Turner Fenton Secondary School

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Turner Fenton Secondary School is the Peel District School board's largest high school in Peel region, located in Brampton, Ontario. The principal is John Staba. It operates under the Peel District School Board, and is credited as one of the highest funded schools in Ontario, with an endowment of $1.4 million.Feeder schools (schools in the Turner Fenton family of schools) include Peel Alternative School North (formerly IndEC North), Cherrytree Public School, Fletcher's Creek Sr. Public School, Helen Wilson Public School, Hickory Wood Public School, Parkway Public School, Sir Wilfrid Laurier Public School and William G. Davis Sr. Public School.Turner Fenton Secondary School's name is inherited from the merged schools, which were named after J. A. Turner, the first director of the Peel board, and W. J. Fenton, a pioneer educator.ProgramsTurner Fenton Secondary School is known for its high academic standards, with consistently high rankings on standardized provincial tests.Turner, as it is commonly referred to, is a diverse school, due to the varied array of programs it offers. The following educational programs are available: Regular program Applied and college preparation courses Academic, university preparation and university/college preparation courses Open courses Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Resource Program International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme (MYP) and Diploma Programme (DP) English as a Second Language/English Learning Development Extended French Specialist High Skills Major (SHSM) Hospitality and Tourism Chef Training Program, dubbed "Recipe for Success", a dedicated hospitality/chef training program Until the end of the 2004-2005 school year, the Regional Enhanced Program was also available for students in grades 11 and 12 at Turner Fenton.