High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Etobicoke School of the Arts (ESA) is a specialized public arts-academic high school located in Etobicoke area of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Founded on September 8, 1981, the Etobicoke School of the Arts has the distinction of being the oldest, free standing, arts-focused high school in Canada. It has been publicized in Maclean`s, The Toronto Star and in a national newspaper, The Globe and Mail.