2024-2025 Director's Annual Report

As I share the 2024-2025 Director's Annual Report, I do so with sincere appreciation for all in our Durham Catholic learning community, and with great hope for the future. This past year has been filled with many successes as we live out our mission to be an inclusive Catholic learning community that inspires every student to achieve their full potential through faith and education.

The 2024–2025 school year was a year of joy, achievement, and innovation. Guided by our spiritual theme, Living in Hope, we embraced opportunities to grow together in faith and to strengthen our commitment to Gospel values. This theme reminds us that hope calls us into a relationship of trust in God and into loving relationships with one another. As we move forward, I am honoured to carry this mission with faith and purpose.

Read the full Director's Message.

Yours in hope and faith,

Gerard Winn
Director of Education

Our Mission

To be an inclusive Catholic learning community that inspires every student to achieve their full potential through faith and education.

Our Vision

By fostering positive relationships with home, school, parish, and community, students and staff will learn and work in a Catholic environment where every person is:

Safe and welcomed
Accepted and valued
Heard and engaged
Supported and prepared

Our Values

Values Illustration

Strategic Priorities

Through a comprehensive consultation and engagement process our multi-year plan, Inspire 2026, was developed and launched at the start of the 2023-2024 school year. As part of this process, we listened and worked with students, staff, family, clergy, parish and community partners to obtain input and feedback on priorities for our system.

We are guided by the principles of Listening, Learning and Living in Faith, and the following three strategic priorities:

Support Faith & Well-Being
Advance Indigenous Education, Human Rights & Equity
Improve Student Learning

View the 2023-2026 Strategic Plan

Who We Are

The Durham Catholic District School Board (DCDSB) shares a sense of community among families, educators and parishes and is committed to integrating the teachings of the Gospel with quality educational programs that guide students in their journeys to meeting the Catholic Graduate Expectations. In the 2024-2025 school year, the board served approximately 23,163 elementary and secondary students in Oshawa, Whitby, Ajax, Pickering, and the townships of Uxbridge, Scugog and Brock, in addition to thousands of adult and continuing education learners.

2024-2025 Student Achievement Plan

Durham Catholic District School Board (DCDSB) was pleased to present the 2024-2025 Student Achievement Plan. The 2024-2025 Student Achievement Plan was developed in accordance with the Better Schools and Student Outcomes Act (2023) and aligned with the following provincial priorities and goals:

Priority 1 - Achievement of Learning Outcomes in Core Academic Skills