School type Public Grades 7 to 12 Colour(s) Maroon and white Phone +1 519-627-3368 | Founded 1912 Language English Team name Tartans Principal Murray Hunt | |
Address 920 Elgin St, Wallaceburg, ON N8A 3C9, Canada District Lambton Kent District School Board School board Lambton Kent District School Board Similar Chatham Secondary School, Lambton Kent Composit, John McGregor Secondar, St Clair Secondary School, Ursuline College Chatham Profiles | ||
Wallaceburg District Secondary School is a high school in Wallaceburg, Ontario, Canada. It has a student population of about 800 and a faculty of around 40. Due to its small amount of students, Wallaceburg Secondary has made the school smaller in order to use the land as a sports field.
Wallaceburg Continuation School: 1912 - 1916
Wallaceburg High School: 1916 - 1950
Wallaceburg District High School: 1950 - 1962
Wallaceburg District Secondary School: 1962–present
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The official school crest was designed in 1939 by William T. Laing and W. Clair Weir. Its Latin words were contributed by Alymer Tennyson.
Starting in the fall of 2014, WDSS has Grade 7-8 students from H.W. Burgess, D.A. Gordon and A.A. Wright. Both Burgess and Wright became JK-Grade 6 schools. D.A. Gordon closed in June 2014, with students being moved to Burgess and Wright.
The Grade 7-8 students at WDSS will be housed in a separate wing of the school, which used to house a St. Clair College campus.