The Thames Valley District School Board (TVDSB; known as English-language Public District School Board No. 11 prior to 1999) is a
public school board in
southwestern Ontario
Southwestern Ontario is a secondary region of Southern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario. It occupies most of the Ontario Peninsula bounded by Lake Huron, including Georgian Bay, to the north and northwest; the St. Clair River, Lake St. ...
, Canada. It was created on January 1, 1998, by the amalgamation of the
Elgin County Board of Education, The Board of Education for the City of
London,
Middlesex County Board of Education, and
Oxford County Board of Education.
The TVDSB serves an area over 7,000 square kilometres which includes urban, suburban and rural communities. It spans three counties and includes the cities of London,
St. Thomas, and
Woodstock, plus the towns of
Ingersoll,
Tillsonburg, and
Strathroy-Caradoc, as well as several smaller towns and villages.
In 2006, the Board administered 184 schools (154 elementary and 30 secondary schools). They also provide alternative education programs for approximately 40,000 students through adult day school, continuing education, general interest, night school and summer school courses. Four future elementary schools in southwest London, northwest London,
Woodstock, and
Belmont
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are currently under construction or are in planning stages. Extensions and renovations to Eagle Heights, Aldborough, and River Heights public schools are currently underway.
History
The Thames Valley District School Board was the setting of R v. Jarvis, 2019 SCC 10 a precedent-setting case of voyeurism in Canad
In 2021, the Thames Valley District School Board was named as a defendant in a civil lawsuit related to the sexually inappropriate behaviour of one of its teachers, Ryan Jarvis. Jarvis filmed at least 27 teenage students with a spy camera while he was an English teacher at
H. B. Beal Secondary School, H.B. Beal Secondary School. He used a camera concealed in a pen to film his female students' breasts. Jarvis became the first person in Canada to serve jail time for a voyeurism conviction. Jarvis' teaching license was revoked following his conviction.
In 2021, Lawrence Thompson, a custodian at a TVDSB elementary school, was found guilty of four counts of kidnapping and sexual assault of a four-year-old girl. During the investigation in 2018, the school board indicated it would fully cooperate with police and local law enforcement authorities. However, the TVDSB declined to provide a list of schools that the janitor previously worked at.
List of schools
The following is a list of the schools administered by the TVDSB and their towns/city:
Public schools
Secondary schools
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A.B. Lucas Secondary School
A.B. Lucas Secondary School is a secondary school located at the northern end of London, Ontario, Canada.
The school was named after A.B. Lucas, who was recognized for his contribution to education in London. In April 1962, Hugh Murray became the ...
– London
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Arthur Voaden Secondary School
Arthur Voaden Secondary School (often abbreviated as AVSS) is a High school#Canada, high school in St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada. Voaden is part of the Thames Valley District School Board.
History
Originally named as simply Arthur Voaden Vocationa ...
– St. Thomas
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B. Davison Secondary School
B. Davison Secondary School (formerly known as Thames Secondary School) is a high school in London, Ontario, Canada. It was established in 2014 after amalgamating the former Sir George Ross and Thames Secondary Schools. The school is named after B ...
– London
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Central Elgin Collegiate Institute – St. Thomas
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London Central Secondary School – London
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Clarke Road Secondary School
Clarke Road Secondary School is located at 300 Clarke Road in London, Ontario. It is a part of the Thames Valley District School Board. The school was founded in 1956 and a major 14 million dollar renovation was completed in 1997. The school masco ...
– London
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College Avenue Secondary School
College Avenue Secondary School is one of three public high schools in Woodstock, Ontario under the Thames Valley District School Board and is named after the street on which it is located. It is built on the site of the former Woodstock College ...
– Woodstock
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East Elgin Secondary School –
Aylmer
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Glencoe District High School –
Glencoe
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Glendale High School – Tillsonburg
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H.B. Beal Secondary School
The H.B. Beal Secondary School is a high school in London, Ontario, London, Ontario. It is named after Herbert Benson Beal, the founder and first principal of the school. H.B. Beal is the second largest school in Thames Valley District School Bo ...
