Secondary (gr. 9-12) Summer School Program

  • All summer school courses will be offered to WRDSB students only who attended a WRDSB school in the 2025-2026 school year. 
  • Summer school will have both an eLearning (asynchronous learning only) option and in-person option.
  • The program dates for all summer school courses [full and half credit courses] are Monday June 29, 2026 to Friday, July 24, 2026.  (July 1st is Canada Day – no school)

Important Note:  for those considering the eLearn option – students are only able to access their WRDSB Google accounts from within Canada. Students traveling internationally will not be able to access their WRDSB Google account while outside of Canada.  The ability to access your course work through your WRDSB Google account is absolutely necessary for successful completion of an eLearn credit.

 

 

All Secondary in-person courses Grade 9-12 will be at Huron Heights SS
All transportation pickup locations will be at their local Secondary school.  

Grade 8 Reach Ahead will be at Huron Heights SS 
All transportation pickup locations will be at their local Secondary school.

Secondary (9-12) and Reach Ahead Summer School Routes will be available in June on the STSWR website.

General Information and Student Expectations:

  1. Students may only take ONE Summer School Credit Course.  This can be one full credit course, or two half credit courses (e.g. Civics, Careers).
  2. Access to Grade 9 courses is limited to those students who were enrolled in the same course in 2025-2026 with the WRDSB and were unsuccessful. This will support students who are not able to engage in credit recovery at their home school.
  3. The GLS1O (Reach Ahead) course will be available only to Grade 8 students registered in the WRDSB in the 2025-2026 school year.
  4. Students who have a high degree of self-motivation and the ability to work independently are best suited for eLearning courses.
  5. Regular attendance is critical for success at summer school. All full credit summer school courses involve a minimum of 110 hours of content and instruction. All in person classes will run daily from 8:30 am to 3:00pm, Monday to Friday. Vacation or work should be scheduled outside of summer school hours.
  6. WRDSB reserves the right to cancel courses if there is insufficient enrolment or staff availability. Students will be notified by their home school counsellor if the course they registered for is cancelled.
  7. Registration is only available to WRDSB students that have attended and are active WRDSB students as of June 2026.

 

Registration Information:

Please contact your students’ Secondary School Guidance Department in order to register for the summer school program. Registration will run March 9th to May 22nd, 2026.   

click here →  2026 Secondary Summer School Course Offerings

(reminder: WRDSB reserves the right to cancel courses if there is insufficient enrolment/staff availability. Students will be notified by their home school counsellor if the course they registered for is cancelled)

 

Important Note:  for those considering the eLearn option – students are only able to access their Google accounts from within Canada. Students traveling internationally will not be able to access their Google accounts until their return to Canada.  Ability to access your course work through your Google account is necessary for successful completion of your eLearn credit.

 

Transportation Information:

  • Bussing will be provided for all of our Elementary and Secondary students.  However, please note that Summer School buses cover a large geographic area and parents/guardians will need to make arrangements to get their children to and from centralized bus stops. This is applicable in rural settings as well.
  • Summer School routes are now posted on the STSWR website

 

Contact Information  (prior to June 29, 2026)

Alternative and Continuing Education
151 Weber Street South
Waterloo, ON  N2J 2A9

Contact Information  (June 29 – July 31, 2026)

  • Phone number: 519-885-0800
    • for students attending ___________ – press 4
  • Attendance Emails
    • for students attending ___________ – -summer-attendance@wrdsb.ca