Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board

The Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board (DPCDSB, known as English-language Separate District School Board No. 43 prior to 1999) is the separate school board that oversees 153 Catholic school facilities (125 elementary schools, 26 secondary or high schools and 2 continuing education schools or adult learning centers) throughout Peel Region (Mississauga, Brampton, Caledon) and Dufferin County (including Orangeville). It employs roughly 5,000 teachers; about 3,000 at the elementary level, and the remaining 2,000 at the secondary school and continuing education level.

Its headquarters is on Matheson Boulevard West in Mississauga. The board was previously known as the Dufferin-Peel Separate School Board (DPSSB) before 1998.

History The Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board is the successor to the Dufferin-Peel Separate School Board (), which was established in 1969 by the merger of eight small separate boards.

As of 1986 the Dufferin-Peel Separate School Board was Ontario's second largest Catholic school board."." Toronto Star. April 15, 1986. Neighbors Section p. W.15. Retrieved on May 20, 2013. "Brian Fleming, director of education of the Dufferin-Peel Separate School Board, will be honored by his alma mater, Niagara University in Lewiston, N.Y., as administrator of the year." and "As director of the second largest Catholic school board in Canada, Fleming was[...]" On January 1, 1998, the DPSSB was renamed to DPCDSB and its French schools within the board became part of the Conseil scolaire de district catholique Centre-Sud.

By 1999 the district had a co-operative transportation service with the Peel District School Board. During that year its school operation costs were $4.65 ($ when adjusted for inflation) per square foot. The funding guidelines by a ministry were $5.20 ($ when adjusted for inflation).Calleja, Frank. "." Toronto Star. September 30, 1999. News 1. Retrieved on June 8, 2012.

Around the time of the DPSSB's existence, the board operated six francophone schools.

Financial difficulties and government supervision The school board has experienced a significant drop in enrollment and recurring in-year deficits since 2018. It has had a growing overall deficit since 2021. In 2021 the Ontario Ministry of Education requested that the school board provide a multi-year financial recovery plan; however, the resultant plan did not meet the ministry's goals, and Deloitte LLP was appointed by the ministry to investigate the board's financial affairs. Deloitte's 2023 report showed a probable financial default and recommended that the ministry take over administration of the school board. The school board complied with the ministry's specific financial directives; however, its financial position continued to deteriorate and a second financial investigation, in June, 2025, showed an increasing accumulated deficit and a significant risk of financial default, and recommended ministry control of the board.

Rick Byers, a former Member of Provincial Parliament with a background in finance and auditing, was appointed supervisor of the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board on 27 June 2025. All trustee decisions, other than denominational matters, will be made by Byers.

School bus transportation In addition to local transit systems Brampton Transit and MiWay (Mississauga Transit) there are a number of transportation providers under contract for the DPCDSB:

Attridge Transportation Cook Bus Lines Denny Bus Lines First Student Canada Parkview Transit Switzer-Carty Transportation

Schools As of 1999, there is one dual DPCDSB-Peel District School Board Catholic-secular public school.

Continuing Education Blessed Trinity Catholic Centre For Learning St. Dunstan Catholic Language Learning Center St. Gabriel Adult Education Center St. Kateri Tekakwitha Catholic Learning Centre

Secondary schools Ascension of Our Lord Secondary School, Mississauga Cardinal Ambrozic Secondary School, Brampton Cardinal Leger Secondary School, Brampton Father Michael Goetz Secondary School, Mississauga Holy Name of Mary Secondary School (all girls school), Brampton. Iona Catholic Secondary School, Mississauga John Cabot Catholic Secondary School, Mississauga Loyola Catholic Secondary School, Mississauga Notre Dame Catholic Secondary School, Brampton Our Lady of Mount Carmel Secondary School, Mississauga Philip Pocock Catholic Secondary School, Mississauga Robert F. Hall Catholic Secondary School, Caledon St. Aloysius Gonzaga Secondary School, Mississauga St. Augustine Catholic Secondary School, Brampton St. Edmund Campion Secondary School, Brampton St. Francis Xavier Secondary School, Mississauga St. Joan of Arc Catholic Secondary School, Mississauga St. Joseph's Secondary School, Mississauga St. Marcellinus Secondary School, Mississauga St. Marguerite d'Youville Secondary School, Brampton St. Martin Catholic Secondary School, Mississauga St. Michael Catholic Secondary School, Caledon St. Oscar Romero Catholic Secondary School (alternative high school), Mississauga St. Paul Secondary School, Mississauga St. Roch Catholic Secondary School, Brampton St. Thomas Aquinas Secondary School, Brampton

