Wellington Catholic District School Board Student Census

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Completing the Wellington Catholic DSB Student Census

From May 6-17 you will have the opportunity to help shape the Wellington Catholic DSB by completing the 2024 Student Census!

As a parent of a student in kindergarten through grade 6 we encourage you to submit responses with or on behalf of your child at home. Students in grades 7-12 will have the opportunity to complete the census in the classroom, however, if you are a student in grades 7-12 who hasn't yet had an opportunity to do it yet in the classroom, we encourage you to contribute to the student census - your voice matters!

To complete the survey we ask you to visit MyWellingtonStudent and click on the Student Census icon!

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We have also provided a Parent Guide to help answer additional questions you may have when completing the survey:

As well as a step by step guide incase you are having any difficulties logging in:

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to reach out:

Brian Capovilla
Executive Superintendent
[email protected]

Jeff Warner
Program Coordinator, Equity
[email protected]

Research: [email protected]

We thank you for helping to shape our school board!

About the 2024 Student Census

The Wellington Catholic District School Board is conducting a Student Census from May 6 - 17, 2024 in compliance with the Anti-Racism Act in s.7(2) with the goal of eliminating systemic racism and advancing racial equity.

Mandated for all school boards in Ontario to offer, this voluntary online survey will collect data specifically related to self-identity, demographics, and experiences at school. The Student Census is a confidential survey offered to all students in kindergarten to grade 12. 

By completing this survey, we hope to learn more about the students we support and help us to identify differences and gaps in our students’ experiences and outcomes, based on their diverse needs. The data from the survey will help us understand our student demographics and experiences, identify systemic racism, sexism, and classism that affects the learning outcomes of our students, identify and minimize the barriers for our students and their families, guide our professional development, training, and pedagogy.

Please see the following questions that will be asked during the 2024 Student Census:

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Notice of Collection of Personal Information

To comply with the Anti-Racism Act in s.7(2), the WCDSB is required to conduct a Student Census with the goal of eliminating systemic racism and advancing racial equity.

The authority to collect personal information in the Student Census comes from the Anti-Racism Act (ARA s.6(5)), and the Education Act (265(1)(d), 169.1(1)) in accordance with Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (MFIPPA s.28(2)).

Personal information collected in the Student Census will be combined with personal information already held by the Board in our student information system.

The types of information already collected under the Education Act include student achievement, credit accumulation, graduation rate, suspensions/expulsions, special education services, and academic/extra-curricular program participation. The purpose for combining Student Census and existing personal data already collected is to meet the requirements of the Anti-Racism Act, which includes research and longitudinal study.

No program, service or benefit may be withheld because a student does not participate, or refuses to participate, in the Wellington Catholic DSB Student Census.

Individuals may request access to, or correction of personal information collected in the Student Census that relates to them. Consent may be withdrawn for further use of your personal information, but withdrawal will not result in changes to analysis and reporting that has already been completed as part of the Student Census activity.

If you have questions about the personal information collected in the Student Census, please contact the Wellington Catholic DSB Research Team at [email protected].

For parents/guardians whose child is in grade 7 - 12

If your child has a cognitive or physical challenge and is unable to participate independently in the Student Census, please contact your school administrator to plan for another person (i.e., parent/guardian) to complete the Student Census on behalf of the student.

To view the 2022 Student Census report, please view the following document:

Wellington CDSB Student Census Report

Wellington Catholic District School Board Staff Census

Wellington Catholic DSB requested all staff to participate in the “We Are All Wonderfully Made” Workplace Staff Census to measure the diversity of our organization’s staff relative to the diversity of the regional or provincial workforce. Statistics Canada (StatsCan) provides labour market comparator data in just four demographic categories that align with the federal Employment Equity Act: women, people with disabilities, Aboriginal peoples, and visible minorities (all terms as found in the reference materials). Consistent with a growing number of employers, school boards recognize the need to inquire beyond these four categories to provide fair and equitable workplaces and learning environments that reflect Ontario’s diversity.

A workforce census is a count of employees in an organization, used to gather a more detailed picture of staff in the workplace. The information collected through a workforce census can help organizations better understand and serve the interests of all employees.

The purpose of the workforce census is to understand the demographic reality of our entire staff. We believe that the census will help Wellington Catholic DSB to identify strengths and barriers to equity and inclusion, and to develop plans and supports to address workplace equity. The information from the data will allow us to identify the next steps we need to take to create an equitable and supporting workplace for all employee groups. Our goal is for our students to recognize themselves and their classmates reflected in their school experience. That is, in their curriculum, but also in the teacher, administrative and support staff who serve in our schools.

To view the report from the workforce census, please visit the following document: