Northview Heights Secondary School
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Northview Heights Secondary School is a secondary school
for grades 9 to 12 in Toronto
, Ontario
, Canada
. It is located in the North York community in Toronto, on the intersection of Bathurst Street and Finch Avenue
.
Its feeder schools include Charles H. Best Middle School and Willowdale Middle School. However, there are many students that attend from different regions specifically for the Honours Math, Science and Technology, CyberARTS
, and APGA programs.
Certified Cisco
course.
to feature the CyberARTS
program, a partnership with the University of Waterloo
and Sheridan College
which opened in February 1996. The school has three Mac computer labs: a Communication Technology lab, a CyberARTS lab, and a Creative Design Centre lab. Most of the computers are iMacs, but there are a considerable amount of eMacs
still remaining in the Creative Design Center. Every Mac computer has a version of Adobe Creative Suite 3 Design Premium CS3, Maxon Cinema 4D
v.8 and iLife
08.
voted it "one of the top 30 schools in Canada." As of 2006-07, the program has 75 participants in 19 sports. However, they are not allowed to play these sports to represent the school while in the specialized sports program.
course in grade 11. The enriched technology stream was considered useless and removed from the curriculum. To receive admittance into the program, one must write a test. Those with the highest-scoring results are granted permission to learn in the program. To stay in the HMST program, you must maintain an average of at least 75% in all the mentioned courses.
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
for grades 9 to 12 in Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, Canada
Canada
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. It is located in the North York community in Toronto, on the intersection of Bathurst Street and Finch Avenue
Finch Avenue
Finch Avenue is an arterial thoroughfare and concession road which travels east–west through the city of Toronto. The road also has short extensions into Peel and Durham Regions as Peel Regional Road 2 and Durham Regional Road 37.-History:...
.
Its feeder schools include Charles H. Best Middle School and Willowdale Middle School. However, there are many students that attend from different regions specifically for the Honours Math, Science and Technology, CyberARTS
CyberARTS
CyberARTS is a multi-disciplinary, integrated six-year arts and technology specialized program which is offered in a number of schools in Toronto for grade 7 to 12 students in Ontario, Canada. The CyberARTS program has been honoured by Maclean's magazine as one of the best programs in Canada...
, and APGA programs.
Specialty programs
Northview is noted for having many specialty programs for its students. These include CyberARTS, APGA, HMST, and a CCNACCNA
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Certified Cisco
Cisco
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course.
CyberARTS program
Northview Heights Secondary School is one of four schools in the Toronto District School BoardToronto District School Board
Toronto District School Board, also known by the acronym TDSB, is the English-language public school board for Toronto, Ontario, Canada...
to feature the CyberARTS
CyberARTS
CyberARTS is a multi-disciplinary, integrated six-year arts and technology specialized program which is offered in a number of schools in Toronto for grade 7 to 12 students in Ontario, Canada. The CyberARTS program has been honoured by Maclean's magazine as one of the best programs in Canada...
program, a partnership with the University of Waterloo
University of Waterloo
The University of Waterloo is a comprehensive public university in the city of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. The school was founded in 1957 by Drs. Gerry Hagey and Ira G. Needles, and has since grown to an institution of more than 30,000 students, faculty, and staff...
and Sheridan College
Sheridan College
Sheridan College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning is a diploma and degree granting Canadian polytechnic institute with approximately 15,000 full time students and 35,000 continuing education students...
which opened in February 1996. The school has three Mac computer labs: a Communication Technology lab, a CyberARTS lab, and a Creative Design Centre lab. Most of the computers are iMacs, but there are a considerable amount of eMacs
Emacs
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still remaining in the Creative Design Center. Every Mac computer has a version of Adobe Creative Suite 3 Design Premium CS3, Maxon Cinema 4D
Cinema 4D
CINEMA 4D is a 3D modeling, animation and rendering application developed by MAXON Computer GmbH of Friedrichsdorf, Germany. It is capable of procedural and polygonal/subd modeling, animating, lighting, texturing, rendering, and common features found in 3d modelling applications.- Overview:The...
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ILife
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08.
Academic Program for Gifted Athletes (APGA)
The Academic Program for Gifted Athletes is a program unique to Northview Heights. It builds a school schedule around the needs of their young athletes. In August 2005, Maclean'sMaclean's
Maclean's is a Canadian weekly news magazine, reporting on Canadian issues such as politics, pop culture, and current events.-History:Founded in 1905 by Toronto journalist/entrepreneur Lt.-Col. John Bayne Maclean, a 43-year-old trade magazine publisher who purchased an advertising agency's in-house...
voted it "one of the top 30 schools in Canada." As of 2006-07, the program has 75 participants in 19 sports. However, they are not allowed to play these sports to represent the school while in the specialized sports program.
Honours Math, Science and Technology program (HMST)
The Honours Math Science and Technology Program offers enriched courses for high-achieving academic students. The program begins in grade 9, with enriched math, science, and technology courses. The enriched math continues to grade 11, and the enriched science continues to grade 10. However, there is an enriched ChemistryChemistry
Chemistry is the science of matter, especially its chemical reactions, but also its composition, structure and properties. Chemistry is concerned with atoms and their interactions with other atoms, and particularly with the properties of chemical bonds....
course in grade 11. The enriched technology stream was considered useless and removed from the curriculum. To receive admittance into the program, one must write a test. Those with the highest-scoring results are granted permission to learn in the program. To stay in the HMST program, you must maintain an average of at least 75% in all the mentioned courses.