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60 Playfair Avenue , , Canada | |
Coordinates | 43°42′37″N 79°27′29″W / 43.7104°N 79.4581°W |
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School type | Catholic High school |
Motto | Character and Charity, Scholarship and Service |
Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic (Sisters of St. John the Baptist) |
Founded | 1974 |
School board | Toronto Catholic District School Board (Metropolitan Separate School Board) |
Superintendent | Shawna Campbell Area 3 |
Area trustee | Maria Rizzo Ward 5 |
School number | 522 / 702935 |
Principal | Anthony Bellisario |
Vice Principals | Jessica Wlodarczyk Christine Kim |
Grades | 9-12 |
Enrolment | 926 (2018–19) |
Language | English |
Colour(s) | Red, White, and Yellow |
Team name | Dante Monarchs |
Public transit access | TTC: North/South: 29 Dufferin West/East: 52 Lawrence West, 59 Maple Leaf Rapid Transit: Lawrence West |
Parish | St. Charles Borromeo |
Specialist High Skills Major | Arts & Culture Business Health and Wellness |
Program Focus | Broadbased Technology Elite Athletes/Arts |
Website | [1] |
Dante Alighieri Academy (Dante Alighieri, DAA, or Dante, official name: Dante Alighieri Catholic Academy) also known as Dante Alighieri Academy Catholic Secondary School is a Catholic public high school in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Administered by the Toronto Catholic District School Board, it serves the Glen Park neighbourhood in the North York district. It has 926 students from grades 9-12 as of 2018–19. It was founded in 1974 by the Sisters of St. John the Baptist, and is named after Dante Alighieri, a major Italian poet of the Middle Ages in the 13th century.