About Us
St. Conrad Catholic School is located in the community in and around the intersection at Keele Street and Wilson Avenue. The new school is located at 5 Exbury Road. The new school opened in 2012 on the same site as the old building. St. Conrad has served Catholic students in our community since the early 1980's
Our school motto affirms the school's commitment to learning, our faith tradition, and our community with the simple imperatives: "Living Faith, Building Community, and Achieving Excellence". Our community understands the intimate connection between learning, faith, and community collaborations.
Our School Mission
Our patron - St. Conrad - opened doors, encouraging others to know God. Our Catholic School is formed in faith, and committed to supporting student growth and achievement through the collaborative efforts of staff, family and Church. By striving for excellence, we teach our students that education will open doors to their future.
Our School History and Tradition
On May 15, 1980, the Metropolitan Separate School Board (MSSB) - now the Toronto Catholic District School Board (TCDSB) - decided at its regular meeting to lease Roding Public School to establish St. Conrad Catholic School. At that time, it was estimated that the pupil enrollment for September 1980 would be 300 pupils. However, that number was actually 390 by the end of September of that year. St. Conrad Catholic School is situated in a residential area adjacent to Roding Community Centre and Roding Park Arena.
When the school opened, a very active senior adult group was using a classroom in the school for recreational activities. Because of the large enrollment in the first month, the North York Parks and Recreation was informed of the overcrowding and the need for the school to use all the available space, hence, the following year the seniors were relocated to the community centre next door to the school.
The official opening and school blessing took place on April 21, 1981.
Our school is dedicated to St. Conrad of Parsham, a Capuchin Friar born in Germany. In 1842, Conrad joined the Order of the Friars Minor Capuchin. From 1852 until his death in 1894, he served as a porter at the Convent of Altoetting, working with the poor. On April 21, 1894 he became very ill and died. In 1930 he was canonized by Pope Pius XI. We celebrate his feast day each year on April 21st. Because of his works of charity with the poor and their families, we chose as our first school motto: “We are a family”.