New Guelph Secondary School Boundary Review

Documents are available in alternative formats upon request.

Background

In March 2018, the Board received Ministry funding for a new 900-pupil place secondary school in Guelph. The Board had previously purchased a school site at the northwest corner of Arkell Road and Victoria Road in the south end of Guelph. The new secondary school is forecasted to open for the 2026/27 school year and will aid in accommodating the forecasted growth in the area and alleviate current enrolment pressures from the existing secondary schools in Guelph.

To establish a boundary for the new school, Board staff are conducting a boundary review for the new Guelph Secondary School, which commenced in the Fall of 2024. The boundary review process will consider the current attendance areas of the existing secondary schools to determine from which areas students will be assigned to the new school. A Boundary Review is a staff administrative process that provides the structure for reviewing a variety of accommodation options for resolving an issue with overcapacity or underutilized schools or when determining a new school boundary. Policy 320 – School Boundary Review

The process will involve the following schools:

  • Centennial CVI

  • Guelph CVI

  • John F Ross CVI 

  • All Associated Elementary Schools

Any approved changes are expected to be implemented for the 2026-2027 school year.

Boundary Review Options (click to review)

**New Options are being developed based on feedback and will be presented in May.

Option 1
Option 2
Option 3
Option 4
Option 5
Option 6
Option 7

Note: For more details of each option and information about the boundary review, please see Report (3) link below.

Report Summary Document - **New

A report summary document has been created to provide a condensed version of the Options Report (3). This document is being translated into several languages identified in our board community to assist families during this process. Translations will be posted soon.

Report Summary Document (Apr.11.2025)

Graphic timeline of boundary review

How to Get Involved

  • Have your say with the New Guelph SS Boundary Review Options SURVEY (now closed). **New Survey will be available once new options are released.

  • Email your comments to planning.info@ugdsb.on.ca Please note that while all emails received during the public process are reviewed by staff, individual responses will not be provided.

  • There will be an Opportunity for delegations (click here for procedure) at both Board and Finance & Facilities Committee meetings noted below.

  • Two Public Information Sessions have been held as follows:

    • February 19, 2025 at Centennial CVI from 5:30-7:30pm in the Cafeteria.

    • March 6, 2025 at JF Ross CVI from 5:30-7:30pm in the Cafeteria.

  • Third Public Information Session will be held in later May - Interpreters will be available at this meeting in several languages which will be identified soon.

Pictures of Poster Displays from Feb 19
Pictures of Poster Displays from March 6

All comments and feedback received during this process will be presented to Trustees for their consideration.  Please be advised any feedback received through this process will become part of a public record redacted for any identifying or improper content.

Boundary Options Viewer

  • An online look up tool to check your address to see whether it is included in any of the 7 proposed boundary options for the new school.  The Boundary Review Option Viewer tool works by either selecting the location of your address on the map or by entering an address field.

NOTE: French Immersion students in Grade 8 who are not continuing in FI should use their Regular Track School to determine secondary school attendance. You can use the School Locator to determine this if unknown. Those students who proceed in FI will continue to attend JF Ross CVI (no boundary changes).

Frequently Asked Questions

Maps, Drawings and Charts

New Guelph Secondary School

New Guelph School Location
New Guelph School Renderings

Current Status of Guelph Secondary Schools

Current Secondary Boundaries Map
Current Associate Schools Chart

Meetings

Reports and Notices

Boundary Review Committee

Overseeing the boundary review process is the staff Boundary Review Committee which is comprised of the following;

  • Appropriate Executive Committee member(s)

  • Superintendent(s) of Education for the schools in the area under review

  • Planning department representative(s)

  • Facility Services representative(s)

  • Principals of the schools included in the boundary review

  • Service de transport de Wellington- Dufferin Student Transportation Services representative(s)

  • Communications department representative(s)

  • People, Leadership and Culture department representative(s)

  • Other staff as needed, i.e. Student Support and Program Services representative(s).