This year marks the 50th anniversary of providing public education for thousands of students in Halton.
Among the largest English school boards in Ontario, the Halton District School Board offers high-quality and engaging education for elementary and secondary students as well as continuing education opportunities for adults and students from around the world.
Together, more than 8,000 Halton District School Board staff inspire students to learn, grow and succeed. These staff members include teachers, support and non-teaching staff, administrators and senior staff.
History of Education in Halton
1967 - 1968
Education in the former Halton County was previously governed by a framework of school boards for various high school and public school districts. From 1967 to 1968, as a result of initiatives undertaken by the provincial government at the time, all school boards were amalgamated on a county-wide level.
1969
The Board was re-constituted as the Halton County Board of Education on Jan. 1, 1969.
1974
When Halton County was replaced by the Regional Municipality of Halton in 1974, the local school board then became the Halton Board of Education.
1997 - 1999
As part of a province-wide restructuring of Ontario's school boards resulting from the passage of the Fewer School Boards Act in 1997, the Halton Board of Education was renamed the Halton District School Board in 1999.
Since 1999, when the HDSB was officially formed, 32 new elementary and secondary schools have been built and opened.
2019
In 2019 the Halton District School Board is comprised of 105 elementary and secondary schools in Burlington, Halton Hills, Milton and Oakville, serving more than 64,000 students and employing more than 8,000 staff members.
The main school board office, called the J.W. Singleton Education Centre, is located at 2050 Guelph Line in Burlington.
