The Toronto Catholic District School Board is an inclusive learning community rooted in the love of Christ. We educate students to grow in grace and knowledge and to lead lives of faith, hope and charity. At Toronto Catholic we transform the world through witness, faith, innovation and action.
We have 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 our 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. We serve more than 91,000 students in our 196 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.
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
Phone: 416-222-8282
Fax: 416-229-5345
The Toronto Catholic District School Board is an inclusive learning community rooted in the love of Christ, that educates students to grow in grace and knowledge and to lead lives of faith, hope and charity.
Read the full version of our
Mission Statement.
with heart &
Faith, Hope and Charity
The official symbol of the Toronto Catholic district School Board combines the cross, the anchor, and the heart representing the three theological virtues of faith, hope and charity. It is based on the cross and anchor symbol used by the early Christians in the catacombs, the added heart representing humanity.
The symbol was designed by the internationally-recognized design artist, Mr. Allan Fleming.
Statistics
Total - 92,000 approx.
14,000
Elementary - 165
Secondary - 29
Combined (elementary and secondary) - 2 (Cardinal Carter Academy for the Arts, St. Michael's Choir)
Total - 196
Catholic School Supporters: approximately 475,000
Estimated Budget: $1.2 billion for 2020-2021
Board Meetings: are held at 80 Sheppard Avenue East.
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.
Governance
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 his 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.
Visit our Trustees section for more information.
Position |
Name |
Phone Number |
Director of Education |
|
416-222-8282, ext. 2296 |
Associate Director, Academic Services |
|
416-222-8282, ext. 2294 |
Associate Director of Facilities, Business and Community Development |
|
416-222-8282, ext. 2272 |
Chief of Communications and Government Relations |
|
416-222-8282, ext. 5331 |
Corporate Services |
|
416-222-8282, ext. 2473 |
Board Recording Secretary |
|
416-222-8282, ext. 2293 |
Area of Responsibility |
Name |
Phone Number |
| Adult Education, International Education |
Peter Aguiar |
416-222-8282, ext. 2263 |
| Business Services |
Paul DeCock |
416-222-8282, ext. 2258 |
| Curriculum Leadership & Innovation |
Lori DiMarco |
416-222-8282, ext. 2494 |
| Equity, Indigenous Education and Community Relations |
Derek Chen |
416-222-8282, ext. 5370 |
| Capital Development and Asset Renewal |
Deborah Friesen |
416-222-8282, ext. 2384 |
| Environmental Support Services |
Martin Farrell |
416-222-8282, ext 2209 |
| Planning & Development Services |
Michael Loberto |
416-222-8282, ext 2026 |
| Joint Health & Safety Committee Lead |
Flora Cifelli - Toronto Secondary Unit (TSU)
Kimberley Dixon - Toronto Elementary Catholic Teachers (TECT)
Martin Farrell - Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) |
416-222-8282, ext. 2732
416-222-8282, ext. 5371
416-222-8282, ext. 2209 |
| Governance, Policy, FOI & Archives and Records |
Paul Matthews |
416-222-8282, ext. 2473 |
| Human Resources |
Adrian Della Mora |
416-222-8282, ext. 2304 |
| Nurturing Our Catholic Community/Safe Schools/Continuing Education |
Michael Caccamo |
416-222-8282, ext. 2267 |
| Planning & Development Services |
Michael Loberto |
416-222-8282, ext. 2026 |
| Special Services |
Maria Meehan |
416-222-8282, ext. 2486 |
| Student Success |
Gina Iuliano Marrello |
416-222-8282, ext. 2374 |
School Superintendents