About Us

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. We serve more than 93,000 students in our 201 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 nearly 170 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.

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 our schools adhere to Ministry of Education requirements, we 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.

Administrative Offices:

Toronto Catholic District School Board
80 Sheppard Avenue East, North York, ON M2N 6E8
416-222-8282; Fax: 416-229-5345
email: webmaster@tcdsb.org

Mission Statement

"In a school community formed by Catholic beliefs and traditions, our Mission is to educate students to their full potential."

Click here to see the full version of our Mission Statement

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Statistics

Students (pupil count):

Elementary - 62,143
Secondary - 30,911
Total - 93,054

Staff:

Teachers - 5,997
Support/Academic Staff - 2,806
Principals/Vice-Principals - 356
Administration - 202

Schools:

Elementary - 168
Secondary - 31
Combined (elementary and secondary) - 2 (Cardinal Carter Academy for the Arts and St. Michael's Choir)
Total - 201

Catholic School Supporters: 474,876

Estimated Budget:  $972,003,496 for 2010-2011

Board Meetings: are held at 80 Sheppard Avenue East on the third Wednesday of each month at 7:00 p.m.

Community use of schools: school facilities are available to community groups for use after regular school hours. For information, call 416-222-8282, ext. 4370, or log onto the online permit system at http://permits.tcdsb.org/facilities/

Administration

The Toronto Catholic District School Board is governed by 12 Elected Trustees who serve for a four-year term. Each year one secondary school student is selected to serve on the Board as a student trustee. The policies of the Board are administered by the Director of Education and her designates.

A list of administrative departments is provided on this site, complete with department overviews, contact names and telephone numbers.

The complete TCDSB Policy Register is also available on this site.

Trustees of the Board

Please note: All telephone and fax numbers are in area code 416 unless otherwise noted. All four-digit numbers are extensions, please dial 222-8282 first.

Visit our Trustees section for more information.

Ministry Supervisor (The Board)

Mr. Richard Alway, OC, O.Ont
416-222-8282 ext. 2296

Office of The Director of Education

Superintendents