Education

Education in the Greater Toronto Area is currently managed by the provincial Ministry of Education (Ontario), who manages preschool, elementary and secondary education, while the provincial Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities is responsible for administration of laws relating to postsecondary education and skills training. There are currently 12 school boards located in the GTA, each region operating a secular English school board and English Catholic school board. The entire GTA is also under the jurisdiction of a secular French school board and a French Catholic school board. The Peel Region's Catholic school board also holds jurisdiction over Dufferin County, which is outside of the GTA.

School boards in the Greater Toronto Area Region Durham Region Halton Region Peel Region City of Toronto York Region English Secular Durham District School Board Halton District School Board Peel District School Board Toronto District School Board York Region District School Board English Catholic Durham Catholic District School Board Halton Catholic District School Board Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board Toronto Catholic District School Board York Catholic District School Board French Secular Conseil scolaire de district du Centre-Sud-Ouest French Catholic Conseil scolaire de district catholique Centre-Sud Post-secondary education The University of Toronto, which was established in 1827, is the largest higher education institution in Canada.

The Greater Toronto Area is home to five publicly funded universities, some of which are well known and respected throughout the world. There also are eleven private religious universities spread throughout the GTA. The five public degree-granting institutions are:

OCAD University (Toronto) Ryerson University (Toronto) University of Toronto (Toronto) University of Toronto Scarborough (Toronto) University of Toronto Mississauga (Mississauga) University of Ontario Institute of Technology (Oshawa) York University (Toronto) Glendon College (Toronto)

Three universities based outside of the GTA operate satellite campuses within the GTA, including McMaster University, Trent University, and the University of Guelph. The Ron Joyce Centre, located in Burlington is a 4.5-acre (0.018 km2) site mainly used by the McMaster's DeGroote School of Business. Trent University also operates a satellite campus in Oshawa, known as Trent in Oshawa. Guelph's Humber Campus is located in Etobicoke, Toronto.

The Greater Toronto Area is also home to six publicly funded colleges, which have campuses spread in and around Greater Toronto. The six publicly funded colleges are:

Centennial College (Toronto) Durham College (Brock, Cobourg, Port Hope, Scugog, Oshawa, Uxbridge) George Brown College (Toronto) Humber College (Toronto) Seneca College (King, Markham, Newmarket, Toronto) Sheridan College (Brampton, Mississauga, Oakville)

There are also a number of private career colleges spread throughout the Greater Toronto.