Bluewater District School Board
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The 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.
The Bluewater District School Board has about 18,500 students in 42 elementary schools and 11 secondary schools. The BWDSB has 3,500 permanent staff, including teachers. There are also 9 elected Trustees on the Board and two appointed First Nations Trustees.
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In November 2011 The Student Trustees created "BlueTAPwater" (Bluewater Teens Against the Privatization of Water). This initiative is to make the BWDSB a waterbottle free school.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
province of Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, with jurisdiction for the operation of schools in Bruce
Bruce County, Ontario
Bruce County is a county in western Ontario, Canada, and includes the Bruce Peninsula. As of 2006, the population was 65,349. The area was . The county seat is Walkerton, Ontario. It is located at ....
and Grey
Grey County, Ontario
Grey County is a county and census division of the Canadian province of Ontario. The county seat is in Owen Sound. The population was 92,411 in 2006. It is located in the subregion of Southern Ontario named Southwestern Ontario...
counties.
Its head office is located in Chesley
Chesley, Ontario
Chesley is a community in Bruce County, Ontario, Canada, located within the municipality of Arran-Elderslie. Its town slogan is "The Nicest Town Around"...
, in the municipality of Arran-Elderslie
Arran-Elderslie, Ontario
The Municipality of Arran–Elderslie is a township in Bruce County in Western Ontario, Canada. The township is located at the headwaters of the Sauble River, and the Saugeen River forms the northwestern boundary.-Communities:...
of Bruce County.
The Bluewater District School Board has about 18,500 students in 42 elementary schools and 11 secondary schools. The BWDSB has 3,500 permanent staff, including teachers. There are also 9 elected Trustees on the Board and two appointed First Nations Trustees.
Athletics of the BWDSB
When playing sports at the secondary level you play through the Bluewater Athletics Association. Only High Schools in the BWDSB and the Bruce-Grey District Catholic School Board. The winning team (BAA Champions) will go onto a CWOSSACentral Western Ontario Secondary Schools Association
Central Western Ontario Secondary Schools Association or CWOSSA is the governing body of all secondary school athletic competitions in Bruce, Grey, Wellington, Dufferin, Waterloo, Brant and Norfolk counties.- The CWOSSA Mandate :...
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Student Trustee
From each high school in the BWDSB a Representative or Student Trustee (Senator at some schools) goes to monthly meetings at the school board office in Chesley, Ontario and brings ideas and suggestions from their school.In November 2011 The Student Trustees created "BlueTAPwater" (Bluewater Teens Against the Privatization of Water). This initiative is to make the BWDSB a waterbottle free school.
Secondary schools
- Bruce Peninsula District SchoolBruce Peninsula District SchoolBruce Peninsula District School is a school in the community of Lion's Head in the municipality of Northern Bruce Peninsula, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada. It is in the Bluewater District School Board and is one of the few remaining in the province to have kindergarten to Grade 12 in the same...
, Lion's HeadLion's Head, OntarioLion's Head is a community in the municipality of North Bruce Peninsula, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada. Located at the midway point of the Bruce Peninsula, about halfway between Owen Sound and Tobermory, Lion's Head is just east of Ferndale on Bruce Road 9. Lion's Head is located on the 45th... - Chesley District High School, ChesleyChesley, OntarioChesley is a community in Bruce County, Ontario, Canada, located within the municipality of Arran-Elderslie. Its town slogan is "The Nicest Town Around"...
- Georgian Bay Secondary School, MeafordMeaford, OntarioMeaford is a Canadian municipality in Grey County, Ontario. Meaford is located on Nottawasaga Bay, a sub-basin of Georgian Bay, in southern Ontario....
- Grey Highlands Secondary SchoolGrey Highlands Secondary SchoolGrey Highlands Secondary School is a Grade 9-12 high school located in Flesherton, Ontario, in rural Grey County. It was built in 1967 as part of a province-wide upgrade of educational facilities. Unlike typical rural high schools of the time that were designed only to graduate matriculation...
, FleshertonFlesherton, OntarioFlesherton is a community in the Municipality of Grey Highlands, in Grey County, Ontario, Canada, located at the junction of Highway 10 and Grey County Road 4... - John Diefenbaker Secondary School, HanoverHanover, OntarioHanover is a town in the Canadian province of Ontario, located in southern Grey County, west of Durham and east of Walkerton on Grey/Bruce Road 4. Hanover marks the border between Grey County and Bruce County.-History:...
