Upper Grand District School Board UGDSB
Guelph, 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 UGDSB 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).
UGDSB places highest on Grade 6 Math (#12 of 75) and lowest on Grade 9 Math (#34 of 71).
| Assessment | At or above standard | Rank in Ontario | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 Math | 50.3% | #12 of 75 | 85 |
| Grade 6 Reading | 84.2% | #19 of 75 | 76 |
| OSSLT Literacy | 83.6% | #20 of 71 | 73 |
| Grade 6 Writing | 84% | #25 of 75 | 68 |
| Grade 3 Writing | 63% | #30 of 75 | 61 |
| Grade 3 Reading | 70.3% | #32 of 75 | 58 |
| Grade 3 Math | 57.6% | #33 of 75 | 57 |
| Grade 9 Math | 47.1% | #34 of 71 | 53 |
Student success
How UGDSB 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 Upper Grand District School Board's EQAO open data; School board achievements and progress, data.ontario.ca, May 2026 , published 2026-05.
- Who runs it
- Wellington-Dufferin Student Transportation Services (STWDSTS), shared with the Wellington Catholic, Dufferin-Peel Catholic, Viamonde and MonAvenir boards; measurements made with BusPlanner
- Who qualifies
- Students whose primary address is inside the school's attendance boundary and more than 1.6 km from school in JK to Grade 6, 3.2 km in grades 7 and 8 and 3.5 km in grades 9 to 12
- Address
- A student's legal and permanent residence; joint-custody families choose one primary address for the school and bus
- Courtesy seats
- Students inside the boundary but within walking distance may apply for courtesy transportation when space allows
- Contact
- Board office 519-822-4420
Trustees and senior staff
Board of Trustees
Ten trustees elected by municipality and two student trustees. Board office, 500 Victoria Road North, Guelph, 519-822-4420.
- Ralf MesenbrinkChair · Guelph wards 2, 3 and 4
- Alethia O'Hara-StephensonVice-Chair · Town of Orangeville
- laurie.whyte@ugdsb.on.caLaurie WhyteTrustee · Guelph wards 2, 3 and 4
- Martha MacNeilTrustee · Guelph wards 1 and 5
- luke.weiler@ugdsb.on.caLuke WeilerTrustee · Guelph wards 1 and 5
- Kyle ReaburnTrustee · Guelph ward 6 and Puslinch
- Jen EdwardsTrustee · Guelph/Eramosa, East Garafraxa and Erin
- Irene HanenbergTrustee · Centre Wellington
- Robin RossTrustee · Wellington North, Minto and Mapleton
- Lynn ToppingTrustee · Amaranth, East Luther Grand Valley, Melancthon, Mulmur, Mono and Shelburne
- Keira P. and Tavleen R.Student Trustees · rural and urban schools
As listed on Trustees, ugdsb.ca
Executive committee
The chief executive officer, chief officers and superintendents, 519-822-4420.
- Peter SovranChief Executive Officer
- Brent McDonaldChief Executive Officer and Chief Education Officer, designate
- Scott KeysChief Financial Officer and Treasurer
- Deirdre PykeSuperintendent, People, Leadership and Culture
- Wendy Donaldson, Belal Taha, Steve Viveiros, Claudine Tyrell and Roy CousinsSuperintendents of Student Achievement
- Dilip ParmarSenior Manager of Facilities
As listed on Executive Committee, ugdsb.ca
Schools
78 total- Elementary schools
- 65
- Secondary schools
- 13
- Students enrolled
- 35,865
Individual school profiles for UGDSB are not on HeySchool yet. The board's own directory lists them all, and the EQAO figures above already cover every one of its 78 schools.
UGDSB school directory ↗