Niagara District Secondary School

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Niagara District Secondary School
Address
Niagara District Secondary School
1875 Niagara Stone Road

,
Canada
Coordinates 43°14′06″N79°06′18″W / 43.235°N 79.105°W / 43.235; -79.105
Information
School type Secondary school
Founded1957
Closed2010
School board District School Board of Niagara
PrincipalMr. M. Cockburn
Grades 9-12
Enrollment265 (2009)
Language English
Colour(s)Burgundy (Maroon)and Metallic Blue
Team nameTrojans

Niagara District Secondary School (NDSS) was a public secondary school located in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada.

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History

Opened in 1957 by the then Niagara Town and Township High School Board, [1] NDSS featured a specialized arts program focusing on the dramatic arts, dance, visual arts, and music. It offered the possibility of earning a specialized DNA arts certificate upon graduation.

Facilities

The school is arranged in a P-shaped configuration and has a large track located northeast of the school. Parking is available along Niagara Stone Road and East-West Line.

The school is situated in rural site with residential areas located to the southwest in Virgil, Ontario and northeast in Niagara-on-the-Lake.

Feeder schools

When NDSS was open enrolment was made from graduates from feeder schools in the area:

Ministry assessment and closure

Around 2008 the Ministry of Education began the process (Accommodation Review Committee or ARC) of determining the future of the school. [2] [3] Based on declining enrollment (drop of 22% for 2008-2009), [4] a decision was made to proceed with closing the school at the end of 2010 academic year after enrollment failed to reach the threshold of 350 as outline in 2009 ARC process along with complicated battle between the community and the District School Board of Niagara. [5]

The school was hampered by the aging population and drop in younger residents in the area when compared with other schools in the area.

Students once served by the school were re-directed to Laura Secord Secondary School in St. Catharines and A. N. Myer Secondary School in Niagara Falls, Ontario. [6]

Site today

Located at 1875 Niagara Stone Road, it is now used as Niagara-on-the-Lake Resource Centre by the school board.

On Tuesday, January 27, 2015 the town of Niagara-on-the-Lake and the District School Board of Niagara reached an agreement for the town to purchase the 26-ache Niagara District Secondary School site for $1.67 million. The former NDSS property will now remain owned by the town and the sale for the piece of land will close on February 27, 2015. [7]

It is now the site of the Royal Elite International Academy.

Notable alumni

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References

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  2. "Ontario ministry reviewing school closing in NOTL | Niagara Falls Review". Archived from the original on 2015-01-28. Retrieved 2015-01-25.
  3. "School board suggests closure of Niagara District Secondary". 11 April 2008.
  4. http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/document/nr/09.02/DSBNiagara.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]
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  6. "End of the year, era for Niagara District". 30 June 2010.
  7. "Niagara-on-the-Lake to purchase NDSS site". 28 January 2015.
  8. "Bill Danychuk, Harry Steele join NOTL Sports Wall of Fame". 29 June 2007.