At the Â鶹Դ´ Essex County District School Board (GECDSB), we are committed to updating our school facilities to create sustainable and safe learning and working environments for students, staff and community partners.
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View each of our current construction projects and get project updates and completion timelines.
Current Projects
Forest Glade Public School (Renovation) |
Not Capital Priority Funding, Funding will be through School Conditioning Funding
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Northwood Public School (Addition) |
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Roseland Public School (Addition) |
Occupancy: We aim to open the addition in September 2026 |
Glenwood Public School (Addition) |
Occupancy: We aim to open the addition in September 2026 |
Lakeshore (New School) |
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Queen Elizabeth Public School (Addition) |
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Completed Projects
Beacon Heights Public School |
In November 2015, the Â鶹Դ´ Essex County District School Board (GECDSB) was awarded a grant of $15.3 million for the construction of a new school in Tecumseh. In 2022 the GECDSB was awarded an additional $7.2 million for this project. This new school will replace the current D.M. Eagle Public School and serve students from Kindergarten to Grade 8 within the Tecumseh and Lakeshore areas.
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Erie Migration District School K-12 |
he Â鶹Դ´ Essex County District School Board has purchased land to develop a new Kindergarten to Grade 12 school in Kingsville. The new school will replace Kingsville District High School, Kingsville Public School and Jack Miner Public School.
Final completion: September, 2024 |
Eastview Horizon Public School |
Eastview Horizon Public School consolidated Eastwood and Parkview Public Schools. Construction for the new school began in May of 2021. There were some unavoidable delays with the project and the timeline for completion was adjusted. We opened the school in September, 2023.
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James L. Dunn Public School |
The GECDSB built James L. Dunn Public School to help meet increased demands for French Immersion programming in the City of Windsor. This school replaced Giles Campus French Immersion Public School. Construction began in November of 2019 and the school opened in September of 2022.
General contractor: Fortis ​Group |
Legacy Oak Trail Public School (2021) + Addition (2024) |
The Â鶹Դ´ Essex County District School Board has built a new elementary school in LaSalle to replace Prince Andrew Public School. Construction on the new school began in April of 2020 and finished in the summer of 2021 with the school opening in September 2021.
Addition Details
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Northstar High School |
North Star High School consolidated General Amherst and Western Secondary. The school opened in September of 2022.
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W.C. Kennedy |
The ninety-one-year-old W.C. Kennedy Collegiate building received a $5 million dollar facelift completed in 2020. Many renovations restored the school's outward appeal which stands guard over Jackson Park in Windsor. The W.C. Kennedy Collegiate was built in 1928 for $750,000, which was a large investment at the time. Built with a Gothic design, the structure had taken on an increasingly imposing temperament as it neared its 100th anniversary. This classic building has been compared to other notable architecture on the campuses of Oxford and Cambridge universities. To restore the W.C. Kennedy Collegiate building, we:
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Hugh Beaton Public School (Renovation) |
Sandwich Public School (Renovation) |