Our Community

The Greater Essex County District School Board serves a large and diverse community. Geographically, it stretches from Tilbury, west to LaSalle, and from the Detroit River south to Pelee Island in Lake Erie. Socially it is inclusive of people from a wide variety of ethnic and cultural backgrounds, different religions, and national origins.

Our schools ...
We are physically connected by our network of 62 public elementary and 15 secondary schools. Emotionally we are linked by the conviction that all students should be provided with a safe, stimulating, caring, and welcoming environment in which to learn.

We are a vital part of the community...
The Greater Essex County District School Board is also a vital part of the community it serves. Local groups and organizations regularly use our facilities. We also partner with them and a number of businesses and commercial interests to enhance the impact of public education in our area. But the GECDSB is more than structures and principles; it is people. Approximately 4 thousand staff members live in the neighbourhoods in which they work along with 37 thousand students who take part in community service and activities well beyond the requirements of the curriculum.

We want to hear from you...
It is our objective to maintain open lines of communication with everyone in our community. Inquiries into GECDSB programs and procedures are always welcomed.