Hillcrest Community School is located on Bathurst Street between Davenport Road and St. Clair Avenue. The school first opened in 1905 and has expanded in three stages, the most recent in 1977.
  • Hillcrest has approximately 400 students - Junior Kindergarten to Grade 6 - the majority of whom come from English-speaking homes.
  • The school shares facilities, including a pool, with Hillcrest Community Centre and a co-op day care centre called Wychwood Tigers.
  • The school presents a welcoming environment and celebrates positive partnerships to enhance student learning.
  • Our school offers extensive co-curricular experiences for all students
  • Swim program grades JK - 6
  • Full-time music program grades JK - 6
  • Hillcrest has an active School Council.
Student Life
At Hillcrest Community School, students have a variety of opportunities to participate in co-curricular and leadership activities. Our students, parents and staff are engaged in activities to develop Hillcrest students' awareness of the needs of our local and global community. Parents and staff guide students in all grades to organize food and clothing drives... The Green ECO Team promotes recycling and energy conservation as well as developing critical thinking. Additionally, our children are busy with sports, chess, arts, music, and swimming just to name a few. They balance excellent academic achievement with a significant time commitment to practices, games and club meetings. We are proud of the many awards that our graduates receive for academics, athletics, leadership and environmental stewardship.
What Sets us Apart
At Hillcrest Community School our goal is to provide each child with a love of learning, the ability to inquire, and to foster self-esteem and respect in all areas of development. Our dedicated teaching staff prides themselves in understanding the needs of each child and does their best to meet the
students needs with the assistance and support of parents and guardians. 

There is a sense of belonging and warmth in the community fostered by it's long-standing tradition of positive home-school communication and a climate of high expectations. Our students learn and play in a safe and nurturing environment where respect and social responsibility are a primary focus.
Reporting an absence
If you know that your child will be absent or late, please phone the office at 416-393-9700. The TDSB has a new automated call out system for safe arrival. Oct. 20th was our first day and there are some glitches that need to be ironed out. Please be patient with us and the new system. Eventually, it will all work out. Thank you for your understanding.  
Driving on Hilton - 
Please note the following restrictions:
No northbound traffic Monday to Friday from 7:30 – 9:30; 11:15 – 1:15; 3:30-‐ 6:30pm
Please respect the signs and help us with traffic on Hilton. 

New gates on Nina were installed as part of the Safe Schools initiative.
LOST and FOUND
The new location of the LOST and FOUND can be found in the new Kindergarten hallway. Please check when you can as the Lost and Found will be cleared out at the end of the month!
Volunteering 
If you would like to volunteer in the the school, volunteers are required to submit a police check. Please visit the office for more information regarding obtaining a police check.