Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School is located at 1715 Main Street East Hamilton Ontario, and is a member of the Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board. Opened in 1967, Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School has a 2009-2010 enrolment of 1100. The school's mission statement is "Educating students to become lifelong learners and contributing citizens in a challenging, changing, multi-cultural world." Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School uses the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test (OSSLT) to assess Grade 10 students' skills in reading and writing. Successful completion of the test is one of 32 requirements students need to attain in order to receive an Ontario Secondary School Diploma. The school also offers special education classes as well as an ESL program.