Elementary schools

All Saints Separate School Bishop Francis Allen School Blessed Micheal J. McGivney Catholic School Canadian Martyrs Catholic School Christ the King Separate School Corpus Christi Separate School Divine Mercy Elementary School Father C.W. Sullivan Catholic School Father Clair Tipping Catholic Elementary School Father Daniel Zanon Catholic School Father Francis McSpiritt Catholic Elementary School Georges Vanier Catholic School Good Shepherd Catholic Elementary School Guardian Angels Catholic Elementary School Holy Cross Separate School Holy Family Catholic Elementary School Holy Spirit Catholic Elementary School Lester B. Pearson Catholic School Mary Fix Catholic School Metropolitan Andrei Separate School Our Lady of Fatima Catholic School Our Lady of Good Voyage School Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Elementary School Our Lady of Mercy Elementary School Our Lady of Peace Separate School Our Lady of Providence School Pauline Vanier Catholic Elementary School Queen of Heaven Elementary School Sacred Heart Elementary School San Lorenzo Ruiz Elementary School St. Agnes Elementary School St. Aidan Elementary School St. Albert of Jerusalem Elementary School St. Alfred Separate School St. Alphonsa Catholic Elementary School St. Andrew Elementary School St. Angela Merici Catholic Elementary School St. Andre Bessette Catholic Elementary school St. Anne Elementary School St. Anthony Elementary School St. Barbara Elementary School St. Basil Elementary School St. Benedict Elementary School St. Bernadette Elementary School St. Bernard of Clairvaux Catholic Elementary School St. Bonaventure Catholic Elementary School St. Brigid Elementary School St. Carlo Acutis Catholic Elementary School St. Catherine of Siena Separate School St. Cecilia Catholic Elementary School St. Charles Garnier School St. Christopher Separate School St. Clare Separate School St. Cornelius Elementary School St. Daniel Comboni Catholic Elementary School St. David of Wales Separate School St. Dominic Separate School St. Edith Stein Elementary School St. Edmund Separate School St. Elizabeth Seton School St. Evan Catholic Elementary School

St. Faustina Elementary School St. Francis Xavier Elementary School St. Francis of Assisi Catholic School St. Gerard Separate School St. Giovanni Scalabrini Catholic Elementary School St. Gregory Elementary School St. Helen Separate School St. Herbert Elementary School St. Hilary Elementary School St. Isaac Jogues Elementary School St. Jacinta Marto Catholic Elementary School St. James Catholic Global Learning Centre (International Baccalaureate Elementary Program) St. Jean Brebeuf Elementary School St. Jean-Marie Vianney Catholic Elementary School St. Jerome Separate School St. Joachim Elementary School St. John Bosco School St. John Fisher Elementary School St. John Henry Newman Catholic Elementary School St. John Paul II Catholic Elementary School St. John of the Cross Catholic School St. John the Baptist Elementary School St. John XXIII Catholic Elementary School St. Joseph School (Mississauga) St. Joseph School (Brampton) St. Josephine Bakhita Catholic Elementary School St. Jude Separate School St. Julia Catholic Elementary School St. Kevin Separate School St. Leonard Elementary School St. Louis Separate School St. Lucy Catholic Elementary School St. Luke Elementary School St. Margaret of Scotland School St. Marguerite Bourgeoys Separate School St. Maria Goretti School St. Mark Separate School St. Mary Elementary School St. Matthew Catholic School St. Monica Elementary School St. Nicholas Elementary School St. Patrick Separate School St. Peter Elementary School St. Philip Elementary School St. Pio of Pietrelcina Elementary School St. Raphael Elementary School St. Raymond Elementary School St. Richard Catholic Elementary School St. Rita Elementary School St. Rose of Lima Separate School St. Sebastian Catholic Elementary School St. Simon Stock Elementary School St. Sofia Catholic School (Ukrainian Catholic) St. Stephen Elementary School St. Teresa of Avila Separate School St. Teresa of Calcutta School St. Timothy Elementary School St. Therese of the Child Jesus School St. Thomas More Separate School St. Ursula Elementary School St. Valentine Elementary School St. Veronica Elementary School St. Vincent de Paul Separate School Sts. Martha and Mary Catholic School Sts. Peter & Paul Separate School

Defunct Schools Blessed Trinity Elementary (repurposed for continuing education) Our Lady of the Airways Elementary (sold to the City of Mississauga) Mother Mary Ward Elementary (sold on open market to independent school) St. Dunstan Elementary (repurposed for continuing education) St. Gabriel Elementary (repurposed for continuing education) St. Gertrude Elementary (sold to Peel District School Board per Ontario Regulation 374/23) St. James Elementary (repurposed as a regional International Baccalaureate elementary school) St. Mary's Elementary (Port Credit) (leased to a child care operator) St. Michael Elementary (sold to the City of Mississauga)

Controversies Enrolment of non-Catholics As with other school boards, Catholic high schools are funded by the provincial government, making them open to any students who wish to attend, while elementary schools do not have to enrol non-Catholic students. Critics argue that the practice of fully funding separate schools exclusively for the Roman Catholic faith is discriminatory to other religions (the United Nations has twice criticized the province for this policy). Supporters of the current Catholic education system point out that it has existed, in one form or another, since Confederation, and that the Constitution Act, 1867 enshrines the right to government-funded religious education to all Catholics. The opposition argues that this is an appeal to tradition, and point to other provinces in Canada which amended the constitution to abolish Catholic school funding. It is up to the school principal whether or not non-Catholics are enrolled.

“Black Boys” book The board encountered controversy in 2019 when a book, titled The Guide for White Women Who Teach Black Boys, was shown on the principal's desk. This sparked various online debates on the internet. The book, written by American researchers and published in 2017, provides help and advice for teachers to create learning environments in which black students feel nurtured and engaged.

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