The Thames Valley District School Board (TVDSB; known as English-language Public District School Board No. 11 prior to 1999) is a

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, Canada. It was created on January 1, 1998, by the amalgamation of the Elgin County Board of Education, The Board of Education for the City of

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, Middlesex County Board of Education, and Oxford County Board of Education. The TVDSB serves an area over 7,000 square kilometres which includes urban, suburban and rural communities. It spans three counties and includes the cities of London, St. Thomas, and

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, plus the towns of Ingersoll,

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, and

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, as well as several smaller towns and villages. In 2006, the Board administered 184 schools (154 elementary and 30 secondary schools). They also provide alternative education programs for approximately 40,000 students through adult day school, continuing education, general interest, night school and summer school courses. Four future elementary schools in southwest London, northwest London,

, and Belmont are currently under construction or are in planning stages. Extensions and renovations to Eagle Heights, Aldborough, and River Heights public schools are currently underway.

History

The Thames Valley District School Board was the setting of R v. Jarvis, 2019 SCC 10 a precedent-setting case of voyeurism in Canad

In 2021, the Thames Valley District School Board was named as a defendant in a civil lawsuit related to the sexually inappropriate behaviour of one of its teachers, Ryan Jarvis. Jarvis filmed at least 27 teenage students with a spy camera while he was an English teacher at H. B. Beal Secondary School, H.B. Beal Secondary School. He used a camera concealed in a pen to film his female students' breasts. Jarvis became the first person in Canada to serve jail time for a voyeurism conviction. Jarvis' teaching license was revoked following his conviction. In 2021, Lawrence Thompson, a custodian at a TVDSB elementary school, was found guilty of four counts of kidnapping and sexual assault of a four-year-old girl. During the investigation in 2018, the school board indicated it would fully cooperate with police and local law enforcement authorities. However, the TVDSB declined to provide a list of schools that the janitor previously worked at.

List of schools

The following is a list of the schools administered by the TVDSB and their towns/city:

Public schools

Secondary schools

A.B. Lucas Secondary School A.B. Lucas Secondary School is a secondary school located at the northern end of London, Ontario, Canada. The school was named after A.B. Lucas, who was recognized for his contribution to education in London. In April 1962, Hugh Murray became the ...

– London *

Arthur Voaden Secondary School Arthur Voaden Secondary School (often abbreviated as AVSS) is a high school in St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada. Voaden is part of the Thames Valley District School Board. History Originally named as simply Arthur Voaden Vocational School, it was on ...

– St. Thomas *

B. Davison Secondary School B. Davison Secondary School (formerly known as Thames Secondary School) is a high school in London, Ontario, Canada. It was established in 2014 after amalgamating the former Sir George Ross and Thames Secondary Schools. The school is named after ...

– London *

Central Elgin Collegiate Institute Central Elgin Collegiate Institute is the smallest of three public secondary schools in St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada. At one time the school was part of the International Baccalaureate Organization; however, that status is no longer recognized. Ce ...

– St. Thomas *

London Central Secondary School London Central Secondary School is a public secondary school located at the corner of Dufferin Avenue and Waterloo Street in downtown London, Ontario. It is a member of the Thames Valley District School Board. It has approximately 1000 students i ...

– London *

Clarke Road Secondary School Clarke Road Secondary School is located at 300 Clarke Road in London, Ontario. It is a part of the Thames Valley District School Board The Thames Valley District School Board (TVDSB; known as English-language Public District School Board No. ...

– London *

College Avenue Secondary School College Avenue Secondary School is one of three public high schools in Woodstock, Ontario under the Thames Valley District School Board and is named after the street on which it is located. It is built on the site of the former Woodstock Colle ...

– Woodstock *

East Elgin Secondary School East Elgin Secondary School is a composite secondary school located in Aylmer, Ontario, Canada. It serves pupils from Aylmer and its surrounding areas. The school is part of the Thames Valley District School Board, formerly known as the Elgin Coun ...

