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360 Belsyde Ave E, Fergus, ON N1M 1Z5, Canada
- SCHOOL TYPE: Public
- WEBSITE: J.D. Hogarth PS
- SCHOOL LEVEL: Pre-Kindergarten, Kindergarten, Elementary, and Middle
- GRADES OFFERED: PK - 8
Our students come from the town of Fergus and its surrounding areas. J.D. Hogarth is a K-8 school with both English and French Immersion streams. French Immersion starts in grade 3, the students come from James McQueen P.S. after grade 2. We are the middle school for Fergus, drawing English stream grades 4 to 8 students from James McQueen P.S., grades 7 and 8 from Eramosa P.S. and our own JK-6 school. Although most of our students walk to school, a small percentage of our grade 7-8 students as well as French Immersion students are bussed.
Fergus is the largest community in Centre Wellington, a township within Wellington County. Fergus was an independent town until 1999 when the Township was formed by amalgamating the Town of Fergus, the Village of Elora, and the Townships of Nichol, Pilkington, West Garafraxa, and part of Eramosa. Fergus is located north-northwest of Guelph and sits on the Grand River. It is near many natural settings such as the Elora Gorge and Conservation Area, and Belwood Lake. Fergus is a mostly residential community filled with streets lined with trees, many stone buildings, modern schools, and attractive parklands. It is laid out on a rectangular grid, with the Grand River flowing through the downtown heritage centre, its limestone riverbanks surrounding it.