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St. Andrew Elementary School

Our School

St. Andrew Catholic Elementary School is a partnership of students, parents, staff and community representing home, school, parish and community.  We are dedicated to exemplifying Catholic values in an enabling learning environment which promotes the dignity, respect and potential of all students.

St. Andrew Catholic Elementary School opened it's doors in September 1999 with approximately 400 students.  We currently have over 700 students representing a number of cultural backgrounds but united in common faith.

St. Andrew Catholic Elementary School is a recognized leader in environmental education and our staff and students continually strive to reflect our desire to be stewards of the earth.​

Student Success Programs

​The primary purpose of Student Success is to improve student learning.  St. Andrew Catholic School is committed to assessment and evaluation practices that are grounded in the belief that all students should be able to demonstrate their learning in an environment that reflects the Catholic values of fairness, equity and respect for all.

Program Highlights

  • ​Eco Gold Certification
  • Indoor and Outdoor Green Teams
  • Anti-Idling campaign
  • Classroom Eco-Dectives
  • Food for Thought Breakfast Program and Healthy Snack Program

Clubs

  • ​Variety of ECO Initiative clubs including classroom ECO Dectives, Indoor and Outdoor Green Teams, Anti-Idling
  • Choir
  • Glee Club
  • Homework Clun (during lunch recess)
  • PROP's
  • Big Brothers / Big Sisters After School Homework Club
  • Circle of Friends

Before and After School Programs

  • YMCA Before and After School Program
  • Mad Science (fall only)
  • Variety of inter-school athletics

Curriculum Focus

​We are committed to enabling all students to reach their potential, and to succeed.  Our challenge is that every student is unique and each must have opportunities to achieve success according to his ofr her own interests, abilities and goals.  We have set high expectations and standards for our students, while introducing a range of options that allow students to learn in different ways.  We are very proud that our students regularly place among our board's best. 

Environmental Focus

​At St. Andrew Catholic School, we are proud to proclaim and put into practice our collective role as stewards of the earth.  The variety of recycling strategies, ways of reusing materials and diverting waste from landfill have become a major focus for staff and students.  Our efforts have allowed us to achieve Gold status in the ECO School Certification program.  We have been featured in a number of newspaper articles and publications related to the number of environmental initiatives and our successes.

Parent Community Involvement

​St. Andrew Catholic School is very fortunate to have a parent community that is very involved in the life of the school and in the education of their children.  Parent volunteers allow our school to have activites and programs such as Tree of Light, Family BBQ, All-Star Reading, Treat Lunch, trip supervisors and more.

Our Catholic School Council is actively involved in the life of the school and supports the funding of curriculum initiatives.  Our annual Halloween Dance-A-Thon is our major fundraiser.

Community Use of the School

​St. Andrew Catholic School is regularly used by the community for various sports and community activities.

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St. Andrew Elementary School
Location map 145 Millbank Drive
Oakville , Ontario L6H 6G3
Phone : 905-257-7102
Fax : 905-257-7104
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Parish

St. Michael Parish

Principal

Anthony Ceelen

Vice Principal

Paul Deoni
Sheila Trudell

Secretary

Sheila Trudell

Superintendent

Lorrie Naar

School Council Members

J. Allore
L. Cipparrone
H. Comerford
A. Custodio
N. DiPerna
S. English
T. Harche
N. Harrison
R. O'Brien
T. Rego
T. Ceelen
P. Deoni
D. Glumac-Hutchison
J. Murphy
P. Thomson

Director of Education

Michael W Pautler

Trustee

​Alice Anne LeMay
Anthony Danko
Paul Marai
Ed Viana

Students

​710

Elementary School

Bell Times

8:45 am
8:50 am
11:20 am
12:50 pm
3:20 pm
3:35 pm
8:45 am
8:50 am
11:20 am
12:50 pm
3:20 pm
3:35 pm

Facilities

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Our Vision

The Halton Catholic District School Board is a model learning community, widely recognized as distinctively Catholic, providing exceptional education, while nurturing the call to love and serve as a people of faith, living out God's plan.

Our Mission

​The Halton Catholic District School Board, in partnership with home and Church, is dedicated to providing excellence in Catholic education by developing Christ-centred individuals enabled to transform society.

Our Governing Values

At the Halton Catholic District School Board we know that:

  • our school community exists to foster and exemplify Catholic values;
  • the education of our students is a necessary investment in society;
  • education is a lifelong process that fosters the worth of the individual;
  • education is a process involving a partnership of students, home, school, Church and community;
  • the education of everyone toward their fullest potential creates a better future;
  • an effective learning environment fosters in each student a sense of unique value, self-esteem and importance to society;
  • dedicated teachers and staff ensure a positive and caring learning environment enabling students to reach their full potential;
  • the ability to understand, manage and direct change is essential to success; and
  • we are accountable to the community for the effective management of our resources.