The Winnipeg School Division is a

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Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg () is the capital and largest city of the province of Manitoba in Canada. It is centred on the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine rivers, near the longitudinal centre of North America. , Winnipeg had a city population of 749,6 ...

. 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. Its schools collectively teach over 33,000 students, in central, pre-

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Winnipeg.

Current schools

There are currently 78 schools in the Winnipeg School Division.

Elementary schools

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include those from

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Middle school and mixed-grade schools

These are

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s (aka junior high), or a combination of

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and middle school (typically

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) or middle to

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(typically grades 7 to 12).

High school and adult learning

French-immersion programs

French-immersion programs are taught in either: * "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

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. The immersion program option is offered in the following schools:

Former schools

Governance

Policies 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

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, who are elected for a four-year term. The 2020-2021 year includes the following trustees (with trustee for Ward 3 and 4 yet to be determined): Ward 5 seat has been vacated, after the previous trustee was removed by the Division's board of trustees. Seats for Ward 3, 4, and 5 may be filled during the upcoming civic election expected on October 26, 2022. * Jamie Dumont (Vice-chair) — Ward 1 * Chris Broughton — Ward 2 * Yijie (Jennifer) Chen — Ward 6 * Arlene Reid — Ward 7 * Betty Edel (chairperson) — Ward 8 * Linda Schatkowsky — Ward 9

References

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External links

Winnipeg School Division
Education in Winnipeg School divisions in Winnipeg