This is a list of school districts in Ontario.
There are 76 public school boards in Ontario, including 38 public secular boards (34 English boards and 4 French boards (ACÉPO)), 38 public separate boards (29 English Catholic boards, 8 French Catholic boards and 1 English Protestant board), and 7 public school authorities that operate in children's treatment centres.
School boards
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Former school districts
There were a number of schools governed by "school authorities," which managed schools in remote and sparsely populated regions. Effective September 1, 2009, 20 isolated school authorities were amalgamated with district school boards.
- Airy & Sabine District School Authority - merged with Renfrew County DSB
- Atikokan Roman Catholic Separate School Board, Atikokan - merged with Northwest CDSB
- Asquith-Garvey District School Authority, Shining Tree - merged with Rainbow DSB
- Caramat District School Area Board, Caramat - merged with Superior-Greenstone DSB
- Collins District School Area Board, Collins - merged with Lakehead DSB
- Connell and Ponsford District School Area Board, Pickle Lake - merged with Keewatin-Patricia DSB
- Conseil des écoles séparées catholiques de Dubreuilville, Dubreuilville - merged with CSDC du Nouvel-Ontario
- Conseil des écoles séparées catholiques de Foleyet, Foleyet - merged with CSDC des Grandes Rivières
- Foleyet District School Area Board, Foleyet - merged with DSB Ontario North East
- Foleyet Roman Catholic Separate School Board, Foleyet - merged with CSDC des Grandes Rivières
- Gogama District School Area Board, Gogama - merged with DSB Ontario North East
- Gogama Roman Catholic Separate School Board, Gogama
- Hornepayne Roman Catholic Separate School Board, Hornepayne - merged with Huron-Superior DSB and CDSC du Nouvel-Ontario
- Ignace Roman Catholic Separate School Board, Ignace- merged with CSDC des Aurores boréales
- Mine Centre District School Area Board, Mine Centre - merged with Rainy River DSB
- Missarenda District School Area Board, Missanabie - merged with Algoma DSB
- Moosonee Roman Catholic Separate School Board, Moosonee - merged with Northeastern CDSB and CDSC des Grande Rivières
- Murchison and Lyell District School Area Board, Madawaska - merged with Renfrew County DSB
- Nakina District School Area Board, Nakina - merged with Superior-Greenstone DSB
- Northern District School Area Board, Armstrong and Savant Lake - merged with Lakehead DSB and Keewatin-Patricia DSB
- Parry Sound Roman Catholic Separate School Board, Parry Sound - merged with Simcoe-Muskoka CDSB
- Red Lake Area Combined Roman Catholic Separate School Board, Red Lake - merged with Kenora Catholic DSB and CSDC des Aurores boréales
- Upsala District School Area Board, Upsala - merged with Keewatin-Patricia DSB
Prior to 1998, Ontario had 124 school districts within the province including the list above.
- Conseil des écoles françaises de la communauté urbaine de Toronto - merged into Conseil Scolaire de District du Centre-Sud-Ouest
- Conseil de la ville de Hamilton - merged into Conseil Scolaire de District du Centre-Sud-Ouest
- East York Board of Education - merged with the Toronto District School Board
- Etobicoke Board of Education - merged with the Toronto District School Board
- Metropolitan Separate School Board - split into the Toronto Catholic District School Board and Conseil scolaire de district catholique Centre-Sud
- North York Board of Education - merged with the Toronto District School Board
- Scarborough Board of Education - merged with the Toronto District School Board
- Toronto Board of Education - merged with the Toronto District School Board
- Board of Education for the City of York - merged with the Toronto District School Board
- York Region Roman Catholic Separate School Board - split into the York Catholic District School Board and Conseil scolaire de district catholique Centre-Sud
School sections
From 1846 to the late 1800s schools were assigned to school districts or school sections. Instead of names for each school, they were assigned numbers, e.g. SS No 11.
See also
References
- "School board and school authority contact information". School Information Finder. The Ministry of Education.
- MacLennan, Duncan (June 1, 2007). "The Fewer Schools Boards Act and the Toronto District School Board: Educational Restructuring 1997- 2003" (PDF). Retrieved March 14, 2022.
- "Early Ontario School History". Wellesley Township Heritage and Historical Society. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
External links
- Ontario Ministry of Education Quick Facts
- Ontario Ministry of Education - Find a School Board
- Facts about School Districts in Ontario
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