Bluewater District School Board BWDSB
Chesley, Ontario · Public · 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 BWDSB 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).
BWDSB places highest on Grade 9 Math (#37 of 71) and lowest on Grade 6 Writing (#55 of 75).
| Assessment | At or above standard | Rank in Ontario | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 Math | 44.1% | #37 of 71 | 49 |
| Grade 6 Math | 37.1% | #42 of 75 | 45 |
| OSSLT Literacy | 76.7% | #43 of 71 | 40 |
| Grade 3 Math | 45.5% | #50 of 75 | 34 |
| Grade 3 Reading | 61.5% | #51 of 75 | 32 |
| Grade 6 Reading | 76.9% | #51 of 75 | 32 |
| Grade 3 Writing | 48.8% | #55 of 75 | 27 |
| Grade 6 Writing | 73.9% | #55 of 75 | 27 |
Student success
How BWDSB 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 Bluewater 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, bwdsb.on.ca; frequently asked questions, brucegreyschoolbus.ca ↗- Who runs it
- Shared School Services Transportation from 2026-27, with the Bruce-Grey Catholic board; the Edulog Parent Portal app carries stops, route changes and bus-approaching alerts
- Opt in
- Every child must be opted in for transportation in the app each year or no route is assigned; walkers need not register
- 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; stop times, locations and routes are set by the consortium, not the driver
- Daycare and joint custody
- A second stop on a form signed by the principal, inside the boundary and outside the walk zone; three business days to set up
- Contact
- transportation@sharedschoolservices.ca; Grey-Bruce consortium office 519-364-0605; board office 519-363-2014 or 1-800-661-7509
Catchment maps
Every Bluewater school's attendance boundary from the Grey-Bruce BusPlanner map: elementary catchments across the two counties, the Owen Sound area, and the secondary catchments.
Trustees and senior staff
Board of Trustees
Ten trustees for the 2022 to 2026 term, including a First Nations representative, and two student trustees. Board office at 351 1st Avenue North, Chesley.
- jane_thomson@bwdsb.on.caJane ThomsonChair · South Bruce Peninsula, Northern Bruce Peninsula
- jan_johnstone@bwdsb.on.caJan JohnstoneVice-Chair · Kincardine, Huron-Kinloss
- tracy-lynn_atkinson@bwdsb.on.caTracy Lynn AtkinsonTrustee · West Grey, Hanover
- katie_lutz@bwdsb.on.caKatie LutzTrustee · Saugeen Shores, Arran-Elderslie
- michael_craig@bwdsb.on.caMichael CraigTrustee · Owen Sound
- marilyn_mccomb@bwdsb.on.caMarilyn McCombTrustee · Georgian Bluffs, Chatsworth
- fran_morgan@bwdsb.on.caFran MorganTrustee · Meaford, The Blue Mountains
- wayne_peeters@bwdsb.on.caWayne PeetersTrustee · Southgate, Grey Highlands
- derrick_long@bwdsb.on.caDerrick LongTrustee · Brockton, South Bruce
- richelle_ritchie@bwdsb.on.caRichelle RitchieFirst Nations Representative
- Jack Farmus and Esha GillStudent Trustees · Grey Highlands Secondary and Kincardine District Senior School
As listed on Meet Your Trustee, bwdsb.on.ca
Administrative Council
Main phone 519-363-2014, toll free 1-800-661-7509.
- AJ KeeneChief Executive Officer and Chief Education Officer
- Papy MukengeSuperintendent of Education
- Keith LefebvreSuperintendent of Education
- Erin O'GradySuperintendent of Education
- Lauren Penner LipsettSuperintendent of Education
- Melissa McEwenSuperintendent of Education, Human Resources
- Andrew LowSuperintendent of Business Services and Treasurer · includes transportation
As listed on Administration, Senior, bwdsb.on.ca
Schools
50 total- Elementary schools
- 40
- Secondary schools
- 10
- Students enrolled
- 18,280
Individual school profiles for BWDSB are not on HeySchool yet. The board's own directory lists them all, and the EQAO figures above already cover every one of its 50 schools.
BWDSB school directory ↗