City School

TDSB public high school · 9–12 · 635 Queen's Quay W

Shares its building with The Waterfront School.

The school is small, so the Ministry doesn’t publish its student numbers. 58% passed the Grade 10 literacy test on the first try, against 83% at the typical TDSB high school.

School website
StudentsSmallNumber not published
Grades9–12High school
FrenchCoreCore French classes
Low-income homes–Not published

Results, 2024–25

How we rank

Students who met the provincial standard on the and Grade 9 math (). Black line: the typical school in the TDSB high schools group. Ranks are within that group.

Grade 9 math
No result
No data this year.
Grade 10 literacy test (OSSLT)58%
T-63rd of 65Typical 83%

Students and families

Not published for privacy

The Ministry doesn’t publish background figures for small schools, so no one can work out facts about individual students.

Safety

5
crimes reported within 250 m of this school
Reported to police at a school, January 2023 to September 2026. 2 in 2023, 1 in 2025 and 2 in 2026.
This school5 Typical Toronto public school3

More than at 6 in 10 Toronto public schools.

Assault · 5

Police place each report at the nearest intersection, so reports from another school close by can be counted here. The Waterfront School shares the building, so these reports may involve it. Each offence counts once, so one event can count more than once.

On the map

Harbourfront-CityPlace, 635 Queen's Quay W.

Street map of City School, its 250 m circle and the numbered nearby schoolsStreet map of City School and nearby schools
City School
This school
St Michael's Choir (Sr) School
TCDSB · 9–12
43 min walk
Harbord Collegiate Institute
TDSB · 9–12
50 min walk
Central Toronto Academy
TDSB · 9–12
51 min walk

Walking times are estimates.

Getting there

Bus and streetcar stops

Queens Quay West at Dan Leckie Way West Side1 min walk
Queens Quay West at Bathurst St East Side Billy Bishop Airport1 min walk
Queens Quay West at Dan Leckie Way East Side2 min walk

Cycling

Bike lanes or routes nearby on Martin Goodman / Waterfront Trl, Dan Leckie Way, Queens Quay W (about 1 min walk to the closest). 14 Bike Share stations within 500 m.

Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Street safety

School zone speed sign within 250 mNo
Speed cameras within 250 m1
Collisions involving a pedestrian within 250 m11
Collisions involving a cyclist within 250 m2

Collisions reported to Toronto Police, 2023 to 2026. Speed signs are the City’s permanent “Watch Your Speed” signs, which flash a driver’s speed in School Safety Zones.

Nearby

Parks

Bathurst Quay Common3 min walk
Ireland Park3 min walk
Little Norway Park4 min walk

Community and recreation centres

Canoe Landing Community Recreation Centre7 min walk

Library

Fort York Library7 min walk

The neighbourhood: Harbourfront-CityPlace

People28,135
Children 14 and under7%
Typical age32
Households16,550
Homes that are rented60%
English as first language48%

From the 2021 Census, for the whole neighbourhood.

Quick answers

What grades does City School teach?

9 to 12. It is a public high school.

Which board runs City School?

Toronto District School Board (TDSB).

How did City School do on the literacy test in 2024–25?

58% of students passed the Grade 10 literacy test on the first try, against 83% at the typical school in its group. That ranks T-63rd of 65.

Does City School offer French Immersion?

No French Immersion program is listed for 2024–25. It offers Core French.