West Niagara Secondary School is a secondary school in
Beamsville, Ontario, Canada, and operated by the
District School Board of Niagara
The District School Board of Niagara (DSBN, known as English-language Public District School Board No. 22 prior to 1999) is a school board in the public school system of Ontario, Canada, in the Regional Municipality of Niagara. Its head office ...
(DSBN). It replaced the former
Grimsby Secondary School
Grimsby Secondary School (GSS) was a secondary school in Grimsby, Ontario, Canada. Operated by the District School Board of Niagara (DSBN), it has a student body of approximately 700 year-to-year. Due to construction delays of the West Niagara ...
and
Beamsville District Secondary School
Beamsville District Secondary School was a secondary school in Beamsville, Ontario, Canada and was operated by the District School Board of Niagara (DSBN).
History
BDSS had established a long tradition of excellence dating back to 1888, when the ...
in 2022. West Niagara is currently the newest secondary school in the
Niagara Region.
Construction delays
The construction of the school oversaw many delays, and was originally planned to open in September 2020. One of the more notable delays was the extensive soil cleanup required due to contaminants found on the site. The
COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identi ...
caused sufficient delay that the school would not open for the 2022–2023 school year. Construction finished in time for the 2023-2024 school year, in which students stepped foot in the school for the first time.
The Grimsby location was closed following the previous school year.
See also
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List of secondary schools in Ontario
The following is a list of secondary schools in Ontario. Secondary education policy in the Canadian province of Ontario is governed by the Ministry of Education. Secondary education in Ontario includes Grades 9 to 12. The following list includes ...
References
High schools in the Regional Municipality of Niagara
Grimsby, Ontario
2022 establishments in Ontario
2022 establishments in Canada
Educational institutions established in 2022
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