Bluewater District School Board
Bluewater District School Board | |
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Location | |
Chesley, Ontario, Canada Canada | |
Coordinates | 44°18′36″N 81°05′52″W / 44.31000°N 81.09778°WCoordinates: 44°18′36″N 81°05′52″W / 44.31000°N 81.09778°W |
District information | |
Chair of the board | Jan Johnstone |
Director of education | Steve Blake |
Schools |
41 elementary schools 11secondary schools |
Budget | CA$189,000,000 million (2013-2014) |
Students and staff | |
Students | 17,175 |
Other information | |
Elected trustees |
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Website |
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Bluewater District School Board (known as English-language Public District School Board No. 7 prior to 1999[1]) is a school board in the Canadian province of Ontario, with jurisdiction for the operation of schools in Bruce and Grey counties.
Its head office is located in Chesley, in the municipality of Arran-Elderslie of Bruce County.
Bluewater District School Board has approximately 17,175 students in 41 elementary schools and 11 secondary schools. The BWDSB has approximately 3,000 permanent and casual staff, including teachers. There are nine elected trustees on the Board and two appointed First Nations trustees.
History
The Bruce County Board of Education and The Grey County Board of Education amalgamated on January 1, 1998, to form the new Bluewater District School Board.
The Strategic Plan for Bluewater District School Board was launched at the Regular Meeting of the Board on January 24, 2012.
Athletics of the BWDSB
Sports at the secondary level are played through the Bluewater Athletics Association. There are offered at high schools in the BWDSB and the Bruce-Grey Catholic District School Board. The winning team (BAA Champions) will go onto a CWOSSA Tournament. The following sports are played through BAA:
- Volleyball
- Football
- Gymnastics
- Basketball
- Tennis
- Soccer
- Badminton
- Wrestling
- Rugby
- Swim Team
- Cross Country
- Curling
- Hockey
- Golf
- Nordic Skiing
- Track and Field
Student Senate
From each high school in the BWDSB, a representative or student senator goes to monthly meetings at the school board office in Chesley, Ontario and brings ideas and suggestions from their school. They are a part of the Student Senate.
In May 2012, the Student Senate held their first conference, "SOS (Support Our Students) - Voices and Choices" at OSCVI in Owen Sound, Ontario with a focus on student mental health. A successful sequel titled, "Rumour Has It", followed in May 2013.
Secondary schools
Secondary school enrolment and Fraser Institute provincial rankings[2] are as follows:
Name | Location | Enrolment | 1-year ranking of 727 | 5-year ranking of 693 |
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Bruce Peninsula District School | Lion's Head | 103 | 497 | N/A |
Chesley District High School | Chesley | 216 | 4 | 18 |
Georgian Bay Secondary School | Meaford | 492 | 371 | 426 |
Grey Highlands Secondary School | Flesherton | 841 | 351 | 523 |
John Diefenbaker Secondary School | Hanover | 586 | 392 | 379 |
Kincardine District Secondary School | Kincardine | 561 | 294 | 223 |
Owen Sound Collegiate and Vocational Institute | Owen Sound | 662 | 578 | 463 |
Peninsula Shores District School | Wiarton | 278 | 197 | 301 |
Saugeen District Secondary School | Port Elgin | 604 | 330 | 194 |
Walkerton District Community School | Walkerton | 409 | 419 | 397 |
West Hill Secondary School | Owen Sound | 983 | 279 | 246 |
Elementary schools
- Alexandra Community SchoolOwen Sound
- Amabel-Sauble Community School Sauble Beach
- Arran-Tara Elementary School Tara
- Bayview Public School Owen Sound
- Beaver Valley Community School Thornbury
- Beavercrest Community School Markdale
- Bruce Peninsula District School Lion's Head
- Dawnview Public School, Hanover
- Derby Public School Owen Sound
- Dufferin Elementary School Owen Sound
- Dundalk & Proton Community School Dundalk
- Egremont Community School Holestien
- Elgin Market Public School Kincardine
- G.C. Huston Public School Southampton
- Hanover Heights Community School Hanover
- Hepworth Central Public School Hepworth
- Highpoint Community School Dundalk
- Hillcrest Central School Teeswater
- Hillcrest Elementary School Owen Sound
- Holland-Chatsworth Central School Chatsworth
- Huron Heights Public School Kincardine
- Institute for Outdoor Education and Environmental Studies Wiarton
- Keppel-Sarawak Elementary SchoolOwen Sound
- Kincardine Township-Tiverton Public School Kincardine
- Kinghurst Community School Chesley
- Lucknow Central Public School Lucknow
- Macphail Memorial Elementary School Flesherton
- Meaford Community School Meaford
- Mildmay-Carrick Central Public School Mildmay
- Normanby Community School Ayton
- Northport Elementary School Port Elgin
- Osprey Central School Maxwell
- Paisley Central School Paisley
- Peninsula Shores District School Wiarton
- Port Elgin-Saugeen Central School Port Elgin
- Ripley-Huron Community School Ripley
- Spruce Ridge Community School Durham
- St. Edmunds Public School Tobermory
- St. Vincent-Euphrasia Elementary School Meaford
- Sullivan Community School Desboro
- Sydenham Community School Owen Sound
- Walkerton District Community School, Walkerton
See also
References
- ↑ "Ontario Regulation 107/08". e-Laws. Government of Ontario. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
- ↑ "Report Card on Ontario's Secondary Schools 2011" (PDF). Fraser Institute. May 2011. Retrieved 2012-01-25.