Wellington Catholic District School Board

Wellington Catholic District School Board
Location
Guelph, Ontario, Canada Wellington County Fergus Elora Erin Mount Forest Arthur Guelph Canada
Coordinates	43°32′52″N 80°14′51″W / 43.54770°N 80.24757°WCoordinates: 43°32′52″N 80°14′51″W / 43.54770°N 80.24757°W
District information
Superintendent	Education: Allan Asselin Corporate Services: Tracy McLennan Human resources: Brian Capovillal[1]
Chair of the board	Marino L. Gazzola[2]
Director of education	Tamara Nugent[3]
Schools	17 elementary schools[4] 4 secondary schools[5]
Budget	CA$95.4mil[6] million (2014)
Students and staff
Students	8000 elementary students and secondary students[7]
Other information
Elected trustees[8]	Marino L. Gazzola (Chair) Sebastien DalBo (Vice-Chair) Cassandra Chornoboy Vikki F. Dupuis Andrew Finoro Joe Tersigni
Student trustees	Madison Hooper - St. John Bosco Ryan Fazzari - Bishop Macdonell Jonathan Parkes -Saint James William Mederios - Our Lady of Lourdes

The Wellington Catholic District School Board is a school board in Ontario, Canada, serving the students of the City of Guelph and Wellington County. There are 4 high schools and 17 elementary schools serving roughly 8000 students.

History

The Wellington Catholic District School Board is the successor to The Wellington Catholic Separate School Board, which was established in the mid 1960s.

Mission statement

"To continue to build a vibrant Catholic community committed to the celebration of each individual by fostering a love of learning, through quality educational experiences, enabling all to respond in a Christian way to the challenges of life."

Program

Wellington Catholic provides education from junior kindergarten to grade 12.

The kindergarten program ensures students have a good foundation for the challenges of grade one. The Board also provides early literacy programs to support children in grades 1 through 3. Full Day Kindergarten is available at all elementary Catholic schools.

Schools

County Elementary Schools

• St. John Catholic School, Arthur
• St. John Brebeuf Catholic School, Erin
• St. Joseph Catholic School, Fergus
• St. Mary Catholic School, Elora
• St. Mary Catholic School, Mount Forest

Guelph’s Elementary Schools

• Holy Rosary Catholic School
• Holy Trinity Catholic School
• Mary Phelan Catholic School
• Sacred Heart Catholic School
• St. Francis of Assisi Catholic School
• St. Ignatius of Loyola Catholic School
• St. John Catholic School
• St. Joseph Catholic School
• St. Michael Catholic School
• St. Patrick Catholic School
• St. Paul Catholic School
• St. Peter Catholic School

Secondary Schools - City of Guelph

• Bishop Macdonell Catholic High School
• Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic High School
• Saint James Catholic High School
• St. John Bosco

Former Schools

• Sacred Heart Catholic School, Kenilworth
• St. Bernadette Catholic School, Guelph
• St. Stanislaus Catholic School, Guelph
• Former Bishop Macdonell Catholic High School, Downtown Guelph

See also

• List of school districts in Ontario
• List of high schools in Ontario

References

1. "Superintendents". Wellington Catholic District School Board. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
2. "Trustee Contact". Wellington Catholic District School Board. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
3. "Wellington Catholic school board selects next director". Guelph Mercury. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
4. "Elementary Schools 2013-2014". Wellington Catholic District School Board. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
5. "Secondary Schools". Wellington Catholic District School Board. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
6. "Consolidated Financial Statements of Wellington Catholic District School Board" (PDF). Wellington Catholic District School Board. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
7. "Director's Annual Report 2004-2005" (PDF). Wellington Catholic District School Board. Retrieved 2006-08-31.
8. "Board Members". Wellington Catholic District School Board. Retrieved 1 April 2015.