The Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board has 46 elementary and eight secondary schools, 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 to the east, Prince Edward County to the south and Quinte West to the west.
The eight secondary schools managed by the Board are:
- Bayside Secondary School in Bayside
- Centennial Secondary School in Belleville
- Centre Hastings Secondary School in Madoc
- Moira Secondary School in Belleville
- North Hastings High School in Bancroft
- Prince Edward Collegiate Institute in Picton
- Quinte Secondary School in Belleville
- Trenton High School in Trenton
Previously the Hastings County Board of Education and the Prince Edward County Board of Education served their respective areas.
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