About Us
The Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board (KPRDSB) is a progressive, dynamic school board, committed to student success and wellbeing. We educate our students to excel in learning, to succeed in life and to enrich our communities.
Our strategic direction and Mission, Vision, and Values guide us in delivering world-class education to over 36,000 students in 89 schools spread across a diverse jurisdiction spanning over 7,000 square kilometers in the Municipality of Clarington, Northumberland and Peterborough counties, City of Quinte West/Murray Ward.
KPR at a Glance
- 73 Elementary Schools
- 13 Secondary Schools
- 3 Adult/Alternative Educational Learning Sites
- All primary classes have 23 or fewer students (not including full-day Kindergarten)
- French Immersion program available at 14 elementary schools
- Extended French program available at 3 elementary schools
- Optional Anishinaabemowin language program at 5 schools (available to Indigenous and non-Indigenous students)
Students, Staff, Trustees and Volunteers
- Approximately 36,000 students
- Approximately 3,800 full-time employees plus 1,300 occasional and casual staff
- 11 Trustees, including a First Nations Trustee and 2 Student Trustees
- 5,000+ volunteers
- 8.1% of our students in JK-6 speak another language at home
- 9.4% of our students in Grades 7-12 speak another language at home
- 8.8% of our students have First Nation, Métis and Inuit ancestry
Supports, Services and Resources
- 15,000 students bused to school every day on 600 different bus routes
- 1 million+ library books and learning material
- A library resource centre in every school
- 10,000+ computers and servers
- 500+ Smartboards
- A range of special services including special education, behavioural, psychological, social work and attendance and counselling services
- School councils in every school, composed of parents, staff, students and community members
Related Links
EQAO Education Quality and Accountability Office
Ontario Statutes and Regulations
Community Training and Development Centre
Safe Communities Northumberland County
- Durham Region Health Department (supporting Clarington region schools)
- Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit (supporting Northumberland County schools)
- Hastings & Prince Edward Public Health (supporting Murray Centennial and Stockdale Public schools)
- Peterborough County-City Health Unit (supporting Peterborough County and City schools)
- Northumberland County www.northumberlandcounty.ca
- City of Peterborough www.city.peterborough.on.ca
- Municipality of Clarington www.clarington.net
- City of Quinte West Murray Ward www.quintewest.ca
Contact Us
Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board
1994 Fisher Drive
Peterborough, ON K9J 6X6
Phone: 705-742-9773
Toll Free: 1-877-741-4577
Fax: 705-742-7801
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