Conseil scolaire de district du Centre-Sud-Ouest
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The Conseil scolaire Viamonde (CSV) is a public-secular French first language school board, and manages
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in the
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and the
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. The school board operates 41
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s and 15
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within that area. The school board operates two offices, one in
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, and one in Welland. The educational management office is located in the
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neighbourhood of Toronto, whereas the business and financial management office is located in Welland. The school board was formed in 1998 after several local school boards were amalgamated into the French-language Public District School Board No. 58. From 1999 to 2010, the school board was known as Conseil Scolaire de District du Centre-Sud-Ouest.http://www.csviamonde.ca/csviamonde/index.php?q=node/1655 Press release CSV is one of four members of the ''Association des conseils scolaires des écoles publiques de l'Ontario'' (
ACÉPO The Association des conseils scolaires des écoles publiques de l'Ontario (Ontario French-language Public School Boards' Association in English), or ACÉPO, is an educational organization with its headquarters on University Avenue, in Toronto, Ont ...
).


History

The board was created 1 January 1998 when the
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decided to amalgamate several secular French school boards in the Ontario Peninsula (an area made of Southwestern Ontario, and the Greater Golden Horseshoe). School boards that were amalgamated included: Shortly after the merger, the school board changed its name from French-language Public District School Board No. 58 to ''Conseil scolaire du district du Centre-Sud-Ouest''. The school board continued to operate as Centre-Sud-Ouest until November 15, 2010, when its name was changed to ''Conseil scolaire Viamonde''.


List of schools

CSV presently operates 41 elementary schools and 15 secondary schools throughout Southwestern Ontario and most of the Greater Golden Horseshoe. The area in which the school board operates and provides schooling for covers 68,180 km2 of Ontario.


See also

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List of school districts in Ontario This is a list of school districts in Ontario. There are 76 public school boards in Ontario, including 38 public secular boards (34 English boards and 4 French boards (ACÉPO)), 38 public separate boards (29 English Catholic boards, 8 French Cat ...
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List of high 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 includ ...
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Conseil scolaire catholique Providence The ''Conseil scolaire catholique Providence'' (Csc Providence) is the French-language Catholic school board for southwestern Ontario, Canada. The Providence Catholic School Board includes 10,000 students in its 31 schools: 23 elementary schools ...


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English Information
{{Portal bar, Schools, Canada, Ontario Viamonde Education in Toronto Education in Hamilton, Ontario Education in Welland Educational institutions established in 1998 1998 establishments in Ontario