York Region District School Board

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York Region District School Board
York Region District School Board Logo.svg
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Entrance to York Region District School Board headquarters in Aurora
Location
Aurora, Ontario
Regional Municipality of York
Canada
District information
Chair of the boardRon Lynn
Director of educationBill Cober
Schools
  • 208 Total
  • (33 Secondary, 175 Elementary) [1] [2]
Budget CA$1,446.369 million [3] million (2017–18)
District IDB66095
Other information
Elected trustees [4]
Website https://www.yrdsb.ca/

The York Region District School Board (YRDSB), until 1999, English-language Public District School Board No. 16 [5] is the English-language public school board for the Regional Municipality of York in Ontario, Canada. The York Region District School Board is the province's third-largest school board after Toronto's TDSB and Peel's PDSB, with an enrolment of over 122,000 students. [6] It is in the fastest-growing census division in Ontario and the third-fastest growing in Canada. [6]

Contents

The public francophone ( Conseil scolaire Viamonde ), English Catholic (York Catholic District School Board), and French Catholic ( Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir ) communities of York Region also have their own publicly funded school boards and schools that operate in the same area.

History

The school board was officially known as the York Region Board of Education until it changed its name in 1998 to York Region District School Board. [7] Prior to 1971 it was called York County School Board (evolved from 1871 School Act which replacing earlier school acts in merging elementary schools (known as public schools) with higher education (collegiate Institutes and high schools that formed from Grammar School Act of 1807 and Common School Act of 1850). It was later renamed to York Region Board of Education and renamed to English-language Public District School Board No. 16 in 1998 before adopting the current York Region District School Board name in 1999.

Governance

The YRDSB is governed by an elected board of trustees, whose election coincides with the municipal elections in Ontario held throughout the province every four years. The Board consists of 12 trustees, divided amongst the constituent municipalities based on population. Two student trustees are elected by students of the board. [8] The student trustees facilitate communication between students and the school board. [8] The Chair and Vice-Chair of the Board are chosen by secret ballot of the trustees at the inaugural meeting in November. [9]

For day-to-day operations the most senior staff member of the board is the Director of Education, to whom the Associate Director and all of the Superintendents report. The current Director of Education is Bill Cober. [10]

Programs

Besides the curriculum established by the Government of Ontario, the York Region District School Board places heavy emphasis on its Character Matters program. As well, due to the multicultural nature, and large immigrant population of students under the YRDSB, the Board established the Race Relations Advisory Committee, a standing committee of the board to advise the trustees on issues related to ethnocultural relations. The committee is made up of trustees, staff, community members and students.

Divisions

The school board is divided into four Community Education Centres (North, Central, East and West). [11] The centres represent communities as follows:

The school board teaches approximately 70,000 elementary and 40,000 secondary school students.

Lists of schools

Secondary schools

The school board currently manages 34 facilities that provide secondary education. [1]

NameLocationFoundedEnrolment [12] Notes
ACCESS Program Jefferson Community Learning Centre Richmond Hill 5Alternative school
Alexander Mackenzie High School Richmond Hill 19691,450Arts specialized school, International Baccalaureate school (as of 2017) [13]
Aurora High School Aurora 19721,064 French Immersion school
Bayview Secondary School Richmond Hill 19601,766 International Baccalaureate school
Bill Crothers Secondary School Markham 20081,556Athletics focused
Bill Hogarth Secondary School Markham 20171,607 French Immersion school
Bur Oak Secondary School Markham 20071,559Offers various SHSM programs
Dr. G.W. Williams Secondary School Aurora 18881,354 International Baccalaureate school, Relocation to Bayview Ave. Scheduled for Sept. 2025
Dr. John M. Denison Secondary School Newmarket 1989886
Emily Carr Secondary School Vaughan 20031,172
Hodan Nalayeh Secondary School Vaughan 19891,034 French Immersion school
Huron Heights Secondary School Newmarket 19621,162Arts specialized school
Keswick High School Georgina 2000878
King City Secondary School King Township 1961976 French immersion school (as of September 2019)
Langstaff Secondary School Richmond Hill 1964453 French Immersion school
Maple High School Maple 20021,471Offers gifted education, International Baccalaureate school (as of 2017)
Markham District High School Markham 19531,320Offers gifted education, Advanced Placement Program

