Rosenberg Boundary Review
Rosenberg Boundary Approved
To establish the boundaries for the new Rosenberg Catholic Elementary School (CES) the Board of Trustees approved recommendations to change the boundaries of John Sweeney CES and St. Josephine Bakhita CES on January 27, 2025. The Board approved the Staff Committee recommended scenario – Option 3.
Option 3 involves moving Sub-Area E from John Sweeney CES to Rosenberg CES and Sub-Areas L, M, and N from St. Josephine Bakhita CES to Rosenberg CES. There are no students currently living in Sub-Area E.
The new Rosenberg elementary school is opening in September 2025 and new elementary school boundaries will come into effect in September.
The motions as approved are:
- That the boundaries of John Sweeney Catholic Elementary School (CES) and St. Josephine Bakhita CES be modified, and the boundary of the new Rosenberg CES be established in accordance with Option 3, effective September 1, 2025, namely:
- Move Sub-Area E from John Sweeney to the new Rosenberg elementary school; and
- Move Sub-Areas L, M and N from St. Josephine Bakhita to the new Rosenberg elementary school.
- That Grade 7 students currently enrolled at St. Josephine Bakhita CES in the 2024/2025 school year, be granted legacy exception permission to finish Grade 8 at their current school. Further, said Grade 7 students will also be allowed to attend the new Rosenberg school in 2025/2026 for Grade 8.
- That current year Grade 7 students who opt to remain at their current school be provided with transportation if they qualify in accordance with board procedure APO012 – Transportation.
- That effective September 1, 2025, John Sweeney CES and St. Josephine Bakhita CES remain capped in accordance with APA003 – Admission of Out of Boundary Students.
- That new Out of Boundary admissions to St. Josephine Bakhita CES be considered by a special administrative level committee. Admission of Out of Boundary students in unusual and extraordinary circumstances will be considered if:
- A student’s mental, physical, or academic well-being would likely be compromised if they were moved.
- Upon the professional consideration of school and board staff, there is a determination that a student’s unique personal and educational needs are better served at the current school.
- There are unique health and safety considerations pertaining to the student, which are better served at the current school, and which are verified by school and board staff.
- That a Transition Planning Committee be formed to support all students who will be moving to the new Rosenberg school because of the Rosenberg Boundary Review.
The Board of Trustees approved the initiation of the Rosenberg Boundary Review on October 28, 2024.
On January 27, 2025 the Board of Trustees approved the Staff Committee’s recommendation scenario – Option 3.
Option 3 involves moving Sub-Area E from John Sweeney CES to Rosenberg CES and Sub-Areas L, M, and N from St. Josephine Bakhita CES to Rosenberg CES. There are no students currently living in Sub-Area E.
The new Rosenberg elementary school is opening in September 2025 and new elementary school boundaries will come into effect in September.
Public Engagement
Online Input
Input may be submitted via email at Rosenberg@wcdsb.ca
The public survey closed on November 29, 2024.
Those submitting written public comments are required to provide their name and WCDSB school community affiliation to assist the Boundary Review Staff Committee’s work and staff’s recommendations to the Board of Trustees. Personal information is collected further to the Education Act, s.171(1)7 and is collected for the purposes of creating a public record per Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (MFIPPA) s.14(1)(c). Written comments submitted throughout the process will be posted on this website, including sender’s name, and may become part of the public record. Comments that contain obscene, threatening, harassing, libelous, discriminatory, or inflammatory comments, contrary to APS017 – Responsible Use of Information Technology and Electronic Data may be redacted from the record. Data, reports, submissions, parent/ratepayer comments received during the review process are subject to MFIPPA.
School Council Meetings
Planning Staff will present the Initial Boundary Review Report to school council for each school involved in the Rosenberg Boundary Review.
Public Open House
Parents, guardians and the general public are invited to the drop-in public open house.
Board Meetings
All Board Meetings are open to the public. For further information on regularly scheduled Board Meetings, please visit the Board Meeting Information, Agendas & Minutes webpage.
Delegations wishing to address a committee or the Board are required to e-mail Stephanie.Medeiros@wcdsb.ca by the Monday prior to the meeting. Each delegation will be allowed ten minutes. For further information, please see the Protocol for Delegations.
