRHS are following:
- Bessborough Public School
- Bennington Heights Public School
- Northlea Public School
- Rolph Road Public School
Students from Leaside High School boundaries are welcome to apply their registration to school.
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