Overview
The Bluewater District School Board currently has 18,659 students in 42 elementary schools and 11 secondary schools. The board employs about 3,500 permanent and casual staff. There are 9 elected Trustees on the Board and two appointed First Nations Trustees.
Bluewater students and staff continue to be recognized at the provincial and national levels in the arts, science, athletics, language, the environment and the skilled trades. Our graduation rates continue to increase and 90% of primary classes have 20 or fewer students. French Immersion is offered in 14 schools in the district and 3 schools offer First Nations languages as a second language.
The Institute for Outdoor Education and Environmental Studies (IOEES) offers a full roster of high quality, curriculum-driven environmental education experiences for students of Bluewater District School Board. Each year, roughly 4,000 students experience the great outdoors on our 130 hectare site and the surrounding UNESCO Biosphere Reserve.
As an integral partner with the communities it serves, Bluewater DSB actively promotes use of the schools for recreation, health and wellness, night school and summer school programs. Affordable rates and friendly, efficient staff create full-service community schools to the benefit of all.
Bluewater District School Board serves an area 8,763 square kilometres in size and is defined by the borders of Bruce and Grey Counties.
In the northern area of the school district is the Bruce Peninsula surrounded by over 850 kilometres of Lake Huron and Georgian Bay shoreline. The Beaver Valley, the southern Georgian Bay shoreline and the ski slopes of the Blue Mountains are in the east part of the district. Southern Grey-Bruce is Saugeen country with the Saugeen River running through its heart. Its course from Hanover to Southampton has gained it a reputation as the one of the best family canoe routes in Ontario. The Lake Huron shore runs along the west side of the school district and has kilometres of sandy beaches, meandering rivers and welcoming communities.
While the District’s geography is mostly rural, Owen Sound is its largest municipality. The only ‘city’ on all of Georgian Bay, Owen Sound prides itself as the economic hub of the region. Small shops and bistros mix with urban shopping malls, museums, art galleries and a performing arts centre.
The image below is a map of the Bluewater District - click on it to enlarge the image with the ability to click on a location to find a schools listing for that area.
Bruce and Grey Counties / Bluewater School District Photo Gallery
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