The school was opened in September 1956 in honour of Agnes G. Hodge who started the first Home and School Association in Brantford and was one of the first women to serve on the Brant County Board of Education.
In 1956, the original front six classrooms were built with only four of them in use with approximately 100 students. The first principal of the school was Mr. Harold Vail (1956 – 1965). The first staff included Mrs. Marjorie Goodland, Mrs. Gladys McBride, and Mrs. Marilyn Topp.