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The Lambton Kent District School Board is the school board responsible for public education in Lambton County and Kent County. Lambton and Kent Counties are made up of numerous small towns and communities situated in Southwestern Ontario, a geographic area surrounded by the Great Lakes. The board serves over 24,000 elementary and high school students. The oldest school in the board is Sarnia Collegiate Institute and Technical School, which just celebrated its 90th birthday, and its newest is P.E. McGibbon Elementary in Sarnia, Ontario.

Board Offices


The LKDSB has two board office locations, one in Chatham, Ontario and one in Sarnia, Ontario, the two biggest cities in the area they serve. Full addresses are:

P.O. Box 1000, 476 McNaughton Ave East Chatham, Ontario N7M 5L7
 * Chatham Regional Education Centre

P.O. Box 2019, 200 Wellington Street Sarnia, Ontario N7T 7L2
 * Sarnia Education Centre

Secondary Schools
The high schools or secondary schools managed by the Board are:
 * Alexander Mackenzie Secondary School in Sarnia
 * Blenheim District High School in Blenheim, Ontario
 * Chatham-Kent Secondary School in Chatham, Ontario
 * John McGregor Secondary School in Chatham
 * Lambton Central Collegiate & Vocational Institute in Petrolia
 * Lambton-Kent Composite School in Dresden
 * North Lambton Secondary School in Forest
 * Northern Collegiate Institute and Vocational School in Sarnia
 * Ridgetown District High School in Ridgetown
 * Sarnia Collegiate Institute & Technical School in Sarnia
 * St. Clair Secondary School in Sarnia
 * Tilbury District High School in Tilbury, Ontario
 * Wallaceburg District Secondary School in Wallaceburg, Ontario

Elementary Schools
The elementary schools managed by the Board are:
 * A.A. Wright in Wallaceburg, Ontario
 * Aberarder Central in Camlachie, Ontario
 * Bosanqyet Central in Thedford, Ontario
 * Bridgeview in Point Edward, Ontario
 * Brigden in Brigden, Ontario
 * Bright's Grove in Bright's Grove, Ontario
 * Brooke Central in Alvinson, Ontario
 * Cathcart Blvd in Sarnia, Ontario
 * Colonel Cameron in Corunna, Ontario
 * Confederation in Sarnia, Ontario
 * D.A. Gordon in Wallaceburg, Ontario
 * Dawn-Euphemia in Dresden, Ontario
 * Dresden Area in Dresden, Ontario
 * East Lambton in Watford, Ontario
 * Errol Road in Sarnia, Ontario
 * Errol Village in Camlachie, Ontario
 * Grand Bend in Grand Bend, Ontario
 * Gregory Drive in Chatham, Ontario
 * H.W. Burgess in Wallaceburg, Ontario
 * Hannah Memorial in Sarnia, Ontario
 * Harwich-Raleigh in Blenheim, Ontario
 * High Park in Sarnia, Ontario
 * Hillcrest in Petrolia, Ontario
 * Indian Creek Road in Chatham, Ontario
 * John N. Given in Chatham, Ontario
 * King George VI - Chatham in Chatham, Ontario
 * King George VI - Sarnia in Sarnia, Ontario
 * Kinnwood Central in Forest, Ontario
 * Lakeroad in Sarnia, Ontario
 * Lambton Centennial in Petrolia, Ontario
 * Lansdowne in Sarnia, Ontario
 * London Road in Sarnia, Ontario
 * McNaughton Ave in Chatham, Ontario
 * Merlin Area in Merlin, Ontario
 * Mooretown Courtright in Mooretown, Ontario
 * Naahii Ridge in Ridgetown, Ontario
 * P.E. McGibbon in Sarnia, Ontario
 * Queen Elizabeth II: Chatham in Chatham, Ontario
 * Queen Elizabeth II: Petrolia in Petrolia, Ontario
 * Queen Elizabth II: Sarnia in Sarnia, Ontario
 * Ridgetown District Elementary in Ridgetown, Ontario
 * Riverview Central in Port Lambton, Ontario
 * Rosedale in Sarnia, Ontario
 * Sir John Moore in Corunna, Ontario
 * South Plympton in Wyoming, Ontario
 * Techumseh in Chatham, Ontario
 * Thamesville Area in Thamesville, Ontario
 * Tilbury Area in Tilbury, Ontario
 * Victor Lauriston in Chatham, Ontario
 * W.J. Baird in Blenheim, Ontario
 * Wheatley Area in Wheatley, Ontario
 * Winston Churchill in Chatham, Ontario
 * Wyoming in Wyoming, Ontario
 * Zone Twp in Bothwell, Ontario

Community Use of Schools
The Community Use of Schools initiative is a way of making school facilities accessible to the public. Such facilities include classrooms, gymnasiums, auditoriums, and more. The rental fees can range from as little as $1.50 a night to as much as $125.00 per night, plus applicable staff. Quite often the staff will include janitors (if outside their regularly scheduled hours), but in some cases may included specialized staff for auditorium rentals. These staff are often specially trained students, but sometimes are outside professionals brought in by the host school to accommodate the renter's needs. Seminars, corporate events, dance recitals, and community theatre groups are the most common renters of the auditorium, whereas local sports tournaments are the most common renters of the gymnasiums.

Presentations that have occurred in these facilities include a presentation from Chris Hadfield, and amateur productions of musicals such as Les Miserables , Disney's Beauty and the Beast , Willy Wonka , Phantom of the Opera , and more.

eLearning
Recently, the Lambton Kent District School Board started offering an eLearning program, where full time students can earn high school credits through an online delivery system. These courses meet all curriculum standards and are facilitated by a teacher trained in online delivery techniques. Students may enrol in courses within their own school board, or within other school boards throughout the province. Many students take these courses because their desired courses may not be offered within their school board, or may not fit in their timetable.

Social Media
The Lambton Kent District School Board operates two social media accounts, one on Twitter, which can be accessed here; and the other on Facebook which can be found at LKDSB Facebook. The Twitter account appears to be authored by Jim Costello, the Director of Education ; whereas the Facebook account is credited simply to the Lambton Kent District School Board as a whole. Each of these accounts post news and updates about the happenings across the entire board, and the Twitter account also often features Jim Costello bidding different groups good luck.