Semestered as of September 2016

Markville Secondary School Markham 19901,470Offers gifted education, Advanced Placement Program, SHSM
Middlefield Collegiate Institute Markham 19921,287
Milliken Mills High School Markham 19881,249 International Baccalaureate school (as of 2017)
Newmarket High School Newmarket 18431,471Offers gifted education & French immersion
Pierre Elliott Trudeau High School Markham 20021,730 French immersion school
Richmond Green Secondary School Richmond Hill 2005
Richmond Hill High School Richmond Hill 18511,587Offers gifted education, Advanced Placement Program, and SHSM
Sir William Mulock Secondary School Newmarket 20011,266Offers blended learning and SHSM
Stephen Lewis Secondary School Vaughan 20061,745
Stouffville District Secondary School Whitchurch-Stouffville 19541,131
Sutton District High School Georgina 1956449
Thornhill Secondary School Thornhill 1955823Offers gifted education, Advanced Placement Program, and SHSM
Thornlea Secondary School Thornhill 19681,070Offers French Immersion Program and Pre-AP and Advanced Placement Programs.
Tommy Douglas Secondary School Vaughan 20151,634
Unionville High School Markham 19851,717Offers an Arts specialized program [14] and SHSM in arts & culture or business. [15]
Westmount Collegiate Institute Vaughan 19951,127Arts specialized school
Woodbridge College Vaughan 1958484

Elementary and intermediate schools

The school board currently manages 175 facilities which provides elementary education. [2]

Aurora

East Gwillimbury

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Queensville Public School

Georgina

King

Markham

Newmarket

Richmond Hill

Vaughan

Whitchurch-Stouffville

Georgina Island

YRDSB provides assistance to Chippewas of Georgina Island First Nation and serves the schooling needs for students in grades 7 to 11.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Secondary Schools Archived December 1, 2017, at the Wayback Machine , Queen's Printer, Ontario. Retrieved on 2010-05-17.
  2. 1 2 Elementary Schools Archived May 14, 2010, at the Wayback Machine , Queen's Printer, Ontario. Retrieved on 2010-05-17.
  3. ↑ "Financial Overview". Director's Report. York Region District School Board. Archived from the original on May 24, 2015. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
  4. ↑ "2018-2022 Board of Trustees". York Region District School Board. Archived from the original on February 6, 2019. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Ontario Regulation 107/08". e-Laws. Government of Ontario. Retrieved April 15, 2014.
  6. 1 2 "Enrolment and Demographics". Director's Report. York Region District School Board. Archived from the original on May 8, 2015. Retrieved May 24, 2015.
  7. ↑ Student Transportation in Canada: Facts and Figures. Canadian Education Association. 1987. ISBN   0920315240.
  8. 1 2 "Pages – Student Trustees". York Region District School Board. Archived from the original on March 14, 2017. Retrieved February 17, 2017.
  9. ↑ "2014–2018 Board of Trustees". York Region Board of Education. Archived from the original on July 12, 2016. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Director of Education | York Region District School Board". www2.yrdsb.ca. March 19, 2020. Retrieved June 17, 2025.
  11. ↑ "Your Trustees". York Region District School Board. Archived from the original on October 27, 2009. Retrieved June 16, 2006.
  12. ↑ "York Region District School Board - Monthly Enrolment Report" (PDF). York Region District School Board. October 31, 2021.
  13. ↑ "Pages - International Baccalaureate (IB) Program". www.yrdsb.ca. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
  14. ↑ "Arts Unionville". Unionville High School. York Region District School Board. Archived from the original on October 3, 2015. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
  15. ↑ "SHSM". Unionville High School. York Region District School Board. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
  16. ↑ Latchford, Teresa (November 19, 2007). "Brand new school reflects early heritage". Aurora Banner. Archived from the original on February 5, 2008. Retrieved November 20, 2007.
  17. ↑ "Elementary French Immersion Growth Strategy". York Region District School Board. February 6, 2002.
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