Simcoe County District School Board (SCDSB) | |
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Location | |
Simcoe County, Ontario Canada | |
Coordinates | 44°26′47″N79°44′55″W / 44.44642°N 79.74853°W |
District information | |
Motto | Your Future... Our Priority |
Chair of the board | Jodi Lloyd |
Director of education | John Dance |
Schools | 116 (14 Secondary, 87 Elementary, 9 Alternative Secondary, 6 Learning Centres) |
Budget | CA$508.7 million (2011-12) |
Students and staff | |
Students | 50,000 (approx.) |
Staff | 6,000+ |
Other information | |
Elected trustees |
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Website | Official website |
Simcoe County District School Board (SCDSB, known as English-language Public District School Board No. 17 and Simcoe County Board Of Education prior to 1999 [1] ) is an Ontario, Canada, English speaking public school board, serving Simcoe County. The schools and learning centres are branched throughout 4,800 square kilometres in Simcoe County. [2] This Central Ontario setting is bordered by the Holland Marsh in the south, the Trent-Severn Waterway in the east, Grey County in the west and Muskoka in the north. [2]
The SCDSB currently has over 50,000 students in 87 elementary schools, 14 secondary schools, 9 alternative secondary schools and 6 adult learning centres. [3] The SCDSB also employs over 6,000 employees. [2]
The SCDSB is funded by the Ministry of Education for the province of Ontario. Funding for the year ending August 2012 totals some $508,762,274. This is broken down by 18 major funding lines including Pupil Foundation Grant (252.5 M), School Foundation Grant (34.4 M), Special Education Grant (66.7 M), Language Grant (6.5 M), FNMI Grant (1.2 M), Learning Opportunities Grant (4.0 M), Safe School Supplement (0.9 M), Program Enhancement Grant (1.0 M), Continuing Education Grant (2.6 M), Cost Adjustment/ Teacher Qualifications (38.8 M), Student Transportation Grant (18.8 M), Declining Enrolment Adjustment (2.6 M), School Board Administration and Governance (13.1 M), School Operations Allocation (44.7 M), School Renewal Allocation (6.7), Interest Expense (11.8 M), Non-Permanently Financed Capital Debt (2.0 M). These amounts are further broken down by the Ministry of Education, many with restrictions on their use, and others that are locally managed. Funding for the 2012–13 school year is projected to be approximately 2.4 million dollars less than 2011–12, due to the province's focus on containing costs in order to address a 16 billion dollar deficit. Unlike all other levels of government, school boards are not allowed to maintain any long term operational deficits.
Secondary school Fraser Institute provincial rankings as of 2019, [4] and enrollments as of 2022 are as follows:.
Name | Location | Enrollment | 1-year ranking of 739 | 5-year ranking of 630 |
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Banting Memorial High School | Alliston | 1,464 [5] | 440 | 265 |
Barrie North Collegiate Institute | Barrie | 1,097 [6] | 391 | 335 |
Bear Creek Secondary School | Barrie | 1,550 [7] | 420 | 354 |
Bradford District High School | Bradford | 1,220 [8] | 149 | 228 |
Collingwood Collegiate Institute | Collingwood | 1,399 [9] | 180 | 303 |
Eastview Secondary School | Barrie | 1,265 [10] | 440 | 352 |
Elmvale District High School | Springwater | 411 [11] | 406 | 457 |
Georgian Bay District Secondary School | Midland | 881 [12] | 620 | NA |
Innisdale Secondary School | Barrie | 1,624 [13] | 440 | 352 |
Maple Ridge Secondary School | Barrie | NA [14] | NA | NA |
Nantyr Shores Secondary School | Innisfil | 1,224 [15] | 530 | 427 |
Nottawasaga Pines Secondary School | Angus | 682 [16] | 542 | 442 |
Orillia Secondary School | Orillia | 1,147 [17] | 261 | N/A |
Stayner Collegiate Institute | Clearview | 314 [18] | 687 | 564 |
Twin Lakes Secondary School | Orillia | 766 [19] | 642 | 531 |
Barrie Central Collegiate Institute, founded in 1843, closed in 2016. [20]
Park Street Collegiate, closed in 2015.
Orillia District Collegiate Vocational Institute, closed in 2015.
Penetanguishene Secondary School, opened in 1966, closed in 2016.
Barrie is a city in Central Ontario, Canada, about 90 kilometres (56 mi) north of Toronto. The city is within Simcoe County and located along the shores of Kempenfelt Bay. Although it is physically in the county, Barrie is politically independent. The city is part of the extended urban area in southern Ontario known as the Greater Golden Horseshoe. As of the 2021 census, the city's population was 147,829, while the census metropolitan area had a population of 212,667 residents.
Orillia is a city in Ontario, Canada, about 30 km north-east of Barrie in Simcoe County. It is located at the confluence of Lake Couchiching and Lake Simcoe. Although it is geographically located within Simcoe County, the city is a single-tier municipality. It is part of the Huronia region of Central Ontario. The population in 2021 was 33,411.
Bracebridge is a town and the seat of the District Municipality of Muskoka in Ontario, Canada.
