# York Region District School Board

The York Region District School Board (YRDSB), until 1999, English-language Public District School Board No. 16 is the English-language public school board for the Regional Municipality of York in Ontario, Canada. The York Region District School Board is the province's third-largest school board after Toronto's TDSB and Peel's PDSB, with an enrolment of over 122,000 students. It is in the fastest-growing census division in Ontario and the third-fastest growing in Canada.
The public francophone (Conseil scolaire Viamonde), English Catholic (York Catholic District School Board), and French Catholic (Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir) communities of York Region also have their own publicly funded school boards and schools that operate in the same area.

## History

The school board was officially known as the York Region Board of Education until it changed its name in 1998 to York Region District School Board. Prior to 1971 it was called York County School Board (evolved from 1871 School Act which replacing earlier school acts in merging elementary schools (known as public schools) with higher education (collegiate Institutes and high schools that formed from Grammar School Act of 1807 and Common School Act of 1850). It was later renamed to York Region Board of Education and renamed to English-language Public District School Board No. 16 in 1998 before adopting the current York Region District School Board name in 1999.

## Governance

The YRDSB is governed by an elected board of trustees, whose election coincides with the municipal elections in Ontario held throughout the province every four years. The Board consists of 12 trustees, divided amongst the constituent municipalities based on population. Two student trustees are elected by students of the board. The student trustees facilitate communication between students and the school board. The Chair and Vice-Chair of the Board are chosen by secret ballot of the trustees at the inaugural meeting in November.
For day-to-day operations the most senior staff member of the board is the Director of Education, to whom the Associate Director and all of the Superintendents report. The Interim Director of Education is Scott Yake (since November 1, 2022).

## Programs

Besides the curriculum established by the Government of Ontario, the York Region District School Board places heavy emphasis on its Character Matters program. As well, due to the multicultural nature, and large immigrant population of students under the YRDSB, the Board established the Race Relations Advisory Committee, a standing committee of the board to advise the trustees on issues related to ethnocultural relations. The committee is made up of trustees, staff, community members and students.

## Divisions

The school board is divided into four Community Education Centres (North, Central, East and West). The centres represent communities as follows:
* North: Georgina; Whitchurch-Stouffville, and East Gwillimbury; Newmarket;
* Central: Aurora and King; Richmond Hill (2 trustees); and Vaughan;
* East: East Gwillimbury and Whitchurch-Stouffville; Markham (3 trustees)
* West: Maple; Vaughan; Woodbridge; Thornhill (2 trustees).
The school board teaches approximately 70,000 elementary and 40,000 secondary school students.

