Ontario Opening New School in Beaverton
Beaver River Public School will open this Fall, providing students with innovative and modern learning spaces for a high quality education
Beaverton, ON – Today, Laurie Scott, MPP for Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock, announced that the new Beaver River Public School will be welcoming new students in September for the 2024-25 school year. This project is a part of Ontario’s ongoing efforts to build and improve local schools, with the province providing Durham District School Board with $22.3 million to build the new school in Beaverton.
This project delivers 418 elementary spaces and 49 licensed child care spaces for local families for the 2024-25 school year. The investment is part of Ontario’s commitment to providing about $16 billion to support school construction, renewal and improvement over 10 years. Since 2018, the government has approved or supported the development of over 300 school-related projects including child care, of which more than 100 are actively under construction.
“The completion of the new Beaver River Public School in Beaverton is very welcome news for our community,” said MPP Laurie Scott. “This investment will ensure families and students have access to a quality learning environment in the years ahead.”
Additionally, Ontario is taking action to ensure that school board capital assets are used effectively and efficiently to meet the needs of growing communities, support student learning and ensure value for taxpayer dollars. The Better Schools and Student Outcomes Act, 2023 empowers decision-makers to build modern schools faster by better utilizing school capacity, reducing barriers for school boards to facilitate agreements for schools in multi-use buildings such as condo towers, and shortening planning time through design standardization when constructing, renovating, or making additions to schools.
“As a mother, I understand that the local school really is the heart of the community, and that it’s so important for young families to have a school that’s close to home,” said Jill Dunlop, Minister of Education. “Our government is listening to parents, which is why we took action, and we are now proud to deliver a new, state-of-the-art Beaver River Public School for Beaverton families, along with increasing funding, staffing and a back-to-basics focus on reading, writing and math to help ensure students graduate with the fundamental skills they need to succeed.”
“The highly anticipated Beaver River Public School will support the Durham District School Board (DDSB)’s ongoing commitment to meaningful learning with increased modern and accessible learning spaces from the time it opens on September 3. We want to thank our government partners and the Beaver River Public School community for their continued support and look forward to welcoming students for the 2024-25 school year.” – Camille Williams-Taylor, Director of Education, Durham District School Board
Highlights of the project include:
- 418 new student spaces
- 3 new child care rooms (49 new child care spaces)
- 1 room EarlyON Child and Family Centre
“Under Premier Ford’s leadership, we’re building more state-of-the-art schools to support the needs of Ontario’s students, families and growing communities. By investing in innovative and modern learning spaces, we’re ensuring students have access to the quality education that will provide them with lifelong skills and education in a safe and healthy environment,” said Kinga Surma, Minister of Infrastructure. “These investments are one of the ways we’re delivering on our promise to build Ontario, with an infrastructure budget of more than $190 billion over the next decade.”
Beaver River Public School is located at 270 King Street in Beaverton.
Quick Facts:
- Since 2018, the Ontario government has invested more than $3.6 billion in capital construction projects in education, including 139 new schools, 109 additions and renovations to existing facilities, creating more than 98,000 student spaces and over 8,000 new licensed child care spaces.
- For the 2024-25 school year, the ministry will provide renewal funding of approximately $1.4 billion to school boards to revitalize and renew aged building systems and components.
- The Better Schools and Student Outcomes Act, 2023 ensures the public education system focuses on what matters most: teaching important life-long skills such as reading, writing and math; improving accountability and transparency for parents and families; maximizing capital assets of boards to support building modern schools faster and better utilizing current school capacity.
- Ontario secured a $13.2 billion agreement with the federal government that will lower fees for families to an average of $10 a day for children under the age of six under the Canada-wide Early Learning and Child Care system.
Media Contact
Jay Park
Legislative Assistant
Office of MPP Laurie Scott
Haliburton-Kawartha Lakes-Brock
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