Education
Schools in East Gwillimbury are governed by the York Region District School Board and the York Catholic District School Board. There are several elementary schools. Under the public system, the school board operates Holland Landing Public School, Park Avenue Public School, located in Holland Landing. Sharon Public School, Queensville Public School and Mt. Albert Public School are located in Sharon, Queensville and Mount Albert respectively. The York Catholic District School Board operates Good Shepherd Catholic School (Holland Landing and Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Elementary School in Sharon. There are currently no secondary schools in East Gwillimbury, so students in Holland Landing attend Dr. John M. Denison Secondary School in Newmarket and students from Sharon, Queensville and Mount Albert attend Huron Heights Secondary School, also in Newmarket. Good Shepherd and Our Lady of Good Counsel students proceed to Sacred Heart Catholic High School for secondary school. No post- secondary campuses are located in East Gwillimbury, though there are plans to bring a post-secondary institution to the Queensville area. Set to open in 2013, East Gwillimbury will see its newest elementary school in 35 years open in the Harvest Hills neighbourhood in the Green Lane West neighbourhood, behind the Green Lane Centre development at Green Lane and Yonge Street.
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