The Ministry of Education has approved Thames Valley District School Board to issue a tender for the construction of a $31.9-million elementary school and child care centre for north Woodstock.
The school will be located at 717 Knights Lane and have space for 856 students. It will also include a five-room child care centre for 10 infants, 30 toddlers and 48 preschoolers.
The current funding includes an additional $6.3-million from the Ministry to address cost overages.
The tender for the project will close in late March.
The school is expected to be completed for the 2026-2027 school year.
"Thames Valley is excited to share with Oxford County students and families that a new elementary school and child care centre for north Woodstock is one step closer to completion," said Thames Valley Director of Education Mark Fisher, "We look forward to seeing shovels in the ground and working towards opening the school in September 2026."
School board Chair Beth Mai joined Vice Chair/Oxford Trustee David Cripps and Oxford Trustee Leanne Hopkins in thanking everyone involved in the project: "We are deeply grateful towards the Ministry as well as the municipalities and community partners who have supported the changing needs of this project. We look forward to welcoming students and families while celebrating future milestones with the community and everyone who has made this new school and child care centre a reality."
"We are determined to build schools and expansions faster, part of our commitment to modernize schools in fast growing communities," said Stephen Lecce, Minister of Education. "We are proud to deliver this critical expansion to the capacity of the new Woodstock Public School for local families, along with increasing funding, staffing and a back-to-basics focus on reading, writing and math skills to help ensure students graduate with confidence that they can succeed in good-paying careers."
"This new school will be a welcoming addition to north Woodstock," said Ernie Hardeman, MPP for Oxford. "I am excited to see this project is getting underway. My constituents and I are looking forward to seeing this new learning environment that will come from this tender process."
The school will be located at 717 Knights Lane and have space for 856 students. It will also include a five-room child care centre for 10 infants, 30 toddlers and 48 preschoolers.
The current funding includes an additional $6.3-million from the Ministry to address cost overages.
The tender for the project will close in late March.
The school is expected to be completed for the 2026-2027 school year.
"Thames Valley is excited to share with Oxford County students and families that a new elementary school and child care centre for north Woodstock is one step closer to completion," said Thames Valley Director of Education Mark Fisher, "We look forward to seeing shovels in the ground and working towards opening the school in September 2026."
School board Chair Beth Mai joined Vice Chair/Oxford Trustee David Cripps and Oxford Trustee Leanne Hopkins in thanking everyone involved in the project: "We are deeply grateful towards the Ministry as well as the municipalities and community partners who have supported the changing needs of this project. We look forward to welcoming students and families while celebrating future milestones with the community and everyone who has made this new school and child care centre a reality."
"We are determined to build schools and expansions faster, part of our commitment to modernize schools in fast growing communities," said Stephen Lecce, Minister of Education. "We are proud to deliver this critical expansion to the capacity of the new Woodstock Public School for local families, along with increasing funding, staffing and a back-to-basics focus on reading, writing and math skills to help ensure students graduate with confidence that they can succeed in good-paying careers."
"This new school will be a welcoming addition to north Woodstock," said Ernie Hardeman, MPP for Oxford. "I am excited to see this project is getting underway. My constituents and I are looking forward to seeing this new learning environment that will come from this tender process."
For more details about the future Woodstock elementary school and other Thames Valley Capital Projects, visit https://www.tvdsb.ca/projects.
