The Winnipeg School Division is a school division in Winnipeg, Manitoba.[2][3] With 78 schools, it is the largest of six public school divisions in Winnipeg, as well as the largest and oldest school division in Manitoba.[3][4][5][6]
| Winnipeg School Division | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Location | |
1577 Wall Street East, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Canada | |
| Coordinates | 49°54′00″N 97°10′05″W / 49.900°N 97.168°W |
| District information | |
| Grades | N-12 |
| Established | 1877 |
| Chief Superintendent | Matthew Henderson (2023) |
| School board | Board of Trustees |
| Chair of the board | Tamara Kuly (2023-2024) |
| Schools | 78 |
| Budget | $421 m CAD (2021/22)[1] |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 33,000 |
| Teachers | 2,500 |
| Staff | 6,000 |
| Other information | |
| Website | www |
Its schools collectively teach over 33,000 students, in central, pre-unicity Winnipeg.
Current schools
editThere are currently 78 schools in the Winnipeg School Division.[5]
Elementary schools
editElementary schools include those from preschool to grade 6.
| School[5] | Notes |
|---|---|
| Brock Corydon | |
| Carpathia | |
| Champlain | |
| Clifton | |
| Dufferin | |
| Faraday | |
| Fort Rouge | |
| Garden Grove | |
| George V | |
| Gladstone | |
| Glenelm | |
| Greenway | Built at a cost of $88,000 in 1910 at 850 St. Matthews Avenue. This School was the first of three schools with this name, and at the time was the largest in Winnipeg, built to hold 1000 students. In 1919, a second one-storey "bungalow style" building with eight more classrooms was erected nearby. Those two buildings remained until 1997 when they were demolished.[7] The current Greenway school is located at 390 Burnell Street. |
| Grosvenor | |
| Harrow | |
| Inkster | |
| J.B. Mitchell | |
| John M. King | |
| Kent Road | |
| King Edward | |
| Laura Secord | |
| LaVérendrye | |
| Lord Nelson | |
| Lord Roberts | |
| Lord Selkirk | |
| Luxton | |
| Machray | |
| Montrose | |
| Mulvey | |
| Norquay | |
| Pinkham | |
| Prairie Rose | |
| Principal Sparling | |
| Queenston | |
| River Elm | |
| Riverview | |
| Robert H. Smith | |
| Robertson | |
| Rockwood | |
| Sister MacNamara | |
| Strathcona | |
| Tyndall Park | |
| Victoria-Albert | |
| Wellington | |
| Weston | |
| Wolseley |
Middle school and mixed-grade schools
editThese are middle schools (aka junior high), or a combination of elementary and middle school (typically preschool to grade 9) or middle to high school (typically grades 7 to 12).
| School[5] | Type | Grades |
|---|---|---|
| Keewatin Prairie Community | elementary and middle school | N-9 |
| David Livingstone | elementary and middle school | N-8 |
| Earl Grey | elementary and middle school | N-8 |
| Isaac Brock | elementary and middle school | N-9 |
| Lansdowne | elementary and middle school | N-8 |
| Meadows West | elementary and middle school | N-8 |
| Niji Mahkwa | elementary and middle school | N-8 |
| Ralph Brown | elementary and middle school | N-8 |
| Sacre-Coeur | elementary and middle school | N-9 |
| Sargent Park | elementary and middle school | N-9 |
| Shaughnessy Park | elementary and middle school | N-8 |
| Stanley Knowles | elementary and middle school | N-8 |
| Waterford Springs | elementary and middle school | N-8 |
| William Whyte | elementary and middle school | N-8 |
| Andrew Mynarski V.C. | middle | 7-9 |
| General Wolfe | middle | 7-9 |
| Hugh John Macdonald | middle | 7-9 |
| Isaac Newton | middle | 7-9 |
| River Heights | middle | 7-8 |
| Churchill | middle and high school | 7-12 |
| Collège Churchill | middle and high school | 7-12 |
| Elmwood | middle and high school | 7-12 |
| Gordon Bell | middle and high school | 7-12 |
| Grant Park | middle and high school | 7-12 |
| St. John's | middle and high school | 7-12 |
| WSD Virtual School | kindergarten to high school | K-12 |
High school and adult learning
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| School[5] | Type | Grades |
|---|---|---|
| Adolescent Parent Centre | High | 9-12 |
| Argyle Alternative | High | 10-12 |
| Children of the Earth | High | 9-12 |
| Daniel McIntyre Collegiate | High | 9-12 |
| Elmwood High School | High | 7-12 |
| Kelvin High School | High | 9-12 |
| R. B. Russell Vocational | High (vocational) | 9-12 |
| Sisler High School | High | 9-12 |
| Technical Vocational | High (vocational) | 9-12 |
| Winnipeg Adult Education Centre | Adult learning | 12 |
French-immersion programs
editFrench-immersion programs are taught in either:[8]
- "milieu" schools, where French immersion is the only program taught in the school, and immersion starts at the Nursery level; or
- dual track schools, where both English and immersion programs are taught in the same school and immersion starts at Kindergarten.
