Glebe Collegiate Institute (Glebe CI), located in the beautiful Glebe neighbourhood, has developed a rich tradition over its history. In accordance with its motto, “In alta tende”, its students “strive for the heights” and have acquired national and international recognition. Glebe CI has approximately 1,700 students and is the OCDSB's largest school.
The first students came to Glebe in the fall of 1922. The school was officially opened in May of 1923. We held a celebration of 100 years of Glebe in October, 2022.
Our school welcomes approximately 1700 students each year from Grade 9 to 12.
We offer English, French Immersion, English as a Second Language, a Gifted Program, and a Special Education Learning Centre.
Glebe was selected as one of Canada's best schools in the August 23, 2004, edition of Maclean's news magazine.
It has a percussion group called Offbeat, which uses things like trash cans, brooms, chalk dusters, and water barrels as instruments. The Improv Teams, have twice placed within the Canadian Improv Games national finals.
Glebe's robotics program participates in US FIRST international robotics competition, and won the SKILLS Canada STEM and Controls competition in 2015.
Glebe's Reach for the Top trivia team has won the national championships twice, during the 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 school years.[3]
Academic Programs
- Grades 9 – 12: Regular English, English as a Second Language, Extended French, Immersion French, Gifted Immersion French
- Third languages: German, Spanish, Latin
- Visual arts, drama, music (band, vocal)
Special Education and ESL Programs
- Immersion Gifted program package in grades 9 – 12 congregated classes in English, Mathematics, Social Sciences and Science.
- Special Education Resource Teachers who provide remedial help, monitoring and educational support.
Supports
- Indigenous Student Support Co-ordinator
- Multicultural Liaison Officer
- Social Worker
- Youth Worker
- Psychologist
- Rideauwood counsellor
- Food cupboard
Activities
Glebe CI strives to provide a variety of curricular and extra-curricular experiences to encourage social, emotional, intellectual and physical growth for the students.
Notable features of the building include:
- an auditorium with balcony seating, a sub-basement dedicated wholly to an orchestral music room, instrument storage, and the music teachers' office.
- a small greenhouse on the roof.
- a full-size playing field that is used for a variety of high school sports like soccer, and baseball. Around the field, there are track and field running facilities with two full supporter stands.
Glebe CI is a school where multicultural students find a safe, stimulating environment and where an atmosphere of mutual respect for all cultures of Canada is cultivated.
A strong commitment to Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility is embedded throughout the OCDSB 2023-2027 Strategic Plan and captured within each area of focus: learning, well-being, and social responsibility. We strive to ensure that our school is a welcoming and safe place for students of all identities to feel valued and respected as they engage, learn, grow, explore, and discover. For more information, please visit the OCDSB’s Equity and Diversity website.
Interested in registering your child at our school? Contact us or visit the OCDSB Registration Page for more information.
Do you have difficulty reading or understanding English?
The OCDSB Family Reception Centre is designed to help if English is not your first language. Staff can also assist with new Permanent Residents to Canada, families returning from abroad or transferring from a French language school board. Please call our Family Reception Centre at 613-239-2416 to make an appointment.