Bluewater District School Board

Bluewater District School Board
Location
Chesley, Ontario, Canada Canada
Coordinates	44°18′36″N 81°05′52″W
District information
Chair of the board	Jan Johnstone
Director of education	Steve Blake
Schools	41 elementary schools 11 secondary schools
Budget	CA$203,000,000 million (2017-2016)
Other information
Elected trustees	Terry Bell (South Bruce Peninsula, Northern Bruce Peninsula) John Chapman (West Grey, Hanover) Jim Dawson (Southgate, Grey Highlands) Marg Gaviller (Owen Sound) Jan Johnstone (Kincardine, Huron-Kinloss) Kevin Larson (Saugeen Shores, Arran-Elderslie) Marilyn McComb (Georgian Bluffs. Chatsworth) Fran Morgan (Meaford, The Blue Mountains) Dan Wong (Brockton, South Bruce)
Website	www.bwdsb.on.ca

Bluewater District School Board (known as English-language Public District School Board No. 7 prior to 1999) 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 10 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

Baa logo

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 sequel titled, "Rumour Has It", followed in May 2013.

Secondary schools

BWDSB secondary schools

Name	Location
Bruce Peninsula District School	Lion's Head
Chesley District High School	Chesley
Georgian Bay Community School	Meaford
Grey Highlands Secondary School	Flesherton
John Diefenbaker Secondary School	Hanover
Kincardine & District Secondary School	Kincardine
Owen Sound District Secondary School	Owen Sound
Peninsula Shores District School	Wiarton
Saugeen District Secondary School	Port Elgin
Walkerton District Community School	Walkerton

Elementary schools

• Alexandra Community School, Owen 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
• Georgian Bay Community School, Meaford
• 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 School, Owen Sound
• Kincardine Township-Tiverton Public School, Kincardine
• Kinghurst Community School, Chesley
• Lucknow Central Public School, Lucknow
• Macphail Memorial Elementary School, Flesherton
• 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

• List of school districts in Ontario
• List of high schools in Ontario

External links

• Bluewater District School Board official website