The immersion program option is offered in the following schools:
| School | French Program | Grades |
|---|---|---|
| École Garden Grove School | Dual-Track | N-6 |
| École George V School | Dual-Track | N-7 |
| École J.B. Mitchell School | Dual-Track | N-6 |
| École secondaire Kelvin High School | Dual-Track | 9-12 |
| École Laura Secord School | Dual-Track | N-6 |
| École River Heights School | Dual-Track | 7-8 |
| École Riverview School | Dual-Track | N-6 |
| École Robert H. Smith School | Dual-Track | N-6 |
| École Sisler High School | Dual-Track | 9-12 |
| École Stanley Knowles School | Dual-Track | N-8 |
| École Victoria-Albert School | Dual-Track | K |
| École Waterford Springs School | Dual-Track | N-8 |
| École Lansdowne | Milieu | N-8 |
| École LaVérendrye | Milieu | N-6 |
| École Sacré-Coeur | Milieu | N-8 |
| Collège Churchill | Milieu | 7-12 |
Former schools
edit| School[3] | Location | Demolished |
|---|---|---|
| Alexandra School | Edmonton Street | 1969 |
| Argyle School (moved)[9] | Louise Street | 1940s |
| Carlton School | Graham Avenue | 1903 |
| Margaret Scott School | Alfred Avenue | 1990 |
| Somerset School | 775 Sherbrook Street | 2005 |
| Strathcona School (moved) | McGregor Street | 1963-1964 |
| Winnipeg Collegiate Institute | Bannatyne Avenue | 1928 |
Governance
editPolicies regarding the provision of educational services in WSD are the responsibility of the Board of Trustees of the Winnipeg School Division. The Winnipeg School Division comprises nine wards, each having one elected trustee, who are elected for a four-year term.[10]
On October 26, 2022, the following trustees were elected into office:[11]
- Jamie Dumont (Vice-chair) — Ward 1
- Chris Broughton — Ward 2
- Kathy Heppner — Ward 3
- Erin Glover — Ward 4
- Dante Aviso — Ward 5
- Perla Javate — Ward 6
- Tamara Kuly — Ward 7
- Betty Edel (Chair) — Ward 8
- Ann Evangelista — Ward 9
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "WSD Budget".
- ^ "Winnipeg School Division". Retrieved 2011-06-08.
- ^ a b c "Manitoba Organization: Winnipeg School Division". www.mhs.mb.ca. Retrieved 2021-06-16.
- ^ "Governance". www.winnipegsd.ca. Retrieved 2021-06-16.
- ^ a b c d e "Our Schools". Winnipeg School Division. Retrieved 2021-06-16.
- ^ "Manitoba School Divisions and Districts". Retrieved 2011-06-08.
- ^ "Historic Sites of Manitoba: Greenway School (850 St. Matthews Avenue, Winnipeg)". Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved 2022-11-02.
- ^ "Winnipeg School Division".
- ^ "History". www.winnipegsd.ca. Retrieved 2021-06-16.
- ^ "Ward Boundaries & Maps". www.winnipegsd.ca. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
- ^ "City of Winnipeg: 2022 Municipal Council and School Boards Election". City of Winnipeg. Retrieved 11 June 2023.