![Smiling children sitting at desks in a classroom](/our-board/PublishingImages/Pages/Board%20of%20Trustees/Director%27s-Annual-Report-2019-2020/HDSB-Directors-Annual-Report-2018-2019-Interior-Header.jpg)
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Students - As of October 2019 |
45,501
Elementary Students
20,024
Secondary Students
(Includes Gary Allan Learning Centre)
65,525
Total Students
Staff - Full Time Equivalents |
2,869
Elementary Teachers
1,226
Secondary Teachers
2,137
Support Staff
87
Number of Elementary Schools
18
Number of Secondary Schools
includes Gary Allan Learning Centre and Syl Apps School.
Note: Dr David R. Williams Public School in Oakville in opened in September 2020
1 New School
Dr David R. Williams Public School in Oakville opened September 2020
![91.8% of Grade 1-2 classes had 20 students or fewer in the 2017-18 school year](/our-board/PublishingImages/Pages/Board%20of%20Trustees/Director%27s-Annual-Report-2017-2018/facts-feature-image-1.jpg)
100%
of teachers have Google classroom technology
![24.6% Average class size in Grade 4-8 was 24.6 students](/our-board/PublishingImages/Pages/Board%20of%20Trustees/Director%27s-Annual-Report-2017-2018/facts-feature-image-2.jpg)
3,000
laptops, tablets, iPad’s distributed to students during first phase of pandemic
![21% of students first language is not English](/our-board/PublishingImages/Pages/Board%20of%20Trustees/Director%27s-Annual-Report-2017-2018/facts-feature-image-3.jpg)
23.5%
of students first language is not English
![Top Non-English Languages spoken by students are Urdu, Mandarin, Arabic, Punjabi, Hindi](/our-board/PublishingImages/Pages/Board%20of%20Trustees/Director%27s-Annual-Report-2017-2018/facts-feature-image-4.jpg)
Non-English Languages
Top Non-English Languages spoken by students are Urdu, Mandarin, Arabic, Punjabi, Hindi.
![86% of students with 16 credits or more by the end of Grade 10](/our-board/PublishingImages/Pages/Board%20of%20Trustees/Director%27s-Annual-Report-2017-2018/facts-feature-image-5.jpg)
On Track to Graduate
87% of students with 16 credits or more by the end of Grade 10
![HDSB school facility rentals totaled 266,090 hours](/our-board/PublishingImages/Pages/Board%20of%20Trustees/Director%27s-Annual-Report-2017-2018/facts-feature-image-6.jpg)
173,604
HDSB school facility rentals totaled 173,604 hours