Delhi District Secondary School

Delhi District Secondary School
Delhi District Secondary School
Address
	393 James Street; Delhi , Ontario , N4B 2B6 ; Canada
Coordinates	42°51′05″N80°29′31″W / 42.851507°N 80.491869°W
Information
School type	Public, high school
Religious affiliation(s)	Secular
Founded	1941
School board	Grand Erie District School Board
School number	903728
Principal	Griffin Cobb
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	546 (October 29, 2010)
Language	English
Area	Norfolk County, Ontario
Colour(s)	Blue and Gold;
Mascot	Raider
Team name	Delhi Raiders
Website	schools.gedsb.net/ddss/

Last updated September 21, 2023

Delhi District Secondary School is a publicly funded high school that is located near downtown Delhi in Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada.

Summary

The rural school had one of the lowest enrollment rates in Norfolk County, and had been considered for closure on several occasions, until September 2010 when they received over 200 students from Norwich Secondary School.

Athletics

Delhi District Secondary School has a variety of athletics teams including football, cheerleading, basketball, volleyball, soccer (association football), tennis, badminton, cross country, track and field, scholastic wrestling, and swimming.

Future

Port Dover Composite School was officially permanently closed on January 31, 2013. In response, DDSS has improved their academics programs in an attempt to keep transfer students from going to their rival Simcoe Composite School.^[6] Advanced placement courses were made available for senior academic subjects. Busing for the Norwich area was kept intact; as they represented the northernmost traditional boundary for DDSS busing.^[7]

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References

1 2 3 "Contacts". Delhi District Secondary School. Retrieved 2006-07-27.
1 2 "School Information". Ontario Ministry of Education. Archived from the original on 2005-11-11. Retrieved 2006-07-27.
↑ "GEDSB School Directory". Delhi District Secondary School. Archived from the original on 2007-07-14. Retrieved 2006-07-27.
↑ Hartlen, Vicki (2007-01-31). "New principal, vice-principal excited about DDSS future". Delhi News-Record. Bowes Publishers. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-02-09.
↑ "Secondary Enrolments". Grand Erie District School Board. Archived from the original on February 2, 2011. Retrieved 2006-07-27.
↑ "PDCS will close at end of semester". The Simcoe Reformer. Archived from the original on 2013-10-02. Retrieved 2012-10-16.
↑ "Accommodation Review Committee (ARC) - Norfolk Secondary". Grand Erie District School Board. Archived from the original on 2012-11-17. Retrieved 2012-11-03.

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[DDSS-1] 1 2 3 "Contacts". Delhi District Secondary School. Retrieved 2006-07-27.

[Ministry-2] 1 2 "School Information". Ontario Ministry of Education. Archived from the original on 2005-11-11. Retrieved 2006-07-27.

[GEDSB-3] "GEDSB School Directory". Delhi District Secondary School. Archived from the original on 2007-07-14. Retrieved 2006-07-27.

[NewPrincipal-4] Hartlen, Vicki (2007-01-31). "New principal, vice-principal excited about DDSS future". Delhi News-Record. Bowes Publishers. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-02-09.

[GEDSB-enrolments_Oct_29,_2010-5] "Secondary Enrolments". Grand Erie District School Board. Archived from the original on February 2, 2011. Retrieved 2006-07-27.

[6] "PDCS will close at end of semester". The Simcoe Reformer. Archived from the original on 2013-10-02. Retrieved 2012-10-16.

[7] "Accommodation Review Committee (ARC) - Norfolk Secondary". Grand Erie District School Board. Archived from the original on 2012-11-17. Retrieved 2012-11-03.

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