## Lists of schools
### Secondary schools

The school board currently manages 34 facilities that provide secondary education.
| Name | Location | Founded | Enrolment | Notes |
| ACCESS Program Jefferson Community Learning Centre | Richmond Hill | | 5 | Alternative school |
| Alexander Mackenzie High School | Richmond Hill | 1969 | 1,450 | Arts specialized school, International Baccalaureate school (as of 2017) |
| Aurora High School | Aurora | 1972 | 1,064 | French Immersion school |
| Bayview Secondary School | Richmond Hill | 1960 | 1,766 | International Baccalaureate school |
| Bill Crothers Secondary School | Markham | 2008 | 1,556 | Athletics focused |
| Bill Hogarth Secondary School | Markham | 2017 | 1,607 | |
| Bur Oak Secondary School | Markham | 2007 | 1,559 | Offers various SHSM programs |
| Dr. G.W. Williams Secondary School | Aurora | 1888 | 1,354 | Relocation to Bayview Ave. Scheduled for Sept. 2023 |
| Dr. John M. Denison Secondary School | Newmarket | 1989 | 886 | |
| Emily Carr Secondary School | Vaughan | 2003 | 1,172 | |
| Hodan Nalayeh Secondary School | Vaughan | 1989 | 1,034 | French Immersion school |
| Huron Heights Secondary School | Newmarket | 1962 | 1,162 | Arts specialized school |
| Keswick High School | Georgina | 2000 | 878 | |
| King City Secondary School | King Township | 1961 | 976 | French immersion school (as of September 2019) |
| Langstaff Secondary School | Richmond Hill | 1964 | 453 | French Immersion school |
| Maple High School | Maple | 2002 | 1,471 | Offers gifted education, International Baccalaureate school (as of 2017) |
| Markham District High School | Markham | 1953 | 1,320 | Offers gifted education, Advanced Placement Program Semestered as of September 2016 |
| Markville Secondary School | Markham | 1990 | 1,470 | Offers gifted education, Advanced Placement Program, SHSM |
| Middlefield Collegiate Institute | Markham | 1992 | 1,287 | |
| Milliken Mills High School | Markham | 1988 | 1,249 | International Baccalaureate school (as of 2017) |
| Newmarket High School | Newmarket | 1843 | 1,471 | Offers gifted education & French immersion |
| Pierre Elliott Trudeau High School | Markham | 2002 | 1,730 | French immersion school |
| Richmond Green Secondary School | Richmond Hill | 2005 | |
| Richmond Hill High School | Richmond Hill | 1851 | 1,587 | Offers gifted education, Advanced Placement Program, and SHSM |
| Sir William Mulock Secondary School | Newmarket | 2001 | 1,266 | Offers blended learning and SHSM |
| Stephen Lewis Secondary School | Vaughan | 2006 | 1,745 | |
| Stouffville District Secondary School | Whitchurch-Stouffville | 1954 | 1,131 | |
| Sutton District High School | Georgina | 1956 | 449 | |
| Thornhill Secondary School | Thornhill | 1955 | 823 | Offers gifted education, Advanced Placement Program, and SHSM |
| Thornlea Secondary School | Thornhill | 1968 | 1,070 | Offers French Immersion Program and Pre-AP and Advanced Placement Programs. |
| Tommy Douglas Secondary School | Vaughan | 2015 | 1,634 | |
| Unionville High School | Markham | 1985 | 1,717 | Offers an Arts specialized program and SHSM in arts & culture or business. |
| Westmount Collegiate Institute | Vaughan | 1995 | 1,127 | Arts specialized school |
| Woodbridge College | Vaughan | 1958 | 484 | |

