Oxford North Attendance Area Review Receives Approval

Monday, 6 May 2024 07:13

The TVDSB has established an attendance area for the new school in the north end of Woodstock.

OXFORD COUNTY - The Thames Valley District School Board has approved the Oxford North Attendance Area Review.

It establishes the attendance area for the new school that's set to open in the north end of Woodstock in the fall of 2025.

The review also looks to balance enrollment in some of the other schools in the area including Hickson Central Public School, Innerkip Central Public School, Blenheim District Public School, and Central Public School.

The board is going to offer a legacy agreement option for Grade 8 students so they don't have to switch schools for their final year in elementary. The same goes for their siblings.

You can find a list of the motions carried by the TVDSB below:

"THAT the attendance areas for Hickson Central PS, Innerkip Central PS, Blenheim District PS, Northdale PS, and Central PS as shown in Appendix A to the March 19, 2024 Final Attendance Area Review Report for the Oxford North Elementary Panel Attendance Area Review be approved and that this take effect for the date of opening of the new north Woodstock elementary school;

THAT the attendance area for the new north Woodstock elementary school as shown in Appendix A to the March 19, 2024 Final Attendance Area Review Report for the Oxford North Elementary Panel Attendance Area Review be approved and that this take effect for the date of opening of the school;

THAT the North Woodstock Holding Zones be dissolved for the date of opening of the new north Woodstock elementary school;

THAT students who will be in Grade 8 in the year of implementation of the attendance area changes and their siblings at Zorra Highland Park PS, Hickson Central PS, Innerkip Central PS, Blenheim District PS, and Central PS be provided with the “legacy agreement option” to remain at their current school, with transportation (if eligible) for the duration of the school year of implementation only; and

THAT current students and their siblings residing within that portion of the Northdale PS attendance area designated to Central PS be provided with the “legacy agreement option” to remain at Northdale PS and that this take effect for the date of opening of the new north Woodstock elementary school"