In 2018 LDSS became an IB World School authorized to offer the Diploma Programme.

LDSS feeder schools are located throughout Leamington and neighbouring town Wheatley, Ontario.

The construction of the new Leamington District Secondary School was started on May 25, 2016,[2] with a completion date of September 2017.

[3] The old LDSS was closed upon completion of the new school which opened on September 5, 2017.

LDSS competes in the Windsor & Essex County Secondary School Athletic Association (WECSSA) athletic division and offers a variety of sports opportunities including boys and girls volleyball, basketball, hockey, and soccer, boys baseball, and girls softball, as well as cross country, tennis, badminton, golf, and swimming.