– London
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Huron Park Secondary School – Woodstock
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Ingersoll District Collegiate Institute –
Ingersoll
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London South Collegiate Institute – London
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Lord Dorchester Secondary School –
Dorchester
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Medway High School –
Arva
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Montcalm Secondary School – London
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North Middlesex District High School –
Parkhill
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Oakridge Secondary School
Oakridge Secondary School is one of the government-operated high schools (as opposed to collegiate institutes) in the neighbourhood of Oakridge in London, Ontario, Canada. This school is well-known for being 1 out of 2 schools in London Ontario wi ...
– London
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Parkside Collegiate Institute
Parkside Collegiate Institute (PCI), with a population of over 1,000 students, is the largest of four secondary schools in St. Thomas, Ontario. It is part of the Thames Valley District School Board. Parkside was built to replace one of the orig ...
(incl.
French Immersion
French immersion is a form of bilingual education in which students who do not speak French as a first language will receive instruction in French. In most French-immersion schools, students will learn to speak French and learn most subjects s ...
) – St. Thomas
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Saunders Secondary School
Saunders Secondary School is located at 941 Viscount Road in the Westmount, London, Ontario, Westmount suburb of London, Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada. It is named after William Saunders (scientist), William Saunders. William Saunders was a Can ...
– London
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Sir Frederick Banting Secondary School
Sir Frederick Banting Secondary School is a high school located in London, Ontario, Canada. Part of the Thames Valley District School Board. The founding principal (1968-1970) was George A. Robbins. The school was officially opened in 1969 with La ...
(incl.
French Immersion
French immersion is a form of bilingual education in which students who do not speak French as a first language will receive instruction in French. In most French-immersion schools, students will learn to speak French and learn most subjects s ...
) – London
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Sir Wilfrid Laurier Secondary School (incl.
French Immersion
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) – London
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Strathroy District Collegiate Institute
Strathroy District Collegiate Institute (SDCI) is one of two secondary schools in Strathroy, Ontario. It is a public high school in the Thames Valley District School Board. The school services feeder schools in the Strathroy area, as well as t ...
(incl.
French Immersion
French immersion is a form of bilingual education in which students who do not speak French as a first language will receive instruction in French. In most French-immersion schools, students will learn to speak French and learn most subjects s ...
) –
Strathroy-Caradoc
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Thames Valley Alternative Secondary School
The Thames Valley District School Board (TVDSB; known as English-language Public District School Board No. 11 prior to 1999) is a public school board in southwestern Ontario, Canada. It was created on January 1, 1998, by the amalgamation of the E ...
(teachers located throughout the entire Board district)
[http://www.tvdsb.ca/AAEducation.cfm?subpage=88814]
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West Elgin Secondary School
West Elgin Secondary School is a secondary school, located at 139 Graham Street in West Lorne, Ontario. It serves the rural area of West Elgin, including West Lorne, Rodney, Dutton/Dunwich, Wallacetown and Iona Station. WESS is part of the Th ...
–
West Lorne
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Westminster Secondary School - London
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Woodstock Collegiate Institute
Woodstock Collegiate Institute is a school in Woodstock, Ontario, Canada. It is part of the Thames Valley District School Board.
The school was founded in 1841 by an Act of Parliament as Woodstock's first grammar school. Its growth forced a serie ...
(incl.
French Immersion
French immersion is a form of bilingual education in which students who do not speak French as a first language will receive instruction in French. In most French-immersion schools, students will learn to speak French and learn most subjects s ...
) – Woodstock
See also
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Conseil scolaire catholique Providence – French Catholic School Board
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Conseil scolaire Viamonde – French Public School Board
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List of English public schools in London Ontario
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List of high schools in Ontario
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List of school districts in Ontario
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London District Catholic School Board – English Catholic School Board
References
{{TVDSB Secondary
School districts in Ontario
Education in Middlesex County, Ontario
Education in London, Ontario
Education in Oxford County, Ontario
Education in Elgin County