ARE YOU TICKED?
School Support Designation Campaign
Dufferin-Peel’s Are You Ticked? school support public awareness campaign has been active and ongoing for six years. This locally developed campaign has been supported by the Ontario Catholic School Trustee Association and the Archdiocese of Toronto and has been adopted by other Catholic boards across the province.
We all know the tremendous value of a Catholic education and it is important that we continue to share with the broader public that Catholic education is alive, well and thriving in Dufferin-Peel and Ontario.
One of the ways we can demonstrate this, is by ensuring that our school support designation is directed to the English Separate (Catholic) school system. Having school support designated as English Separate on provincial records is a clear indication of your support for the Catholic school system, whether you have children in the system or not.
It also allows your children to attend the Catholic school system and allows you to vote for the candidate of your choice running for Catholic school trustee in your area.
Many people are not aware that when they move and change residence or ownership, their school support designation automatically defaults to the public school system. The easiest way to determine if your support has been directed to the English Separate school system is to check your annual Property Assessment Notice that you receive from MPAC (Municipal Property Assessment Corporation).
If you live in Peel Region or Dufferin County, we encourage you to check your Direction of School Support, either through your municipality, or through the board’s Admissions Department at 905-890-0708 ext. 24512 or admissions@dpcdsb.org. If you reside outside the Dufferin-Peel jurisdiction, we encourage you to contact your local Catholic school board or municipality to ensure that your Direction of School Support is designated as English Separate.
If your spouse is non-Catholic, a Separate School Lease Agreement is an additional document which allows people, one of whom is non-Catholic, who are jointly responsible for the payment of property taxes, either directly through ownership or indirectly through the payment of rent, to direct school support to the Catholic system. Again, you can contact our Admissions Department for more information or for assistance.
Thank you for your attention to this important issue.
CATHOLIC EDUCATION
MYTHS & REALITIES
We encourage parents, neighbours, community leaders and all those who support the separate school system in Ontario to promote the good works and achievements of our students and teachers.
Speak up for Catholic Education!
Please Click Here to read "Catholic Education: Myths & Realities" - Prepared by the Ontario Catholic School Trustees' Association
Catholic schools are a successful part of publicly funded education in Ontario.