Georgetown District High School 

Georgetown High School was officially opened on January 10 1887, in a temporary space at the Chapel Street Public School. Georgetown High School was opened on its present site in 1889, cost $12 000 to build, and was designed by the famous Canadian architect Mr. Edward J. Lennox. His other buildings included the Old Toronto City Hall, Casa Loma, the King Edward Hotel, and Massey Hall. Students paid an annual tuition fee of $5.00 for the privilege of attending GHS classes. Students came from Georgetown, Norval, Stewarttown, Glen Williams, Acton, Rockwood, Milton, Caledon, Erin, Palermo, Hornby, Eden Mills, Cheltenham, Palgrave, Brampton, Brantford and Toronto. Many students arrived on the Radial Suburban Railroad that stopped at the back of the school. By the year 1913, the school had an enrolment of 120 students that were taught by 4 staff members.
In 1887, 69 students attended GHS and were taught by 2 teachers. In 1959, the original school building was demolished and a newer version was opened in 1960. 21 students and 1 teacher have made the ultimate sacrifice in Canada's Wars. Annually, a graduating GDHS business student is awarded a bursary, set up as a thank you from the Armenian community. Georgetown, and its residents, rescued many young orphans from the Armenian Genocide of 1915-1923. Welcomed with open arms these young survivors attended GHS after learning English at the Georgetown Boy's Farm in Cedarvale Park. The most recent renovations began in 2009 and finished in 2011.