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Dear Families,
Environment Canada has issued a heat warning for the Durham Region , with high temperatures anticipated in the coming days. We want to assure you that our schools are prepared and will be taking steps to keep students and staff safe.
Across the Durham Catholic District School Board (DCDSB), schools vary in their cooling systems - some are fully air-conditioned, some are partially air-conditioned, and others do not have air conditioning. This means that...
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We are pleased to share an update regarding the six-classroom addition to St. Kateri Tekakwitha Catholic School, which will provide 138 additional student spaces to support our growing Catholic learning community in north Oshawa.
Construction is scheduled to begin in early July 2025, with work continuing throughout the summer and into the fall. We anticipate the new classrooms will be ready for students and teachers to use in January 2026, following the Christmas break.
Throughout...
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Dear Parents and Guardians,
Please find the following messages to families and students in Ontario from the Ministry of Education:
Year-End Letter from the Honourable Paul Calandra, Minister of Education
Graduation Letter to the Class of 2025 and  video message  from the Honourable Edith Dumont, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario
Sincerely, Durham Catholic District School Board

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Dear Parents and Guardians,
We are writing to share an important update regarding the Oshawa Program and Boundary Study. At the Regular Board Meeting held on June 16, 2025, the Board of Trustees approved the establishment of a new Catholic elementary school boundary in the Kedron area, as well as boundary changes affecting St. John Bosco Catholic School, St. Anne Catholic School and St. Kateri Tekakwitha Catholic School. 
Background on the Oshawa Program and Boundary...
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We want to extend a big congratulations to the incredible students at St. Joseph Catholic School in Oshawa for taking second place at this year’s CBC Music Class Challenge: Spring Edition. Students recorded “Everything is Boring” by The Beaches and were in the Elementary/Junior Contemporary Ensemble category.
 
St. Joseph Catholic School students said:
We were thrilled to find out that there was a first ever Spring edition of...
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