June 29, 2023
GUELPH, Ontario – At the June 27, 2023, Board Meeting, the Upper Grand District School Board passed the 2023-2024 school year budget. The approved 2023-2024 Operating Expenditure...
June 28, 2023
GUELPH, Ontario – The Upper Grand District School Board is pleased to announce the hiring of Peggy Blair, who will join the UGDSB Executive Committee as a Superintendent of Educat...
June 24, 2023
Fergus, ON — Congratulations to Centre Wellington District High School (CWDHS), which was awarded the Team Canada Olympic Day Grant for empowering girls and gender-diverse student...
June 22, 2023
Guelph, ON — Today is National Indigenous Peoples Day. A day to recognize and celebrate the cultures and contributions of the First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Indigenous peoples of...
June 15, 2023
GUELPH, Ontario – The Upper Grand District School Board (UGDSB) is seeking public feedback on a revised board policy. The following revised policy was recently released for publi...
June 14, 2023
The Terry James Resource Centre (TJRC) is the Upper Grand District School Board’s one-stop-shop for materials and resources for UGDSB staff. From the media centre and resource ce...
June 3, 2023
Guelph, ON – On Wednesday May 31, Black student groups from across the Upper Grand (UG) – in partnership with the University of Guelph (UoG) – shared what it means to express Bla...
June 2, 2023
GUELPH, ON – June 1st marks the start of Pride Month, a celebration and learning of 2SLGBTQIA+ people, history and futures. At the Upper Grand District School Board, schools wil...
May 30, 2023
Message to parents/guardians, In addition to the school board updating its Multi-Year Plan and logo, we are also refreshing our slogan. The previous UGDSB slogan was “Learn, Lead...
May 30, 2023
GUELPH, ON – On May 22, three Upper Grand District School Board students travelled to Winnipeg, Manitoba to compete in the 2023 Skills Canada National Competition, which took plac...
May 24, 2023
GUELPH, ON – Next week the Upper Grand District School Board will be observing National Accessibility Week. National Accessibility Week takes place annually, this year the week ...
May 20, 2023
Fergus, ON – On Thursday, May 11, every Upper Grand secondary school gathered at the Wellington County Museum and Archives to attend a conference on Indigenous allyship. The con...
May 11, 2023
GUELPH, ON – After a three-year hiatus Special Olympics Track and Field Day will return to the County of Wellington for its 19 th year on May 17, hosted at St. James Catholic Hig...
May 11, 2023
GUELPH, Ontario – At the May 9 meeting of the Upper Grand District School Board, trustees approved a new visual identity for the UGDSB. Following the approval of the UGDSB’s Mu...
April 28, 2023
GUELPH, ON – For the first time since before the COVID-19 pandemic, Upper Grand District School Board students will be celebrating together at the Sleeman Centre for Empowerment D...
April 21, 2023
The Upper Grand District School Board (UGDSB) and the Wellington Catholic District School Board (Wellington Catholic DSB) were among sixteen community partners to sign the fourth ...
March 2, 2023
GUELPH, Ontario – At the February 28, 2023, Board Meeting, the Upper Grand District School Board approved draft calendars for the 2023-2024 school year for elementary and second...
November 30, 2022
GUELPH, Ontario – The municipal election, which saw the election of School Board Trustees, was held in October. These highlights represent the work of the 2018-2022 Board of Trust...
November 16, 2022
GUELPH, Ontario – Trustee Ralf Mesenbrink, school board trustee for Wards 2, 3 and 4 in the City of Guelph, was elected Chair of the Upper Grand District School Board at the Inaug...
November 3, 2022
GUELPH, Ontario – Results from the province’s 2021-22 Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO) tests have been released for school boards across Ontario, including the U...