About Us
Toronto Secondary School of Art (TSSA) is Canada's leading private art high school, located in the most culturally rich core art district of Toronto, Ontario, providing a full-time education system that integrates art creation, academic courses and future innovation ability training for students from grades 9-12 from all over the world.
As an Ontario private AP high school focusing on art education and art climbing, TSSA not only offers professional courses in visual arts, digital media, animation, film and television production, game design, fashion technology and other directions, but also jointly develops practical courses with world-class art schools such as Vancouver Film School (VFS), so that students can be exposed to industry-level production processes and tools in high school, so as to stimulate their potential and clarify their direction in creation.
Art Is Your Voice.
The World Is Your Stage.
We firmly believe that:
Art is not only an expression,
but also a language, an ability,
a way of thinking for the future.
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At TSSA, we believe creativity is the most powerful asset for the future.
Our curriculum combines foundational art training, cross-media studio projects, and global university admissions guidance.
Through our signature GATE – Global Art Talent & Excellence Pathway and the Studio Lab cross-media program, we provide a comprehensive framework that supports students in developing a distinct artistic voice and building portfolio-ready, concept-driven work.
The World is Yours
Located in Toronto’s vibrant art district, TSSA provides a dynamic environment for globally minded young creatives.We nurture students with the freedom to explore and the guidance to grow—where artistic practice meets critical thinking.
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Here, students develop not only visual literacy and cross-media skills, but also the cultural insight to transform personal narratives into public dialogue.
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We believe the next generation of artists should not just reflect the world, but reimagine and reshape it.
Vision
This is where bold ideas take form.
At TSSA, we not only teach skills or impart knowledge, but also guide students to establish a creative language, the courage to express themselves, and an independent perspective to observe the world.
Our mission is to build an environment that encourages exploration and trial and error, allowing students to freely move between sketching and composition, animation and cross-media experiments, images and sounds, and develop creative practices with personal style and social awareness.
Through a teaching system that integrates visual arts, digital technology and critical thinking, we cultivate students' needs to face the ever-changing world:
Imagination, Analysis, Action, and The ability to communicate with the world
Whether they go to art schools, design schools, or a broader creative stage, TSSA students will move forward as creators, observers, and future builders.