Alternative Education provides students who require an alternate setting, program and teaching strategies opportunities to:
Our Alternative Education sites provide students with:
We offer four programs to best meet students' needs.
Catholic Return Ticket |
This program is available to students in Grades 7-12, who are on a long-term suspension or expulsion the ability to access academic and non-academic programs or courses.
Students on suspension, remain students of the referring school, while students who are expelled become Father Don MacLellan students. For more information, call 905-428-7161. |
Centre for Success |
Our Centre for Success program provides students the opportunity to complete their secondary school A Dual Credit program allows students to earn a college credit and a high school credit. Courses available as a Dual credit include:
Students are referred to the Centre of Success by their current home school. Students must be 17 years of age or older, have earned a minimum of 24 credits and are at risk of not graduating with his/her peers. Students must demonstrate self-regulation and academic skills to study at a college level and should be considering post-secondary options for college and/or apprenticeship. The Centre for Success is located at Durham College's Oshawa Campus and Whitby Skills Training Centre. |
Reconnect |
This program is available to students between 16 to 17 years of age who are at risk of graduating. Students The program offers:
Our Reconnect program is located at our Father Donald A. McLellan Catholic Secondary School, 458 Fairall Street, Unit 7, Ajax, ON. For more information, call 905-666-1146. |