Central Commerce Collegiate (also known as Central Commerce or CCC for short) is a public, semestered secondary school

Secondary school

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 located in the Palmerston-Little Italy

Palmerston-Little Italy

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 neighbourhood of Toronto

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, Ontario

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, Canada

Canada

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Central Commerce was founded in 1916 as a school of business and commerce. Over the years it has developed into a composite school that offers a broad range of programs. Business studies remains a strong focus, and this program is now complemented by a full range of core academic subjects,
computer classes, music, art, drama, and health and physical education. Courses are offered at the University, University/College and College levels for grade 12 students. Most of our graduates proceed to post-secondary education at university or college. Grade 11 offerings at the university, college or open levels allow for a range of post-secondary destination planning.

Sports

CCC is well known for its senior boys basketball team which won the 2008 TBSSAA City Championship for "AAA" OFFSA. The team also received the bronze medal in the "AAA" OFFSA tournament.

Focus

Students who graduate from Central Commerce Collegiate have the opportunity to go to university or college depending on the courses they take and the grades they receive while taking them. The school academics focus most on business courses being that it is a school of commerce.

Extra curricular activities

The school offers many extra curricular courses and clubs such as LINCSS, MedVents, CO-OP, Commerce Connections, Leadership, ESP, Wahdat, and the Student Council.The school also has many events such as MOGA, Christmas Assembly, Talent Show, Athletic Assembly, Athletic Banquet, Semi-Formal, Multi-Cultural Assembly and Prom.

In 2009, the Shakespearean theatre company Shakespeare in Action

Shakespeare in Action

Shakespeare in Action is a Toronto-based, multi-racial Shakespearean theatre company for young audiences. The company aspires to enhance the arts and education by bringing Shakespeare's plays to children and students across Toronto...

became the Artist Company in Residence at Central Commerce. The school's students may participate in all of Shakespeare in Action's educational programming for free. In exchange, the company uses Central Commerce's auditorium for their mainstage productions.