Durham District School Board
The Durham District School Board (DDSB), known as English/French language Public District School Board No. 13 prior to 1999, is an English-language public-secular school board in the province of Ontario. The Board serves most of Durham Region, except for Clarington, which is a part of the Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board.
| Durham District School Board | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
400 Taunton Road East
Whitby , Ontario, L1R 2K6Canada | |
| Coordinates | 43.9198°N 78.9411°W |
| District information | |
| Type | School Board |
| Motto | Ignite Learning |
| Grades | K-12 |
| Superintendents | 9 + 2 Associate Directors |
| Chair of the board | Donna Edwards |
| Director of education | Camille Williams-Taylor |
| Governing agency | Ministry of Education |
| Schools | 136 |
| Budget | ~$1.05 billion (2023-2024) |
| District ID | B66060 |
| Students and staff | |
| Enrolment |
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| Staff | ~7,600 |
| Colours | Maroon, yellow, and blue |
| Other information | |
| Trustees | 11 elected trustees, 1 appointed First Nations trustee |
| Student Trustees | Ben Cameron, Lauren Edwards, Gwen Kuyt |
| Website | www |
The Board has more than 7,600 staff who serve approximately 54,700 elementary and 23,400 secondary school students. Its headquarters is located in Whitby.
The DDSB has three independent, coterminous boards, serving English-Catholic (Durham Catholic District School Board), French-secular (Conseil scolaire Viamonde), and French-Catholic (Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir) students.
The DDSB is located on the traditional and treaty territory of the Mississauga of Scugog Island First Nation, the Mississauga Peoples and the treaty territory of the Chippewas of Georgina Island First Nation.