Registering your child in a Durham Catholic school is the strongest show of support for Catholic education a parent can make. Another way that Catholic parents and Catholics in the community, can support Catholic education in Durham Region is by ensuring that you direct your school support to the English-Separate system with the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC).
You don’t have to have a child in a Catholic school to support Catholic education. Many English-Separate ratepayers don’t have children but attended Catholic schools themselves. Others have children who completed their Catholic education or are family members of current students.
Each voter’s reason for supporting Catholic education is unique, but collectively they share a unified faith in a system that delivers exceptional faith-based education to students in Durham Catholic schools every day.
When you designate yourself as an English Catholic School Supporter, you help create a strong political voice through your elected representative (Trustee), in ensuring your rights to a Catholic education in our province.
To verify whether or not you are registered as an English Catholic school supporter, check the assessment section of your tax bill or Property Assessment Notice.
How to Direct Your Catholic School Support Online Via MPAC
MPAC has created a new online option for parents to be able to update their school support without the need of the current paper direction of school support form. Catholic parents and property owners can visit the following website to begin the online process of updating their school support.
Click here for the MPAC School Support website
Instructions
Visit https://school-support.mpac.ca/ to go to the main MPAC School Support website.
They will need to choose whether that are a “Property Owner” or “Property Tenant”.
Note that parents will need to create an account if it is their first-time logging in.
If you need help retrieving this info. Please can contact your municipality’s tax department or click the “Need help” link on the log in page where they can live chat, email or phone MPAC for assistance.
Once you are on the “View My Property Details” page you will need to click on the “School Support” tab/link.
If you would rather complete Direction of School Support form, please Download and complete the form from the link below.
Click here to download the Direction of School Support PDF form
Attestation of Unit Support
Important Note: The School Assessment Lease form is no longer a requirement of MPAC and has been replaced with an Attestation of Unit Support that is located on the bottom of the Application for Direction of School Support Form. See example below:
This section of the form must be completed if there are Catholic and Non-Catholic property owners on title.
Once completed, the form should be forwarded to your child’s school if you have not already directed your tax support to the Durham Catholic District School Board
Have You Moved?
Even if you have been an English Catholic supporter in the past, the designation does not follow you when you relocate. Every time you move, it is essential that you re-declare yourself as a Catholic school supporter.
Contact Us
For information on how to change or update your direction of school support, please contact Jody Dale, Admissions Department at 905-576-6150 ext. 22211 or at Jody.Dale@dcdsb.ca.