The Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board (HWDSB), formerly known as English-language Public District School Board No. 21 prior to 1999, is the public school board for the city of Hamilton. Established on January 1, 1998, via the amalgamation of the Hamilton and Wentworth County school boards, the board currently operates 93 elementary and secondary schools.
The board has approximately 50,000 students in its 93 neighbourhood schools. 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.
The current director of education is Sheryl Robinson Petrazzini.
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. GreenleafA.A. Greenleaf A.M. CunninghamA.M. Cunningham Adelaide Hoodless Public School Ancaster MeadowAncaster Meadow BalaclavaBalaclava Bell-StoneBell-Stone BellmooreBellmoore BennettoBennetto Beverly CentralBeverly Central Billy GreenBilly Green Buchanan ParkBuchanan Park C.B. StirlingC.B. Stirling C.H. BrayC.H. Bray Cathy WeverCathy Wever CentralCentral ChedokeChedoke Collegiate AvenueCollegiate Avenue Cootes ParadiseCootes Paradise DalewoodDalewood Dr. J. SeatonDr. J. Seaton Dr. J.E DaveyDr. J.E Davey DundanaDundana Dundas CentralDundas Central Earl KitchenerEarl Kitchener EastdaleEastdale Elizabeth BagshawElizabeth Bagshaw FessendenFessenden Flamborough CentreFlamborough Centre Frank PanabakerFrank Panabaker Franklin RoadFranklin Road G.L. ArmstrongG.L. Armstrong GatestoneGatestone Glen BraeGlen Brae Glen EchoGlen Echo GlenwoodGlenwood Gordon PriceGordon Price Green AcresGreen Acres GreensvilleGreensville Guy BrownGuy Brown Helen DetwilerHelen Detwiler Hess StreetHess Street HighviewHighview HillcrestHillcrest HolbrookHolbrook Huntington ParkHuntington Park James MacDonaldJames MacDonald KanétskareKanétskare King GeorgeKing George Lake AvenueLake Avenue LawfieldLawfield Lincoln AlexanderLincoln Alexander Linden ParkLinden Park LisgarLisgar Mary HopkinsMary Hopkins Memorial - HamiltonMemorial - Hamilton MillgroveMillgrove Mount AlbionMount Albion Mount Hope Mountain ViewMountain View MountviewMountview Norwood ParkNorwood Park ParkdaleParkdale Pauline JohnsonPauline Johnson Prince of WalesPrince of Wales Queen MaryQueen Mary Queen VictoriaQueen Victoria QueensdaleQueensdale R.A. RiddellR.A. Riddell R.L. HyslopR.L. Hyslop Ray LewisRay Lewis Richard BeasleyRichard Beasley RidgemountRidgemount RocktonRockton RosedaleRosedale RousseauRousseau Roxborough ParkRoxborough Park Sir Isaac BrockSir Isaac Brock Sir Wilfrid LaurierSir Wilfrid Laurier Sir William OslerSir William Osler Spencer ValleySpencer Valley StrathconaStrathcona TapleytownTapleytown TemplemeadTemplemead Tiffany HillsTiffany Hills Viola DesmondViola Desmond Viscount MontgomeryViscount Montgomery W.H. BallardW.H. Ballard WestviewWestview WestwoodWestwood WinonaWinona Woodward AvenueWoodward Avenue YorkviewYorkview
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. 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. 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.
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.
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 152022–2026 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 & 152014–2018 2014 Christine Bingham Larry Pattison Jr. Ray Mulholland Todd White Kathy Archer Dawn Danko Wes Hicks Jeff Beattie Alex Johnstone Greg Van Geffen Penny Deathe2010–2014 2010 Judith Bishop Tim Simmons Laura Peddle Lillian Orban Bob Barlow (until 2013) Shirley Glauser (from 2013) Jessica Brennan Karen Turkstra2006–2010 2006 Ron English Bob Barlow Shirley Glauser2003–2006 2003 Eleanor Johnstone Wayne Marston Kathy Archer Al Pierce John Davidson Ian Thompson Reg Woodworth2000–2003 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 Flamborough1998–2000 1997 Judith Bishop Eleanor Johnstone Ray Mulholland Joe Rogers Laura Peddle Lillian Orban Wes Hicks Janice Dewar Ian Bruce Wallace Heather Bullock Reg Woodworth
See also
Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board High schools in Hamilton List of school districts in Ontario List of secondary schools in Ontario
References
External links Official website