Inspiring Future Leaders – Highlights from the 2025 Horizons Leadership Conference | #StudentVoice

Written by Inayah, a WRDSB secondary student In September, the Horizons Leadership Conference featured a day of learning, inspiration, and collaboration. Run by leadership students at Waterloo Collegiate Institute (WCI), the event gathered leadership students from 11 Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB) schools at Laurel Heights Secondary School. Students from leadership classes, Student Activity […]

Thursday, January 15: All Evening Rentals Cancelled

Due to the current weather conditions, all rental permits and school-led evening events are cancelled for the evening of Thursday, January 15, 2026. Please check with your event organizer to see if your event or meeting will be rescheduled at a later date. Important Reminder About Community Use of Schools When schools are closed, all […]

Skilled Trade Learning Opportunities: Career Speaker Series

In partnership with the Business and Education Partnership of Waterloo Region (BEP), the Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB) invites Grade 7 to 12 students and their parents, families, and caregivers to participate in the Specialist High Skills Major (SHSM) and Skilled Trade Learning Opportunities interactive speaker series. This free virtual series gives students a […]

Thursday, January 15: All schools closed and transportation cancelled

Due to the current weather conditions, all school buses, taxis and special education routes are cancelled and all schools are closed. Extended Day Programs, Child Care Centres located in our schools, and our Education Centre are closed. All WRDSB students, in both the in-person and remote learning programs can access asynchronous learning resources from their […]

Assistive Technology – Support for Families in January 2026

View a translated version of this page: Amharic አማርኛ Arabic عربي Chinese (Simplified) 中国人 Chinese (Traditional) 繁體字 Farsi (Persian) فارسی French (Canadian) Gujarati ગુજરાતી Punjabi (Gurmukhi) ਪੰਜਾਬੀ Spanish Española Turkish Türk Ukrainian украї́нська мо́ва Vietnamese Tiếng Việt Parents, Families and Caregivers: Are you looking for ways to support your child? The Assistive Technology Team of […]

Thursday, January 29 is a PD Day for Secondary WRDSB Students

Thursday, January 29, 2026, is a professional development (PD) day for secondary school staff. Students in Grades 9 to 12 will not attend school, in person or virtually Students in Kindergarten to Grade 8 will attend school on their regular schedule All Board-operated Extended Day Programs will operate at their regular hours About Professional Development […]

Summer School Information & Registration Form

Are you interested in taking a course at Summer School? Summer School registration is OPEN! Please see below to learn about In-Person, Elearning and Summer School Co-op. SUMMER SCHOOL: In-Person & Elearning Dates: June 29, 30 & July 2-24 Site: TBD Complete the Summer School Registration Form Registration: March 9-May 22 SUMMER SCHOOL: Co-op Summer […]

2026-27 COURSE SELECTION REQUESTS – DUE FRIDAY, FEB. 13TH!

Hi Vikings! Course selection requests for 2026-2027 are now open on My Blueprint!  Course selection requests MUST be entered on My Blueprint by FRIDAY, FEB. 13TH!!! MLL COURSE SELECTIONS FOR ELD & ESLA, B & C STUDENTS: NOTE: Guidance Counsellors will be meeting with ELD students & ESLA, B and C students to assist with the course selection process. To get […]

REMINDER: University Application Deadline: THUR. JAN. 15TH & College Application Deadline: SUN. FEB. 1ST!!!

Hi Vikings! The deadline to apply to Ontario universities is Thursday, Jan. 15th on ouac.on.ca! The equal consideration date to apply to Ontario colleges is Sunday, Feb. 1st on ontariocolleges.ca! Here are the “How-To Apply” documents for applying to college and applying to university. REMINDER: The “Post-Secondary Research & The Application Process” webpage on the WCI website contains all […]

Mark Your Calendar: January 22 WRDSB Strategic Plan Community Consultation Virtual Town Hall Meeting

Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB) is hosting a Virtual Town Hall Meeting for the Strategic Plan Community Consultations on Thursday, January 22, 2026 at 6-8 p.m. Similar to the in-person meetings, the goal of the Virtual Town Hall Meeting is to gather information on how we can continue to improve our efforts to support […]

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