Sir James Whitney School for the Deaf
| Sir James Whitney School for the Deaf | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
350 Dundas Street West , , Canada | |
| Coordinates | 44°09′02″N 77°24′13″W / 44.1506°N 77.4035°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Provincial School for the Deaf |
| Founded | October 20, 1870 |
| Superintendent | Linda Wall |
| Principal | Arnold Potma (Acting Principal) |
| Grades | K-12 |
| Language | American Sign Language (ASL), English |
| Colour(s) | Blue and Yellow |
| Mascot | Wolf |
| Team name | SJW Wolves |
| Website | pdsbnet |
The Sir James Whitney School for the Deaf is a provincial school in Belleville, Ontario with residential and day programs serving elementary and secondary deaf and hard-of-hearing students.
Along with three (ECD and Robarts School for the Deaf) other provincial schools for the deaf in Ontario, it is operated by the Ministry of Education (Ontario) under Education Act of Ontario section 13 (1).
Teachers are both deaf and hearing.
Deaf student population is approximately 17 students in the senior school and 31 in the elementary school; total is 48 students.
Deaf students from Canada often attend Gallaudet University in Washington D.C. and Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, New York for post-secondary programs.