Toronto Catholic District School Board (TCDSB) - Elementary and High Schools

The Toronto Catholic District School Board is an inclusive learning community rooted in the love of Christ. It educates students to grow in grace and knowledge and to lead lives of faith, hope, and charity. The TCDSB transforms the world through witness, faith, innovation, and action. It has a long and distinguished history of providing excellence in Catholic education for the Toronto community. Catholic Social Teachings and the Ontario Catholic School Graduate Expectations are foundational to its exemplary approach to teaching and learning in the 21st century. The Toronto Catholic District School Board is proud to be a significant part of the fabric of publicly-funded Catholic education in the Province of Ontario. It serves more than 91,000 students in 195 Catholic schools, and represent close to 475,000 Catholic school supporters in this city. Catholic schools in Ontario have been educating students in mind, body and spirit in Ontario since before the birth of the province. For more than 175 years, they have provided educational excellence, in a school culture imbued with the Gospel values of Jesus Christ. Catholic education has been the foundation for millions of students to develop their full spiritual, academic, physical, and social potential. Why Choose Toronto Catholic District School Board Catholic perspective: Ontario’s Catholic education system produces high levels of student achievement as evidenced by the most recent results from EQAO testing. Further, graduates are taught the virtues and values of the Catholic faith including community, responsibility, accountability, collaboration, caring, and family, making them not just good students, but good citizens. While TCDSB schools adhere to the Ministry of Education requirements, they do so from a Catholic perspective. The curriculum is enhanced by Gospel values. Teachers are professionally trained and committed to serving in Catholic schools. At the heart of Catholic education is the person of Jesus. Faith development is integral to every part of Catholic education, as students are called to respect the dignity of all human persons in a caring community. TCDSB also prides itself on the strong partnership that exists among the home, the school, and the parish. Through participation in the community and involvement with the parish, students are guided by the Gospel values, principles, and standards that reach into every facet of school life.