Every School. Every Day. Period.

Posted May 28, 2019

Waterloo Region District School Board is taking on period poverty in every school. Period poverty exists in 88 percent of[…]

Trustees approve a balanced budget for the 2017-18 school year

Posted June 15, 2017

Trustees unanimously approved a balanced budget for the 2017-18 school year at a Special Committee of the Whole Meeting on[…]

Scott McMillan elected as board chair

Posted December 5, 2016

Ted Martin elected vice-chair At the Inaugural Board Meeting held this evening, trustees elected Scott McMillan as Chair of the[…]

Standardized test results show room to improve

Posted September 21, 2016

Today, the Education, Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO) released school board results for Grades 3 and 6 assessments in reading,[…]

Trustees Approve Balanced Budget for 2016-17 School Year

Posted June 21, 2016

Kitchener, ON: On Monday, June 20, 2016, Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB) trustees approved a balanced budget for the[…]

Student Trustees Elected for 2016-17 School Year

Posted May 31, 2016

Kitchener, ON: The election of Student Trustees for the 2016-2017 school year has taken place. Husayn Jamal from Cameron Heights[…]

2016 Tim Walker Awards for Environmental Stewardship

Posted April 19, 2016

Tim Walker Awards Presented by Student Trustees Four schools received funding to support their environmental projects. The funding was provided[…]

ETFO Waterloo Region Ratify Local Agreement

Posted April 7, 2016

We are pleased to announce that the Waterloo Region District School Board and ETFO Waterloo Region have ratified their local[…]

Update: Fire at Preston High School

Posted March 1, 2016

This afternoon at approximately 1:00 pm, a small fire broke out in a stairwell at Preston High School and the fire department responded.

Students and staff were safely evacuated to St. Joseph’s Catholic Elementary School. Both the fire and police departments have deemed the school safe, and have released the building back to the school board.

School will resume at normal time tomorrow.

Thank you to emergency services, students and staff at Preston High School for their quick response.

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Trustees name new south Kitchener school

Posted November 24, 2015

At the Committee of the Whole Meeting held November 23, 2015, trustees approved the name of the new south Kitchener[…]

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