Board Profile - QUICKfacts
The Waterloo Catholic District School Board – the corporate body overseeing Waterloo Region’s Catholic Schools – protects and promotes a tradition of education excellence first begun in a one-room schoolhouse 1836. Today, we’re the eighth-largest Catholic school system in Ontario:
- 46 elementary schools (Junior Kindergarten to Grade 8)
- 5 secondary schools (Grade 9 to Grade 12)
- 5 adult education facilities
- 2.5 million sq. ft. of floor space in schools -- on more than 400 acres of land
- 40,000 elementary, secondary and adult/continuing education students
- Students from more than 114 countries – speaking more than 68 languages
- 3,500 full & part-time staff
- 100,000 Catholic ratepayers
- 27% of area students attend Catholic schools
- 17% of residential taxpayers support Catholic schools
- 30% of local schools are Catholic schools
- $240 million annual budget
- $2 million+ raised for charity since 1998
Our Mission…
“As disciples of Christ, we educate and nurture hope in all learners to realize their full potential to transform God’s world.”
Our Vision:
“Our Catholic Schools: heart of the community -- success for each, a place for all.”
Our Guiding Principles…
Our spirituality is the foundation for our seven guiding
Holism;
Life-long Learning; Equity; Collaboration;
Excellence & Accountability; Reflection; Reconciliation.
History
