Southwest Burlington Elementary School Boundary Review

Boundary Review Background

The motion, as presented in Board Report 250122, is as follows:

BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Board of Trustees direct staff to initiate and complete a boundary review for ERA 101 Aldershot, Parkway Belt, & Downtown Burlington (formerly ERA 100 and 101), ERA102: South QEW Between Guelph & Burloak (formerly ERA 101 and 102), ERA 103 Northwest Burlington to balance enrolments at affected schools within existing and future communities for both the English and French Immersion program.

Objectives of this Boundary Review

At the November 4, 2025, Board meeting, HDSB Trustees approved a motion to initiate a boundary review process to review the enrolment and boundaries for both the English and French Immersion programs for schools in ERAs 101, 102, and 103. The initiation of this boundary review seeks to achieve the following actions:

1. Address the over-utilization at Tom Thomson PS, and reduce/eliminate the overall number of portables on site.

2. To improve transitions between elementary and middle school, to reduce the number of split cohorts for both the English Track and French Immersion programs.

3. Maximize the use of underutilized spaces, and ensure schools have a long-term healthy enrolment, with minimal reliance on temporary accommodations where possible. 

4. Identify potential alternate uses for surplus space in elementary schools within the study area (Facility Services and Planning strategy).

Schools and Programs included in this Boundary Review

Note: It is not the intention of this boundary review to change the boundaries north of the QEW or the boundaries west of the QEW.

Study Map