Tommy Douglas Secondary School

Tommy Douglas Secondary School
Address
4020 Major Mackenzie Drive
Woodbridge, Ontario, L4L 1A6
Canada
Information
School type High school
Religious affiliation(s) Secular
Founded 2015
School board York Region District School Board
Superintendent Becky Green[1]
Area trustee Linda Aversa[1]
School number 898285[2]
Principal Ann Pace[1]
Grades 9-12
Language English
Colour(s) red, grey, and white
Mascot Titans
Website www.yrdsb.ca/schools/tommydouglas.ss
Last updated: September 2014

Tommy Douglas Secondary School (TDSS) is a secondary education facility in Woodbridge, Ontario, Canada that opened on 3 February 2015.[3][4] It is named for Tommy Douglas, the seventh Premier of Saskatchewan whose government implemented North America's first single-payer, universal health care program.[5] It is a secular public school administered by the York Region District School Board. The school is located at 4020 Major Mackenzie Drive, and its first and current principal is Ann Pace. The school day will run from 08:10 to 14:25.[1]

Before the school's opening, students attended Emily Carr Secondary School and Woodbridge College.[6] At Woodbridge College, it operates as a "parallel, but separate" school, during which time the building at Woodbridge College is shared by two schools with separate staff and student body.[7] It had previously maintained an office at Maple High School.[8]

The school's boundary was approved by the YRDSB executive in January 2002, during which boundary changes for the opening of Emily Carr Secondary School and Maple High School were also approved.[6] Because of unanticipated demographic changes in Vaughan, the school will have one fewer feeder school than originally forecast by YRDSB planners.[6] The school's boundaries are Highway 400 to the east, Rutherford Road to the south, Pine Valley Drive to the west, and the King-Vaughan town line in the north.[3] Before opening, students residing south of Teston Road and north of Major Mackenzie Drive will attend Woodbridge College, except those southwest of the area delimited by Millwood Parkway. Students in grades 11 and 12 will continue to attend Emily Carr Secondary School or Woodbridge College.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Tommy Douglas S S". York Region District School Board. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
  2. ↑ "Tommy Douglas Secondary School". Secondary School Profile. Ministry of Education. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 "Tommy Douglas SS, City of Vaughan" (PDF). York Region District School Board. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
  4. ↑ "Tommy Douglas Secondary School – new building opens February 3, 2015". York Region District School Board. 27 January 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  5. ↑ "Our school". Tommy Douglas Secondary School. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
  6. 1 2 3 "Secondary School Boundary Change: Emily Carr Secondary School and Tommy Douglas Secondary School" (PDF). York Region District School Board. 4 June 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
  7. ↑ "Frequently Asked Questions". York Region District School Board. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
  8. ↑ "School Registration". York Region District School Board. Retrieved 10 September 2014.

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