Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board
Public school board
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The Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board (HWDSB), formerly known as English-language Public District School Board No. 21 prior to 1999,[3] is the public school board for the city of Hamilton. Established on January 1, 1998,[4] via the amalgamation of the Hamilton and Wentworth County school boards, the board currently operates 93 elementary and secondary schools.
| Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board | |
|---|---|
| |
| Address | |
20 Education Court
, Ontario, L9A 0B9Canada | |
| District information | |
| Type | School board |
| Grades | JK–12th |
| Chief executive officer | Sheryl Robinson Petrazzini |
| Chair of the board | Maria Felix Miller[1] |
| Governing agency | Ministry of Education |
| Schools | 93 |
| Budget | CA$589.8 million (2021)[2] |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 50,000 |
| Colours | Blue & gold |
| Other information | |
| Website | hwdsb |
The board has approximately 50,000 students in its 93 neighbourhood schools.[5] In addition to the programming offered at 80 elementary and 13 secondary schools, a number of alternative programs focusing on sports, academics, science, arts and languages are available.[6]
The current director of education is Sheryl Robinson Petrazzini.[7][8]
Secondary schools
| School | City neighbourhood | Grades |
|---|---|---|
| Ancaster High | Ancaster | 9–12 |
| Bernie Custis Secondary | Stipley | |
| Dundas Valley Secondary | Dundas | |
| Glendale Secondary | Hamilton East | |
| Nora Frances Henderson Secondary | East Mountain | |
| Orchard Park Secondary | Stoney Creek | |
| Saltfleet District High | Stoney Creek Mountain | |
| Sherwood Secondary | East Mountain | |
| Sir Allan MacNab Secondary | West Mountain | |
| Sir Winston Churchill Secondary | Hamilton East | |
| Waterdown District High | Waterdown | |
| Westdale Secondary | Westdale | |
| Westmount Secondary | West Mountain |
Elementary schools
- A.A. Greenleaf[9]
- A.M. Cunningham[10]
- Adelaide Hoodless Public School
- Ancaster Meadow[11]
- Balaclava[12]
- Bell-Stone[13]
- Bellmoore[14]
- Bennetto[15]
- Beverly Central[16]
- Billy Green[17]
- Buchanan Park[18]
- C.B. Stirling[19]
- C.H. Bray[20]
- Cathy Wever[21]
- Central[22]
- Chedoke[23]
- Collegiate Avenue[24]
- Cootes Paradise[25]
- Dalewood[26]
- Dr. J. Seaton[27]
- Dr. J.E Davey[28]
- Dundana[29]
- Dundas Central[30]
- Earl Kitchener[31]
- Eastdale[32]
- Elizabeth Bagshaw[33]
- Fessenden[34]
- Flamborough Centre[35]
- Frank Panabaker[36]
- Franklin Road[37]
- G.L. Armstrong[38]
- Gatestone[39]
- Glen Brae[40]
- Glen Echo[41]
- Glenwood[42]
- Gordon Price[43]
- Green Acres[44]
- Greensville[45]
- Guy Brown[46]
- Helen Detwiler[47]
- Hess Street[48]
- Highview[49]
- Hillcrest[50]
- Holbrook[51]
- Huntington Park[52]
- James MacDonald[53]
- Kanétskare[54]
- King George[55]
- Lake Avenue[56]
- Lawfield[57]
- Lincoln Alexander[58]
- Linden Park[59]
- Lisgar[60]
- Mary Hopkins[61]
- Memorial - Hamilton[62]
- Millgrove[63]
- Mount Albion[64]
- Mount Hope
- Mountain View[65]
- Mountview[66]
- Norwood Park[67]
- Parkdale[68]
- Pauline Johnson[69]
- Prince of Wales[70]
- Queen Mary[71]
- Queen Victoria[72]
- Queensdale[73]
- R.A. Riddell[74]
- R.L. Hyslop[75]
- Ray Lewis[76]
- Richard Beasley[77]
- Ridgemount[78]
- Rockton[79]
- Rosedale[80]
- Rousseau[81]
- Roxborough Park[82]
- Sir Isaac Brock[83]
- Sir Wilfrid Laurier[84]
- Sir William Osler[85]
- Spencer Valley[86]
- Strathcona[87]
- Tapleytown[88]
- Templemead[89]
- Tiffany Hills[90]
- Viola Desmond[91]
- Viscount Montgomery[92]
- W.H. Ballard[93]
- Westview[94]
- Westwood[95]
- Winona[96]
- Woodward Avenue[97]
- Yorkview[98]
Former schools
Hamilton Central Collegiate Institute was a high school until 1985, and traced its history to Gore District Grammar School (1821) and Central School.[99] Gore District and Central School merged in 1838, renamed as Hamilton High School in 1871, Hamilton Collegiate in 1897, and Hamilton Central Collegiate in 1923.[100] HCI moved into Central High School of Commerce (established 1897) in 1950, and closed, with the building reused as a Sanford Avenue Elementary School from 1985 to 2011.[101]
Queens Rangers Elementary School closed in 2019, after 60 years of service.
Parkside High School in Dundas, Ontario, closed in June 2014 at the end of the 2013/2014 school year. The building was subsequently demolished in 2017. There is a cemetery there now.
Trustees
The HWDSB consists of 11 trustees elected from wards across the City of Hamilton. These wards either match or are the combination of multiple municipal wards for council elections. Trustees are elected for a four-year term during each municipal election.
The chair of the board, the vice-chair and the honorary treasurer are elected at the inaugural meeting of thebBoard, and serve for one year. Trustees are elected to serve parents, students, taxpayers and the school system, serving as the link between communities and the school board. They work to ensure Hamilton's public schools meet the diverse needs of students in their communities.[102]
Elected trustees are joined by student trustees who are selected yearly from among Grade 7-12 students to represent the interests of students during deliberations and decision making of the board.
| Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board trustees | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Board | Election | Ward 1 | Ward 2 | Ward 3 | Ward 4 | Ward 5 & 10 | Ward 6 & 9 | Ward 7 | Ward 8 & 14 | Ward 11 & 12 | Ward 13 | Ward 15 | ||||||
| 2022–2026 | 2022 | Elizabeth Wong | Sabreina Dahab | Maria Felix Miller | Abby Zaitley (from 2025) | Todd White | Kathy Archer | Dawn Danko | Becky Buck | Amanda Fehrman | Paul Tut | Graeme Noble | ||||||
| Ray Mulholland (until 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ward boundary redistribution | ||||||||||||||||||
| Board | Election | Ward 1 & 2 | Ward 3 | Ward 4 | Ward 5 | Ward 6 | Ward 7 | Ward 8 & 14 | Ward 9 & 10 | Ward 11 & 12 | Ward 13 | Ward 15 | ||||||
| 2018–2022 | 2018 | Elizabeth Wong (from 2022) | Maria Felix Miller (from 2018) | Ray Mulholland | Carole Paikin-Miller | Kathy Archer | Dawn Danko | Becky Buck | Cam Galindo | Alex Johnstone | Paul Tut | Penny Deathe | ||||||
| Christine Bingham (until 2022) | Chris Parkinson (until 2018) | |||||||||||||||||
| Ward boundary redistribution | ||||||||||||||||||
| Board | Election | Ward 1 & 2 | Ward 3 | Ward 4 | Ward 5 | Ward 6 | Ward 7 | Ward 8 | Ward 9 & 10 | Ward 11 & 12 | Ward 13 | Ward 14 & 15 | ||||||
| 2014–2018 | 2014 | Christine Bingham | Larry Pattison Jr. | Ray Mulholland | Todd White | Kathy Archer | Dawn Danko | Wes Hicks | Jeff Beattie | Alex Johnstone | Greg Van Geffen | Penny Deathe | ||||||
| 2010–2014 | 2010 | Judith Bishop | Tim Simmons | Laura Peddle | Lillian Orban | Bob Barlow (until 2013) Shirley Glauser (from 2013) | Jessica Brennan | Karen Turkstra | ||||||||||
| 2006–2010 | 2006 | Ron English | Bob Barlow | Shirley Glauser | ||||||||||||||
| 2003–2006 | 2003 | Eleanor Johnstone | Wayne Marston | Kathy Archer | Al Pierce | John Davidson | Ian Thompson | Reg Woodworth | ||||||||||
| 2000–2003 | 2000 | Laura Peddle | Wes Hicks | Bob Barlow | Ian Bruce Wallace | Ian Thompson | ||||||||||||
| Municipal amalgamation | ||||||||||||||||||
| Board | Election | Ward 1 & 2 | Ward 3 | Ward 4 | Ward 5 | Ward 6 | Ward 7 | Ward 8 | Stoney Creek | Ancaster-Wentworth | Dundas | Flamborough | ||||||
| 1998–2000 | 1997 | Judith Bishop | Eleanor Johnstone | Ray Mulholland | Joe Rogers | Laura Peddle | Lillian Orban | Wes Hicks | Janice Dewar | Ian Bruce Wallace | Heather Bullock | Reg Woodworth | ||||||
