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Registration is Open: It’s Time to Sign Up for School!!
It’s time to sign up for the 2020-21 school year – and registering to attend one of Waterloo Region’s 43 Catholic elementary schools and five Catholic secondary schools has never been easier. In fact, a quality, inclusive, faith-based education is just a click away for families of Kindergarten students thanks to the Waterloo Catholic District School Board’s Online Registration system. QUICKFacts ~~ Parents can access the Online Registration form by clicking on the Register for School link on the WCDSB Homepage and then choosing
Nominations Open for WCDSB Distinguished Graduate, Community Partner & Chair’s Awards
Nominations are now open for the annual WCDSB “Distinguished Graduate Award”, “Community Partner Award” and “Chair’s Award”. Information about the awards (including the Distinguished Graduate Award nomination form) is available HERE. There are no nomination forms for the Community Partner and Chair’s Awards. If you wish to make a nomination in any of the categories, please submit your rationale in writing along with any supporting documentation you feel appropriate, to Alice Figueiredo by Monday, March 2, 2020. Hard copy or
St. John CES Boundary Review – Public Meeting Notice
On October 30, 2019 a WCDSB staff report recommending a school boundary review involving St. John CES, Holy Rosary CES, Our Lady of Lourdes CES and St. Nicholas CES - with the purpose of reducing enrolment pressure at St. John – was approved by the Board of Trustees. The Boundary Review Process currently ongoing is designed to ensure that the public has opportunity to comment on the proposed boundary solution, the impact on affected
Director of Education’s Annual Report: 2018-19
A highlight of every year in the WCDSB is the release of the Director’s Annual Report. Ever school board in the province is required to produce such a report and ours is always a comprehensive and wide-ranging look back the previous year’s many accomplishments. More than perhaps anything else we produce it provides a multi-faceted illustration of what we mean when say our schools are “Heart of the Community”. The report is available online at
WCDSB Board Meeting Bulletin — December, 2019
Meetings Inaugural Meeting Monday, December 2, 2019 – Meeting Agenda Package Public Board Meeting Monday, December 9, 2019 -- Meeting Agenda Package Highlights Election of Chair and Vice Chair On December 2, 2019 the Board of Trustees re-elected Cambridge / North Dumfries Trustee Bill Conway as Chair of the Board, and Waterloo / Woolwich / Wellesley Trustee Melanie Van Alphen as Vice-Chair of the Board. The Board of Trustees is comprised of the following
Upcoming Board Meeting – Monday, December 9, 2019
The next meeting of the Board of Trustees is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. — Monday, December 9, 2019 — at the Waterloo Region Catholic Education Centre. Meeting Agenda General Information About WCDSB Board Meetings Information About the Board of Trustees The Waterloo Catholic District School Board, representing more than 96,000 Catholic school supporters, operates 48 schools and five adult education facilities serving more than 40,000 elementary, secondary and continuing education students in Waterloo Region –
WCDSB Elementary & Secondary Schools Open & Running Normally on December 4, 2019
The Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation (OSSTF) has announced plans for a one-day strike on Wednesday, December 4, 2019. OSSTF does not represent any staff working in our elementary and secondary schools, therefore all Waterloo Catholic District School Board elementary and secondary schools will be open and running on their normal schedules tomorrow. WCDSB teaching staff are represented by the Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ Association (OECTA), and negotiations with the province are still on-going. We
WCDSB Trustees Re-elect Chair and Vice-Chair
Waterloo Region, ON – The Board of Trustees of the Waterloo Catholic District School Board has re-elected Cambridge / North Dumfries Trustee Bill Conway as Chair of the Board, and Waterloo / Woolwich / Wellesley Trustee Melanie Van Alphen as Vice-Chair of the Board. The meeting was held Monday, December 2, 2019 at the Waterloo Region Catholic Education Centre. The Board of Trustees is comprised of the following representatives: Bill Conway (Cambridge / North Dumfries)
St. David Catholic Secondary School Closed Due to Power Outage
December 2, 2019 Due to power outages at the school, St. David Catholic Secondary is closed for the remainder of the day, Monday December 2, 2019. Transportation is being arranged to transport bus students home. We expect busses to be arriving at the school at approx. 9:00. We expect business as usual for tomorrow. Continue to check the school website and social media for updates. Thank you for your cooperation.
WCDSB Board Meeting Bulletin — November, 2019
Meetings Committee of the Whole Board Meeting Monday, November 18, 2019 – Meeting Agenda Package Public Board Meeting Monday, November 25, 2019 -- Meeting Agenda Package Highlights Pastoral Plan Update On February 11, 2019, at St. Anthony Daniel Parish, we launched Called to Belong, year one of our new three-year Pastoral Plan. The celebration featured students, parents, clergy and staff from across our system. The celebration highlighted images of Belonging from all our school communities,
