The TDSB is a leader in education. We are an ambitious organization and are proud of the accomplishments of our staff, students and school communities. We have been recognized both nationally and internationally for a number of successful programs and initiatives that have enhanced the lives of thousands of students not only in the TDSB, but across the country and around the world.
- We released the largest youth census in Canada. In Spring 2023, across all grades, approximately 58% of the TDSB participated in the Student Census
- We host international delegates each year to showcase TDSB programs
- TDSB staff includes some of the leading international experts in education and research
- We are a leader in environmental education. In 2003, we designed and launched Ontario's first EcoSchools program
- Our research report linking nutrition to academic success was the first-of-its-kind in Canada and helped determine the impact of nutrition on student health, behaviour, attendance, attention and achievement
- We offer a wealth of specialized and diverse choice programs
- Our staff have written new curriculum in Africentric education which was approved by the Ministry of Education
- Our innovative work in Caring and Safe Schools has shaped provincial policy significantly
- We were the first school board to offer pediatric health clinics inside schools to help support students
- We support thousands of lifelong learners through our Continuing Education department
- In 2009 we established the first Gender-Based Violence Prevention office in Canada
- We offer more than 75 Parenting and Family Literacy Centres to engage all children, as young as newborns, to have a love of learning