Booking School Spaces

Durham District School Board schools are public buildings. They are available for public use after regular school hours. To book a space, you will need a permit. You will be responsible to adhere to the rules, regulations and cancellation information as well as all policies, and procedures, maintenance and cleaning standards.

Commercial and non-profit rentals

Both commercial and non-profit organizations can book school spaces. We are able to give non-profit groups a reduced rental rate. 

Non-profit definition

A non-profit is a local group or organization which is supported in whole or in part by government funds, or is a registered charitable organization under the Income Tax Act, and where the function is open to the public. This includes all religious, cultural, community service organizations, amateur sports organizations, citizens' groups and recognized political organizations.

Gym availability

Gym availability

Renewal status from previous years will not be recognized. Priority will be given to children's programs, as detailed in section 5.4.3 of our updated Policy. We have also updated our Procedure. 

For inquiries, email CommunityUseOfSchools@ddsb.ca.

How to book

You will need to create and use your account to make a permit request and book space.  Start by watching the instructional permit video before making booking requests.

Permit and rental fees

Permit processing fees differ for commercial and non-profit rentals.

Please note that fees are non-refundable and due with your application.

The rates and fees differ for commercial or non-profit booking.

Gyms

Select a location to find gym spaces and square footage.

Gym sizes:

• Single gym is under 6,000 square feet
• Double gym is over 6,000 square feet

  Ajax

  Gym size square footage, address and name of elementary school in Ajax Elementary school name Address Gym size in square feet Alexander G. Bell Public School 25 Harkin Drive 4,100 Applecroft Public School 55 Cole Avenue 4,200 Bolton C. Falby Public School 80 Falby Court 6,300 Cadarackque Public School 15 Miles Drive 4,200 Carruthers Creek Public School 1 Greenhalf Drive 4,000 DaVinci Public School 61 Williamson Drive East 4,000 Dr. Roberta Bondar Public School 25 Sullivan Drive 4,000 Duffin's Bay Public School 66 Pittman Circle 4,000 Eagle Ridge Public School 425 Delaney Drive 4,100 Lakeside Public School 4 Parkes Drive 8,000 Lester B. Pearson Public School 21 Coughlen Street 4,000 Lincoln Alexander Public School 70 Lincoln Avenue 3,000 Lord Elgin Public School 24 Ontario Street 2,000 Michaelle Jean Public School 180 Williamson Drive East 5,200 Nottingham Public School 50 Seggar Avenue 4,200 Roland Michener Public School 95 Ritchie Avenue 4,200 Romeo Dallaire Public School 300 Williamson Drive East 4,000 Rosemary Brown Public School 270 Williamson Drive   Southwood Park Public School 28 Lambard Circle 3,300 Terry Fox Public School 30 Kerrison Drive West 4,000 Vimy Ridge Public School 40 Telford Street East 4,000 Westney Heights Public School 45 Brennan Road 7,000 Please note that these three schools are currently contracted to the Town of Ajax for community programs; Lakeside Public School Lincoln Alexander Public School Westney Heights Public School Contact the Town of Ajax Recreation department for more information on these three schools at 905-619-2529 ext. 7257. Gym size square footage, address and name of high school in Ajax High school name Address Gym 1 size in square feet Gym 2 size in square feet Ajax High School 105 Bayly St. E 8,000 6,450 J. Clarke Richardson Collegiate Institute 1355 Harwood Ave. N 4,300 8,000 Pickering High School 180 Church St. N 8,100 6,400

  Brock

  Gym size square footage, address and name of elementary school in Brock Elementary school name Address Gym size in square feet Beaverton Public School 270 King St. W, Beaverton 3,200 McCaskill's Mills Public School 85 Albert St. 4,100 Sunderland Public School 41 Albert St., Sunderland 3,000 Thorah Central Public School B28775 Hwy 12 & 48, Beaverton 3,100 Gym size square footage, address and name of high school in Brock High school name Address Gym size in square feet Brock High School RR #1 C1590 Concession 12 Cannington 6,600

