The Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board has 46 elementary

Primary education

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 and eight secondary schools

Secondary education

Secondary education is the stage of education following primary education. Secondary education includes the final stage of compulsory education and in many countries it is entirely compulsory. The next stage of education is usually college or university...

, serving over 18,400 students, and employing more than 1,070 teachers and 705 support staff. The school board covers a wide geographical area of 7,221 square kilometres bordered by Maynooth to the north, Deseronto

Deseronto, Ontario

Deseronto is a town in the Canadian province of Ontario, in Hastings County, located on the shore of the Bay of Quinte. The town had a population of 1,824 in the Canada 2006 Census.The town was named for Capt...

 to the east, Prince Edward County

Prince Edward County, Ontario

Prince Edward County is a single-tier municipality and a census division of the Canadian province of Ontario.-Geography:Prince Edward County is located in Southern Ontario on a large irregular headland or littoral at the eastern end of Lake Ontario, just west of the head of the St. Lawrence River...

 to the south and Quinte West

Quinte West, Ontario

Quinte West is a city, formerly part of Hastings County, but now a Separated municipality in Southern Ontario, Canada, . It is located on the western end of the Bay of Quinte on Lake Ontario...

 to the west.

The eight secondary schools managed by the Board are:

• Bayside Secondary School in Bayside
• Centennial Secondary School
  Centennial Secondary School (Belleville)
  Centennial Secondary School is a publicly funded high school in Belleville, Ontario, Canada. The school is part of the Hastings & Prince Edward District School Board. Centennial prides itself on its "Triple A" rating, specializing in Arts, Academics and Athletics. The school is also recognized as...
  
   in Belleville
  Belleville, Ontario
  Belleville is a city located at the mouth of the Moira River on the Bay of Quinte in Southern Ontario, Canada, in the Quebec City-Windsor Corridor. It is the seat of Hastings County, but is politically independent of it. and the centre of the Bay of Quinte Region...
  
  
• Centre Hastings Secondary School
  Centre Hastings Secondary School
  Centre Hastings Secondary School is a high school located in Madoc, Ontario in Hastings County serving 930 students from across Centre Hastings. They offer Specialized High Skills Major which is a specialized high school dipoma where students focus their secondary school education around the...
  
   in Madoc
  Madoc, Ontario
  Madoc is a township in Eastern Ontario, Canada, in Hastings County.The township was named after legendary Welsh prince Madoc ap Owain Gwynedd, credited by some with discovering North America in 1170.-Communities:...
  
  
• Moira Secondary School in Belleville
• North Hastings High School
  North Hastings High School
  North Hastings High School is a high school located in Bancroft, Ontario, Canada serving students in the northern portion of Hastings County and part of the Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board...
  
   in Bancroft
  Bancroft, Ontario
  Bancroft is a town located on the York River in Hastings County in the Canadian province of Ontario.- History :In 1853 the first pioneer family settled in the area, and over the next 15 years the settlement grew quickly, as another 88 families followed...
  
  
• Prince Edward Collegiate Institute in Picton
  Picton, Ontario
  Picton is an unincorporated community located in Prince Edward County in southern Central Ontario, Canada. It is the county seat and largest community. Picton is located at the south-western end of Picton Bay, a branch of the Bay of Quinte, which is along the northern shoreline of Lake Ontario...
  
  
• Quinte Secondary School in Belleville
• Trenton High School in Trenton
  Trenton, Ontario
  Trenton is a community in Southern Ontario in the municipality of Quinte West, Ontario, Canada. Located on the Bay of Quinte, it is the main population centre in Quinte West....