Under Ontario Regulation 243/07 Schools, Private Schools and Day Nurseries are required to sample drinking water on an annual basis for lead. York Region District School Board samples water to test for lead at all school sites, and provides the results of this annual lead analysis to the public.
The acceptable limit for lead in drinking water has always been 10 ppb (parts per billion). Recent changes, effective July 1, 2017, now require testing of additional drinking water sources in schools.
Individual school drinking water results are available from your local school.
Here are some key points regarding York Region District School Board’s drinking water sampling program.
- Water tests are conducted annually by a contracted vendor.
- We receive a report from an accredited lab with the results for each school and from the lab reports, we take immediate corrective action as required.
- In schools where results exceed regulatory limits, we take corrective action, which may include increased flushing, or measures identified by public health.
- All schools must meet regulatory requirements set by the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change for drinking water and our schools meet these requirements.
- The Board works with public health to resolve any drinking water issues.
- Our ongoing testing process continues to monitor our water quality.
Regulatory and Other Information
Please access the following links for more information on Ontario Regulation 243/07 and Lead in Drinking Water
| School | Standing Sample | Flushed Sample | Corrective Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACCESS - Simcoe Mews | PASS | PASS | |
| Adrienne Clarkson P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Aldergrove P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Alexander Mackenzie H.S. | Pass | Pass | |
| Alexander Muir P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| ALT ED - Newmarket | PASS | PASS | |
| Anne Frank P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Armadale P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Armitage Village P.S. | FAIL | FAIL | Daily Flushing, two consecutive resamples below 10 ppb, fixture reinstated |
| Ashton Meadows P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Aurora Grove P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Aurora H.S. | FAIL | PASS | Daily Flushing |
| Aurora Heights P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Bakersfield P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Ballantrae P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Barbara Reid P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Baythorn P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Bayview Fairways P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Bayview Glen P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Bayview Hill E.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Bayview S.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Beckett Farm P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Beverley Acres P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Beynon Fields P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Bill Crothers S.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Bill Hogarth S.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Black River P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Black Walnut P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Blue Willow P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Bogart P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Bond Lake P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Boxwood P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Brownridge P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Bur Oak S.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Burrlington OEC | PASS | PASS | |
| Buttonville P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Carrville Mills P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Castlemore P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| CEC North | FAIL | FAIL | Fixture taken out of service |
| Cedarwood P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Central Park P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Charles Howitt P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Charlton P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Clearmeadow P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Coledale P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Coppard Glen P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Cornell Village P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Crosby Heights P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Crossland P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| David Suzuki P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Deer Park P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Denne P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Devins Drive P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Discovery P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Donald Cousens P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Doncrest P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Dr Bette Stephenson CFL | PASS | PASS | |
| Dr. G.W. Williams S.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Dr. J.M. Denison S.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Dr. Roberta Bondar P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| E.J. Sand P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Edward T. Crowle P.S. | FAIL | FAIL | Daily Flushing, two consecutive resamples below 10 ppb, fixture reinstated |
| Elder's Mills P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Ellen Fairclough P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Emily Carr S.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| EOP-GTTI building | PASS | PASS | |
| Fairwood P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Forest Run P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Fossil Hill P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Franklin Street P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Fred Varley P.S. | PASS | PASS |
| School | Standing Sample | Flushed Sample | Corrective Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| German Mills P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Glad Park P.S. | exempt | exempt | |
| Glen Cedar P.S. | exempt | exempt | |
| Glen Shields P.S. | exempt | exempt | |
| Glenn Gould P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Greensborough P.S. | exempt | exempt | |
| H.G. Bernard P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Harry Bowes P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Hartman P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Henderson Avenue P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Herbert H. Carnegie P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Heritage School House | exempt | exempt | |
| Highgate P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Highview P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Holland Landing P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Huron Heights S.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| J.L.R. Bell P.S. | FAIL | FAIL | Daily Flushing, two consecutive resamples below 10 ppb, fixture reinstated |
| James Robinson P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Jersey P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| John McCrae P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Johnny Lombardi P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Johnsview Village P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Joseph A. Gibson P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Julliard P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Keswick H.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Keswick P.S. | FAIL | PASS | Daily flushing |