Essa is a township in Ontario, Canada, west and south of the city of Barrie in Simcoe County. It is bounded by County Road 90 to its north, County Road 27 to its east, and Ontario Highway 89 to its south. The township is about 100 kilometres (62 mi) from Toronto. The township is well known for its agriculture industry, particularly potato farming. Nearby CFB Borden brings a strong military presence to the area as well, including a high number of Francophone families.
Simcoe County is a county located in the central region of Ontario, Canada. The county is located north of the Greater Toronto Area, and forms the north western edge of the Golden Horseshoe. The largest city in the county is Barrie, while the county seat is located in Midhurst.
Oro-Medonte is a township in south-central Ontario, Canada, on the northwestern shores of Lake Simcoe in Simcoe County.
Central Ontario is a secondary region of Southern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario that lies between Georgian Bay and the eastern end of Lake Ontario.
The Grand Erie District School Board is a school board that has legal jurisdiction over Norfolk County, Haldimand County, and Brant County in the province of Ontario, Canada. The main headquarters are in Brantford.
The Simcoe Muskoka Catholic District School Board administers and governs separate school Catholic education from kindergarten through grade 12 in Simcoe County and the District of Muskoka, in Ontario, Canada. As of 2018-2019, the school board has 41 elementary and 9 secondary schools located in communities throughout Simcoe County and the District of Muskoka. Its boundaries are Highway 9 in the south to Huntsville in the north, and from Collingwood in the west to Brechin on the east side of Lake Simcoe.
Bear Creek Secondary School is a public secondary school located in Barrie, Ontario, Canada. It was founded in 2001, it is the second largest high school in Simcoe County and currently has an enrollment of more than 1500 students. The current principal is Jeremy Oxley. The school has an extremely large catchment area of mainly south & west Barrie, but also portions of Essa Township and Springwater Township.
Barrie Central Collegiate Institute was a public secondary school located in Barrie, Ontario, Canada. It was the oldest secondary school in Simcoe County. The school provided a variety of curricular and extracurricular activities, including rugby teams, classics club, and Sears Drama Festival. Barrie Central was also one of two schools in Simcoe County that offered an Extended French program.
Park Street Collegiate Institute (PSCI) was a secondary school located in Orillia, Ontario, Canada. It was built in 1961 to help with the overflow of students from Orillia District Collegiate & Vocational Institute. In March 2008, a review process was to have begun to consolidate Orillia's three public high schools into two buildings as a result of cost of maintenance of the aging buildings and the declining enrolment at PSCI.
Georgian Bay District SS ("GBDSS") is a Public high school in Midland, Simcoe County, in Central Ontario, Canada. Students attend from Midland/Penetanguishene and surrounding areas including Hillsdale, Port McNicoll, Waubaushene, Victoria Harbour, Honey Harbour, Wyevale and Christian Island. The principal is Hailey McLean.
Prince of Wales Public School, built in 1876, was the oldest elementary school in the Simcoe County District School Board. The school was located in downtown Barrie, Ontario, Canada and shared a field with neighbouring Barrie Central Collegiate Institute. It was one of two elementary schools in Barrie, Ontario to offer an Extended French program. The last principal was Jan Olson. Prince of Wales officially closed on June 30, 2011.
Twin Lakes Secondary School is a secondary school located in Orillia, Ontario. It was established in 1972. After the March 2008 review process that consolidated Orillia's three public high schools into two buildings as a result of cost of maintenance of the aging buildings and the declining enrollment at Park Street Collegiate Institute, Twin Lakes is now one of Orillia's 2 public secondary schools. Twin Lakes' principal is Tammy Rodaro and vice principals are Michael Fogarty and Katie Prentice.
Orillia Secondary School is a secondary school located in Orillia, Ontario. It was established in 2015, following the 2013 merger of Orillia District Collegiate & Vocational Institute and Park Street Collegiate Institute, and has a population of about 1,200 students as of the 2021-2022 academic year. The school building was built between 2014 and 2016, and is equipped with a triple gymnasium, technology rooms, a library, and cafeteria. The principal is Brae Montgomery.
William Edwin Bell was a Canadian author of young adult fiction, born in Toronto, Ontario. He lived in Orillia, Ontario.
Jeffrey Robert Lehman is a Canadian politician and economist who is currently serving as Chair of the District of Muskoka since 2022. He had previously served as the 46th mayor of Barrie from 2010 to 2022. He was also the chair of Ontario's Big City Mayor's organization, consisting of the mayors of Ontario's 29 largest cities.
Fierté Simcoe Pride is an annual festival held in Simcoe County, Ontario, during the end of July and beginning of August each year. It is a celebration of the diversity of the LGBT community in Simcoe County. It is one of the larger regional gay pride festivals in Canada, featuring flag raisings and proclamations from across the county, educational events, artistic and cultural events, and a large closing event. Since forming, the organisation has expanded gradually, involving more year-round events. In 2016, the organisation celebrated its fifth anniversary Pride.
Collingwood Collegiate Institute is a public secondary school located in Collingwood, Ontario, Canada. It currently has an enrollment of about 1399 students and employs over 80 teachers and staff. The principal is Kelly Lalonde. The school is administered by the Simcoe County District School Board (SCDSB).