4.5
350 Longworth Ave, Bowmanville, ON L1C 5J5, Canada
- SCHOOL TYPE: Public
- WEBSITE: Harold Longworth PS
- SCHOOL LEVEL: Pre-Kindergarten, Kindergarten, Elementary, and Middle
- GRADES OFFERED: PK - 8
Our school is a vibrant, diverse and inclusive community of approximately 500 students and 50 staff. Our students are active participants in learning and in a variety of extra-curricular opportunities throughout the year. Our staff regularly engage in professional learning and share their time and energy supporting students' social, emotional and academic growth in varied ways. We are grateful for the strong parent and community involvement in our school and appreciate these partnerships.
Bowmanville was first incorporated as a town in 1858, but later incorporated with the neighbouring townships of Clarke and Darlington in 1974 forming the Town of Newcastle, which was renamed in 1994 to the Municipality of Clarington. Subdivided housing developments first arrived in the 1950s, with a significant increase in housing development through the 1980s and 1990s. Bowmanville is surrounded by rural areas on three sides, and Lake Ontario to the south. Farmland formerly covered central Bowmanville until the population increased, thus establishing a nascent downtown core by the early 19th century. There is a harbour to the south of Bowmanville in Port Darlington.