About Us

Welcome to Our School

PACE, or Peterborough Alternative and Continuing Education, is an adult, alternative, and continuing education secondary school within the Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board. Our goal is to help students graduate high school and achieve a successful transition to college or work.

Who is eligible?

Anyone 16 years of age or older and living in the Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board boundaries is eligible to attend PACE. Its broad and flexible programming is ideal for anyone who

• is ready to finish high school;
• has work or family commitments that would make attending regular school difficult;
• needs a mark upgrade for college, apprenticeship or work;
• is a young mom;
• has been previously unsuccessful in a traditional school setting;
• prefers to work at an individualized pace; and
• is over sixteen years of age and in at least their third year of high school

PACE programming consists of both secondary school credit courses for those working toward the achievement of an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) as well as non-credit programs.  

 Secondary school credit courses are available for students aged 16 and in their third year of high school or older. These courses are also offered through our correspondence programs.

Other programs offered for adults at this time include:

• Adult Training Network: reading, writing, numeracy, digital and other essential employment skills support
• PLAR (Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition)
• English as a Second Language: please contact the New Canadians Centre if you are interested in completing an English assessment and registering in ESL classes held at PACE @ PCVS
• School Within a College: In partnership with Fleming College, the SWAC program offers a college learning environment for senior secondary school students within the Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board.

In addition, PACE offers an International Languages program for elementary students. These non-credit courses are offered for students in Kindergarten to Grade 8, dependent on enrolment

Student Resources

• Positive school climate and bullying prevention and intervention plan

• Safe and caring schools

• Discipline/promoting positive school behavior/code of conduct

• Appendix A: Discipline/promoting positive school behavior/code of conduct

• Transportation

History of PCVS

Peterborough Collegiate was founded in 1827 and the original building was built in 1898.  Since then it has gone through many changes and renovations.  The cornerstone for the current building was put in place in 1907. Peterborough Collegiate consists of many regular classrooms for subjects such as English, mathematics, and social sciences/humanities. We also have 2 gymnasiums, a library, a cafeteria, a woodworking shop and a science lab.  

As the only public high school in Peterborough from its opening until the construction of Kenner Collegiate in 1952, Peterborough Collegiate, and its staff and students, have had a long and very rich history of excellence in academics, athletics, community service and extracurricular involvement.

Peterborough Collegiate has played a significant role in the history of the city of Peterborough.  It has many proud alumni (including former Prime Minister of Canada Lester B. Pearson) who continue to support their school and wear their garnet and grey proudly.

Effective August 23rd, 2012 PCVS became the home of Peterborough Alternative & Continuing Education (PACE @ PCVS) We offer the following programs:  Ontario Curriculum Secondary School Credit courses (formerly offered at the Peterborough Campus of the Centre for Individual Studies), the School For Young Moms (SYM), Literacy and Basic Skills (LBS),  Correspondence Courses, and the Suspension/Expulsion Program for the Peterborough area schools.

These programs serve a wide variety of students.  This includes students over 16 years of age and Adult Education students over the age of 21.  Our mandate is to identify the gaps in our students’ educational profiles and then to develop and implement a program that meets their needs as they work toward the achievement of an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD).