Degrassi Community School is a fictional high school in the teen drama television series Degrassi: The Next Generation and the titular academy primarily associated with it. It consists of students from grade 9 through 12 and the student body is made up of the many cultures and backgrounds associated with Toronto. Originally a school for 7th and 8th grade, the Degrassi merged to house grades 7-12. Eventually, they dropped grades 7-8, and became a high school for grade 9-12 only.