Select the folders below to learn more about the Durham Catholic District School Board:
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Elementary and high schools in the Durham Catholic District School Board (DCDSB) are located within Durham Region. Less than a 60-minute drive from Toronto (Canada’s largest city), Durham Region also provides excellent transportation and access to even more universities and colleges, cultural, academic and employment opportunities.
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Catholic Learning Community |
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Catholic schools are different. Each DCDSB student in our Catholic learning community embodies excellence and equity by embracing the Ontario Catholic School Graduate Expectations. Our schools focus on the guiding principles that you seek in quality Catholic education: Excellence, Equity and Engagement. DCDSB offers 21st century learning, academic results, faith formation and a safe, caring community that accepts and respects international students. We welcome international students of all faiths at our elementary and secondary schools. |
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Academic Success |
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Community Support |
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SWIS Program Settlement Workers in Schools (SWIS) is a school-based program that provides information and referral services to assist international students and newcomers.
International students and their parents can contact teachers or IE staff if they require support from the SWIS worker. |
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Cultural Involvement |
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Experiencing a new culture can be a rich learning opportunity. Our International Education Program provides planned activities to help students get together and learn about Canadian culture, meet new Canadian friends and practice English. From maple syrup festivals in the spring, and live music or food festivals in the summer, to fall fairs, snow sports and ice fishing in the winter, Durham Region has many Canadian cultural experiences for international students. |
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Testimonials |
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Students Testimonial: Service Providers Testimonial: It was our pleasure to work with DCDSB in the past years. The topnotch international education system, the excellent teaching team, multiple course selections, etc. provide our students the opportunities and the privilege to be successful with their education goal. On top of the all, the teachers here are very kind, considerate, responsible, supportive and helpful. As the result, all of our students reached their dream here (more than 80% of our students were accepted by top Canadian universities). We appreciate the wonderful teachers here, and the international students support team! They raised our students up, and giving them the bright future! DCDSB is the best place where students can grow and success! ------From Mrs. Z, a Service Provider
I’d like to thank DCDSB International Education Program’s great effort to accommodate all the requests from our students and their parents. ------From Mrs. L, a Service Provider
Excellent team from the head office to the individual schools and teachers. They are always very attentive, respond promptly, and process applications quickly. ------From Mr. H, a Service Provider
Parents Testimonial: We would like to convey to you all the gratitude in the world for having taken such good care of her, for the affection you have given her, because despite the kilometres that separate us we have been calm at all times knowing that she was in very good hands.
Our daughter has conveyed to us every day the good treatment received by all her teachers, the efforts made by them to make her feel one more in your classes, which will be perfectly integrated among her new classmates. We have the feeling that for her the experience has been unforgettable and has helped her grow and mature as a person, and her teachers have been an invaluable support.
Both in the heart of our daughter and in our own, there is a special place for all of you, since an experience that could be difficult has been incredible thanks to your affection and professionalism, so we will always be grateful. ------From Mrs. and Mr. Javier, an International Student's Parents
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