2019 School Capital Priorities
- On June 18, 2019, the Board considered the priority ranking for the 2019 School Capital Priorities funding Grant Program, which included the six projects listed in the table below.
- On July 22, 2019, the Ministry of Education requested that school boards submit their list of priorities for funding as part of the 2019-2020 Capital Priorities Program through Memo 2019: B17 – Announcement of launch of 2019-20 Capital Priorities Program, including Child Care Capital Funding and review of School Construction Standards.
- On September 30, 2019, HCDSB submitted six School Capital Priorities
- In July of 2020, the Ministry of Education announced that the Board was successful in receiving funding for its Priority #1 and Priority #2 projects listed below.
- For more information on the Capital Priorities submission and the funding announcement, click here.
| Rank | 2019 Capital Project Description | Childcare | Project Type | Effective School Year | Status |
| 1 | Milton #3 CSS | N/A | Growth | 2021-22 | Funded |
| 2 | Milton #10 ‘Cobben’ CES | Five rooms | Growth | 2021-22 | Funded |
| 3 | North Oakville CE#4 or CE#5 CES | N/A | Growth | 2021-22 | Funded (North Oakville CES #4 |
| 4 | Vision Georgetown CES | Five rooms | Growth | 2022-23 | No announcement |
| 5 | Holy Cross Rebuild | Five rooms | Renewal | 2021-22 | No announcement |
| 6 | St. Dominic CES Partial Rebuild | N/A | Renewal | 2022-23 | No announcement |
Future Capital Projects (funding not secured)
These are priority capital projects identified in the 2019 Long-Term Capital Plan that are still not funded, and that the Board may request funding for in future submissions to the Ministry of Education.
| Municipality | Future Capital Project Description | Effective School Year | Project Type |
| Milton | Milton #3 Catholic Secondary School | 2020-21 | Growth |
| Milton | Boyne Secondary Plan Milton #10 ‘Cobben’ Catholic Elementary School | 2021-22 | Growth |
| Milton | Boyne Secondary Plan Milton #9 ‘Walker’ Catholic Elementary School | 2022-23 | Growth |
| Milton | Boyne Secondary Plan Milton #11 ‘Bowes’ Catholic Elementary School | 2024-25 | Growth |
| Oakville | North Oakville #4 Catholic Elementary School | 2021-22 | Growth |
| Oakville | St. Dominic Catholic Elementary School Partial Rebuild | 2022-23 | Renewal |
| Oakville | North Oakville #5 Catholic Elementary School | 2025-26 | Growth |
| Oakville | North Oakville #3 Catholic Elementary School | 2029-30 | Growth |
| Oakville | North Oakville #1 Catholic Elementary School | 2033+ | Growth |
| Oakville | North Oakville #1 Catholic Secondary School [1] | TBD | Growth |
| Halton Hills | Georgetown West Catholic Elementary School (Holy Cross Rebuild) | 2020-21 | Growth/Renewal |
| Halton Hills | Vision Georgetown Secondary Plan #1 Catholic Elementary School [2] | 2022-23 | Growth |
| Halton Hills | Vision Georgetown Secondary Plan #1 Catholic Secondary School [2] | 2025-26 | Growth |
| Halton Hills | Vision Georgetown Secondary Plan #2 Catholic Elementary School | 2027-28 | Growth |
[1] Accommodation strategies for secondary schools may change following recent announcements by the Ministry of Education to increase class sizes to 28 students per classroom. The impact of the proposed change will be reviewed once additional information is available.
[2] Note a JK-12 site has been designated in the Secondary Plan to accommodate Vision Georgetown #1 CES and #1 CSS.
2017 School Capital Priorities
On September 8, 2017, the Board submitted a total of eight (8) School Capital Priorities. In March of 2018, the Ministry of Education announced that the Board was successful in receiving funding for its Priority #1 and Priority #3 listed below. For more information on the Capital Priorities submission and the funding announcement, click here.
- Priority #1: The Bishop P. F. Reding Catholic Secondary School permanent addition and childcare project
- Priority #3: The St. Michael Catholic Elementary School addition and childcare project
In March of 2018, the Board also submitted an out of stream capital project to the Ministry for the Assumption Catholic Secondary School addition and renewal project in Burlington. The Ministry announced in April that the Board received approvals to proceed with the project. The Board has since commenced the construction project in 2019. For more information, click here.
In November of 2018, the Board submitted an Emergency Business Case to the Ministry for the Milton #3 Catholic Secondary School Project in the Town of Milton. This was previously the Priority #2 project of the 2017 Capital Submission. This project is now the Board’s #1 unfunded priority project.
Keep up-to-date about our Board’s current school construction projects here.