Oshawa Program and Boundary Study

The Oshawa Program and Boundary Study was presented at a DCDSB Board of Trustees meeting on June 20, 2022. Please click here to view Oshawa Program and Boundary Study report that went to the Board of Trustees.

Oshawa Program and Boundary Study Feedback Form

Please note that the feedback form will be available until Friday, June 2, 2023. This will allow staff time to review and prepare a report to present to the Board of Trustees at the Regular Board Meeting on June 19, 2023.

Information on the Oshawa Program and Boundary Study

On January 24, 2022, the Board of Trustees received the Long-Term Accommodation Plan 2022-2026 (LTAP) report and approved the guiding principles and actions to be undertaken. Within the LTAP report, staff were directed to undertake an Oshawa program and boundary study, with recommendations for any potential changes to be identified for a community consultation and implementation review (any potential outcomes would be subject to the provision of new PARG guidelines from the Ministry of Education, and the removal of the current moratorium). The study would help to address potential program and service delivery models at one or more Durham Catholic District School Board schools in Oshawa which are being impacted by the increased growth in north Oshawa, and due to the Ministry of Education announcement in July of 2020 to replace Monsignor Paul Dwyer Catholic High School with a Grade 7-12 school.

At the June 20, 2022, Regular Board Meeting Trustees approved the proposed boundary program and boundary “in-principle” recommendations to bring to the Oshawa families of schools for community consultation during the 2022-23 school year. Below are the scenarios that are being considered:

When the new replacement Monsignor Paul Dwyer Catholic High School secondary school is open, the DCDSB will have a vacant building in Oshawa that could be used as a single-track Grade 1-8 French Immersion school. Or alternatively, the DCDSB will also have a vacant building at Father Joseph Venini Catholic School, which could also be used as a single-track Grade 1-8 French Immersion school. In this scenario the Grade 7 and 8 regular-track students from St. John Bosco Catholic School and St. Kateri Tekakwitha Catholic School would be located at the new Monsignor Paul Dwyer Catholic High School. This scenario would include related boundary adjustments for St. Joseph Catholic School/Sir Albert Love Catholic School and a satellite area of Sir Albert Love Catholic School that could link to St. John XXIII Catholic School.
When the new replacement Monsignor Paul Dwyer Catholic High School is open, the DCDSB will have a vacant building in Oshawa that could be used as a single-track Grade 1-8 French Immersion school. Or alternatively, the DCDSB will also have a vacant building at Father Joseph Venini Catholic School, which could also be used as a single-track Grade 1-8 French Immersion school. In this scenario, the Grade 7 and 8 regular-track students from St. John Bosco Catholic School and St. Anne Catholic School would be located at the new Monsignor Paul Dwyer Catholic High School. This would include related boundary adjustments for St. Joseph Catholic School/Sir Albert Love Catholic School and a satellite area of Sir Albert Love Catholic School that could link to St. John XXIII Catholic School.
When the new replacement Monsignor Paul Dwyer Catholic High School is open, the DCDSB will have a vacant building in Oshawa that could be used as a single-track Grade 1-6 French Immersion school. Or alternatively, the DCDSB will also have a vacant building at Father Joseph Venini Catholic School, which could also be used as a single-track Grade 1-6 French Immersion school. In this scenario, the Grade 7 and 8 French Immersion students from St. Christopher Catholic School and St. Kateri Tekakwitha Catholic School would be located at the new Monsignor Paul Dwyer Catholic High School. This would include related boundary adjustments for St. Joseph Catholic School/Sir Albert Love Catholic School and Sir Albert Love Catholic School satellite area to St. John XXIII Catholic School.

Busing implications of the changes would be determined in accordance with the Student Transportation Policy PO429.

Interactive Boundary Map

View the Interactive Boundary Map for the Oshawa Program and Boundary Study

We have created an interactive boundary map to view the proposed attendance area configurations. To navigate this map, please:

Use the 'Layer List' panel on the upper right or left hand side of the page to toggle each option on or off or to overlap and compare options.
Use the find "address or place" search bar in the top left to see which ward you would reside in for any given option.
Click on the map to review each school attendance area and potential attendance area changes.
Complete the Oshawa Attendance Area Public Survey once you have reviewed the interactive map and potential attendance area changes.

To provide feedback on these proposed options, please use the Oshawa Program and Boundary Study Feedback Form, or email us at planning@dcdsb.ca.

Upcoming Public Meetings

Through a series of public meetings, board staff will compile considerations and recommendations to bring to the June 19, 2023 Regular Board meeting.

The public meetings will be led a committee comprised of staff and Catholic School Council representatives from each DCDSB school in Oshawa. The committee has been meeting regularly since November 2022 to review options and gather information that will be shared with the communities for input.

The Durham Catholic District School Board is committed to an open and transparent process that allows for public input through a variety of means. Public meetings have been scheduled on the dates below to present the options under consideration and to offer our parents and guardians the opportunity to ask questions and provide input.

Public Meetings (open to Oshawa families)
Date	Time	Location
Tuesday, March 7, 2023	7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.	Sir Albert Love Catholic School 425 Wilson Road N., Oshawa
Tuesday, March 21, 2023	7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.	St. Christopher Catholic School 431 Annapolis Avenue, Oshawa
Thursday, March 23, 2023	7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.	St. Kateri Tekakwitha Catholic School 1425 Coldstream Drive, Oshawa
Thursday, May 4, 2023	7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.	Virtual Via Zoom Webinar Note: final recommendations for the Oshawa Program and Boundary Study were presented at this public meeting. Download the presentation

If you require accessible accommodations to participate in any of the public meetings, please contact Lori Jones at 905-576-6150 ext. 22238 in advance of the meeting so that appropriate arrangements can be made.

Recording from Oshawa and Program Boundary Study Final Public Meeting (May 4, 2023)

During the virtual public meeting on Thursday, May 4, 2023, the committee presented final options under consideration. In addition, parents, guardians and caregivers had the opportunity to ask questions and provide input. Please find a recording of this meeting below.

Overview of Oshawa and Program Boundary Study

The final recommendations for the Oshawa Program and Boundary Study were presented at a virtual public meeting on Thursday, May 4, 2023. Please click here to download the presentation.

Please see the video presentation from December 14, 2022 which provides an initial overview of the Oshawa Program and Boundary Study:

Boundary Changes for Each DCDSB School in Oshawa

Please see the video and PDF presentations below that outline the implications of the boundary reviews for each school in Oshawa.

Scenarios for Each DCDSB School in Oshawa
School	Video	Presentation
Monsignor John Pereyma Catholic Secondary School	View the video	View the presentation
Monsignor Paul Dwyer Catholic High School	View the video	View the presentation
Monsignor Philip Coffey Catholic School	View the video	View the presentation
St. Anne Catholic School	View the video	View the presentation
St. Christopher Catholic School	View the video	View the presentation
St. Hedwig Catholic School	View the video	View the presentation
St. John XXIII Catholic School	View the video	View the presentation
St. John Bosco Catholic School	View the video	View the presentation
St. Joseph Catholic School	View the video	View the presentation
St. Kateri Tekakwitha Catholic School	View the video	View the presentation
St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic School	View the video	View the presentation
Sir Albert Love Catholic School	View the video	View the presentation