| Kettle Lakes P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Kettleby P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| King City P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| King City S.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Kleinburg P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Lake Simcoe P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Lake Wilcox P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Lakeside P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Langstaff S.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Legacy P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Lester B. Pearson P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Lincoln Alexander P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Little Rouge P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Lorna Jackson P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Louis-Honore Frechette P.S. | PASS | PASS |
| School | Standing Sample | Flushed Sample | Corrective Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mackenzie Glen P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| MacLeod’s Landing P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Maple Creek P.S. | exempt | exempt | |
| Maple H.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Maple Leaf P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Markham D.H.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Markham Gateway P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Markville S.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Mazo de la Roche P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Meadowbrook P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Michael Cranny E.S. | exempt | exempt | |
| Michaëlle Jean P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Middlefield C.I. | PASS | PASS | |
| Milliken Mills H.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Milliken Mills P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Moraine Hills P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Morning Glory P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Mount Albert P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Mount Joy P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Nellie McClung P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Newmarket H.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Nobleton P.S. | FAIL | FAIL | Fixture taken out of service |
| Northern Lights P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| O.M. MacKillop P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Oak Ridges P.S. | exempt | exempt | |
| Oscar Peterson P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Park Avenue P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Parkland P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Parkview P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Phoebe Gilman P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Pierre Berton P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Pierre Elliott Trudeau H.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Pine Grove P.S. | exempt | exempt | |
| Pleasantville P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Poplar Bank P.S. | exempt | exempt | |
| Prince Charles P.S. | exempt | exempt | |
| Queensville P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| R.L. Graham P.S. | FAIL | FAIL | Fixture removed |
| Ramer Wood P.S. | exempt | exempt | |
| Randall P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Red Maple P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Redstone P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Reesor Park P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Regency Acres P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Richmond Green S.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Richmond Hill H.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Richmond Rose P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Rick Hansen P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Robert Munsch P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Rogers P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Roméo Dallaire P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Rosedale Heights P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Roselawn P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Ross Doan P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Rouge Park P.S. | FAIL | PASS | Daily flushing |
| Roy H. Crosby P.S. | PASS | PASS |
| School | Standing Sample | Flushed Sample | Corrective Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Chapman P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Schomberg P.S. | exempt | exempt | |
| Sharon P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Sibbald Point OEC | exempt | exempt | |
| Silver Pines P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Silver Stream P.S. | exempt | exempt | |
| Sir John A. Macdonald P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Sir Wilfrid Laurier P.S. | exempt | exempt | |
| Sir William Mulock S.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Sixteenth Avenue P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Stephen Lewis S.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Stonebridge P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Stonehaven E.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Stornoway Crescent P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Stouffville D.S.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Stuart Scott P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Summitview P.S. | exempt | exempt | |
| Sutton D.H.S. | FAIL | FAIL | Two exeedances: 1) drinking fountain removed; 2) tap replaced, and verification sample below 10 ppb |
| Sutton P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Swan Lake OEC | PASS | PASS | |
| Terry Fox P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Teston Village P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Thornhill P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Thornhill S.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Thornhill Woods P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Thornlea S.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Tommy Douglas S.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Trillium Woods P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Unionville H.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Unionville Meadows P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Unionville P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Vaughan S.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Vellore School House | exempt | exempt | |
| Vellore Woods P.S. | exempt | exempt | |
| Ventura Park P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Victoria Square P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Viola Desmond P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Vivian OEC | exempt | exempt | |
| W.J. Watson P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Walter Scott P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Wellington P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Wendat Village P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Westminster P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Westmount C.I. | PASS | PASS | |
| Whitchurch Highlands P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Wilclay P.S. | exempt | exempt | |
| William Armstrong P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| William Berczy P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Willowbrook P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Wilshire E.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Windham Ridge P.S. | exempt | exempt | |
| Wismer P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Woodbridge College | exempt | exempt | |
| Woodbridge P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Woodland P.S. | PASS | PASS | |
| Yorkhill E.S. | PASS | PASS |