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Riverdale Collegiate Institute

1907 establishments in OntarioEducational institutions established in 1907High schools in TorontoSchools in the TDSB
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Riverdale Collegiate Institute (Riverdale CI, RCI, or Riverdale) is a semestered high school located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada owned and operated by the Toronto Board of Education until its amalgamation in 1998 into the Toronto District School Board.

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Riverdale Collegiate Institute
Gerrard Street East, Toronto

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Riverdale Collegiate Institute

Gerrard Street East 1094
M4M 2A1 Toronto
Ontario, Canada
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Toronto District School Board

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