On January 20, 1953, an indenture was signed between James and Jesse Grant of the Village of Wexford, of the township of Scarborough, and the Toronto and Suburban Separate School Board, granting this land for the simple fee of $1.00. And so we have the beginnings of Precious Blood Catholic School.
Doors were opened for the first time in September 1954 with a student enrollment of 444. Sr. St. Agnes was the first principal. Along with several other staff members over the years, Sr. St. Agnes Belonged to the Daughters of Wisdom. The number of staff in 1954 totalled 15 with only one male teacher. The school property was valued at $250,000 and the school equipment valued at $6,000.
As the suburbs grew quickly from farmlands and a dirt road (Pharmacy Ave.), so did the school population. By 1963, Precious Blood School reached an all time high enrollment of 920 students. By June 1966 work was under way for an addition to include two kindergarten rooms, a library and a gymnasium.
