Overview of Oshawa Program & Boundary Review

Oshawa Program and Boundary Study Implementation

At the Regular Board Meeting held on June 19, 2023, the Durham Catholic District School Board of Trustees approved the recommended program and boundary revisions as a result of the Oshawa Program and Boundary Study. 

Why did the study take place?

The Oshawa Program and Boundary Study was initiated 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. 

When did the study take place?

The Oshawa Program and Boundary Study began in June 2022, and throughout the year, a committee comprised of staff and Catholic School Council representatives consulted with the community in order to bring forth recommendations to the Board of Trustees. The consultation process involved committee meetings along with family and community engagement including four public meetings/open houses, updates via email, the creation of a dedicated webpage, surveys, feedback form/phone line/email address, videos, presentations and more. Through this series of public meetings and various feedback channels, considerations and recommendations were compiled and brought to the June 19, 2023, Regular Board Meeting. We thank everyone for their input and open dialogue throughout the consultation process.

2024-2025 School Year: Reversals of Previous Decisions and Unnamed Kedron Catholic Elementary School Boundary

With the announcement of a new Unnamed Kedron Catholic Elementary School, an addition at St. Kateri Tekakwitha Catholic School, and a scope change to the New Monsignor Paul Dwyer Catholic High School from a proposed Grade 7-12 school to a Grade 9-12 school, we engaged in further public consultation, which resulted in updates and revisions to the Oshawa Program and Boundary Study in the 2024-2025 school year. These include:

  • On December 16, 2024, the following motion was passed by the Durham Catholic District Board of Trustees:
    • “THAT the Durham Catholic District School Board approve the reversal of the following decision that was part of the June 19, 2023, ‘Oshawa Schools – Program and Boundary study report – Final’: Beginning immediately, new regular track students (Year 2 Kindergarten – Grade 8) in the St. Kateri Tekakwitha CS boundary will be redirected to St. John Bosco CS. New French Immersion students (Grade 2-8) will only be admitted where space permits.”
  • On January 27, 2025, the following motions were passed by the Durham Catholic District School Board of Trustees:
    • THAT the Durham Catholic District School Board approve the reversal of the following decision that was part of the June 19, 2023 ‘Oshawa Schools – Program and Boundary study report – Final’: 
    • Upon the opening of the new Msgr. Paul Dwyer CHS (gr. 7-12), a) St. Kateri Tekakwitha CS will become a K-6 Catholic Elementary School. All grade 7 and 8 students (Regular and French Immersion tracks) from St. Kateri Tekakwitha CS will be accommodated at the new Msgr. Paul Dwyer CHS; and b) St. Thomas Aquinas CS will become a K-6 Catholic Elementary School. All grade 7 and 8 students (French Immersion) from St. Thomas Aquinas CS will be accommodated at the new Msgr. Paul Dwyer CHS;
    • And that reversal is based upon the Ministry of Education approval of new capital investments of a 622-pupil place Catholic elementary school in the Kedron development of North Oshawa; a 6-room addition to St. Kateri Tekakwitha Catholic elementary school; and the change in scope of the new Monsignor Paul Dwyer Catholic High School from a grade 7-12 school to a 9-12 school. 
    • “THAT the Durham Catholic District School Board approves ‘in Principle’ the proposed boundary revisions for St. Anne Catholic School, St. John Bosco Catholic School, St. Kateri Tekakwitha Catholic Elementary School and the New Unnamed Kedron East #1 Catholic Elementary School outlined in the report dated January 27, 2025.”
  • On June 16, 2025, the following motions were passed by the Durham Catholic District School Board of Trustees:
    • THAT the Durham Catholic District School Board approves the proposed boundary revisions for St. Anne Catholic School, St. John Bosco Catholic School, St. Kateri Tekakwitha Catholic School and the New Unnamed Kedron East #1 Catholic Elementary School outlined in the report dated June 16, 2025.
    • THAT the Durham Catholic District School Board approves the proposed boundary revisions between St. Anne Catholic School and St. John Bosco Catholic School outlined in the report dated June 16, 2025.
Feedback

If you have questions or comments regarding the Oshawa Program and Boundary Study implementation process or transition process, please complete the feedback form, contact us via phone at 905-576-6150 ext. 42252, or send an email to planning@dcdsb.ca.