Student Trustee Candidate Applications Now Open

Posted December 19, 2024

Applications for 2025-26 Student Trustee Candidates are open! Student Trustee Candidate Applications Open The Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB) is looking for two students to serve as its 2025-26 Student Trustees. Learn more about how to Become a Student Trustee. What is a Student Trustee? Student Trustees represent more than 65,000 WRDSB students at […]

WRDSB Launches 2024-25 Board Improvement and Equity Plan (BIEP)

Posted December 17, 2024

The Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB) is committed to ensuring that identity and social location no longer predict outcomes. We work together with students, staff, families and caregivers, and communities to support all students to reach their full potential. WRDSB creates a Board Improvement and Equity Plan (BIEP) each school year to guide our […]

READ (Read, Enjoy, And Discover) – New Program

Posted December 13, 2024

READ (Read, Enjoy, And Discover) – New Program As part of the School’s Learning and Improvement Plan, we are implementing a Grade 9 and 10 Reading program that will start for students on Monday, December 9th. Through conversations with JHSS staff and review of data, a need for students to be provided with more direct […]

Thursday, December 12, 2024: All transportation cancelled, schools are open

Posted December 12, 2024

Due to the current weather conditions, all school buses, taxis and special education routes are cancelled. All WRDSB schools are open. Extended Day Programs and Child Care Centres located in our schools are open and operating. All transportation, games and competitions for Waterloo County Secondary School Athletics Association (WCSSAA) are cancelled today. As always, families […]

Human Rights Day

Posted December 10, 2024

The UN General Assembly proclaimed December 10 as Human Rights Day in 1950, to bring to the attention ‘of the peoples of the world’ the Universal Declaration of Human Rights as the common standard of achievement for all peoples and all nations. Today is a great day to reflect on the protected rights we enjoy […]

WRDSB Flags at Half-Mast for National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women

Posted December 6, 2024

To mark National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women on Friday, December 6, flags at all Ontario government buildings, including Waterloo Region District School Board schools and worksites, will be flown at half-mast. Every year, we remember the 14 female engineering students who were murdered at l’École Polytechnique de Montréal on December […]

The National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women

Posted December 6, 2024

It has been over 30 years since the murder of 14 young women at Polytechnique Montréal (December 6, 1989). This act of violent misogyny shook our country and led Parliament to designate December 6 as The National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women.   As we mourn their loss and remember their lives, […]

Thursday, December 5, 2024: All transportation cancelled, schools are open

Posted December 5, 2024

Due to the current weather conditions, all school buses, taxis and special education routes are cancelled. All WRDSB schools are open. Extended Day Programs and Child Care Centres located in our schools are open and operating. All transportation, games and competitions for Waterloo County Secondary School Athletics Association (WCSSAA) are cancelled today. As always, families […]

Could YOU Be One of the 2025-26 Student Trustees?

Posted December 4, 2024

Elections for the 2025-26 Student Trustee positions are fast approaching. Are you going to be in Grade 11 or 12 during the 2025-26 school year? Do you have an interest in policy and governance? Do you want to see change within WRDSB? Are you passionate about representing student voices at our Board table and across […]

Blended Learning Day – Wednesday, December 4, 2024

Posted December 3, 2024

Tomorrow, Wednesday, December 04, 2024 is a blended learning day. Secondary teachers will be engaged in Professional Development to support the expansion of destreaming and single streaming. For students, these days will be similar to our Instructional Support Days, where students are not required to attend in person but will have learning provided through the […]

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