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Durham District School Board (DDSB)
Durham District School Board
Address: 400 Taunton Road East, Whitby, ON L1R 2K6
Phone: 905-666-5500
Email: general.inquiry@ddsb.ca
Director of Education: Camille Williams-Taylor
Executive Officer to the Director: Dorothy Leaver
Phone: 905-666-6312
To find out who your local trustee is: CLICK HERE
ALTERNATIVE PROGRAMS
0 Credits My Way: Allows students to customize their high school journey by selecting courses, co-op placements, and alternative learning formats such as night school, summer school, and eLearning.
Supervised Alternative Learning (SAL): Provides short-term support for students aged 14–17, offering individualized programs like school-based, community-based learning, and specific focus study to help with the return to regular school.
Durham Alternative Secondary School (DASS): Offers flexible and innovative programming for students aged 17–21 in Pickering, Oshawa, and Port Perry, aiming to reconnect them to an educational pathway to earn their Ontario Secondary School Diploma.
DDSB@Home: A synchronous virtual school for students in Grades 4–10 residing in the DDSB region, allowing them to learn from home with real-time online classes.
eLearning: Offers flexible online courses for Grades 11 and 12 students, adult learners, and summer school students, providing an alternative to traditional classroom settings.
Regional Centres for Success: A dual credit initiative for Grade 12 students in collaboration with Durham College, allowing them to earn both high school and college credits simultaneously.
Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition (PLAR): Enables students to receive high school credits for knowledge and skills acquired outside the classroom, such as through work or life experiences.
Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program: Offers high school students multiple pathways to explore and begin careers in the skilled trades through hands-on co-op placements, formal apprenticeship registration, and college-level training while earning credits toward their diploma.
Specialist High Skills Major: Allows Grade 11 and 12 students to customize their high school education by focusing on a specific career sector, gaining real-world experience, industry certifications, and transferable skills that support their transition to apprenticeship, college, university, or the workforce.
Durham Catholic District School Board (DCDSB)
urham Catholic District School Board
Address: 650 Rossland Rd. W Oshawa, ON L1J 7C4
Phone: 905-576-6150
Email: info@dcdsb.ca
Director of Education: Gerard Winn
Executive Officer to the Director: Brenda Rocha
Phone: 905-576-6150 ext. 22317
To find out who your local trustee is: CLICK HERE
ALTERNATIVE PROGRAMS
Return Ticket Program: Academic and non-academic support to Grades 7–12 students on long-term suspension or expulsion.
Centre for Success: Dual Credit programs allow high school students to earn both secondary and college credits by taking approved college or apprenticeship courses, helping them explore post-secondary pathways. Students are referred by a Guidance Counsellor or Student Success Teachers.
Reconnect Program: For students between 16 to 17 years of age who are at risk of graduating. Students are referred to this program from their home school.
For a full list of all programs available through DCDSB, CLICK HERE
Kawartha Pineridge District School Board (KPRDSB)
Kawartha Pineridge District School Board
Address: 1994 Fisher Drive, Peterborough, ON K9J 6X6
Phone: 705-742-9773
Email: kpr_info@kprdsb.ca
Director of Education: Rita Russo
Executive Assistant to the Director: Jenn Juszczynski
Phone: 705-742-9773 ext. 2005
Email: director_education@kprdsb.ca
To find out who your local trustee is: CLICK HERE
ALTERNATIVE PROGRAMS
Centres for Individualized Studies (CIS): Flexible program offering academic credit courses and life skills training for adults and teens seeking to complete or upgrade credits, gain job skills, and pursue lifelong learning in a supportive environment.
Peterborough Alternative and Continuing Education (PACE): Supports students aged 16 and older (including adults) in completing high school and preparing for college or work, especially those with commitments, previous challenges in traditional schools, or the need for individualized learning.
The School for Young Moms: Offers pregnant and parenting students childcare, support, meals, and flexible high school credit programs to help them succeed.
Dual Credit Program: Students earn both high school and college credits simultaneously, easing their transition to post-secondary education and providing a head start on career training.
Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program: Offers high school students multiple pathways to explore and begin careers in the skilled trades through hands-on co-op placements, formal apprenticeship registration, and college-level training while earning credits toward their diploma.
Specialist High Skills Major: Allows Grade 11 and 12 students to customize their high school education by focusing on a specific career sector, gaining real-world experience, industry certifications, and transferable skills that support their transition to apprenticeship, college, university, or the workforce.
For a full list of all programs available through KPRDSB, CLICK HERE
Peterborough, Victoria, Northumberland and Clarington Catholic District School Board
Peterborough Northumberland Clarington Catholic District School Board
Address: 1355 Lansdowne Street West, Peterborough, ON K9J 7M3
Phone: 705-748-4861
Email: info@pvnccdsb.on.ca
Director of Education: Stephen O’Sullivan
Executive Assistant to the Director: Michelle Kennedy
Phone: (705) 748-4861, ext. 1247
Email: sosullivan@pvnccdsb.on.ca
To find out who your local trustee is: CLICK HERE
ALTERNATIVE PROGRAMS
Supervised Alternative Learning (SAL): Provides short-term support for students aged 14–17, offering individualized programs like school-based, community-based learning, and specific focus study to help with the return to regular school.
Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program: Offers high school students multiple pathways to explore and begin careers in the skilled trades through hands-on co-op placements, formal apprenticeship registration, and college-level training while earning credits toward their diploma.
Specialist High Skills Major: Allows Grade 11 and 12 students to customize their high school education by focusing on a specific career sector, gaining real-world experience, industry certifications, and transferable skills that support their transition to apprenticeship, college, university, or the workforce.
For a full list of all programs available through PVNCCDSB, CLICK HERE
Adult Education
Every school board in Durham Region has Adult and Continuing Education programs. To view these programs by school board, click on the links below:
Durham Catholic District School Board
Kawartha Pineridge District School Board
Peterborough Northumberland and Clarington Catholic District School Board