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2001 King Rd, King City, ON L7B 1K2, Canada
- SCHOOL TYPE: Public
- WEBSITE: King City SS
- SCHOOL LEVEL: High
- GRADES OFFERED: 9 - 12
King City Secondary School values a longstanding tradition of excellence and has a very active and supportive alumni comprised of former students and staff. At the core of that tradition is a caring and committed staff that provides many opportunities for student learning and success and also endeavors to create an environment where everyone feels safe, welcome and respected. Our goal is to ensure that all of our students are challenged to reach their fullest potential by offering a rigorous academic environment combined with any support that may be essential for their success. We also offer students many co-curricular activities through their participation in the areas of athletics, music, and drama as well as in various clubs. King is a semestered school offering students up to eight courses a year with classes at the academic, applied, locally developed, university, college and/or workplace levels. In addition, the school offers 2 Specialist High Skills Major (SHSM) Programs in the areas of Transportation and Health & Wellness. Courses are also offered in other specialty areas including technology & computers, music, drama, community based education (Co-op) and alternative education.
King City is an unincorporated community in King Township. In 1836, a settlement styled Springhill was established in King. With the arrival of the Ontario, Simcoe and Huron railway in 1853, the settlement began to expand. In 1890, the reeve of King township James Whiting Crossley incorporated King City by merging the hamlets of Springhill, Kinghorn, Laskay, and Eversley. King City is characterized by rolling hills and clustered temperate forests in the Eastern Great Lakes lowland forests ecoregion. Numerous kettle lakes and ponds dot the area. Creeks and streams from King City, the surrounding area, and as far west as Bolton and as far east as Stouffville are the origin for the East Humber River.