Halton Catholic District School Board: About Our Board

About Our Board

The Halton Catholic District School Board provides quality Catholic education to more than 29,000 students at 40 elementary and 8 secondary schools in the communities of Burlington, Halton Hills, Milton and Oakville. Instruction is offered from Junior Kindergarten to Grade 12 and through the Continuing Education Services and Adult Learning Centre campuses in Oakville and Burlington to students of all ages.

As part of a comprehensive curriculum, our schools provide Religion and Family Life Education and offer all the programs mandated by the Ministry of Education. French as a Second Language (core French program) is offered daily to all pupils in Grades 4 - 8. French Immersion is offered as an optional program to interested students in designated English language schools beginning at the Grade 5 level. Extended French is offered as a continuation of the elementary French Immersion program at all of our secondary schools where a sufficient enrolment warrants it. English-as-a-Second-Language program support is provided to eligible students in elementary and secondary schools.

The Board provides special education programs and services to support identified special needs students within the most enabling setting possible, usually within the regular classroom.

Board Vision Statement

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.

The Board's new Vision Statement, which was approved at the September 15, 2009 Regular Board Meeting, will serve as the foundation in providing direction and purpose for the development and implementation of the Strategic Plan. Beginning in September, 2009, the Halton Catholic District School Board has undertaken a Strategic Planning Renewal Process.This process will initiate the engagement and active participation of all of the Board's community partners, as our Catholic school community renews its collective commitment to the Board's Mission and Vision of Catholic education. For more information about the Board's Strategic Planning and Renewal Process, please click here.

Board Mission Statement

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.

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.

ol community exists to foster and exemplify Catholic values

Servant Leadership

Our Board endorses a leadership model known as servant leadership, and it applies at all levels from the most senior positions, as well as to student leaders. The essence of servant leadership is the expectation that leaders embrace a strong sense of service, of collegiality, of vision, of co-responsibility, of accountability, and a commitment to ongoing personal professional growth and to the development of the Catholic community and the community at large.