Halton District School Board
School board in Ontario, Canada
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The Halton District School Board[3] serves public school students throughout Halton Region, including the municipalities of Burlington,[4] Halton Hills,[5] Milton[6] and Oakville.[7] Its administration area is to the southwest of the city of Toronto. In 2025, it served almost 68,000 students, excluding those in adult, alternative, and Community Education programs.
Dr. Tara Connor
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| Halton District School Board | |
|---|---|
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| Location | |
J.W. Singleton Education Centre
Canada2050 Guelph Line Burlington, Ontario New Street Education Centre 3250 New Street Burlington, Ontario | |
| Coordinates | 43.3430°N 79.7770°W |
| District information | |
| Superintendent | Dr. Dean Barnes Dr. Tara Connor |
| Chair of the board | Amy Collard |
| Director of education | Curtis Ennis |
| Schools | 102; 84 elementary, 18 secondary |
| Budget | CA$664[1] million |
| Other information | |
| Elected trustees | Joanna Oliver Navneed Ahmed |
| Student trustees (2025-2026) | Kaitlyn Hou Jay Xu |
| Website | www |
History
Education in the former Halton County was previously governed by a framework of boards for various high school districts and public school districts associated with them.[8] In 1967, as a result of initiatives undertaken by then Minister of Education Bill Davis, work was begun to amalgamate all boards on a county-wide level throughout the Province, and such a move was recommended to the Halton County Council that year for its approval.[9] The move was opposed by the southern boards of education in Burlington and Oakville,[10] but that was overruled upon passage of mandatory legislation by the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in 1968.[11]
The Board was constituted as the Halton County Board of Education, which was established on January 1, 1969.[12] When the County was replaced by the Regional Municipality of Halton, the Board became the Halton Board of Education.[13]
As part of the province-wide restructuring of Ontario's school boards as a consequence of the passage of the Fewer School Boards Act, 1997,[14] the English-language Public District School Board No. 20 was created to take over the Region's schools.[15] It was merged with the former Board at the beginning of 1998, and was renamed as the "Halton District School Board" in 1999.[16]
In 2023, the Board was taken to court in a civil case regarding a lawsuit against former school teacher, Barbara Joan Baxter, who convicted of sexually abusing five students when she taught at Pineland Public School.[17]
Schools
The Board operates 76 elementary schools, and 17 secondary schools, which are organized into the following areas:
- East Area (Oakville)
- North Area (Halton Hills and Milton)
- West Area (Burlington)
Secondary school enrolment and Fraser Institute provincial rankings are as follows:
| Name | Area | Enrolment | 1-year ranking of 747 | 5-year ranking of 623 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbey Park High School | East | 954 | 2 | 9 |
| Garth Webb Secondary School | East | 1092 | 33 | 42 |
| Iroquois Ridge High School | East | 1358 | 25 | 12 |
| Oakville Trafalgar High School | East | 1245 | 11 | 9 |
| T. A. Blakelock High School | East | 1125 | 59 | 70 |
| White Oaks Secondary School | East | 1865 | 43 | 36 |
| Acton District High School | North | 453 | 338 | 279 |
| Craig Kielburger Secondary School | North | 1499 | 175 | 148 |
| Georgetown District High School | North | 1654 | 175 | 120 |
| Milton District High School | North | 921 | 115 | 120 |
| Aldershot High School | West | 436 | 156 | 148 |
| Burlington Central High School | West | 593 | 445 | 279 |
| Dr. Frank J. Hayden Secondary School | West | 1425 | 115 | – |
| Lester B. Pearson High School | West | 416 | 68 | 87 |
| M.M. Robinson High School | West | 740 | 462 | 416 |
| Nelson High School | West | 996 | 47 | 42 |
| Robert Bateman High School | West | 797 | 413 | 262 |
Trustees
Student Trustees
As required by the Ontario Ministry of Education,[19] the following student trustees have been named to serve on the Board:
Board of Trustee Chairs & Vice-Chairs
The Halton District School Board's Board of Trustees annually elect its chair and a vice-chair at its Annual Organization Meetings (AOM). The current chair of the Halton District School is Margo Shuttleworth and the current vice-chair is Tracey Ehl Harrison.[26]
| Term | Board of Trustee Chair | Board of Trustees Vice-Chair |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 - 2023 | Margo Shuttleworth | Tracey Ehl Harrison |
| 2020 - 2021
2019 - 2020 2018 - 2019 2017 - 2018 |
Andréa Grebenc | Tracey Ehl Harrison |
| 2016 - 2017
2015 - 2016 2014 - 2015 2013 - 2014 |
Kelly Amos[27] |
Other
The Board also operates the following specialized facilities:
- Gary Allan High School - for adult, alternative and Community Education programs.
- Syl Apps School
Programming
The Pathways programme encourages all post-secondary options, from apprenticeship, to college, to university, to the workplace.[28] The Board has also introduced specialist high skills majors and other unique programs for students, including fully online high school credits.[29]
The International Baccalaureate programme is offered at:
