Upper Canada District School Board
School board in Ontario, Canada
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The Upper Canada District School Board (UCDSB), known as English-language Public District School Board No. 26 prior to 1999[2]) is one of the largest public school boards in Ontario in terms of geographical area, spanning 12,000 square kilometres. It encompasses the counties in the easternmost portion of the province, including the cities of Brockville, Clarence-Rockland, Carleton Place, Cornwall, and Akwesasne. It covers most of the area surrounding - but not including - the city of Ottawa. Trustee elections are held every four years to elect new trustees.
| Upper Canada District School Board UCDSB | |
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| Location | |
Eastern Ontario counties: Leeds and Grenville, Stormont, Dundas, Glengarry, Prescott and Russell, Lanark County.
Canada | |
| Coordinates | 44.59323°N 75.70263°W |
| District information | |
| Chair of the board | Jamie Schoular |
| Director of education | Ron Ferguson |
| Schools | 78 total; 57 elementary, 21 secondary |
| Budget | CA$424 million[1] million (Based on 2023-24 Revised Estimates) |
| District ID | B66192 |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 26,701 approx; 17,686 elementary, 8,235 secondary, 780 alternative/continuing education |
| Other information | |
| Elected Trustees |
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| Student Trustees | Alexander Moussa (Student Senate Chair) Allison Gibson (Student Senate Vice-Chair) |
| Website | www |
The board manages a main office in Brockville and four regional education centres, and offers alternate and continuing education at over 30 locations.
Additionally, Ahkwesahsne Mohawk Board of Education (AMBE), which operates elementary and K-8 schools on the Canadian portion of Akwesasne, has a tuition agreement to send high school students to this district.[3]
History
Efforts for an AMBE-UCDSB tuition agreement began circa 1999. They signed an agreement in 2003.[4]
Secondary & Elementary Schools
Secondary school enrollment (according to data from the Ontario Ministry of Education's School Information Finder service) and Fraser Institute provincial rankings[5] are as follows:
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Arklan Community PS, Beckwith PS, Bridgewood PS, Caldwell Street PS, Cambridge PS, Centennial '67 PS, Chesterville PS, Chimo ES, Commonwealth PS, Drummond CS, Duncan J. Schoular PS, Eamer's Corners PS, Front of Yonge ES, Glen Tay PS, Iroquois PS, Kemptville PS, Laggan PS, Linklater PS, Lombardy PS, Longue Sault PS, Lyn PS, Maple Grove ES, Maxville PS, Maynard PS, Meadowview PS, Merrickville PS, Montague PS, Morrisburg PS, Naismith Memorial PS, Nationview PS, North Elmsley PS, North Stormont PS, Oxford-on-Rideau PS, Pakenham PS, Pineview PS, Pleasant Corners PS, Queen Elizabeth PS, R. Tait McKenzie PS, Rideau Vista PS, Rockland PS, Rothwell-Osnabruck PS, Roxmore PS, Russell PS, South Branch ES, South Crosby PS, South Edwardsburg PS, Sweet's Corners PS, The Stewart S, Thousand Islands ES, Toniata PS, Vanier PS, Viscount Alexander PS, Wellington ES, Westminster PS, Williamstown PS, Winchester PS |
Additionally, the Board operates the Eastern Ontario Education and Training Centre in Hawkesbury, along with Conseil des écoles publiques de l'Est de l'Ontario and the Conseil scolaire district catholique de l'Est ontarien.