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Students at Notre Dame Catholic Secondary School will soon have a new place to learn, practice, compete and stay active all winter long, with a seasonal sports dome set to open at the school this November. The air-supported dome will cover Notre Dame’s full artificial turf field, creating a large, fully weatherized indoor athletic space during the months when winter weather would normally limit outdoor programming. The dome will be heated to a comfortable temperature

Our hearts are heavy following the fire at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright in Alberta on Saturday, Oct. 17. Four members of the Canadian Armed Forces lost their lives, and dozens more were injured while taking part in a training exercise. As a Catholic community, we hold in prayer the four soldiers who lost their lives, along with their families, friends and fellow members of the Forces. We also pray for healing for the injured, and

Kindergarten students at St. Joseph Catholic Elementary School celebrated the season with a Fall Fun Day full of discovery, play and joy! For most of the day, our full-day kindergarten classes took their learning outdoors, moving between hands-on stations that blended math, literacy and movement. Students sipped and tasted apple cider, peeled dry corn from its husks, and rolled and raced pumpkins through obstacle courses. They measured and compared pumpkins, sorted autumn treasures by texture

Upcoming Agenda: Board of Trustees Meeting: Monday, October 19, 2026 @ 6:00 p.m. – Agenda: 2026-10-19_Board-of-Trustee Agenda Location:  1st floor Board Room, Catholic Education Centre, 35 Weber Street, Kitchener (Note: Agenda files can be large. If you are experiencing issues downloading a file, right-click on the link and choose “Save Target As…”.) Livestreaming of Board Meetings Board meetings are open to the public. You may attend in person or watch live here: https://www.wcdsb.ca/about-us/meeting-information/board-meeting-live-stream/ General Information About

The Waterloo Catholic District School Board community joins Catholics around the world in keeping our Holy Father, Pope Leo XIV, in our thoughts and prayers as he recovers from surgery. We are grateful for the care of his medical team and encouraged by the news that his surgery went well. Pope Leo has spent his ministry praying for the needs of the world, and in this moment, we are honoured to return that care by

The Waterloo Catholic District School Board congratulates Sharon Foran of St. David Catholic Secondary School, recipient of the 2026 Drayton Entertainment Teacher of Excellence Award. The award recognizes an outstanding secondary school educator who demonstrates exceptional skill, dedication and passion for arts education. It holds special meaning because nominations come directly from students involved in high school musical productions. Foran was nominated by numerous students who described the profound impact she has had on them,

Upcoming Agenda: Special Board of Trustees Meeting: Monday, October 5, 2026 @ 6:00 p.m. – Agenda: 2026-10-05_Special-Board-of-Trustee_Agenda Committee of the Whole Meeting: Monday, October 5, 2026 @ 6:15 p.m. (immediately following the Special Board meeting) – Agenda: 2026-10-05_COW_Agenda Location:  1st floor Board Room, Catholic Education Centre, 35 Weber Street, Kitchener (Note: Agenda files can be large. If you are experiencing issues downloading a file, right click on the link and choose “Save Target As…”.) Livestreaming

Today the Waterloo Catholic District School Board (WCDSB) and the Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB) celebrated the official opening of Guardian Angels Catholic Elementary School and Giinawind Public School, a new joint-use school facility in Cambridge. Located on Wesley Blvd., the shared facility opened its doors to students in September 2026. Designed to grow with the community, it has capacity for 354 students at Guardian Angels and 519 students at Giinawind, along with an

Results of the 2025–2026 EQAO Assessments: WCDSB Students Show Strong Gains in Grade 3 and Grade 9 The Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO) released the 2025–2026 assessment results for the Waterloo Catholic District School Board (WCDSB). The results show strong gains in Grade 3 literacy and numeracy, a significant one-year gain in Grade 9 mathematics, and continued strength on the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test (OSSLT), where WCDSB students again outperformed the province. Provincial

Upcoming Agenda: Board of Trustees Meeting: Monday, September 28, 2026 @ 6:00 p.m. – Agenda: 2026-09-28_Board-of-Trustee Agenda Location:  1st floor Board Room, Catholic Education Centre, 35 Weber Street, Kitchener (Note: Agenda files can be large. If you are experiencing issues downloading a file, right-click on the link and choose “Save Target As…”.) Livestreaming of Board Meetings Board meetings are open to the public. You may attend in person or watch live via our official YouTube