Bruce-Grey Catholic District School Board BGCDSB
Hanover, Ontario · Catholic · English
EQAO performance
Students at or above the provincial standard (2022-2023, EQAO). Green means at or above the Ontario average.
Grade 3
Grade 6
Secondary
How BGCDSB ranks in Ontario
Ranked against the 76 Ontario school boards with published EQAO results, by the mean of the assessments each board sat (2022-2023).
BGCDSB places highest on Grade 3 Math (#21 of 75) and lowest on Grade 6 Writing (#37 of 75).
| Assessment | At or above standard | Rank in Ontario | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 Math | 59.8% | #21 of 75 | 73 |
| Grade 9 Math | 50.5% | #25 of 71 | 66 |
| Grade 6 Math | 45.1% | #30 of 75 | 61 |
| Grade 3 Reading | 70.7% | #31 of 75 | 59 |
| Grade 6 Reading | 82.2% | #31 of 75 | 59 |
| OSSLT Literacy | 82% | #31 of 71 | 57 |
| Grade 3 Writing | 61.6% | #33 of 75 | 57 |
| Grade 6 Writing | 77.8% | #37 of 75 | 51 |
Student success
How BGCDSB students are doing: four years of EQAO results against the province, and graduation and credit accumulation from the Ministry of Education's May 2026 school board progress table
Grade 3, at or above the provincial standard
EQAO primary assessment, share of fully participating students at level 3 or 4 (the provincial standard), from EQAO open data
Grade 6, at or above the provincial standard
EQAO junior assessment, share of fully participating students at level 3 or 4
Grade 9 mathematics and the literacy test
Grade 9 assessment of mathematics, share at level 3 or 4, and the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test, share of first-time eligible students who were successful
Graduation and credits, Ministry progress report
From the Ministry of Education's school board progress table, May 2026: graduation and credit accumulation for every Ontario board, with the change on the previous year
Click any figure to open its chart with every year.
What the report says
The figures as charts, every year labelled, and the report's findings, in one PDF.
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What the report says
The figures as charts, every year labelled, and the report's findings, in one PDF. Show Hide
Figures and findings read from Bruce-Grey Catholic District School Board's EQAO open data; School board achievements and progress, data.ontario.ca, May 2026 , published 2026-05.
School buses and catchment areas
Transportation, bgcdsb.org; frequently asked questions, brucegreyschoolbus.ca ↗- Who runs it
- Shared School Services Transportation, the consortium with Bluewater DSB, based at 799 16th Avenue, Hanover; Brian Hayman is General Manager of Transportation and Purchasing
- Who qualifies
- Students inside their school's attendance boundary living at least 1.6 km from the school, junior kindergarten to Grade 12, at no cost
- Bus stop
- Up to 0.8 km from home; the operator calls with the stop, time and start date, usually within 72 hours of registering
- Daycare and joint custody
- Forms TCF-A007 and TCF-A008 through the principal, inside the boundary and outside the walk zone; three business days to set up
- Cancellations
- Posted on the consortium's site and app; short-term injuries are the family's responsibility
- Contact
- Shared School Services Transportation 226-257-1000; consortium office 519-364-0605; board office 519-364-5820
Catchment maps
Every Bruce-Grey Catholic school's attendance boundary from the Grey-Bruce BusPlanner map: the 11 elementary catchments and the two secondary catchments.
Trustees and senior staff
Catholic School Board Trustees
Six trustees for the 2022 to 2026 term and two student trustees; meetings on Mondays at the Catholic Education Centre, 799 16th Avenue, Hanover.
- Lori Di CastriChairperson · Huron-Kinloss, Brockton Ward 31, Kincardine
- Linda StraderVice Chairperson · Brockton wards 34 and 36
- Beverley EckensweilerTrustee · South Bruce
- Robyn GarveyTrustee · West Grey, Hanover, Grey Highlands, Southgate
- Lucie DesbiensTrustee · Saugeen Shores, Arran-Elderslie, Chatsworth, Georgian Bluffs, the Bruce Peninsula
- Bruce MuiseTrustee · Owen Sound, Meaford, The Blue Mountains
- Oscar Weerasinghe and Christine MbaStudent Trustees · Sacred Heart and St. Mary's high schools
As listed on Administration and Trustees, bgcdsb.org
Senior administration
Catholic Education Centre, 519-364-5820.
- Karyn BruneelChief Executive Officer and Chief Education Officer
- Lisa BilodeauSuperintendent of Education
- Jaime PlantzSuperintendent of Business
- Stacy HoggSuperintendent of Human Resources
As listed on Administration and Trustees, bgcdsb.org
Schools
13 total- Elementary schools
- 11
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Students enrolled
- 4,850
Individual school profiles for BGCDSB are not on HeySchool yet. The board's own directory lists them all, and the EQAO figures above already cover every one of its 13 schools.
BGCDSB school directory ↗