The Greater Essex County District School Board (known as English-language Public District School Board No. 9 prior to 1999) was created on January 1, 1998 with the amalgamation of the

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. The school board services families in both

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and

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Schools

The Greater Essex County District School Board administers 14 secondary schools and 54 elementary schools.

Secondary

* Belle River District High School *

Essex District High School Essex District High School is a public secondary school in Essex, in the centre of Essex County, Ontario. The school was founded in 1885 and is the oldest operating publicly funded high school in the province. The school has a student population o ...

*Herman Academy - Secondary *

Honourable W.C. Kennedy Collegiate Honourable W.C. Kennedy Collegiate is a secondary school (grades 9 through 12) located in central Windsor, Ontario, Canada. It is part of the Greater Essex County District School Board (GECDSB). Mr. Berard is the current principal and Mr. Stefan A ...

Kingsville District High School Kingsville District High School is a public high school in Kingsville, Ontario, Canada. The school is the "Home of the Cavaliers". Enrollment is 656 students. KDHS feeder schools are Harrow Public School, Kingsville Public School and Jack Miner ...

* Leamington District Secondary School *North Star High School * Riverside Secondary School *

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*Tecumseh Vista Academy - Secondary *

Vincent Massey Secondary School Vincent Massey Secondary School, commonly known as Massey, is a public high school located in the South Windsor neighbourhood in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. The school is under the jurisdiction of the Greater Essex County District School Board, on ...

Walkerville Collegiate Institute Walkerville Collegiate Institute (WCI) is a secondary school (grades 9 to 12) in the Walkerville area of Windsor, Ontario and managed by the Greater Essex County District School Board. It is the home of the Walkerville Centre for the Creative A ...

*Walkerville Centre for the Creative Arts (located at Walkerville Collegiate Institute) *

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Elementary

Elementary schools are Grades JK-8, unless otherwise noted: *A.V. Graham Public School *Amherstburg Public School *Anderdon Public School *Belle River Public School *Bellewood Public School *Centennial Central Public School *Central Public School *Colchester North Public School *Coronation Public School *D.M. Eagle Public School JK-6 *David Maxwell Public School *Dr. David Suzuki Public School *Dougall Ave. Public School *East Mersea Public School *Eastview Horizon Public School *Essex Public School *F.W. Begley Public School *Ford City Public School *Forest Glade Public School *General Brock Public School *Glenwood Public School *Gore Hill Public School *Gosfield North Public School *Harrow Public School *Herman Academy *Hetherington Public School *Hugh Beaton Public School *Jack Miner Public School *James L. Dunn Public School *John Campbell Public School *John A. McWilliam Public School *King Edward Public School *Kingsville Public School *Lakeshore Discovery School *LaSalle Public School *Legacy Oak Trail Public School *Malden Central Public School *Margaret D. Bennie Public School *Marlborough Public School *Mt. Carmel – Blytheswood Public School *Northwood Public School *Pelee Island Public School *Prince Edward Public School *Princess Elizabeth Public School *Queen Elizabeth Public School *Queen Victoria Public School *Roseland Public School *Roseville Public School *Sandwich West Public School *Southwood Public School *Tecumseh Vista Academy *Talbot Trail Public School *West Gate Public School *Wm. G. Davis Public School

New Construction

Over the last few years, the Greater Essex County District School Board has received a number of grants from the

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to replace older schools with new modern buildings.

James L. Dunn Public School

In November 2015 the Greater Essex County District School Board received a grant from the Ministry of Education of $15.23 million to build a permanent home for the Giles Campus French Immersion Public School. Giles Campus French Immersion Public School was created in 2011 at the former W. D. Lowe High School building to accommodate French Immersion students in the Northwest area of Windsor. This was a temporary solution due to demand for French Immersion programming in the city until a business case was approved to build a new school within the area. In January 2017 the GECDSB purchased a piece of property at 1123 Mercer Street. The former International Playing Card factory, a designated heritage building, will be preserved and included in the overall design of the new school. The new school construction began in July 2020 and opened in September 2022.

North Shore

In November 2015 the Greater Essex County District School Board was awarded a grant of $15.3 million for the construction of a new dual-track French Immersion / English school in the North Shore area. This will replace the current D.M. Eagle Public School and serve an area in Tecumseh and Lakeshore.

Kingsville JK-12

In April 2016, the Ministry of Education announced funding for a $44-million JK-to-Grade 12 school to be located in Kingsville. The new school will consolidate students from

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, Kingsville Public School, and Jack Miner Public School, and may be the most expensive school the province has ever built. In 2021 the project was tendered over budget. In March 2022 the Ministry of Education announced the full $59-million to complete the project. The school is expected to open in September 2024.

North Star High School

In October 2016 the Ministry of Education awarded a $24.3 million grant for the construction of a new Amherstburg High School, which will consolidate the General Amherst HS and Western SS communities. The site of the new school is located at the south end of Centennial Park off Simcoe Street between Fryer Street and Victoria Street South which was sold to the school board from the Town of Amherstburg in January 2018. Construction began in October 2020 and opened in September 2022.

Legacy Oak Trail Public School

In October 2016 the Ministry of Education awarded a grant of $9,180,832 to build a replacement for Prince Andrew Public School in LaSalle, Ontario. In September 2018 land was acquired by the Board for the project on Leptis Magda Drive near the Vollmer Recreation Center. Construction began in June 2020 and was completed in September 2021.

Eastview Horizon Public School

In January 2018 the Ministry of Education had awarded a grant of $13.2 million to build a new elementary school in the Forest Glade area for 501 students with an additional 4 dedicated childcare classrooms. The new school will combine the existing Parkview Public School and Eastwood Public School communities into a new building on the existing Parkview School site. Construction began in May 2021 and is expected to open for Spring 2023.

Northwood Public School

In May 2022 the Ontario government announced $4.9 million to build an eight classroom addition at Northwood Public School which will add 184 new student spaces. The addition is expected to be open for September 2023.

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External links

Greater Essex County District School Board
School districts in Ontario Organizations based in Windsor, Ontario Education in Windsor, Ontario 1998 establishments in Ontario