DCDSB Summer Hours
During July and August, the Durham Catholic District School Board's Catholic Education Centre (650 Rossland Rd. W., Oshawa) is open Monday to Thursday from 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
The first day of school for elementary and secondary students is Tuesday, September 8, 2026. Visit our website to view the 2026-2027 school year calendars.
Catholic Education Centre Summer Closures:
The primary purpose of assessment and evaluation is to improve student learning. Growing Success, Assessment, Evaluation and Reporting in Ontario Schools, recognizes that effective assessment plays an important role in student engagement, achievement, and overall success.
In addition to these ongoing communication opportunities, formal report cards are issued four times each school year.
For more information, please refer to Growing Success: Assessment, Evaluation, and Reporting in Ontario Schools.
Distribution of Provincial Report Cards
For students in Kindergarten to Grade 8, formal communication by report card takes place three times during the school year. Elementary students receive a fall progress report card and two provincial report cards - one in mid-winter and the other at the end of the school year.
The provincial elementary report cards will be sent home on the following dates in the 2026-2027 school year:
The provincial secondary report cards will be sent home electronically on the following dates in the 2026-2027 school year:
Paper copies of the reports are available from the school upon parent/guardian request.
Beginning in the 2026-2027 school year, most secondary courses will require written exams to account for a percentage of the final course mark. Written exams are to take place during the designated exam period in the school year calendar. Exams for online courses will be written in-person at each student’s home school.
The following courses are exempt from mandatory written exams. In these courses, student learning will be assessed through in‑class culminating tasks (i.e., projects, presentations, and portfolios):
Exempt by Course Type
Exempt by Subject Area
Secondary students’ final grades will also reflect their attendance and participation in class in recognition of the significant impact these have on achievement. Excused absences will not negatively affect a student’s mark.
Further details on the mandatory exam, attendance and participation policies can be found at Growing Success: Assessment, Evaluation, and Reporting in Ontario Schools.
The Ontario Student Transcript is an official record of a student's academic credits earned at the secondary school level in the Province of Ontario. Students and parents can request a transcript for many reasons such as post-secondary institutions, apprenticeships, and employers.
Contact the Guidance Department of the secondary school you last attended to request a transcript. Indicate your full name, date of birth, the year you graduated, and your contact phone number.
Please note we do not send transcripts to third-party recipients.
If you will not be the person picking up the transcript, please advise who will be doing so on your behalf. Please allow three (3) business days for processing.
All secondary schools keep student transcripts for 55 years.
