Toronto's neighbourhood school for the arts, academics and athletics!
Creativity takes centre stage across CTA’s dynamic arts community. Through CTA HeArts, our students bring stories to life. From full-scale stage productions like The Wizard of Oz and award-winning festival drama entries at the National Theatre School DramaFest, to live music revivals, lunchtime concert, and submissions to national platforms like the CBC Music Class Challenge. Visual and media artists work with professional, industry-standard tools like Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop in our Graphic Design studio, mold hands-on sculptures in 3D ceramics, create Indigenous-focused artworks, and showcase their talent on our competitive, award-winning Dance Team.
Academic
Academic rigor, experiential problem-solving, and university readiness drive the classroom experience at Central Toronto Academy. We pair uncompromising academic standards with open doors. At CTA, our enriched pathways are completely barrier-free there are no entrance tests required. We meet students where they are, cultivating the core skills, discipline, and curiosity that turn emerging learners into confident graduates ready for university, college, and future careers.
- AP Prep & Advanced Placement (AP): Through targeted AP Prep (Grades 9–11) and senior Advanced Placement (AP) courses—including AP Calculus, AP Biology, and AP Chemistry —students engage in university-level coursework while still in high school . CTA students consistently achieve top scores that outpace provincial and global averages , earning prestigious AP Scholar distinctions.
- Experiential, SHSM & University Partnerships: Learning at CTA extends far beyond the classroom through career-focused Specialist High Skills Major (SHSM) pathways, industry certifications, and elite post-secondary partnerships.
- Business SHSM & Tech Innovation: Our Business SHSM students consistently earn top honors at provincial DECA competitions, turn startup concepts into reality through student entrepreneurship grants (EEP), and code championship-winning projects at premier hackathons like MathHacks and RoboHacks. To fuel this entrepreneurial and engineering spirit, we have launched a dedicated Maker Space, providing students with hands-on tools, modern technology, and collaborative workstations to design prototypes, build creative solutions, and turn their boldest ideas into physical realities.
- Sports SHSM: Focusing on recreation and fitness leadership, sports management, and sports media and broadcasting, this pathway equips students with career-ready industry certifications, including NCCP Coaching, FUNdamentals, HIGH FIVE® Training, Emergency CPR, Athletic Taping, ICE Entrepreneurial Training, Ropes Courses, and Inclusive & Adaptive Instruction. Students learn directly alongside powerhouse partners such as Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment (MLSE), City of Toronto Parks and Rec, University of Toronto, York University, Seneca College, and the YMCA.
- Co-op & Post-Secondary Pathways: Through robust Cooperative Education placements and our partnership with the SEE U of T program, senior students bridge high school with future careers thereby gaining professional workplace experience while earning direct University of Toronto course credits right on the St. George campus.
Home of the CTA Wolves, our athletics program balances high-level competitive drive with true school-wide inclusivity. CTA athletes play with heart and pride, earning city championship titles and competing against top talent across the province at OFSAA championships.
Alongside our varsity pursuits, we believe athletics belongs to every student. Our bustling lunchtime Intramurals are completely barrier-free, open to all grades, experience levels, and skill sets across rotating seasons of volleyball, basketball, indoor soccer, ball hockey, and pickleball. The energy is electric, with friends teaming up, rivals competing for the prestigious Intramural Cup, and even CTA teachers fielding teams to jump into the action alongside students. To ensure safe, welcoming spaces for all, we feature dedicated open gym programming, including female-identifying and non-binary gym times, alongside lunch drop-ins and student fitness spaces. At CTA, competing with heart and staying active is part of the Wolfpack experience for everyone.