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DDSB@Home Secondary School is located in the Durham District School Board and serves students in Grades 9 -12 living in the DDSB Region.  It is a Synchronous Virtual School for students wanting to learn from home.  Some important points to consider:

  • Students must be living in Durham District School Board Region full-time in order to remain enrolled in DDSB@Home. Proof of address will be required. Extended travel is not permitted. 
  • DDSB@Home students must be prepared to participate using web cam and/or microphone to interact with staff and peers. 

Principal's Message

Welcome to the 2023-2024 school year.  

At DDSB@Home Secondary we look forward to providing students with options from all disciplines of the high school curriculum.  Our exceptional team of educators represent schools from across the Durham District School Board. DDSB@Home Secondary provides all the resources to address the individual needs of students in support of their health, well-being and academic achievement.  These resources include administration, guidance counsellors, academic resource, student success.  While DDSB@Home may not have four walls and a roof like a typical high school, our virtual door is always open to our school community.  Our dynamic team of educators look forward to providing a collaborative, creative and engaging virtual learning experience for the 2023/2024 school year  

Mission Statement

DDSB@Home is committed to providing a learning environment which is: 

  • Safe and emphasizes health, human rights, equity, engagement and well being  
  • Innovative and relevant to the needs of every learner  
  • Focused on building relationships and developing people  
  • Participatory and which seamlessly connects students with each other and with their teachers and which provides consistent and frequent feedback to parents  
  • Staffed by a well-trained and empathetic team of professionals who provide high quality learning experiences and pathways to academic success in each subject.  

We envision a learning environment where success for students looks and feels like: 

  • Clear expectations for all 
  • Differentiated, relevant tasks with ownership for learning and feedback 
  • Engaging, challenging teaching and learning in support for student achievement 
  • Ongoing home/school communication  
  • A place where differences and abilities are respected, valued and celebrated 
  • Where it is safe for students to express their thoughts, feelings and identities 

That represents DDSB@Home. 

We look forward to creating a dynamic, engaging, supportive virtual High School learning community together.   

Hoi Leung