Yorkdale Secondary School

Facility Condition Index

2024 -2025

The Facility Condition Index (FCI) rating is a measurement of the condition of a school building. It does not reflect on the safety of the building.

The health and safety of students, staff and community members are our top priority when planning school repairs. Our Facility Services staff works year-round to ensure our schools are safe regardless of their FCI rating.

Almost half of TDSB school buildings were built more than 60 years ago. Older schools often have a higher FCI rating as some building components such as walls, lights, floors and ventilation systems may require major repairs or replacement.

F.C.I.

59.25 %

Renewal Needs Backlog

The Toronto District School Board’s Renewal Needs Backlog (RNB) list identifies approximately 25,600 different repairs needed in our schools. The total value of those repairs was $4.45 billion as of January 2025.

For the 2022-2023 school year, the TDSB received $292 million in provincial funding. These funds will be used to replace/repair building components identified during the Ministry’s school inspections, helping reduce the FCI of school buildings.

It is important to understand that these repairs do not represent a health or safety concern. Safety is a top priority for us at the TDSB and our maintenance plans are always focused on providing safe places for our students and staff. In order to do that, we fix the most critical problems related to health and safety first. Also, while components in a school building may be past their life expectancy (e.g. water boiler), they are in good condition and meet all required safety codes.

Legend

Urgent	Building systems that are in critical condition and have surpassed their useful service life. These systems are very important to the operation of the building (e.g. boilers, other heat generating systems, fire alarm, sprinkler system, standpipe system, public address system, roofing, etc.). Although there is no specific timeframe to repair/replace these systems, it is recommended to do it as soon as funding becomes available.
High	Building systems that are in critical or poor condition and their importance to the operation of the building is less than those classified as “urgent” (e.g. brick work, exterior doors, exterior windows, rooftop units, etc.). There is no specific timeframe to repair/replace these systems; however, repair/replacement is recommended as soon as funding becomes available.
Medium	Building systems that are in fair condition with low importance to the operation of the building (e.g. floor finishes, washroom partitions, millwork, etc.).
Low	Building systems that are in fair or good condition with very low importance to the operation of the building (e.g. wall partitions, interior wall finishes, interior doors, fences, etc.).

Brief Description	Priority
A101004 Standard Foundations Repairs - Parging repairs - Localized Deficiencies Renewal	Urgent
Auxiliary Equipment - Expansion Tanks Renewal	Urgent
Auxiliary Equipment - Stack and Breaching - Boilers - 1&2 Renewal	Urgent
B201011 Exterior Walls - Joint Sealant Renewal	Urgent
B302006 Roof Openings - Skylights Domed Acrylic Renewal	Urgent
C103009 Fittings - Millwork - Laboratories Renewal	Urgent
D302002 Heat Generating - Hot Water Boilers - 1 & 2 Renewal	Urgent
D304003 Distribution Systems - Heated Water Distribution Systems - Piping System Renewal	Urgent
Exterior Windows Renewal	Urgent
Fittings - Millwork Renewal	Urgent
Roof Coverings - Greenhouse Renewal	Urgent
Air Handling Units - Cafetorium Renewal	High
Air Handling Units - Gymnasium Renewal	High
Air Handling Units - Kitchen Renewal	High
Air Handling Units - Office and Room 148 Renewal	High
Air Handling Units - Room 166 Renewal	High
Air Handling Units - Room 172 Renewal	High
Air Handling Units - Shop hall Renewal	High
Air Handling Units - West general Renewal	High
Air Handling Units - West gymnasium Renewal	High
B201014 Exterior Walls - Masonry Re-pointing - Localized Deficiencies Renewal	High
B2030 Exterior Doors - Hollow Metal Renewal	High
B203004 Exterior Doors - Overhead and Roll - up Renewal	High
C1030 - Fittings - Washroom Renewal	High
C302002 Floor Finishes - Terrazzo - Localized Deficiencies Renewal	High
Ceiling Finishes - Acoustic Tile Renewal	High
Controls & Instrumentation - Pneumatic Controls Renewal	High
D201006 Domestic Water Distribution - Drinking Fountains and Coolers Renewal	High
D202001 Domestic Water Distribution - Pipes and Fittings Renewal	High
D202030 Domestic Water Distribution - Natural Gas DWH Renewal	High
D304007 Distribution Systems - Exhaust Systems Renewal	High
D305004 Fin Tube Radiation Units Renewal	High
D501003 Electrical Service and Distribution - Main Switchboard Renewal	High
D502001 Lighting and Branch Wiring - Branch Wiring Renewal	High
Exterior Doors - Hardware Renewal	High
Fencing & Gates - Fencing Renewal	High
Fittings - Lockers Renewal	High
Floor Finishes - Carpet Renewal	High
Floor Finishes - Hardwood Renewal	High
Floor Finishes - Vinyl Tile Renewal	High
G202003 Parking Lots - Paved - Resurface Asphalt Paved Parking Area - West Renewal	High
G204005 Signage - Wall Mounted Renewal	High
Interior Doors Renewal	High
Interior Doors - Hardware Renewal	High
Lighting Equipment - Emergency Lighting Renewal	High
Lighting Equipment - Exterior Lighting Renewal	High
Partitions - Localized Deficiencies Renewal	High
Roadways - Driveways/Drop Offs Renewal	High
Wall Finishes - Paint Wallcovering Renewal	High
D2010 Plumbing Fixtures - Bradley Basin - Older Renewal	Medium
D201001 Plumbing Fixtures - Water Closets Renewal	Medium
D201002 Plumbing Fixtures - Urinals Renewal	Medium
D201003 Plumbing Fixtures - Lavatories Renewal	Medium
Interior Stair Construction Renewal	Medium
Other Cooling Generating Systems - AHU CLG Renewal	Medium
Other Heat Generating Systems - A/C Window Units Renewal	Medium
Other Heat Generating Systems - AHU HTG Room 154 Renewal	Medium
Other Heat Generating Systems - AHU HTG RM 160 Renewal	Medium
Other Heat Generating Systems - Office Renewal	Medium
Other Heat Generating Systems - RT A/C COND Unit 1- Library Renewal	Medium
Other Heat Generating Systems - RT AHU HTG Room 158 Renewal	Medium
Rain Water Drainage Renewal	Medium
Sanitary Waste Renewal	Medium
Ceiling Finishes - Gypsum Board Ceiling Renewal	Low
Plumbing Fixtures - Eye wash stations Renewal	Low

Learn More

Learn more about the Renewal Needs Backlog and the Facility Condition Index, both of which include related Frequently Asked Questions.