About Dalewood Public School

Dalewood Public School was built in the year 1962 in the midst of fruit orchards, and a second addition was added to the school in 1969 to satisfy the educational needs of a constantly growing population in the north end of the city of St. Catharines. It is located about 1/2 a mile away from Lake Ontario, one of the five Great Lakes. It is also about 1 mile away from the famous Welland Canal, built by William Hamilton Merritt, that allows the ships to go from Lake Ontario to Lake Erie without the difficulty of having to bring the cargo past the Niagara Falls.

Dalewood is a middle school consisting of Grade 7&8 students. Our school’s enrollment over the years has gone from a high of 596 students in the year 1975 to our current enrolment of 307. Our school offers both English and Extended French programming for our students. Our school is unique in our board by offering a full instrumental orchestra program to our students.

Our primary feeder schools consist of Parnall Public School, Pine Grove Public School, and Prince Phillip Public School. Our Extended French Students are drawn from across the northend of St. Catharines. Our graduates move onto Laura Secord S. S., Governor Simcoe S. S., and Sir Winston Churchill S.S. for the Extended French Students.