In The Schools

As students, staff, and families settle into the 2025-2026 school year, Bluewater District School Board is reporting a boost in enrolment. Preliminary numbers show an increase of 236 students since the fall of last year. This latest growth translates to a board-wide total of over 18,900 students across 41 elementary and nine secondary schools. It reflects a positive trend in the region as more families relocate to call Bruce and Grey counties their home while choosing Bluewater schools. For comparison,...

Approximately 100 students from all nine secondary schools visited the BWDSB Education Centre in Chesley on Wednesday, September 24, for this year’s Youth Wellness Champions launch and training session. Each school was represented by a team of up to ten students and a staff lead, who worked together to develop strategies to bring back to their peers—focused on improving health and well-being, reducing stigma around mental illness, and discouraging substance use and misuse. A provincial initiative, the Youth Wellness Champions program...