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Ontario's education system

If you're new to public education in Ontario, reading Who's Responsible for Your Child's Education? is a good place to start.

Here you'll also find information about testing and reports, community use of schools and alternative sources of education.

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How Our Schools Are Governed

• Education Act
• Who's Responsible for Your Child's Education
• Education Funding

School Boards

• Regional Offices
• School Information Finder
• Class-Size Tracker
• School Board Progress Reports
• School Board Profiles
• School and Board Services

School Administration

• School Year Calendar
• Ontario Provincial Report Card
• Academic Testing (EQAO and OSSLT)
• The Provincial Code of Conduct and School Board Codes of Conduct, 2012
• Education Week
• Community Use of Schools Program
• The School Facilities Inventory System (SFIS)
  is a tool used by school boards to maintain a consistent inventory of school buildings throughout the province.

Other Ways to Learn

• Distance Education
• Private Elementary and Secondary Schools

Policy & Resource Documents

• Ontario Education Number (OEN)
• Policy/Program Memoranda

“The Newcomers' Guide to Elementary School” and “The Newcomers' Guide to Secondary School” help parents understand the Ontario education system. The guides offer helpful information on registration, attendance boundaries, learning English as a second language, the Ontario curriculum and more. The guides are available in 19 languages.