Luxton School is a school

School

A school is an institution designed for the teaching of students under the direction of teachers. Most countries have systems of formal education, which is commonly compulsory. In these systems, students progress through a series of schools...

 in Winnipeg, Canada. It is part of the Winnipeg School Division Number One. The school is located on Polson Avenue; It originally opened on May 19, 1907.

In 2008 Luxton was named as one of the top 25 best elementary and middle schools in Canada by Today's Parent magazine. Notable graduates of Luxton are rock musician Burton Cummings

Burton Cummings

Burton L. Cummings, OC, OM is a Canadian musician and songwriter.He was the lead singer and frequent keyboardist for the Canadian rock band The Guess Who...

, cartoonist James Simpkins

James Simpkins

James Nathaniel "Jim" Simpkins was a Winnipeg born Canadian cartoonist and artist. He was one of the original artists for the National Film Board and worked for them for many years before launching a successful freelancing career...

and TV writer Johanna Stein.

History

In 1906, the site of Luxton was purchased on Polson and Luxton Avenues, just west of St. Cross Street in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The school was built in 1907 and contained 14 classrooms with an enrolment of 338 pupils and eight teachers. Luxton was named after Mr. W. F. Luxton, Winnipeg's first public school teacher who died in 1907. Originally, four rooms in Luxton were dedicated as a technical school, however, in 1912, St. John's Technical High School was built and the students were moved to the new school. In 1915 eight rooms were added and in January 1919 the auditorium was opened. In 1967 grades
7 - 9 students were moved to St. John's. Junior High students returned to Luxton for several years until 1999 when they were again moved out due to an overall decline in enrollment. In 1989, a new gym was built on the West side of the building.