The Peel District School Board, (PDSB, formerly known as English-Language Public District School Board No. 19 prior to 1999) is the school district for the Region of Peel in Ontario, Canada. The board's 262 schools and other facilities, including two online schools, are used by approximately 148,000 students between kindergarten and the twelfth grade.
The board employs more than 15,000 full-time staff and is the largest employer in Peel Region.Work In Peel on Peel board website As of 2023 it is the second largest school board in Canada.Rushowy, Kristin. "Toronto and Peel school boards prepare for biggest cuts since Harris years." Toronto Star. Wednesday June 13, 2012. Retrieved on May 20, 2013. "That sentiment was echoed at the Peel public board — the second-largest school board in the country, behind Toronto[...]"
History
In 1970, 10 local boards came together as the Peel County Board of Education. In 1969, the board served a community of a quarter million residents—20 percent of the population. The newly formed Peel County Board had 50,000 students in 114 schools and an operating budget of $41 million.
In 1973, the name changed to the "Peel Board of Education," before being changed the "Peel District School Board" in 1998.
The Peel board unveiled its current logo in September 2006. The design was based on the feedback from over 500 people including staff, students, parents, representatives of faith and culture communities and unions and federations.Logo launch news release
Directors * indicates a namesake for a school in the PDSB John Fraser, 1973-1988* Bob Lee, 1988–c. 1993* Harold Brathwaite, 1994–2002* Jim Grieve, 2002–2009* Tony Pontes, 2010–2017* Peter Joshua, 2017–2020 Colleen Russell-Rawlins, 2020–2021 (interim) Rashmi Swarup, 2021–present
Demographics and cultural sensitivity The Peel District School Board is ethnically and culturally diverse, largely due to its high student population. PDSB was among the first Canadian school boards to permit students to wear kirpans to classes. The school board does not allow religious leaders to lead prayer sessions within schools.Aubin, Benoit and Jonathon Gatehouse. "." Maclean's. March 5, 2007. Retrieved on October 11, 2012.
Programs
Adult and continuing education PDSB offers a variety of adult programs during the day, at night and on weekends. Programs include credit programs to help adults complete their secondary school diploma, adult ESL programs to help adults develop and refine their English language skills, and literacy and basic skills courses to help adults upgrade specific skills. The board received media attention in 2011 for its Foreign-Trained Teacher course, a course designed to help new Canadians enter the teacher profession.
PDSB offers International Language Programs on weekends for school-aged students. At the secondary level, students can earn credits towards their secondary school diploma. Students additionally have access to night and summer school, literacy and math support, and online school.
French immersion French immersion begins in grade 1 and extended French begins in grade 7. Registration for both programs takes place in January, with the board offering information for parents on how to decide whether French immersion is right for their child and other information about French immersion.
Regional Enhanced Program The Peel District School Board runs the ELC Regional Enhanced Program, in grades 1 to 12, a gifted education program. The program is described as for students having "an unusually advanced degree of general intellectual ability that requires differentiated learning experiences of a depth and breadth beyond those normally provided in the regular school programme to satisfy the level of educational potential indicated."
There are two high schools designated as Peel Regional Enhanced Centres that provide the Enhanced programming and curriculum from Grade 9 to Grade 12. The Woodlands School is attended by ELC students in most of Mississauga, and Heart Lake Secondary School is attended by ELC students in Caledon, Brampton, and the neighbourhood of Malton in Mississauga. The precise number and variety of Enhanced courses differs from school to school, but most schools offer the core mandatory courses as Enhanced.
Organization of the school system within the Board
The Board organizes its schools into "school families." School families designate the respective feeder schools into each of the secondary schools within the PDSB. The following list is the organization from the 2018-2019 school year.
