Durham District School Board

The Durham District School Board (DDSB), known as English/French language Public District School Board No. 13 prior to 1999, is an English-language public-secular school board in the province of Ontario. The Board serves most of Durham Region, except for Clarington, which is a part of the Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board.

Durham District School Board
Address
400 Taunton Road East Whitby , Ontario, L1R 2K6 Canada
Coordinates	43.9198°N 78.9411°W / 43.9198; -78.9411
District information
Type	School Board
Motto	Ignite Learning
Grades	K-12
Superintendents	9 + 2 Associate Directors
Chair of the board	Christine Thatcher
Director of education	Camille Williams-Taylor
Governing agency	Ministry of Education
Schools	136
Budget	~$1.2 billion (2024-2025)
District ID	B66060
Students and staff
Enrolment	~58,200 (elementary) ~25,100 (secondary) ~83,300 (total)
Staff	~7,600
Colours	Maroon, yellow, and blue
Other information
Trustees	11 elected trustees, 1 appointed First Nations trustee
Student Trustees	Kayla Hoare, Nitishan Poopalasundaram, Shampavi Vijayakumar
Website	www.ddsb.ca

The Board has more than 7,600 staff who serve approximately 58,200 elementary and 25,100 secondary school students. Its headquarters is located in Whitby.

The DDSB has three independent, coterminous boards, serving English-Catholic (Durham Catholic District School Board), French-secular (Conseil scolaire Viamonde), and French-Catholic (Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir) students.

The DDSB is located on the traditional and treaty territory of the Mississauga of Scugog Island First Nation, the Mississauga Peoples and the treaty territory of the Chippewas of Georgina Island First Nation.

History

See also: Education in Ontario

The DDSB was created on January 1, 1974, as the Durham Region Board of Education (DRBE), succeeding the Ontario County Board of Education. In 1998, the DRBE was renamed the Durham District School Board, as it is known today. The francophone schools that were managed by the Board are now part of Conseil scolaire Viamonde.

At the same time as the creation of the DRBE, West Rouge became part of Scarborough, resulting in the transfer of a few schools to the then Scarborough Board of Education:

• West Rouge Public School;
• William G. Davis Public School;
• Joseph Howe Senior Public School.

Organization

Board of Trustees

The Board of Trustees governs the DDSB. They are responsible for setting the strategic direction and policies that guide action, providing public oversight to the functions of the Board, and approving the annual budget.

The chair and vice-chair of the board and committees are elected annually by the board of trustees at its organizational meeting. The current chair of the board is Christine Thatcher, and its vice-chair is Deb Oldfield.

Trustees

Trustees are elected to a four-year term to represent the best interests of the community. The DDSB has eleven elected trustees and one appointed First Nations trustee.

Municipality	Trustees
Pickering	Emma Cunningham, Stephen Linton
Ajax	Donna Edwards, Kelly Miller
Whitby	Michelle Arsenault, Tracy Brown, Christine Thatcher
Oshawa	Deb Oldfield, Shailene Panylo, Mark Jacula
Uxbridge-Scugog-Brock	Carolyn Morton
First Nations	Jill Thompson

Student Trustees

Three student trustees are elected to the Board of Trustees from Pickering-Ajax, Whitby-Oshawa, and Uxbridge-Scugog-Brock to represent students. They can participate in discussion, suggest motions, and have a non-binding vote. They also lead the Student Senate, which is made up of students from across the Board.

Committees

The Board of Trustees has three standing committees: the Education Finance Committee, Governance and Policy Committee, and Director's Performance Review Committee.

Administrative Council

The Administrative Council is responsible for administering policies passed by the board of trustees and the day-to-day operations of the board. The Administrative Council is led by the Director of Education, currently Camille Williams-Taylor. It is also composed of superintendents, who lead departments and support local schools.

Gifted Program

The DDSB operates a gifted program for students in grades 4–12. Students can enter a self-contained class with other gifted students at select schools or remain at their home school with teacher accommodations. Learning in the program is curated to be more relevant to each student, and material is taught at an accelerated rate. Acceptance into the gifted program is based on being identified in the top 2% of students.

Schools

The DDSB has 136 schools and learning centres. They are composed of 113 elementary schools, 18 secondary schools, and the 4 learning centres. The learning centres are: Grove School, Durham Alternative Secondary School, Durham Continuing Education and Elementary@home

Municipality	Elementary School	Secondary School
Pickering	Altona Forest PS Bayview Heights PS Biidassige Mandamin PS Claremont PS Elizabeth B. Phin PS Fairport Beach PS Frenchman's Bay PS Gandatsetiagon PS Glengrove PS Highbush PS Maple Ridge PS Rosebank Road PS Valley Farm PS Valley View PS Vaughan Willard PS Westcreek PS William Dunbar PS	Dunbarton HS Pine Ridge SS
Ajax	Alexander G. Bell PS Applecroft PS Bolton C. Falby PS Cadarackque PS Carruthers Creek PS daVinci PS Dr. Roberta Bondar PS Duffin's Bay PS Eagle Ridge PS Lakeside PS Lester B. Pearson PS Lincoln Alexander PS Lincoln Avenue PS Ontario Street PS Michaelle Jean PS Nottingham PS Roland Michener PS Roméo Dallaire PS Rosemary Brown PS Southwood Park PS Terry Fox PS Viola Desmond PS Vimy Ridge PS Westney Heights PS	Ajax HS J. Clarke Richardson Col. Pickering HS
Whitby	Bellwood PS Blair Ridge PS Brooklin Village PS Capt. M. Vandenbos PS C.E. Broughton PS Col. J. E. Farewell PS Chris Hadfield PS Dr. R. Thornton PS E. A. Fairman PS Fallingbrook PS Glen Dhu PS Jack Miner PS John Dryden PS Julie Payette PS Meadowcrest PS Ormiston PS Pierre Elliott Trudeau PS Pringle Creek PS Robert Munsch PS Sir Samuel Steele PS Sir William Stephenson PS West Lynde PS Whitby Shores PS Williamsburg PS Willows Walk PS Winchester PS	Anderson CVI Brooklin HS Donald A. Wilson SS Henry Street HS Sinclair SS
Oshawa	Adelaide McLaughlin PS Beau Valley PS Bobby Orr PS Clara Hughes PS College Hill PS Coronation PS David Bouchard PS Dr. C.F. Cannon PS Dr. S.J. Phillips PS Elsie MacGill PS Forest View PS Glen Street PS Gordon B. Attersley PS Harmony Heights PS Hillsdale PS Jeanne Sauve PS Kedron PS Lakewoods PS Mary Street Community School Norman G. Powers PS Northern Dancer PS Pierre Elliott Trudeau PS Queen Elizabeth PS Seneca Trail PS Sherwood PS Stephen G. Saywell PS Sunset Heights PS Village Union PS Vincent Massey PS Walter E. Harris PS Waverly PS Woodcrest PS	Eastdale CVI G.L. Roberts CVI Maxwell Heights SS O'Neill CVI R.S. McLaughlin CVI
Uxbridge	Goodwood PS Joseph Gould PS Quaker Village PS Scott Central PS Uxbridge PS	Uxbridge SS
Scugog	Cartwright Central Public School Greenbank Public School Prince Albert Public School R.H. Cornish Public School S.A. Cawker Public School	Port Perry HS
Brock	Beaverton PS McCaskill's Mills PS Sunderland PS Thorah Central PS	Brock HS

See also

• Durham Catholic District School Board
• Conseil scolaire Viamonde
• Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir
• List of school districts in Ontario
• List of secondary schools in Ontario

External links

• Official website