- Kincardine District Secondary SchoolKincardine District Secondary SchoolKincardine & District Secondary School is a public high school in the town of Kincardine, Ontario, Canada. It is one of 11 high schools in the Bluewater District School Board...
, KincardineKincardine, OntarioThe Municipality of Kincardine is located on the shores of Lake Huron in the County of Bruce in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has a population of 12,000, and covers an area of 580 square kilometres... - Owen Sound Collegiate & Vocational Institute, Owen Sound
- Peninsula Shores District School, Wiarton
- Saugeen District Secondary School, Port ElginPort Elgin, OntarioPort Elgin is a community in the Ontario municipality of Saugeen Shores. Close to MacGregor Point Provincial Park in Bruce County, the community has several beaches on Lake Huron....
- Walkerton District Secondary School, WalkertonWalkerton, OntarioWalkerton is a community in the Canadian province of Ontario, located within and governed by the municipality of Brockton. It is the site of Brockton's municipal offices and the county seat of Bruce County...
- West Hill Secondary School, Owen Sound
Elementary schools
- Alexandra Community SchoolOwen Sound
- Amabel-Sauble Community School Sauble Beach
- Arran-Tara Elementary School TaraTara, OntarioTara is an unincorporated community in southwestern Ontario, Canada. At the 2006 census, it had 989 residents and 435 dwellings. Within the municipality of Arran-Elderslie, it is a designated place located on the Sauble River, with an area of 2.39 km², and an urban area that covers...
- Bayview Public School Owen Sound
- Beaver Valley Community School Thornbury
- Beavercrest Community School MarkdaleMarkdale, OntarioMarkdale is a community in the Municipality of Grey Highlands, in Grey County, Ontario, Canada.Markdale was first settled in 1846 and originally called East Glenelg, after a nearby township. In 1864, it was renamed Cornabus after the Islay, Scotland hometown of then-postmaster Donald MacDuffie...
- Brant Township Central School WalkertonWalkerton, OntarioWalkerton is a community in the Canadian province of Ontario, located within and governed by the municipality of Brockton. It is the site of Brockton's municipal offices and the county seat of Bruce County...
- Bruce Peninsula District SchoolBruce Peninsula District SchoolBruce Peninsula District School is a school in the community of Lion's Head in the municipality of Northern Bruce Peninsula, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada. It is in the Bluewater District School Board and is one of the few remaining in the province to have kindergarten to Grade 12 in the same...
Lion's HeadLion's Head, OntarioLion's Head is a community in the municipality of North Bruce Peninsula, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada. Located at the midway point of the Bruce Peninsula, about halfway between Owen Sound and Tobermory, Lion's Head is just east of Ferndale on Bruce Road 9. Lion's Head is located on the 45th... - Dawnview Public School, HanoverHanoverHanover or Hannover, on the river Leine, is the capital of the federal state of Lower Saxony , Germany and was once by personal union the family seat of the Hanoverian Kings of Great Britain, under their title as the dukes of Brunswick-Lüneburg...
- Derby Public School Owen Sound
- Dufferin Elementary School Owen Sound
- Dundalk & Proton Community School DundalkDundalkDundalk is the county town of County Louth in Ireland. It is situated where the Castletown River flows into Dundalk Bay. The town is close to the border with Northern Ireland and equi-distant from Dublin and Belfast. The town's name, which was historically written as Dundalgan, has associations...
- Egremont Community School HolestienSouthgate, OntarioSouthgate is a township in western Ontario, Canada, in the southeast corner of Grey County. Southgate was formed on January 1, 2000, when the Village of Dundalk, the Township of Proton and the Township of Egremont were amalgamated...
- Elgin Market Public School KincardineKincardineKincardine or Kincardine-on-Forth is a small town located on the north shore of the Firth of Forth, in Fife, Scotland. The town was given the status of a Burgh of barony in 1663. It was at one time a reasonably prosperous minor port...
- G.C. Huston Public School SouthamptonSouthampton, OntarioSouthampton is a community of approximately 3083 people on the shores of Lake Huron in Bruce County, Ontario, Canada, located at the mouth of the Saugeen River....
- Hanover Heights Community School HanoverHanoverHanover or Hannover, on the river Leine, is the capital of the federal state of Lower Saxony , Germany and was once by personal union the family seat of the Hanoverian Kings of Great Britain, under their title as the dukes of Brunswick-Lüneburg...
- Hepworth Central Public School Hepworth
- Highpoint Community School DundalkDundalkDundalk is the county town of County Louth in Ireland. It is situated where the Castletown River flows into Dundalk Bay. The town is close to the border with Northern Ireland and equi-distant from Dublin and Belfast. The town's name, which was historically written as Dundalgan, has associations...