### Elementary and intermediate schools

The school board currently manages 175 facilities which provides elementary education.
Aurora
* Aurora Grove PS
* Aurora Heights PS
* Aurora Senior PS (now Wellington PS)
* Devins Drive PS
* George Street PS (now Wellington PS)
* Hartman PS
* Highview PS
* Lester B. Pearson PS
* Northern Lights PS
* Regency Acres PS
* Rick Hansen PS
* Wells Street PS
* Wellington PS (Formerly Aurora Senior PS)
* Unnamed ES (Hartwell Way)
East Gwillimbury
* Holland Landing PS
* Mount Albert PS
* Park Avenue PS
* Queensville PS
* Robert Munsch PS (in Mount Albert)
* Sharon Public School
* Phoebe Gilman Public School
Georgina
* Black River PS
* Deer Park PS
* Fairwood PS
* Georgina Island Building
* Jersey PS (JK–8)
* Keswick PS
* Lake Simcoe PS
* Lakeside PS
* Morning Glory PS
* R.L. Graham PS
* Sutton PS
* W.J. Watson PS
King
* Kettleby PS
* King City PS
* Nobleton Junior PS
* Nobleton Senior PS
* Schomberg PS
Markham
* Aldergrove PS
* Armadale PS
* Ashton Meadows PS
* Baythorn PS
* Bayview Fairways PS
* Bayview Glen PS
* Beckett Farm PS
* Black Walnut PS
* Boxwood PS
* Buttonville PS
* Castlemore PS
* Cedarwood PS
* Central Park PS
* Coledale PS
* Coppard Glen PS
* Cornell Village PS
* David Suzuki PS
* Donald Cousens PS
* E.J. Sand PS
* Edward T. Crowle PS
* Ellen Fairclough PS
* Franklin Street PS (originally Markham Village PS or Markham PS, c. 1886)
* German Mills PS
* Greensborough PS
* Henderson Avenue PS
* Highgate PS
* James Robinson PS
* John McCrae PS
* Johnsview Village PS
* Legacy PS
* Lincoln Alexander PS
* Little Rouge PS
* Markham Gateway PS
* Milliken Mills PS
* Mount Joy PS
* Nokiidaa PS
* Parkland PS
* Parkview PS
* Ramer Wood PS
* Randall PS
* Reesor Park PS
* Roy H. Crosby PS
* Sam Chapman PS
* Sir Wilfrid Laurier PS
* Stonebridge PS
* Stornoway Crescent PS
* Unionville Meadows PS
* Unionville PS
* Unnamed ES (Angus Glen)
* Unnamed ES (Greensborough No. 3)
* Unnamed ES (Wismer No. 4 Southwest)
* Wilclay PS
* William Armstrong PS
* William Berczy PS
* Willowbrook PS
* Wismer PS
* Woodland PS
* Victoria Square PS
Newmarket
* Alexander Muir PS
* Armitage Village PS
* Bogart PS
* Clearmeadow PS
* Crossland PS
* Denne PS
* Glen Cedar PS
* J.L.R. Bell PS
* Maple Leaf PS
* Mazo de la Roche PS
* Meadowbrook PS
* Poplar Bank PS
* Prince Charles PS
* Rogers PS
* Stonehaven ES
* Stuart Scott PS
* Terry Fox PS
* Unnamed ES (Newmarket Southeast)
Richmond Hill
* Adrienne Clarkson PS
* Bayview Hill ES
* Beverley Acres PS
* Beynon Fields PS
* Charles Howitt PS
* Crosby Heights PS
* Doncrest PS
* Frank Puskas PS
* H.G. Bernard PS
* Kettle Lakes PS
* Lake Wilcox PS
* MacLeod's Landing PS
* Michaëlle Jean PS
* Moraine Hills PS
* O.M. MacKillop PS
* Oak Ridges PS
* Pleasantville PS
* Red Maple PS
* Redstone PS
* Richmond Rose PS
* Roselawn PS
* Ross Doan PS
* Silver Pines PS
* Silver Stream PS
* Sixteenth Avenue PS
* Tom Needham PS
* Trillium Woods PS
* Unnamed ES (Oak Ridges East No. 1)
* Unnamed ES (Oak Ridges East No. 3)
* Unnamed ES (Oak Ridges West No. 2)
* Walter Scott PS
* Windham Ridge PS
* Victoria Square PS
Vaughan
* Anne Frank PS
* Bakersfield PS
* Blue Willow PS
* Brownridge PS
* Carrville Mills PS
* Charlton PS
* Discovery PS
* Dr. Roberta Bondar PS
* Elder's Mills PS
* Forest Run Public School
* Fossil Hill Public School
* Glen Shields PS
* Glen Gould PS
* Joseph A. Gibson PS
* Julliard PS
* Kleinburg PS
* Lorna Jackson PS
* Louis-Honore Frechette PS
* Mackenzie Glen PS
* Maple Creek PS
* Michael Cranny ES
* Pierre Berton PS
* Pine Grove PS
* Roméo Dallaire PS
* Rosedale Heights PS
* Teston Village PS
* Thornhill PS
* Thornhill Woods PS
* Unnamed ES (Block 11 North)
* Unnamed ES (Block 11 South)
* Unnamed ES (Block 11 No. 3)
* Unnamed ES (Block 12 South)
* Unnamed ES (Block 18 North)
* Unnamed ES (Block 39 West)
* Unnamed ES (Block 40)
* Vellore Woods Public School
* Ventura Park PS
* Westminster PS
* Wilshire ES
* Woodbridge PS
* Yorkhill ES
Whitchurch-Stouffville
* Ballantrae PS
* Barbara Reid PS
* Glad Park PS (accepted students from Dickson Hill PS in Markham in September 2002)
* Harry Bowes PS
* Oscar Peterson PS
* Summitview PS
* Wendat Village PS
* Whitchurch Highlands PS

### Georgina Island

YRDSB provides assistance to Chippewas of Georgina Island First Nation and serves the schooling needs for students in grades 7 to 11.