Central Technical School is a Canadian composite high school in Toronto, Ontario, built before World War I. It accommodates well over two thousand students. The school is run by the Toronto District School Board (TDSB); before 1998, it was run by the Toronto Board of Education (TBE).
Central Tech is located in the Harbord Village neighborhood of downtown Toronto. The campus address is 725 Bathurst Street. The school has three buildings colloquially known as the Art Building, located on Harbord Street; the Bathurst Building, which is the westernmost building and is also located directly north of the field; and the Main Building. The Art Building hosts most of the school’s art classes and is home to Central Tech’s specialized arts program, while the Bathurst Building hosts the swimming pool and numerous classrooms. The main building is southernmost; it also includes the school offices and numerous classrooms.
Central Tech offers a wide range of programs, including all the core academic courses, as well as concentrations and specializations in visual arts and technical studies. The school also offers enriched levels and special education, including a resource room for students with learning disabilities. As well, the school offers support to students in the transition from high school to university, college, apprenticeship or employment.
Central Tech is also one of the TDSB's night-school locations. Two nights per week, the school offers various high-school courses, both to teenagers and to adults, at no charge.
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War effort
During the Second World War, Central Tech's facilities were put to use 24 hours a day. From 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m, students attended regular classes. From 4:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m., in cooperation with the United States, special classes were held under the supervision of the Army, Navy and Royal Canadian Air Force. These classes involved marching drills, wireless operating, aircraft mechanics, flight, tank repair, and other subjects related to the war effort.
Film and television location
Several films and television series have used the school as a location, including;
Good Will Hunting
Flashpoint
Resident Evil: Apocalypse
Class of 1984
Silent Hill: Revelation 3D
Loser
Baroness von Sketch Show
Notable alumni
Mario Barone – soccer player
Aba Bayefsky – artist; teacher at the Ontario College of Art
Ken Bell – World War II photographer
Adriano Belli – CFL player for the Toronto Argonauts
Tristan Black – CFL player for the Calgary Stampeders
Bruno Bobak – war artist
Nina Bunjevac – cartoonist
Franklin Carmichael – painter; member of the Group of Seven artists
George Cassian – yacht designer
Susan Collett – artist
Lloyd Fell – Ontario MPP; trade unionist
Emanuel Hahn – sculptor and coin designer
Lawren Harris – painter; member of the Group of Seven
his son Lawren P. Harris was also an alumnus and painter
Eileen Hazell – sculptor and potter
Leon Katz – physicist; member of the Order of Canada
Demitrious "Jimmy" Krigos – Greek God
Harold Klunder
Terry Mosher – political cartoonist
Sydney Newman – television and film producer