Halton Catholic District School Board
The Halton Catholic District School Board serves over 37,000 students at its 46 elementary schools, 9 secondary schools and 3 continuing education facilities. The HCDSB serves the communities of Burlington, Halton Hills, Milton, and Oakville, with the main Board office located in Burlington, Ontario, Canada.
The Halton Catholic District School Board is the Catholic school board for the Halton region.
History
The Halton Catholic District School Board traces its roots back to 1856 when the founder Robin Smith and Father Morgan Rex-Ryan founded St. Mary's School – the first Catholic elementary school in Oakville to establish education programs for Catholic children in the town of Oakville. A separate school zone was formally established in 1856, in which the Oakville Separate School Board was constituted. Under provincial legislation, separate school zones were later formed in Burlington, Georgetown and Milton.As part of a province-wide restructuring of school boards initiated by then Minister of Education Bill Davis, Halton's separate school boards were merged to form the Halton County Roman Catholic Separate School Board, which came into effect on January 1, 1969. As a result of the formation of the Regional Municipality of Halton in 1974, it became the "Halton Roman Catholic Separate School Board", and its jurisdiction was extended to the entire Region.
In the years following amalgamation, the Board witnessed, not only the physical growth of its English language schools, but also the development of French language schools, and the eventual establishment of a French Language Section of the Board to govern the three French-language schools in 1986.
In the late 1970s, the school board ventured into the area of secondary education, and, assisted by the legislative provision for full funding to Ontario's Catholic secondary schools in 1986, established five secondary schools, later adding four more:
| Initially | Later schools |
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In 1986, the new department of Continuing Education Services was created, which first operated out of a portable classroom at the Board's Drury Lane Catholic Education Centre.
Over the same years, the Board dealt with unprecedented growthparticularly in the southern half of Halton Regionculminating in increased demands on the education system and numerous changes in the education field itself.
As part of the province-wide restructuring of Ontario's school boards as a consequence of the passage of the Fewer School Boards Act, 1997, the Board's schools were transferred to the following new bodies:
- the English-language Separate District School Board No. 46, and
- the French-language Separate District School Board No. 64.
About the Board
The Halton Catholic District School Board provides educational services to over 37,000 students of all ages, in 46 elementary schools, 9 high schools, and three continuing education facilities.Board of Trustees
- Chair of the Board,Vincent Iantomasi
- Vice-Chair of the Board, Marvin Duarte
- Brenda Agnew
- Tim O'Brien
- Janet O'Hearn-Czarnota
- Patrick Murphy
- Peter DeRosa
- Nancy Guzzo
- Helena Karabela
Student Trustees
As required by the Ontario Ministry of Education, the HCDSB keeps three student trustees. The Student Trustees are elected every year by the Student Senate. There are three Student Trustees, one for Oakville, one for Burlington, and one to represent the entirety of North Halton. Student Trustees attend all regular Board Meetings, although their vote is non-binding. They are allowed to voice their opinions on issues important to students in the board. The following students have been elected to serve on the Board.| Term | Trustees |
| 2019-2020 | Malika Bhambra Davin Caratao Dylex Suan |
| 2018-2019 | William Charlebois Denzel Herrero Stephanie Mazza |
| 2017-2018 | Christina Atrach Anamaria Barbul Ingrid Schwecht |
| 2016-2017 | Christina Atrach Ingrid Schwecht Manuela Zapata |
| 2015-2016 | Jackson Brown Chloe Kemeni Manuela Zapata |
| 2014-2015 | Jason Barron Chloe Kemeni Joel Louzado |
| 2013-2014 | Jason Barron Erika Shepherd Maria Thomas Noah Parker Emily Wilson |
| 2011-2012 | Emily Bradley Emma Harper Clarisse Schneider |
| 2010-2011 | Christiane Peric Clarisse Schneider |
| 2009-2010 | Briar Culbert Chelsea Gray Steven Slowka |
| 2008-2009 | Neil Bourque Philip Cockburn Chloé Restivo |
| 2007-2008 | Erin Gamble Teanna Lobo Kelly Medeiros |
| 2006-2007 | Ryan Durran Heather MacKinnon Jaclyn Peluso |
| 2005-2006 | Anthony Luna Amy O'Brien Lindsay Robertson |
Student Senate
The Student Senate is a committee of approximately 80 members designed as an advisory body to the Student Trustees, which in turn relay their concerns or recommendations to regular Board Meetings. Student Senators are picked yearly, through an application process. All students are eligible to apply, with the exception of ninth graders as the application process ends the year before.Schools
Continuing Education
- Thomas Merton Centre for Continuing Education
- Thomas Merton Centre for Continuing Education
- Thomas Merton Centre for Continuing Education
Families of Schools
| City | Secondary School | Associate Elementary Schools |
| Burlington | Assumption CSS |
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| Burlington | Corpus Christi CSS | |
| Burlington | Notre Dame CSS | |
| Oakville | Holy Trinity CSS | |
| Oakville | St. Ignatius of Loyola CSS | |
| Oakville | St. Thomas Aquinas CSS | |
| Milton | Bishop P.F. Reding CSS | |
| Milton | Jean Vanier CSS | |
| Halton Hills | Christ the King CSS |