It offered the possibility of earning a specialized DNA arts certificate upon graduation.

The school is situated in rural site with residential areas located to the southwest in Virgil, Ontario and northeast in Niagara-on-the-Lake.

[2][3] Based on declining enrollment (drop of 22% for 2008-2009),[4] a decision was made to proceed with closing the school at the end of 2010 academic year after enrollment failed to reach the threshold of 350 as outline in 2009 ARC process along with complicated battle between the community and the District School Board of Niagara.

[6] Located at 1875 Niagara Stone Road, it is now used as Niagara-on-the-Lake Resource Centre by the school board.

The former NDSS property will now remain owned by the town and the sale for the piece of land will close on February 27, 2015.