Welcome To The Neighbourhood

The Bruce-Grey Catholic District School Board is a proud member of a number of incredible communities throughout Grey and Bruce counties. We are excited to call you neighbours! This page is full of resources about our townships, cities, municipalities, and more. Learn more about our corner of Ontario and discover why Bruce-Grey Catholic District School Board is proud to call this area home.

BGCDSB History

A little history about Bruce-Grey Catholic District School Board:

Bruce-Grey Catholic District School Board’s story started back in 1969 when Premier John Robarts, his Minister of Education, William Davis and the Progressive Conservative (PC) government introduced legislation which created 126 newly formed County and District Public and Catholic school boards from the current 3,500 school boards in the province. It was then that the Owen Sound Separate School Board would become the Bruce-Grey County Roman Catholic Separate School Board (BGRCSS) offering publicly funded Catholic education from kindergarten to grade 10 through the collection of taxes and grants. This newly formed board would enrol 2,491 students and employ 107 staff members, all while working with a $1M budget. For the next 29 years the provincial government would guarantee a minimum level of funding and school boards would establish a mill rate for residential, commercial and industrial property taxation. In 1984 Premier William Davis announced that his government would introduce legislation to complete the separate school system to grade thirteen.

After 143 years of sacrifice and struggle by advocates of Catholic Schools, the separate school system in Ontario was recognized as a complete and fully funded school system. In 1997 Roman Catholic Separate School Boards were once again reduced from 53 to 29 Catholic District School Boards across Ontario. This is when the Board's name changed to the Bruce-Grey Catholic District School Board (BGCDSB). In addition with the passing of Bill 160 (Education Quality Improvement Act, 1997) the education funding model would be radically changed and a newly formed Grants for Student Needs (GSN) would be released to support the premise of an equity based approach in hopes of equalizing student outcomes across the province.

Throughout the past 50+ years (1969-present), BGCDSB and education as we know it has continued to evolve. Committed to a vibrant Catholic education, in 2022-23 the board will educate over 4,700 students both in-person and remotely, as well as employ 606 permanent employees. With an operating budget of $73.6M, and capital budget of $6.2M the board continues to "Let Your Light Shine!" by living out its mission and vision. That is, by "ensuring quality learning experiences through community partnerships that nurture each student in mind, body and spirit and embracing the teachings of Christ, giving witness to Gospel values. "

(Reference from ‘Let Your Light Shine A History of the Bruce-Grey Catholic District School Board and Its Predecessor Roman Catholic Separate School Boards’ by Robert T. Dixon)

The Bruce-Grey Catholic District School Board is proud to serve all of Bruce and Grey Counties. The municipalities throughout the counties are vibrant communities with plenty to explore.

Click on the municipalities to the right to learn about the schools, parishes, parks, and more in each community.

The towns, communities, and city that make up Bruce-Grey Catholic District School Board are each beautiful and unique while also being part of our larger family. Learn more about the communities that we call home.

A diverse and growing population attend school and work at theBruce-Grey Catholic Disctrict School Board. You can learn more about the size, utilzation, and demographics of our facilities using our new data dashboard. Access the dashboard at the button below.

Have you recently moved to Bruce or Grey Counties? Welcome to the Neighbourhood! You can register your children to join BGCDSB using the button below. Do you have questions? Give us a call at 519-364-5820.