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About Us

Pursue excellence at Parkside

Parkside Collegiate Institute fosters a safe, supportive, and inclusive culture where each student is seen, valued and challenged to achieve excellence. With specialized academic programs, modern facilities, and a culture of connection, we aim to inspire students to thrive both in school and beyond.

 

Parkside’s Five Pillars
  1. Caring educators and support staff
  2. Outstanding facilities
  3. Exceptional programming
  4. Academic Excellence
  5. Proven Results

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Why Choose Parkside?

We offer diverse educational pathways tailored to meet the unique needs of each student, including comprehensive Academic/University prep courses.
Parkside offers a robust and highly regarded French Immersion program.
Participate in valuable hands-on learning activities through our six dynamic Specialist High Skills Majors (SHSM), wide range of technology/trades courses, and established Cooperative Education program with meaningful community connections.

Explore a variety of extracurricular options, intra-mural sports, student-led spirit events, activities like Student Council, Parkside Pride, BIPOC club, Debate club, Band, Robotics Team, and many other opportunities for students to make their high school experience rich and valuable.

We proudly offer a full slate of Thames Valley Regional Athletics (TVRA)-sanctioned sports.

Enjoy a wide range of Arts classes, including fine art, music, dance and dramatic arts class and creative extracurricular opportunities.

Our History

Parkside Collegiate Institute is the largest TVDSB secondary school in St. Thomas, serving over 1,000 students. Opened in 1967, the school campus backs on to Lake Margaret and Pinafore Park. Parkside was built to replace one of the original schools in St. Thomas, the former St. Thomas Collegiate Institute, and that is why we are Parkside Collegiate Institute, not Parkside Secondary School. We humbly serve the St. Thomas and Elgin communities, dating back to the 1800s.