 The school was officially opened on December 11, 1962.By 1965, Midland Avenue Secondary was itself renamed to "Midland Avenue Collegiate Institute".The school's original facilities consisted of 30 standard classrooms, art, music, 5 science lab., library, 2 industrial arts, 2 home economics, 3 typing rooms, a 918-seated auditorium, 3 gymnasiums, cafeteria and business machines room.