High school and elementary students at select schools in Waterloo region are now eligible to get a COVID-19 test if they want to.
The Region of Waterloo Public Health worked with the Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB) and the Waterloo Catholic District School Board (WCDSB) to identify high priority areas for asymptomatic testing.
Testing is on a voluntary basis.
This comes after the Ministry of Education announced on Feb.16 that school boards in the province must provide asymptomatic target testing in at least five per cent of their elementary and secondary schools.
Schools are asked to provide asymptomatic testing to at least two per cent of their student population every week.
“This means two schools per week, until all schools have had the opportunity to participate in testing,” the WCDSB said on its website.
“Testing will be available for approximately six school communities a week,” said the WRDSB on its website.
WRDSB adds testing will take place during weekends and after school and that schools will be in touch with families when testing is available in their area.
WCDSB said dates, times, and locations are still being determined.
Schools with WRDSB
WRDSB said targeted testing will begin this week for schools in the Kingsdale and Victoria Hills areas in Kitchener. Those schools are:
- AR Kaufman Public School
- Eastwood Collegiate Institute
- Empire Public School
- Howard Robertson Public School
- JF Carmichael Public School
- King Edward Public School
- Kitchener-Waterloo Collegiate Institute
- Queen Elizabeth Public School
- Queensmount Public School
- Rockway Public School
- Sunnyside Public School
- Westmount Public School
- Wilson Avenue Public School
Schools with WCDSB
Initial target schools for asymptomatic testing with the WCDSB were identified as:
- Resurrection CSS
- St. John CES
- St. Dominic CES
- Mary’s H.S.
- Blessed Sacrament CES
- Our Lady of Grace CES
- St. Bernadette CES
- St. Daniel CES
- Doyle CSS
- Holy Spirit CES
- Gregory CES
- St. Vincent de Paul CES
