Update About Grade 9 and 10 Evaluation Days

Posted September 24, 2025

Starting in the 2025-26 school year, the Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB) is making changes to how final evaluations work for students in Grades 9 and 10 to help better set them up for success on their future pathways. Evaluation for Grade 11 and 12 students will remain unchanged. Evaluation Days At the end […]

Recognizing Rowan’s Law Day and Supporting Concussion Safety

Posted September 24, 2025

The start of the school year welcomes the return of school clubs and sports. Whether students participate in team sports, physical education classes, dance, performing arts or any other physical activity, safety is always top of mind.  Rowan’s Law Day  Rowan Stringer was 17 years old when she died from a condition known as second […]

Parent, Family and Caregiver Communications Protocol

Posted September 23, 2025

Parents, families and caregivers are important partners in their child’s education. We also know it is important for parents, families and caregivers to have the information they need to help their child be successful. Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB) has developed a Parent, Family and Caregiver Communications Protocol to outline the process for communicating […]

French Immersion Placement Update: Changing Sibling Priority

Posted September 18, 2025

The Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB) is committed to ensuring that every student has increased access to high-quality learning opportunities. As part of this commitment, we are making an important change to how placements for French Immersion (FI) are determined, beginning with the upcoming application cycle (January 2026). Changes to Sibling Priority Starting in […]

Explore the Opportunities Available in the Specialist High Skills Major (SHSM) Program

Posted September 16, 2025

Students are encouraged to explore the opportunities available to them in the Specialized High Skills Major (SHSM) program! Experiential Learning in the SHSM Program Join students from Cameron Heights Collegiate Institute in the SHSM program as they venture off-site and tour a local manufacturing facility to engage in experiential learning. Throughout the day, students took […]

Resolved – Email Notifications Sent by School-Day

Posted September 12, 2025

The Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB) has been informed by the third party vendor for School-Day that the issue impacting duplication of email notifications has been identified and resolved. We understand that parents, families and caregivers may have turned off the email notification function within School-Day during this period. It is recommended you turn […]

New Board of Trustee Governance Model

Posted September 12, 2025

The Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB) Trustees are excited to announce a new governance model for the 2025-2026 school year. Regulatory reform to Ontario Regulation 463/97: Electronic Meetings and Meeting Attendance set new guidelines for mandatory attendance at meetings of Committees of the Whole. This meant that school boards in the province which used […]

Welcome to the 2025-26 School Year in the WRDSB

Posted September 3, 2025

Welcome to the beginning of another school year in the Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB). The 194 school days that lie ahead provide us with the opportunity to see WRDSB students thrive, be supported in their learning, and to experience environments where they will encounter success and feel a sense of belonging at school. […]

2025-2026 School Year Information

Posted August 29, 2025

View a translated version of this page: Amharic አማርኛ Arabic عربي Chinese (Simplified) 中国人 Chinese (Traditional) 繁體字 Farsi (Persian) فارسی French (Canadian) Gujarati ગુજરાતી Punjabi ਪੰਜਾਬੀ Spanish Española Turkish Türk Ukrainian украї́нська мо́ва Vietnamese Tiếng Việt We’re excited to welcome all Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB) students back to school on Wednesday, September 3. […]

Back to School Message from Minister Paul Calandra | Ministry of Education

Posted August 28, 2025

The following message has been shared on behalf of the Ontario Ministry of Education. As we prepare for another school year, Minister of Education Paul Calandra has shared a message for staff, students, families, and caregivers. Read Minister Calandra’s message here: English Version Version française

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