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The Government of Ontario Announces $84.2M for New Mount Pleasant Secondary School in Brampton

Brampton West — The Ontario government is investing $84.2 million for a new Mount Pleasant Secondary School. Amarjot Sandhu, MPP for Brampton West, announced funding for the Peel District School Board project to help hard working families in Brampton.

This will support the creation of 1,660 secondary student spaces and 73 licensed child care spaces in Brampton as part of the government’s commitment to building modern learning spaces for Ontario students.

This project is part of $1.3 billion in funding to build new schools and expansions, including child care spaces, announced as part of the Ministry of Education’s Capital Priorities Program.

“This $84.2 million investment in Mount Pleasant Secondary School is amazing news for families in Brampton West,” said Amarjot Sandhu, MPP for Brampton West. “This project will create 1,660 new secondary student spaces and 73 licensed child care spaces, ensuring that our community has the resources needed to support its rapid growth.”

The ongoing investments in education and child care projects will result in over 25,000 new student spaces and more than 1,600 licensed child care spaces at school sites across Ontario. “As a mother, I understand that the local school really is the heart of the community. It’s so important for young families to have a school that’s close to home,” said Jill Dunlop, Minister of Education. “Our government is proud to deliver a new Mount Pleasant Secondary School for local families, along with increasing funding, staffing and a back-to-basics focus on reading, writing and math to help ensure students graduate with the fundamental skills they need to succeed.” 

Schools and child care centres are an essential piece of the community landscape. Funding these local infrastructure projects demonstrates that the government is meeting urgent needs to address growth related to demographic changes and housing development.

“Our government is investing in new schools and improved infrastructure across the province to support the needs of Ontario’s students, families, and growing communities.” said Kinga Surma, Minister of Infrastructure. “These are part of our historic investment of more than $190 billion over the next ten years to build and deliver the critical infrastructure Ontarians deserve today, and for future generations to come.”

“As the Mount Pleasant community continues to grow, this funding ensures Peel students will have access to a modern and well-equipped learning environment that meets their needs and inspires their potential. Thank you to the Ontario government for this substantial investment in the students’ educational future,” said Rashmi Swarup, Director of Education, Peel District School Board.

Mount Pleasant Secondary School will be located at Remembrance Road & Thornbush Boulevard in Brampton.

Quick Facts

  • Ontario is meeting the needs of growing communities with over 200 new schools and additions underway that will create over 97,000 pupil spaces in the coming years.

The investment is part of Ontario’s commitment to provide about $16 billion to support new school construction, renewal and improvement over 10 years.

  • In December 2023, the Ministry of Education announced Ontario’s plan to help build schools faster through a transparent, accountable and more efficient process. School boards were encouraged to standardize the design of new school construction, identify opportunities to work together on joint-use school projects and bring forward shovel-ready proposals.
  • The Better Schools and Student Outcomes Act, 2023 ensures the public education system focuses on what matters most: teaching important life‑long skills such as reading, writing and math; improving accountability and transparency for parents and families; maximizing capital assets of boards to support building modern schools faster and better utilizing current school capacity.
  • The government is committed to providing families with more affordable and accessible child care as part of the federal government’s national child care program. Effective January 1, 2025, Ontario has capped child care fees at $22 per day for families with children in programs enrolled in the Canada‑wide Early Learning and Child Care system.
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