  Oshawa

  Gym size square footage, address and name of elementary school in Oshawa Elementary school name Address Gym size in square feet Adelaide McLaughlin Public School 630 Stevenson Road South 4,000 Beau Valley Public School 230 Marigold Avenue 2,000 Bobby Orr Public School 7 Waterloo Street 4,000 Clara Hughes Public School 610 Taylor Avenue 4,300 College Hill Public School 530 Laval Street 3,200 Coronation Public School 441 Adelaide Avenue East 3,000 Elsie McGill Public School 800 Greenhill Avenue 4,200 Dr. C.F. Cannon Public School 1196 Cedar Avenue 4,100 Dr. S.J. Phillips Public School 625 Simcoe Street North 3,100 David Bouchard Public School 460 Wilson Road South 4,200 Forestview Public School 285 Grandview Street 4,300 Glen Street Public School 929 Glen Street 4,200 Gordon B. Attersley Public School 1110 Attersley Drive 4,100 Harmony Heights Public School 590 Galahad Drive 2,500 Hillsdale Public School 525 Oshawa Blvd, North 2,000 Jeanne Sauve Public School 950 Coldstream Drive 4,300 Kedron Public School 1935 Ritson Road North 3,100 Lakewoods Public School 323 Chaleur Avenue 4,200 Mary St. Community School 110 Mary Street 2,200 Norman G. Powers Public School 1555 Coldstream Drive 4,100 Pierre Elliott Trudeau Public School 1111 Beatrice Street North 4,000 Queen Elizabeth Public School 1205 Simcoe Street North 4,200 Seneca Trail Public School 1915 Queensbury Drive 4,200 Sherwood Public School 633 Ormond Drive 4,200 Stephen Saywell Public School 855 Roundelay Drive 4,200 Sunset Heights Public School 1130 Mohawk Street 3,000 Village Union Public School 240 Simcoe Street South 6,300 Vincent Massey Public School 211 Harmony Road North 2,000 Walter E. Harris Public School 495 Central Park Blvd, North 2,900 Waverly Public School 100 Waverly Street, South 4,100 Woodcrest Public School 506 Woodcrest Avenue 1,900 To book the Mary St. Community School, contact the City of Oshawa Civic Recreation Complex at 905-436-3888. Gym size square footage, address and name of high school in Oshawa High school name Address Gym 1 size in square feet Gym 2 size in square feet Eastdale Collegiate Vocational Institute 265 Harmony Road North 6,700 N/A G.L. Roberts Collegiate Vocational Institute 399 Chaleur Avenue 4,000 8,000 Maxwell Heights Secondary School 100 Coldstream Drive 4,300 8,500 O'Neill Collegiate Vocational Institute 301 Simcoe Street North 8,200 N/A R.S. McLaughlin Collegiate Vocational Institute 570 Stevenson Road North 6,300 N/A G.L. Roberts Collegiate Vocational Institute is part of the South Oshawa Recreation Complex. For information, contact the City of Oshawa facility booking office at 905-436-3311 ext. 5302.

  Pickering

  Gym size square footage, address and name of elementary school in Pickering Elementary school name Address Gym size in square feet Altona Forest Public School 405 Woodsmere Crescent 4,200 Bayview Heights Public School 104 Garvolin Avenue 4,100 Claremont Public School 1675 Central Street 2,000 Elizabeth B. Phin Public School 1455 Altona Road 4,000 Fairport Beach Public School 754 Oklahoma Drive 1,700 Frenchman's Bay Public School 920 Oklahoma Drive 4,200 Gandatsetiagon Public School 1987 Parkside Drrive 4,000 Glengrove Public School 1934 Glengrove Road 3,300 Highbush Public School 605 Stroud's Lane 4,000 Maple Ridge Public School 2010 Bushmill Street 4,200 Rosebank Rd. Public School 591 Rosebank Road South 1,900 Biidaasige Mandamin Public School 777 Balaton Avenue 4,200 Valley Farm Public School 1615 Pepperwood Gate 4,300 Valley View Public School 3530 Westney Road North 2,000 Vaughan Willard 3530 Public School 1911 Dixie Road 2,000 William Dunbar Public School 1030 Glenanna Road 4,000 Gym size square footage, address and name of high school in Pickering High school name Address Gym 1 size in square feet Gym 2 size in square feet Dunbarton High School 655 Sheppard Avenue 6,500 8,000 Pine Ridge Secondary School 2155 Liverpool Road North 4,000 8,000

