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:
- 47 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
- 29% of area residents are Roman Catholic
- 26% of area students attend Catholic schools
- 18% of residential taxpayers support Catholic schools
- 32% of local schools are Catholic schools
- $228 million+ annual budget
- $2 million+ raised for charity since 1998
Profile
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
A Brief History of Waterloo Region's Catholic Schools
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