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October 27, 2025

2026-27 French Immersion Application Process

Applications are now open! Apply here!


French Immersion is a proven way of acquiring excellent language skills in French. The French Immersion program at HWDSB is specifically designed for parents who do not speak French, but want their children to speak both official languages. The program is open to HWDSB students starting in Grade 1.

October 22, 2025

Connect with a Family Doctor Through the Hamilton Family Health Team

Connect with a Family Doctor Through the Hamilton Family Health Team

Are you or someone you know in Hamilton, Haldimand, or Niagara Northwest looking for a family doctor? The Hamilton Family Health Team (HFHT) is here to help through their Patient Attachment Program.
 

Visit HFHT at the Hamilton Public Library

October 21, 2025

HWDSB Recent Graduates Recognized at the 2025 ACCPI’s

The Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board is pleased to congratulate five of our very own HWDSB recent graduates as African Caribbean Cultural Potpourri Inc (ACCPI) winners, this past Saturday! These awards support students through their first year of post-secondary and recognize overall academic excellence and community involvement.

Christianna Olokesusi – Saltfleet Secondary School 

Daniel Wesley – Westdale Secondary School 

Honobienne Bolumbu – Bernie Custis Secondary School

October 15, 2025

Sharing Your Thinking: Barrier-Free Physical Learning Environment Policy

HWDSB is currently updating our Policy on Barrier-Free Physical Learning Environments. We want to hear from YOU — HWDSB families — about what matters most when it comes to creating barrier-free schools. Your voice will help shape the future of learning environments across HWDSB.

Join us online to share your ideas!

October 21, 2025
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
MS Teams Link: hwdsb.info/barrierfree

Can’t make it? You can still send us your thoughts online at www.engagehwdsb.ca/barrierfreelearning or by email to specialeducation@hwdsb.on.ca

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October 7, 2025

From the Director’s Desk: October Edition

Dear HWDSB Community, 

October invites us to pause, reflect, and act. This month, we recognize both Women’s History Month and the National Day of Action for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG). For me as HWDSB’s first female Director of Education, these commemorations are an opportunity to honour history, reflect on our responsibilities, and recommit ourselves to creating safer, more equitable schools and workplaces. 

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September 30, 2025

Update on New Nash Elementary School

Dear Tapleytown Elementary School Families,

In keeping with our commitment to transparency and ensuring the community remains informed, we want to provide an update on recent changes to the New Nash school development.

In December 2023, the HWDSB Board of Trustees paused the new school build in Stoney Creek to allow staff to carefully investigate the changing conditions related to the activity at the GFL Regional Facility. In October 2024, Trustees approved moving forward with the new school build at the originally identified site.

September 29, 2025

Be.Connected@HWDSB: September Edition

Welcome to the first official 2025-2026 Be.Connected newsletter where we share all of the important updates for HWDSB families.

September is always a time of new beginnings—fresh routines, renewed goals, and opportunities for growth. This month, we are reflecting on the significance of Orange Shirt Day and National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, with a special co-authored message from Director of Education, Sheryl Robinson Petrazzini and Jolene John, Indigenous Education Lead. Read below!