Parkside High School is located at 31 Parkside Avenue, Dundas Ontario, and is a member of the Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board. The school opened in 1960 and backs onto the Dundas escarpment. Parkside High School has a 2009-2010 enrollment of 700, and reports that 70% of its graduates attend post secondary education [1]. The school's mission statement is "Educating students to become lifelong learners and contributing citizens in a challenging, changing, multi-cultural world." The school also offers special education classes and has a ESL program.
| Officials and Administrators | Name |
|---|---|
| School Principal | Paul Barwinski |
| Vice Principal | Geeta Malhotra |
| Superintendent | John Laverty |
| Director of Education | John Malloy |
| Trustee | Jessica Brennan |
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Parkside has a curriculum goal of decreasing the failure rate in all classes by 3 percent (most courses were in excess of 85 percent pass rate). Parkside has developed programs such as DECA (Business Competition) courses, a science course based on crime scene investigation techniques, and Spanish classes to pique student interest.
Parkside High School takes part in the following programs:
Parkside High School offers the following clubs: