Oakville NE #1 Secondary School and French Immersion Review
Trustees approved new secondary boundaries for the high school opening in north Oakville in September 2027, and adjusted English and French Immersion at three existing schools.
Approved. A decision has been taken. It has not necessarily taken effect.
This is the largest school boundary decision in Oakville in years, and it is already made. A new secondary school, referred to as Oakville NE #1 HS, is due to open in September 2027, and a new school needs a boundary. Drawing one means taking territory from the schools around it.
Trustees initiated the review on 4 November 2025 with four objectives: create a boundary for the new school, realign French Immersion boundaries south of Dundas Street, review whether the French Immersion programme at T.A. Blakelock High School is still viable given falling enrolment, and consider what could be housed at the White Oaks Secondary School north campus.
On 5 May 2026 the Board of Trustees approved Option 3. The board describes implementation as running over a three-year-plus timeframe from September 2027, with legacy exemptions and transportation for students who stay at an existing school, and courtesy seats for younger siblings until the older sibling graduates.
One part of the decision is conditional. The board resolved that the approved French Immersion boundaries north of Dundas Street are subject to the outcome of the Northwest Oakville Elementary Boundary Review, so that Grade 8 cohorts are not split between two secondary schools.
Who is affected
Schools the board says may be affected
- White Oaks Secondary School
- Garth Webb Secondary School
- Iroquois Ridge High School
- Thomas A Blakelock High School
- Dr. David R. Williams Public School
- Harvest Oak Public School
- Oodenawi Public School
- Falgarwood Public School
- River Oaks Public School
- Munn's Public School
- Sunningdale Public School
- Forest Trail Public School
- Palermo Public School
Study area. Two study areas: Secondary Review Area 201 south of Dundas Street and Secondary Review Area 202 north of Dundas Street, in Oakville.
Where it stands
Consultation and options
Complete. A public information meeting was held on 2 March 2026 and the board published the livestream questions and responses.
- Option 1
- Option 3 (approved)
- French Immersion realignment, proposed, south of Dundas Street
- French Immersion realignment, alternative, south of Dundas Street
Maps
What the board's maps show
What each map depicts. We do not read an address off one.
- Option 3 maps
- The approved boundary as it will be implemented in September 2027. The board notes the maps do not show legacy exemptions, so a household inside a changed area may still be entitled to remain at its current school.
- Study area map
- The area outlined in red, within which a secondary school assignment may change. The board notes schools outside the red outline may still receive students.
The record
Timeline
Every board action, oldest first. Updated in place as the board posts.
Review initiated
Trustees directed staff to establish a boundary for the new secondary school and review the distribution of French Immersion.
Community notified
The board wrote to families in potentially affected school communities.
Steering committee met
The committee split the work into two pathways: the new school's boundary north of Dundas, and French Immersion delivery south of it.
Public information meeting
Recommended options presented for community consideration.
Recommendation to trustees
Presented for information, with the appendices setting out implementation.
Approved
Trustees approved Option 3, establishing the new boundary and adjusting English and French Immersion at Garth Webb, T.A. Blakelock and White Oaks, effective September 2027.
Related
Temporary redirections touching these schools
- Under implementation
Forest Trail PS to Sunningdale PS
New registrations in part of the Forest Trail boundary go to Sunningdale instead, until the Northwest Oakville review concludes.
- Paused
Dr. David R. Williams PS to Palermo PS
Suspended, but explicitly reinstatable: the board says it returns if the enrolment or classroom cap is reached again.
- Paused
Falgarwood PS to Dr. David R. Williams PS
A kindergarten redirection from nine zones, suspended once Harvest Oak Public School opened.
- Paused
North Oakville secondary redirection to T.A. Blakelock HS
A phased redirection of north Oakville secondary students, suspended in 2024 and superseded in practice by the approved Oakville NE #1 boundary.
Sources
Halton District School Board
Oakville NE #1 Secondary School & French Immersion ReviewHalton District School Board
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