St. Mary's Catholic Secondary School is a Catholic

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 secondary school

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 located in Toronto

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, Ontario

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, Canada

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. The school is part of the Toronto Catholic District School Board

Toronto Catholic District School Board

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 and serves about 800 students in grades 9 to 12.

History

St. Mary's Catholic Secondary School was founded to serve the increasing population of the Bloor-Dufferin Catholic community. In 1984, the Metropolitan Separate School Board (now the Toronto Catholic District School Board

Toronto Catholic District School Board

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) asked the Sisters-Faithful Companions of Jesus-to establish a secondary school under the leadership of Sister Bonnie Moser. St. Mary's occupied the J.J. McGrand Elementary School building, located in a quiet residential neighbourhood.

In keeping with the religious order's spirit and desire to edicate the whole person, St. Mary's has been guided by the idea "that they may have life and have it to the full" (John 10:10). Thanks to the Faithful Companions of Jesus, St. Mary's carries on the tradition of nurturing the lives of all young people, bringing them to a distinctive Christian presence.

Notable alumni and groups

• Frank Jonke
  Frank Jonke
  Frank Jonke is a Canadian soccer player and who currently plays with FC Inter Turku in Finland.-Playing career:...
  
  , soccer player
• John Jonke
  John Jonke
  John Jonke is a Canadian soccer player.-College and Amateur:Jonke began playing soccer at the youth level during his secondary school years with St. Mary's Catholic Secondary School. In his senior year at St. Mary's Jonke was appointed team captain, and helped guide his team to the regional...
  
  , soccer player, younger brother of Frank Jonke