Durham Catholic District School Board

Durham Catholic District School Board
Board office location	Oshawa, Ontario
Communities served	Pickering, Whitby, Ajax, Oshawa, Brock, Uxbridge, Scugog
Number of schools	39 Elementary, 7 Secondary
Number of students	16810 Elementary, 8980 Secondary
Chair of the Board	Jim McCafferty
Director of Education	Paul Pulla
Elected Trustees	Jim McCafferty (Chair) Stan Karwowski (Vice Chair) Chris Leahy Mary Ann Martin Karen Valentine Theresa Corless Kathy LeFort Janice Oldman
http://www.dcdsb.ca/

Durham Catholic District School Board
Type and location
Type	Publicly funded Separate Catholic
Grades	K-12
Region	Durham Region
District Info
Students and staff
Colors	Burgundy, white
Other information

The Durham Catholic District School Board is a publicly funded Catholic school board located in Durham Region, east of Toronto, Ontario. There are 44 elementary schools, and 7 secondary schools. Also within the Board are one Adult Education Centre in Ajax, and one Continuing Education Centre in Oshawa. The Board has engaged in a focused effort to improve student learning through ongoing staff development in the area of instructional leadership. Of note is the steady improvement in student achievement as reported by the results of Provincial Assessments in math and literacy.^{[citation needed]}

List of schools

The date refers to the year that the school opened.
F.I. indicates schools with French Immersion programs.
C.S. = Catholic School
C.H.S. = Catholic High School
C.S.S. = Catholic Secondary School
Numbered arrows take you to the school's webpage.
School names take you to the historical figure's Wikipedia page.
School types take you to the school's Wikipedia page.

• St. Mary C.S.S. [1] 1987, Pickering
  • Holy Redeemer C.S. (F.I.) 1963, Pickering
  • Our Lady of the Bay C.S. 1968, Pickering
  • St. Elizabeth Seton C.S. 199x, Pickering
  • St. Isaac Jogues C.S. 1981, Pickering
  • St. Joseph C.S. (Uxbridge) 1989, Uxbridge
  • St. Marguerite Bourgeoys C.S. 1983, Pickering
  • St. Monica C.S. 1987, Pickering

• Notre Dame C.S.S. [2] 2001, Ajax
  • Brother Andre C.S. 2005, Ajax
  • Mother Teresa C.S. 1998, Ajax
  • St. Anthony Daniel C.S. 1987, Pickering
  • St. Catherine of Siena C.S. 1990, Ajax
  • St. Patrick C.S. 1991, Ajax
  • St. Wilfrid C.S. 1994, Pickering

• Archbishop Denis O'Connor C.H.S. [3] 19xx, Ajax (Known locally as just "DO'C")
  • St. Bernadette C.S. [4] 1940, Ajax
  • St. Francis de Sales C.S. 1953, Ajax
  • St. James C.S. 1986, Ajax
  • St. Jude C.S. 1989, Ajax

• All Saints C.S.S. (F.I.)[5] 2001, Whitby
  • St. Bridget C.S. 2004, Brooklin, Whitby
  • Holy Redeemer C.S. (F.I.) 1963, Pickering (French Immersion)
  • St. John the Evangelist C.S. 1955, Whitby
  • St. Leo C.S. 1997, Brooklin, Whitby
  • St. Luke the Evangelist C.S. 200x, Whitby
  • St. Marguerite d'Youville C.S. 1988, Whitby
  • St. Matthew the Evangelist C.S. 1900, Whitby (Certain Area)

• Father Leo J. Austin C.S.S. [6] 1989, Whitby (Known locally as simply "Austin")
  • St. Bernard C.S. 1990, Whitby
  • St. Mark the Evangelist C.S. 1992, Whitby
  • St. Matthew the Evangelist C.S. 1900, Whitby
  • St. Paul C.S. 1961, Whitby
  • St. Theresa C.S. 1958, Whitby

• Monsignor Paul Dwyer C.H.S. [7] 1965, Oshawa
  • Father Joseph Venini C.S. 1969, Oshawa
  • Holy Family C.S. 1990, Beaverton, Brock Township
  • Good Shepherd C.S. 1999, Port Perry, Scugog Township
  • Immaculate Conception C.S. 1985 Port Perry, Scugog Township
  • Sir Albert Love C.S. 1965, Oshawa
  • St. Christopher C.S. 1955, Oshawa
  • St. John Bosco C.S. 2000, Oshawa
  • St. Joseph C.S. (Oshawa) 2007, Oshawa

• Monsignor John Pereyma C.S.S. [8] 1988, Oshawa
  • John XXIII C.S. 1968, Oshawa
  • Monsignor Philip Coffey C.S. 1959, Oshawa
  • St. Hedwig C.S. 1958, Oshawa
  • St. Thomas Aquinas C.S. (F.I.) 19xx, Oshawa

See also

• Durham District School Board
• Marc Hall v. Durham Catholic School Board - A pupil sues the board after they refused to allow his boyfriend to attend the prom, despite allowing pregnant unmarried girls to attend.

References

Fast Facts, http://www.dcdsb.ca/web/durhamrc.nsf/(AllByCurDocID)/0405201125492066?OpenDocument&, retrieved 2007-07-05 
Szekely, Reka (12-5), Catholic board pulls children's trilogy, Bobcaygeon Independent, http://www.mykawartha.com/ka/article/23861, retrieved 2007-12-10 
Rushowy, Kristin (11-22), School board pulls ‘anti-God’ book, Toronto Star, http://www.thestar.com/News/article/278845, retrieved 2007-12-10 

External links

• Durham Catholic District School Board

• Education Canada Network
• Fast Facts