Vincent Massey Junior School
| Vincent Massey Public School (formerly Daisy Avenue Public School) | |
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| Address | |
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68 Daisy Avenue , , M8W 1S1 | |
| Information | |
| School type | Public Elementary school |
| Established | 1929 (closed 1983) |
| School board | Toronto District School Board (Etobicoke Board of Education) |
| Superintendent | Jane Phillips-Long |
| Area trustee | Pamela Gough |
| Grades | JK-5 |
| Language | English |
| Affiliation | None |
Vincent Massey Public School (Vincent Massey PS, VMPS or Massey) is located at 68 Daisy Avenue West in Long Branch area of Toronto, Canada. This school has kindergarten through grade five. Opened in 1929 as Daisy Avenue Public School,[1][2] it was closed by the then Etobicoke Board of Education in 1983, briefly operated as a private school and now as Vincent Massey Day Care and Nursery School.[3] The older children go to neighbouring James S. Bell Middle School and Lakeshore Collegiate Institute. The property remains under the Toronto District School Board, now under Toronto Lands Corporation (leased out, but potential asset for sale in the future).[4] This is the school where Degrassi Junior High was filmed. The school also appears in the movie The Last Detail.
The school is named after Vincent Massey, former Governor General of Canada, one of several across Canada:
- Vincent Massey Public School (Ottawa)
- Vincent Massey Collegiate Institute
- Massey College, University of Toronto
- Vincent Massey Secondary School (Windsor, ON)
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