Our History
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The Dunnville Christian School Society began in 1958 with the dream of someday offering Christian education locally. Although the actual school doors did not open until September of 1971, the Society conducted meetings with the hope that one day, their school would be organized. Mr. Klaas Mulder was the president of the Society at the time. He and his wife did not even have children. He passed away just weeks before the school opened.
Funds were collected and set aside for future purchases in regards to property, building, etc. In September of 1971, the doors of Dunnville Parental Christian School opened and welcomed students for the first time, forty-seven students in all. |
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Principals since 1971:
Circa 1976/77
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In 1976, a new building was erected on property purchased from Mr. Richard & Mrs. Ann Hoekstra. A total of 95 students were enrolled at that time. Talk of the school becoming incorporated began in the early 1980's, and Dunnville Christian School was incorporated in 1984. The 1983-1984 school year had the first ever Kindergarten class, taught by Mrs. Bettie Vreugdenhil.
On March 3, 1986, the membership voted to proceed with an addition to the school of two new classrooms, a kitchen, a gymnasium with two adjoining change rooms, office space, and a caretaker's room. There were 57 families and 118 students that school year. To date, approximately 660 students have graduated from DCS, 376 former students attended DCS, with a total of about 1,036 students who have graced its halls. |
Since 1971, we have had:
- 70 dedicated staff members involved in the education of the students of DCS
- 4 Bookkeepers keeping things balanced
- 8 Administrative/Office Assistants taking care of the day-to-day business of the school
- 6 Development Directors working to keep one and all connected
- 9 caretakers/caretaking teams keeping our school clean
- 25 bus drivers tasked with providing daily transportation to and from school
- 8 Librarians sharing books with students and staff alike