– Aylmer *

Glencoe District High School Glencoe District High School is a Thames Valley District School Board Secondary School located in the town of Glencoe, Ontario, in the county of Middlesex, in Ontario, Canada. The school is 40 minutes west of London. Partnerships Glencoe Dist ...

– Glencoe * Glendale High School – Tillsonburg * H.B. Beal Secondary School – London * Huron Park Secondary School – Woodstock * Ingersoll District Collegiate Institute – Ingersoll *

London South Collegiate Institute London South Collegiate Institute (also known as S.C.I., or simply South) is a public high school in London, Ontario, Canada, located at 371 Tecumseh Avenue East. ''South'' is administered by the Thames Valley District School Board. Approximatel ...

– London *

Lord Dorchester Secondary School Lord Dorchester Secondary School is a Thames Valley District School Board Secondary School located in the town of Dorchester, Ontario, part of the municipality of Thames Centre, in the county of Middlesex, in Ontario, Canada. Although small whe ...

– Dorchester * Medway High School – Arva *

Montcalm Secondary School Montcalm Secondary School is a comprehensive "Technology Emphasis" secondary school located in northeast London, Ontario, Canada. The school provides a range of programs for all students. Student population is roughly 800. Education Montcalm of ...

– London *

North Middlesex District High School North Middlesex District High School is on Main Street, Parkhill, Ontario, Canada, at the corner of Elginfield Road and Parkhill Main Street (Formerly Highways 7 and 81), and serves the largely farming Municipality of North Middlesex. It offer ...

– Parkhill *

Oakridge Secondary School Oakridge Secondary School is one of the government-operated high schools (as opposed to collegiate institutes) in the neighbourhood of Oakridge in London, Ontario, Canada. This school is well-known for being 1 out of 2 schools in London Ontario ...

– London *

Parkside Collegiate Institute Parkside Collegiate Institute (PCI), with a population of over 1,000 students, is the largest of four secondary schools in St. Thomas, Ontario. It is part of the Thames Valley District School Board. Parkside was built to replace one of the orig ...

(incl.

French Immersion French immersion is a form of bilingual education in which students who do not speak French as a first language will receive instruction in French. In most French-immersion schools, students will learn to speak French and learn most subjects s ...

) – St. Thomas *

Saunders Secondary School Saunders Secondary School is located at 941 Viscount Road in the Westmount suburb of London, Ontario, Canada. It is named after William Saunders. William Saunders was a Canadian pioneer and an authority on agriculture and horticulture. Grade ...

– London *

Sir Frederick Banting Secondary School Sir Frederick Banting Secondary School is a high school located in London, Ontario, Canada. Part of the Thames Valley District School Board. The founding principal (1968-1970) was George A. Robbins. The school was officially opened in 1969 with La ...

(incl.

) – London * Sir Wilfrid Laurier Secondary School (incl.

) – London *

Strathroy District Collegiate Institute Strathroy District Collegiate Institute (SDCI) is one of two secondary schools in Strathroy, Ontario. It is a public high school in the Thames Valley District School Board. The school services feeder schools in the Strathroy area, as well as t ...

(incl.

) –

* Thames Valley Alternative Secondary School (teachers located throughout the entire Board district)http://www.tvdsb.ca/AAEducation.cfm?subpage=88814 * West Elgin Secondary School – West Lorne * Westminster Secondary School - London *

Woodstock Collegiate Institute Woodstock Collegiate Institute is a school in Woodstock, Ontario, Canada. It is part of the Thames Valley District School Board. The school was founded in 1841 by an Act of Parliament as Woodstock's first grammar school. Its growth forced a seri ...

(incl.

) – Woodstock

References

{{TVDSB Secondary School districts in Ontario Education in Middlesex County, Ontario Education in London, Ontario Education in Oxford County, Ontario Education in Elgin County

History

List of schools

Public schools

Secondary schools

See also

References