Caledon School family Secondary school (9-12) Intermediate (Middle) School (6/7-8) Elementary school (K-5/6) K-8 school (K-8) HumberviewHumberview school family map Humberview Secondary School Allan Drive Middle School Ellwood Memorial Public School James Bolton Public School Caledon East Public School Macville Public School Palgrave Public School MayfieldMayfield school family map Mayfield Secondary School Alton Public School Belfountain Public School Alloa Public School Caledon Central Public School Herb Campbell Public School James Grieve Public School Southfields Village Public School Tony Pontes Public School
Brampton School family Secondary school (9-12) Intermediate (Middle) School (6/7-8) Elementary school (K-5/6) K-8 school (K-8) BramaleaBramalea school family map Bramalea Secondary School Balmoral Drive Senior Public School Earnscliffe Sr. Public School Aloma Crescent Public School Birchbank Public School Clark Boulevard Public School Dorset Drive Public School Eastbourne Drive Public School Fallingdale Public School Folkstone Public School Brampton CentennialBrampton Centennial school family map Brampton Centennial Secondary School Centennial Sr. Public School Sir William Gage Middle School Copeland Public School McHugh Public School Morton Way Public School Queen Street Public School Ray Lawson Public School Ridgeview Public School Churchville Public School Roberta Bondar Public School CastlebrookeCastlebrooke school family mapCastlebrooke Secondary School Calderstone Middle School Claireville Public School Red Willow Public School Beryl Ford Public School Castle Oaks Public School Castlemore Public School Sir Isaac Brock Public School Thorndale Public School Walnut Grove Public School Central PeelCentral Peel school family map Central Peel Secondary School Gordon Graydon Sr. Public School Nibi Emoosawdang Public School Agnes Taylor Public School Arnott Charlton Public School Harold F. Loughin Public School Kingswood Drive Public School Madoc Drive Public School Sir Winston Churchill Public School ChinguacousyChinguacousy school family mapChinguacousy Secondary School Greenbriar Sr. Public School Goldcrest Public School Grenoble Public School Jefferson Public School David SuzukiDavid Suzuki school family map David Suzuki Secondary School Beatty-Fleming Sr. Public School Royal Orchard Middle School Glendale Public School James Potter Public School Homestead Public School Northwood Public School Westervelts Corners Public School Springbrook Public School McClure Public School Fletcher's MeadowFletcher's Meadow school family map Fletcher's Meadow Secondary School Parkholme School Cheyne Middle School McCrimmon Middle School Brisdale Public School Burnt Elm Public School Edenbrook Hill Public School Nelson Mandela Public School Rowntree Public School Worthington Public School Aylesbury Public School Dolson Public School Mount Pleasant Village Public School Tribune Drive Public School Harold BrathwaiteHarold Brathwaite school family map Harold M. Brathwaite Secondary School Fernforest Public School Great Lakes Public School Ross Drive Public School Heart LakeHeart Lake school family map Heart Lake Secondary School Robert H. Lagerquist Sr. Public School Conestoga Public School Esker Lake Public School Somerset Drive Public School Terry Fox Public School Jean AugustineJean Augustine school family map Jean Augustine Secondary School Ingleborough Public School Lorenville Public School Huttonville Public School Eldorado Public School Whaley's Corners Public school Louise ArbourLouise Arbour school family map Louise Arbour Secondary School Lougheed Middle School Sunny View Middle School Carberry Public School Hewson Public School Larkspur Public School Springdale Middle School Stanley Mills Public School Countryside Village Public School Mount Royal Public School North ParkNorth Park school family map North Park Secondary School Judith Nyman Secondary School Williams Parkway Sr. Public School Hanover Public School Hilldale Public School Massey Street Public School Russell D. Barber Public School Sandalwood HeightsSandalwood Heights school family map Sandalwood Heights Secondary School Eagle Plains Public School Fairlawn Public School Mountain Ash Middle School Robert J. Lee Public School Shaw Public School Treeline Public School Turner FentonTurner Fenton school family map Turner Fenton Secondary School Peel Alternative School North Fletcher's Creek Sr. Public School William G. Davis Sr. Public School Cherrytree Public School Helen Wilson Public School Hickory Wood Public School Parkway Public School Sir Wilfrid Laurier Public School
Mississauga School family Secondary school (9-12) Intermediate (Middle) School (6/7-8) Elementary school (K-4/5/6) K-8 school (K-8) Applewood HeightsApplewood Heights school family map Applewood Heights Secondary School Bristol Road Middle School Fairwind Sr. Public School Tomken Road Middle School Barondale Public School Burnhamthorpe Public School Champlain Trail Public School Cooksville Creek Public School Dixie Public School Huntington Ridge Public School Nahani Way Public School Silverthorn Public School Cawthra ParkCawthra Park school family map Cawthra Park Secondary School Peel Alternative School South Allan A. Martin Sr. Public School Clifton Public School Janet I. McDougald Public School Munden Park Public School Westacres Public School ClarksonClarkson school family map Clarkson Secondary School Green Glade Senior Public School Clarkson Public School Garthwood Park Public School Owenwood Public School Hillside Public School ErindaleErindale school family map Erindale Secondary School Erin Mills Middle School Homelands Sr. Public School Brookmede Public School Oakridge Public School Sawmill Valley Public School Sheridan Park Public School Thorn Lodge Public School GlenforestGlenforest school family map Glenforest Secondary School Glenforest South Secondary School Glenhaven Sr. Public School Forest Glen Public School Brian W. Fleming Public School John FraserJohn Fraser school family map John Fraser Secondary School Thomas Street Middle School Castlebridge Public School Credit Valley Public School Middlebury Public School Lincoln AlexanderLincoln Alexander school family map Lincoln M. Alexander Secondary School Darcel Avenue Sr. Public School Morning Star Middle School Brandon Gate Public School Corliss Public School Dunrankin Drive Public School Lancaster Public School Marvin Heights Public School Ridgewood Public School Lorne ParkLorne Park school family map Lorne Park Secondary School Hillcrest Middle School Green Glade Senior Public School Owenwood Public School Lorne Park Public School Whiteoaks Public School Tecumseh Public School MeadowvaleMeadowvale school family map Meadowvale Secondary School Edenwood Middle School Lisgar Middle School Kindree Public School Maple Wood Public School Miller's Grove Public School Osprey Woods Public School Plowman's Park Public School Plum Tree Park Public School Settler's Green Public School Shelter Bay Public School Trelawny Public School MississaugaMississauga school family map Mississauga Secondary School David Leeder Middle School Britannia Public School Derry West Village Public School Levi Creek Public School