At the Windsor-Essex Catholic District School Board, we are committed to knowing every student and fostering a safe, welcoming and inclusive environment for all.  That’s why we launched “Know Me”, a WECDSB Census designed to give students an opportunity to tell us  more about themselves so that we can better meet their needs.

In 2021-2022, we launched a pilot initiative for Grade 9-12 students at Assumption College Catholic High School and Catholic Central High School.  For more information about what we learned from the pilot project, please select the Pilot Project Findings menu item on the left.

In 2022-2023, “Know Me” was launched for all students in Grades JK-12. Collecting information through this survey helped us to identify and respond to systemic barriers to student success; create more equitable and inclusive school environments, and further support student achievement and well-being in targeted and intentional ways.

As part of this Ministry of Education initiative, we asked questions on identity based on the Ontario Human Rights Code. These included: Indigenous identity, race, ethnic origin, religion, first language, gender, disability, status in Canada and socioeconomic status.  In addition to these questions, students in Grades 9-12 were asked questions pertaining to gender identity and sexual orientation.  Questions regarding self-identification were bound by the Anti-Racism Data Standards, under the Anti-Racism Act (2017). 

Parents of students in JK-Grade 8 were given the opportunity to complete the student survey on behalf of their child.  Parents were able to access the student survey through their child’s secure mytools2go account. Students in Grade 9-12 were provided with a link to the survey through their secure mytools2go account and were given the opportunity to participate in the census during school time.  The survey took approximately 15 minutes to complete, and was completed online.  For reference purposes only, a copy of each survey can be found in the menu on the left side of this page.

Families received a parent letter/consent form for the student census K-12. Participation was voluntary. All responses were confidential .