Waterloo Catholic District School Board WCDSB
Kitchener, 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 WCDSB 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).
WCDSB places highest on Grade 6 Math (#10 of 75) and lowest on Grade 6 Reading (#27 of 75).
| Assessment | At or above standard | Rank in Ontario | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 Math | 53.1% | #10 of 75 | 88 |
| Grade 3 Reading | 74.5% | #15 of 75 | 81 |
| Grade 3 Math | 61.3% | #16 of 75 | 80 |
| OSSLT Literacy | 84.2% | #16 of 71 | 79 |
| Grade 6 Writing | 84.6% | #20 of 75 | 74 |
| Grade 3 Writing | 64.8% | #21 of 75 | 73 |
| Grade 9 Math | 50.4% | #26 of 71 | 64 |
| Grade 6 Reading | 82.9% | #27 of 75 | 65 |
Student success
How WCDSB 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 Waterloo Catholic District School Board's EQAO open data; School board achievements and progress, data.ontario.ca, May 2026 , published 2026-05.
- Who runs it
- Student Transportation Services of Waterloo Region (STSWR), shared with the Waterloo Region District School Board; about 30,000 regular and special needs students a day, with delays, cancellations and a planner for each school on stswr.ca
- Who qualifies
- Waterloo Catholic students living more than 0.8 km from school in JK to Grade 3, 1.6 km in grades 4 to 8 and 3.2 km in grades 9 to 12; the distance guideline is applied with up to 200 metres of flexibility
- Check an address
- The board's school finder shows the designated school and transportation eligibility for an address; families can decline or reinstate transportation on stswr.ca
- Contact
- Catholic Education Centre 519-578-3660
Trustees and senior staff
Board of Trustees
Nine trustees elected by municipality and two student trustees. Catholic Education Centre 519-578-3660.
- renee.kraft@wcdsb.caRenee KraftChair of the Board · Kitchener and Wilmot
- tracey.weiler@wcdsb.caTracey WeilerVice-Chair of the Board · Kitchener and Wilmot
- kathy.dohertymasters@wcdsb.caKathy Doherty-MastersTrustee · Kitchener and Wilmot
- winston.francis@wcdsb.caWinston FrancisTrustee · Kitchener and Wilmot
- david.guerin@wcdsb.caDavid GuerinTrustee · Cambridge and North Dumfries
- marisa.phillips@wcdsb.caMarisa PhillipsTrustee · Cambridge and North Dumfries
- bob.sikora@wcdsb.caRobert (Bob) SikoraTrustee · Cambridge and North Dumfries
- conrad.stanley@wcdsb.caConrad StanleyTrustee · Waterloo, Wellesley and Woolwich
- linda.cuff@wcdsb.caLinda CuffTrustee · Waterloo, Wellesley and Woolwich
- Rashid Abu Ghazaleh and Brayden ThompsonStudent Trustees
As listed on Trustees, wcdsb.ca
Senior administration
The Director of Education and superintendents.
- Annalisa VaranoDirector of Education and Secretary of the Board
- Shesh MaharajExecutive Superintendent of Corporate Services
- Kerry PomfretSuperintendent of Human Resources
- Jennifer RitsmaSuperintendent of Learning · St. Mary's family of schools, school effectiveness
- Paul MendoncaSuperintendent of Learning · St. Benedict family of schools, faith development, FSL and ESL
- Gerald ForanSuperintendent of Learning · Resurrection family of schools, safe schools and mental health
- Patrick EbySuperintendent of Learning · Monsignor Doyle family of schools, student success and continuing education
- Jordan FigueiredoSuperintendent of Learning · Notre Dame family of schools, Indigenous education, equity and inclusion
- Angela McHardySuperintendent of Learning · St. David family of schools, student services and special education
- Craig MacIsaacChief Information Officer
As listed on Senior Administration, wcdsb.ca
Schools
48 total- Elementary schools
- 43
- Secondary schools
- 5
- Students enrolled
- 25,290
Individual school profiles for WCDSB are not on HeySchool yet. The board's own directory lists them all, and the EQAO figures above already cover every one of its 48 schools.
WCDSB school directory ↗