- Hillcrest Central School Teeswater
- Hillcrest Elementary School Owen Sound
- Holland-Chatsworth Central School ChatsworthChatsworth, OntarioChatsworth is a township in south-western Ontario, Canada, in Grey County, located at the headwaters of the Styx River, the Saugeen River, the Sauble River, the Bighead River, the Spey River, and the Sydenham River....
- Huron Heights Public School KincardineKincardineKincardine or Kincardine-on-Forth is a small town located on the north shore of the Firth of Forth, in Fife, Scotland. The town was given the status of a Burgh of barony in 1663. It was at one time a reasonably prosperous minor port...
- Institute for Outdoor Education and Environmental Studies Wiarton
- Keppel-Sarawak Elementary SchoolOwen Sound
- Kincardine Township-Tiverton Public School KincardineKincardineKincardine or Kincardine-on-Forth is a small town located on the north shore of the Firth of Forth, in Fife, Scotland. The town was given the status of a Burgh of barony in 1663. It was at one time a reasonably prosperous minor port...
- Kinghurst Community School ChesleyChesley, OntarioChesley is a community in Bruce County, Ontario, Canada, located within the municipality of Arran-Elderslie. Its town slogan is "The Nicest Town Around"...
- Lucknow Central Public School LucknowLucknowLucknow is the capital city of Uttar Pradesh in India. Lucknow is the administrative headquarters of Lucknow District and Lucknow Division....
- Macphail Memorial Elementary School Flesherton
- Meaford Community School MeafordMeaford, OntarioMeaford is a Canadian municipality in Grey County, Ontario. Meaford is located on Nottawasaga Bay, a sub-basin of Georgian Bay, in southern Ontario....
- Mildmay-Carrick Central Public School MildmayMildmay, OntarioMildmay is a community in the Municipality of South Bruce, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada. Mildmay is located northwest of Minto and south of Walkerton on Highway 9. Formosa lies tothe northwest, and Neustadt to the east....
- Normanby Community School AytonAyton, OntarioAyton is a community in the municipality of West Grey, Grey County, Ontario, Canada.Formerly the seat of local government for the disbanded Normanby Township, it is best described as a rural village nestled on the banks of the South Saugeen River and the centre of a prosperous farming area.Although...
- Northport Elementary School Port ElginPort Elgin, OntarioPort Elgin is a community in the Ontario municipality of Saugeen Shores. Close to MacGregor Point Provincial Park in Bruce County, the community has several beaches on Lake Huron....
- Osprey Central School MaxwellMaxwell, Grey County, OntarioMaxwell is a community in Ontario....
- Paisley Central School PaisleyPaisleyPaisley is the largest town in the historic county of Renfrewshire in the west central Lowlands of Scotland and serves as the administrative centre for the Renfrewshire council area...
- Peninsula Shores District School Wiarton
- Port Elgin-Saugeen Central School Port ElginPort Elgin, OntarioPort Elgin is a community in the Ontario municipality of Saugeen Shores. Close to MacGregor Point Provincial Park in Bruce County, the community has several beaches on Lake Huron....
- Ripley-Huron Community School Ripley
- Spruce Ridge Community School DurhamDurhamDurham is a city in north east England. It is within the County Durham local government district, and is the county town of the larger ceremonial county...
- St. Edmunds Public School TobermoryTobermory, OntarioTobermory is a small community located at the northern tip of the Bruce Peninsula in the municipality of Northern Bruce Peninsula, Ontario, Canada. It is 300 km northwest of Toronto...
- St. Vincent-Euphrasia Elementary School MeafordMeaford, OntarioMeaford is a Canadian municipality in Grey County, Ontario. Meaford is located on Nottawasaga Bay, a sub-basin of Georgian Bay, in southern Ontario....
- Sullivan Community School Desboro
- Sydenham Community School Owen Sound
- Walkerton Public School, WalkertonWalkerton, OntarioWalkerton is a community in the Canadian province of Ontario, located within and governed by the municipality of Brockton. It is the site of Brockton's municipal offices and the county seat of Bruce County...
External links
- Bluewater District School Board official website
- Kincardine Knights of JazzKnights of JazzThe Knights of Jazz was a musical Jazz ensemble composed of students from Kincardine District Secondary School in Kincardine, Ontario of the Bluewater District School Board. Under the leadership of Ian Burbidge, the Knights of Jazz operated from the early 1970s to the year 2000.The Knights of...