Prior to 1998, it was part of the Board of Education for the City of York.

Founded in 1967 on Humber Blvd, the school moved to its new building on Emmett Road in 1992.

[2] In 1989, the school was relocated to Frank Oke Secondary School and a warehouse building on Alliance Avenue and Cliff Street as two temporary locations and the new replacement school was built on Emmett Road in 1992 designed by Nowski Partners Architects.

[3] York Humber offers its students several Experiential Learning programs including Green Industries, Food Services, Cosmetology, Auto Shop, and Carpentry.

It has a Cooperative Education department where students develop many experiences and skills towards graduation and many other courses designed to increase employability, literacy and numeracy skills.