T. A. Blakelock High School is the second oldest high school in the town of

Oakville, Ontario Oakville is a town and List of municipalities in Ontario#Lower-tier municipalities, lower-tier municipality in Regional Municipality of Halton, Halton Region, Ontario, Canada. Generally seen as a commuter suburb of Toronto, it is located on Lake ...

, and has the oldest high school building in Oakville still in use as a school. The school was built in 1957. There are 1,200 students currently enrolled at T.A. Blakelock. The school is named after

Thomas Aston Blakelock Thomas Aston Blakelock (August 10, 1883 – January 16, 1974) was an English-born merchant, building contractor and political figure in Ontario, Canada. He represented Halton in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1929 to 1943 as a Li ...

. The school's athletic teams were originally known as the Tabbies, after the acronym TAB. They are now called the Tigers. Name was changed after Sean Tiger, the science teacher at T.A. Blackelock who also was one of the founders of the

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. Blakelock is the only public high school in southwest Oakville, after the closure of Queen Elizabeth High School and the transfer of Gordon E. Perdue High School to the Catholic Board in 1990. The current principal is Paul Dawson. Blakelock is known for having an excellent music program. In 2013, its Senior Wind Ensemble and Grade 12 Percussion Ensemble both won Gold at MusicFest's Canadian National Music Festival. https://musicfest.ca/results/2013-results/

Notable alumni

Dan Ferrone Dan Ferrone (born April 3, 1958) is a former professional Canadian football player. He played with the Toronto Argonauts for eight seasons, interrupted by one season with the Calgary Stampeders, in the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was an o ...

- CFL player, president of CFLPA, Canadian Football Hall of Fame inductee (2013) * David Bradstreet - musician *

Arlene Duncan Arlene Duncan is a Canadian actress and singer. Her father is African Canadian, with ancestors from Nova Scotia. Duncan has appeared in more than 80 film and television roles, in addition to many theatrical productions. She is best known for her ...

- (1974) actress, singer; played Fatima in ''

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'' * Lindy Booth - (1997) actress *

Greg Westlake Gregory Westlake (born 12 June 1986) is a Canadian ice sledge hockey player. Early life and career Both his legs were amputated when he was 18 months old; because of a congenital defect, he had no tibia in one leg, and no fibula in the other. At ...

- (2004) ice sledge hockey player

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High schools in Oakville, Ontario 1957 establishments in Ontario Educational institutions established in 1957

Notable alumni

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