Niagara Catholic District School Board
The Niagara Catholic District School Board (Niagara Catholic or NCDSB, previously known as English-language Separate District School Board No. 50 prior to 1999[1]) is the publicly funded Catholic school board in the Regional Municipality of Niagara which is located in Ontario Canada supporting the municipalities of Fort Erie, Grimsby, Lincoln & West Lincoln, Niagara Falls, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Pelham, Port Colborne, St. Catharines, Thorold, Wainfleet and Welland. Its head office, the Catholic Education Centre, is located in Welland, Ontario, Canada.
| Niagara Catholic District School Board | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
| 427 Rice Road , Ontario, L3C 7C1 Canada | |
| Motto | Nurturing Souls and Building Minds |
| Chair of the board | Frank Fera |
| Director of education | John Crocco |
| Other information | |
| Website | www |
The board consists of 49 elementary schools, 8 secondary schools, and a number of other education & administrative centres in the 12 aforementioned area municipalities that make up the Niagara Region. The Niagara Catholic District School Board serves over 24,000 students (elementary, secondary, adult education & summer) each year. Niagara Catholic is governed by a board of 8 elected trustees.[2]
History
In January, 1997 the Minister of Education and Training for the Province of Ontario announced that, as part of its plan to restructure the education system in Ontario, the number of school boards in the province would be reduced from 129 to 66 and replaced by new “District” school boards, effective January 1, 1998.
As part of the amalgamation of school boards, the Welland County Roman Catholic Separate School Board and the Lincoln County Roman Catholic Separate School Board became the Niagara Catholic District School Board, on January 1, 1998.
The Niagara Catholic District School Board covers an area of 1868 sq. km and is responsible for providing Catholic education to approximately 22,500 students in the Niagara Region.
On June 15, 2010 the Niagara Catholic District School Board approved a new Mission Statement for Niagara Catholic.
Niagara Catholic’s first mission statement was introduced shortly after the amalgamation of the former Welland and Lincoln County Roman Catholic Separate School Boards in 1998. The mission statement was the result of a planning process that involved more than 100 representatives of Catholic education who came together to begin the process for the newly established Niagara Catholic District School Board.
In the fall of 2008, Niagara Catholic initiated a two-year Vision 2020 strategic planning process. More than 4,700 stakeholders, including students, staff, parents, religious, Catholic School Councils, organizations and members of the Catholic community were invited to participate and provide input through 160 discovery sessions. Data from the discovery sessions was then analyzed by more than 80 participants at a strategic planning summit. Recommendations from the discovery sessions and the summit included re-writing the mission statement, a series of vision statements and the strategic directions for Niagara Catholic. On May 25, 2010, the Board approved the vision statements, the strategic directions and a recommendation to vet a new mission statement. The revised mission statement was vetted to all stakeholders prior to being submitted to the Board for consideration on June 15, 2010.
Eleven years after introducing its first mission statement, on June 15, 2010, as part of the Board’s Vision 2020 strategic plan, the Niagara Catholic District School Board approved the new mission statement.
