Ontario to Build New and Renovate Schools
Web posted on January 17, 2013
Ontario is building and renovating almost 90 schools across the province to provide students with better places to learn and succeed. The Ontario government is making Ontario's schools cleaner, more sustainable places to learn with 2,600 schools benefiting from more than 6,500 clean energy projects.
"We are making the necessary investments in our schools to ensure that our students have safe, modern and accepting places to learn and grow. Investing in our schools is critical to helping every student reach his or her full potential and succeed." Says Laurel Broten, Minister of Education.
This year, work will begin on 39 new schools, with another 48 receiving additions or retrofits to help meet students' needs. These new projects will provide improved, modern spaces to help students focus on learning while supporting the continued rollout of full-day kindergarten. Ontario has invested $1.4 billion in capital funding to support the expansion of full-day kindergarten. All new elementary schools will be built to accommodate full-day kindergarten
| Board Name | Project | Project Type |
|---|---|---|
| Wellington Catholic DSB | Elementary School (Rockwood) | New |
| Waterloo DSB | Elementary School (MacKenzie King, Kitchener) | Addition |
| Elementary School (Breslau, Breslau) | Addition | |
| Elementary School (South Kitchener, Kitchener) | New | |
| Waterloo Catholic DSB | Elementary School (St. Aloysius, Kitchener) | Addition |
| Elementary School (Pope John Paul II, Kitchener) | Addition | |
| Elementary School (St. Boniface, Maryhill) | Replacement | |
| Bruce-Grey Catholic DSB | Elementary School (Immaculate Conception, Formosa) | Addition |
| Elementary School (St. Joseph's, Port Elgin) | Addition |
Investing in stronger schools is an important part of the Ontario government's plan to help more students succeed and secure a brighter future for all Ontarians. Ontario is investing over $700 million to support the building of new schools and revitalization projects.
Since 2003, the Ontario government has supported more than 27,000 renewal projects with 610 new schools built, under construction, or planned, including full-day kindergarten, maintaining smaller class sizes and preserving 20,000 teacher and support staff jobs.
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