Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board

The Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board (DPCDSB) is the separate school board that oversees 148 Catholic school facilities (122 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).

The board 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, for 90,000 students.

Its headquarters is in the Catholic Education Centre in Mississauga. The board was previously known as the Dufferin-Peel Separate School Board (DPSSB) before 1998.

Schools within the DPCDSB offer a full range of academic programs, as well a a comprehensive set of athletics programs administered by the ROPSSAA.

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