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School's Out For Summer!! See you in September!!
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June 29, 2025
JDH Week at a Glance June 23 to June 27
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June 22, 2025
JDH May Newsletter
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March 07, 2025
Grade 8 Graduation Save The Date!
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February 21, 2025
Playground Fundraising!
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November 23, 2023
Waste-free and healthy lunches
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September 12, 2023
National Day of Remembrance for Victims of Terrorism
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June 23, 2023
Child & Youth Mental Health Crisis Support
October 03, 2022
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September 14, 2022
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July 04, 2025
End of the 2024-2025 school year message from the director of education
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June 26, 2025
Summer break 2025 information
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June 25, 2025
Media release: TLDSB has a balanced budget for 2025-2026
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June 24, 2025
Building Empathy: Haliburton students connect with seniors
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June 23, 2025
Flags at half-mast for National Day of Remembrance for Victims of Terrorism
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June 23, 2025
Message from the minister of education to Ontario families - end of the 2024-2025 school year
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June 19, 2025
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June 18, 2025
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June 18, 2025
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School Events

Jul 9

All Day
Martyrdom of the Báb

Jul 10

All Day
Āsāḷha Pūjā (Dharma Day)

Jul 24

All Day
Highland Games

Aug 1

All Day
Emancipation Day

Aug 2

All Day
Tisha B'Av

Aug 4

All Day
Simcoe Day and Caribana

Aug 9

All Day
International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples

Aug 15

All Day
Dekapentavgoustos (August 15 Festival)

Aug 16

All Day
Krishna Janmashtami

Aug 23

All Day
International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition

Sep 1

All Day
First Parkash Guru Granth Sahib

Sep 7

All Day
Ukrainian Heritage Day

Sep 8

All Day
International Literacy Day
Nativity of Mary

Sep 10

All Day
World Suicide Prevention Day

Sep 11

All Day
National Day of Service

Sep 14

All Day
The Feast of the Cross

Sep 15

All Day
International Day of Democracy

Sep 19

All Day
Powley Day

Sep 21

All Day
International Day of Peace
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School Schedule
Entry to school
8:50 a.m.
Block 1
8:55 – 10:35 a.m.
Nutrition break / recess
10:35 – 11:15 a.m.
Block 2
11:15 a.m. – 12:55 p.m.
Nutrition break / recess
12:55 – 1:35 p.m.
Block 3
1:35 – 3:15 p.m.
Dismissal
3:15 p.m.
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J. Douglas Hodgson Elementary School

1020 Grass Lake Road, PO Box 569, Haliburton, ON K0M 1S0
Principal: David Waito
Vice-principal: Teressa Bird
Trustee: Gary Brohman
Enrolment: 331

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Phone: 705-457-2922
Fax: 705-457-4082
Email: [email protected]

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J. Douglas Hodgson Elementary School

1020 Grass Lake Road, PO Box 569, Haliburton, ON K0M 1S0
Principal: David Waito
Vice-principal: Teressa Bird
Trustee: Gary Brohman

Contact Us

Phone: 705-457-2922
Email: [email protected]
Staff directory
School Schedule
Entry to school
8:50 a.m.
Block 1
8:55 – 10:35 a.m.
Nutrition break / recess
10:35 – 11:15 a.m.
Block 2
11:15 a.m. – 12:55 p.m.
Nutrition break / recess
12:55 – 1:35 p.m.
Block 3
1:35 – 3:15 p.m.
Dismissal
3:15 p.m.

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Elementary Schools

Alexandra Public School

Archie Stouffer Elementary School

Bobcaygeon Public School

Bracebridge Public School

Cardiff Elementary School

Central Senior School

Dr. George Hall Public School

Dunsford District Elementary School

Fenelon Township Public School

Glen Orchard Public School

Grandview Public School

Gravenhurst Public School

Honey Harbour Public School

Huntsville Public School

Irwin Memorial Public School

Jack Callaghan Public School

J. Douglas Hodgson Elementary School

King Albert Public School

K.P. Manson Public School

Lady Mackenzie Public School

Langton Public School

Leslie Frost Public School

Macaulay Public School

Mariposa Elementary School

Monck Public School

Muskoka Beechgrove Public School

Muskoka Falls Public School

Parkview Public School

Pine Glen Public School

Queen Victoria Public School

Ridgewood Public School

Riverside Public School

Rolling Hills Public School

Scott Young Public School

Spruce Glen Public School

Stuart W. Baker Elementary School

V.K. Greer Memorial Public School

Watt Public School

Wilberforce Elementary School

Woodville Elementary School

Secondary Schools

Bracebridge and Muskoka Lakes Secondary School Fenelon Falls Secondary School Gravenhurst High School Haliburton Highlands Secondary School Huntsville High School I.E. Weldon Secondary School Lindsay Collegiate and Vocational Institute

Adult and Alternate Education Centres (AAEC)

Bracebridge AAEC Fenelon Falls AAEC Gravenhurst AAEC Haliburton AAEC Huntsville AAEC Lindsay AAEC Virtual Learning Centre

Summer break information

All school buildings will be closed to the public for the summer break beginning Monday, July 7, reopening on Tuesday, August 26.

Beginning the week of July 14, the TLDSB Lindsay and Muskoka Education Centres are open to the public Monday to Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The first day of school for both elementary and secondary students is Wednesday, September 3. Note, Kindergarten students will have a staggered start.

See more detail on the summer break 2025 information news post about available services over the summer break.