Bluewater District School Board


Bluewater District School Board 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 16,000 students in 39 elementary schools and nine secondary schools. The BWDSB has approximately 3,000 permanent and casual staff, including teachers. There are nine elected trustees on the board and one appointed First Nations trustee.

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 will go onto a CWOSSA Tournament.
The following sports are played through BAA:
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 - Voices and Choices" in Owen Sound, Ontario with a focus on student mental health. A sequel titled, "Rumour Has It", followed in May 2013.

Secondary schools

NameLocation
Bruce Peninsula District SchoolLion's Head
Georgian Bay Community SchoolMeaford
Grey Highlands Secondary SchoolFlesherton
John Diefenbaker Senior SchoolHanover
Kincardine District Secondary SchoolKincardine
Owen Sound District Secondary SchoolOwen Sound
Peninsula Shores District SchoolWiarton
Saugeen District Secondary SchoolPort Elgin
Walkerton District Community SchoolWalkerton

Elementary schools