It is considered to be one of the more sports-oriented high schools in the Toronto District School Board. Some of the athletics offered are: rugby, basketball, soccer, track, ultimate, volleyball, baseball, softball, cheerleading, dance team, water polo, cross country running, swimming, badminton and wrestling. Newtonbrook's football program was coached by then-city councillor and future mayor Rob Ford until 2001 when he confronted a student.[1]
Some elective academic programmes offered are: French immersion, fashion design, dance, music and a thorough computer science program.
The sports field is used by the Toronto City Saints rugby team of the Canada Rugby League.
Notable alumni
J'Michael Deane CFL Player Ottawa Red Blacks, Former Calgary Stampeder, Graduate Michigan State University
Elizabeth Cull, Minister of Health (1991+); Minister of Finance (1993–95), British Columbia, Canada.