  Scugog

  Gym size square footage, address and name of elementary school in Scugog Elementary school name Address Gym 1 size in square feet Gym 2 size in square feet Cartwright Central Public School 10 Alexander Street, Blackstock 4,000 N/A Greenbank Public School 1325 Cragg Road, Greenbank 3,100 N/A Prince Albert Public School 13700 Old Simcoe Road, Prince Albert 2,000 N/A R.H. Cornish Public School 494 Queen Street, Port Perry 4,000 (intermediate gym) 1,900 (primary gym) S.A. Cawker Public School 16200 Old Simcoe Road, Port Perry 4,000 N/A Gym size square footage, address and name of high school in Scugog. High school name Address Gym 1 size in square feet Gym 2 size in square feet Port Perry High School 160 Rosa Street, Port Perry 3,200 5,300

  Uxbridge

  Gym size square footage, address and name of elementary school in Uxbridge Elementary school name Address Gym size in square feet Goodwood Public School 4340 Front Street 2,500 Joseph Gould Public School 144 Planks Lane 3,000 Quaker Village Public School 295 Brock Street West 4,300 Scott Central Public School 421 RR11 4,100 Uxbridge Public School 64 Victoria Drive 3,000 Gym size square footage, address and name of high school in Uxbridge High school name Address Gym 1 size in square feet Gym 2 size in square feet Uxbridge Secondary School 127 Planks Lane 6,400 6,850

  Whitby

  Gym size square footage, address and name of elementary school in Whitby Elementary school name Address Gym size in square feet Bellwood Public School 30 Bellwood Drive 4,200 Blair Ridge Public School 100 Blackfriar Avenue, Brooklin 4,000 Brooklin Village Public School 25 Selkirk Drive, Brooklin 4,000 Captain Michael VandenBos Public School 3121 Country Lane 4,200 Chris Hadfield Public School 160 Carnwith Drive West 4,000 Colonel J.E. Farewell Public School 810 McQuay Blvd. 2,500 E.A. Fairman Public School 620 Walnut Street 2,250 Fallingbrook Public School 155 Fallingbrook Street 4,100 Glen Dhu Public School 29 Fallingbrook Street 4,000 Jack Miner Public School 144 Whitburn Street 4,000 John Dryden Public School 40 Rolling Acres Drive 4,200 Julie Payette Public School 300 Garden Street 4,000 Meadowcrest Public School 20 Vipond Road 2,300 Ormiston Public School 20 Forest Heights Drive 4,200 Pringle Creek Public School 80 Ribblesdale Drive 4,000 Robert Munsch Public School 20 Norista Street 4,000 Sir Samuel Steele Public School 55 Bakersville Street 4,000 Sir William Stephenson Public School 1125 Athol Street 4,200 West Lynde Public School 270 Michael Blvd. 3,200 Whitby Shores Public School 485 Whitby Shores Greenway 4,200 Williamsburg Public School 20 Kirkland Place 4,000 Willows Walk Public School 51 Lazio Street 4,100  Winchester Public School 70 Watford St., Brooklin 4,200 Gym size square footage, address and name of high school in Whitby High school name Address Gym 1 size in square feet Gym 2 size in square feet Anderson Collegiate Vocational Institute 400 Anderson Street 4,000 8,000 Brooklin High School 20 Carnwith Drive West 4,000 8,000 Donald A. Wilson Secondary School 681 Rossland Road West 4,200 7,900 Henry St. High School 600 Henry Street 5,200 8,000 Sinclair Secondary School 390 Taunton Road East 4,100 8,200

  Rules, regulations and cancellations

  View the rules, regulations and cancellation information that applies when you book a school space. Failure to abide by these rules may lead to permit cancellation.