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These are the new and expanded schools set to open in the GTHA this fall

By
Phil Tsekouras

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A classroom is seen at Wazoson Public School of the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board (OCDSB) in Ottawa, on Friday, Dec. 5, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

Several new schools and school additions in the Greater Toronto Area are set to open this fall for the upcoming school year.

In a news release, the Ontario government laid out exactly which institutions are opening or expanding as part of its $30-billion, 10-year plan to build and renew schools across the province.

More than $1 billion was earmarked for 35 projects which will open in the next several months and create more than 18,000 student and 1,100 licensed child-care spaces.

These are the projects opening in the GTA and how much they cost.

New schools

  • Dante Alighieri Catholic Secondary School (Toronto - $60.7 million)
  • St. Peter Catholic Elementary School (Toronto - $30.5 million)
  • École élémentaire publique Paul‑Demers (Toronto - $26.3 million)
  • École élémentaire catholique Sainte-Kateri-Tekakwitha (Mississauga - $21.9 million)
  • Cedar Valley Secondary School (Oshawa- $72.3 million)
  • Waaban Public School (Oshawa - $27.7 million)
  • Whitby Meadows Public School (Whitby - $30.5 million)
  • Heartwood Public School (Whitby - $24.4 million)
  • Caledon East Public School (Caledon - $30.9 million)
  • Northglen Orchard Public School (Bowmanville - $36.8 million)

School expansions

  • St. Kateri Tekakwitha Catholic School (Oshawa - $3.8 million)
  • Hodgson Public Middle School (Toronto - $40.6 million)

For a full list of all 35 schools opening or expanding this fall, click here.