Secondary schools
| School Name | Street Address | Municipality | Postal Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blessed Trinity Catholic Secondary School | 145 Livingston Avenue | Grimsby | L3M 5J6 |
| Denis Morris Catholic High School | 40 Glen Morris Drive | St. Catharines | L2T 2M9 |
| Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School | 460 Linwell Road | St. Catharines | L2M 2P9 |
| Lakeshore Catholic High School | 150 Janet Street | Port Colborne | L3K 2E7 |
| Notre Dame College School | 64 Smith Street | Welland | L3C 4H4 |
| St. Francis Catholic Secondary School | 541 Lake Street | St. Catharines | L2N 4H7 |
| Saint Michael Catholic High School | 8699 McLeod Road | Niagara Falls | L2E 6S5 |
| Saint Paul Catholic High School | 384 Windermire Road | Niagara Falls | L2J 2Y5 |
Elementary schools
| School | Grade | Municipality | Family of School |
| Alexander Kuska | ELKP-8 | Welland | Notre Dame |
| Assumption | ELKP-8 | St. Catharines | Holy Cross |
| Canadian Martyrs | ELKP-8 | St. Catharines | Holy Cross |
| Cardinal Newman | ELKP-8 | Niagara Falls | Saint Paul |
| Father Hennepin | ELKP-8 | Niagara Falls | Saint Michael |
| Holy Name | ELKP-8 | Welland | Notre Dame |
| Loretto Catholic | ELKP-8 | Niagara Falls | Saint Michael |
| Mary Ward | ELKP-8 | Niagara Falls | Saint Paul |
| Monsignor Clancy | 4-8 | Thorold | Denis Morris |
| Mother Teresa | ELKP-8 | St. Catharines | Saint Francis |
| Notre Dame | ELKP-8 | Niagara Falls | Saint Paul |
| Our Lady of Fatima | ELKP-8 | Grimsby | Blessed Trinity |
| Our Lady of Fatima | ELKP-8 | St. Catharines | Holy Cross |
| Our Lady of Mount Carmel | ELKP-8 | Niagara Falls | Saint Michael |
| Our Lady of Victory | ELKP-8 | Fort Erie | Lakeshore Catholic |
| Sacred Heart | ELKP-8 | Niagara Falls | Saint Michael |
| St. Alexander | ELKP-8 | Pelham | Notre Dame |
| St. Alfred | ELKP-8 | St. Catharines | Holy Cross |
| St. Andrew | ELKP-8 | Welland | Notre Dame |
| St. Ann | ELKP-8 | Pelham | Notre Dame |
| St. Ann | ELKP-8 | St. Catharines | Saint Francis |
| St. Anthony | ELKP-8 | St. Catharines | Denis Morris |
| St. Augustine | ELKP-8 | Welland | Notre Dame |
| St. Charles | ELKP-3 | Thorold | Denis Morris |
| St. Christopher | ELKP-8 | St. Catharines | Denis Morris |
| St. Denis | ELKP-8 | St. Catharines | Saint Francis |
| St. Edward | ELKP-8 | Lincoln & W. Lincoln | Blessed Trinity |
| St. Elizabeth | ELKP-8 | Wainfleet | Lakeshore Catholic |
| St. Gabriel Lalemant | ELKP-8 | Niagara Falls | Saint Paul |
| St. George | ELKP-8 | Fort Erie | Lakeshore Catholic |
| St. James | ELKP-8 | St. Catharines | Saint Francis |
| St. John | ELKP-8 | Lincoln & W. Lincoln | Blessed Trinity |
| St. John Bosco | ELKP-8 | Port Colborne | Lakeshore Catholic |
| St. Joseph | ELKP-8 | Fort Erie | Lakeshore Catholic |
| St. Joseph | ELKP-8 | Grimsby | Blessed Trinity |
| St. Kevin | ELKP-8 | Welland | Notre Dame |
| St. Mark | ELKP-8 | Lincoln & W. Lincoln | Blessed Trinity |
| St. Martin | ELKP-8 | Lincoln & W. Lincoln | Blessed Trinity |
| St. Mary | ELKP-8 | Niagara Falls | Saint Paul |
| St. Mary | ELKP-8 | Welland | Notre Dame |
| St. Michael | ELKP-8 | Niagara-on-the-Lake | Holy Cross |
| St. Nicholas | ELKP-8 | St. Catharines | Denis Morris |
| St. Patrick | ELKP-8 | Niagara Falls | Saint Paul |
| St. Patrick | ELKP-8 | Port Colborne | Lakeshore Catholic |
| St. Peter | ELKP-8 | St. Catharines | Denis Morris |
| St. Philomena | ELKP-8 | Fort Erie | Lakeshore Catholic |
| St. Theresa | ELKP-8 | St. Catharines | Denis Morris |
| St. Therese | ELKP-8 | Port Colborne | Lakeshore Catholic |
| St. Vincent de Paul | ELKP-8 | Niagara Falls | Saint Paul |
See also
References
- "Ontario Regulation 107/08". e-Laws. Government of Ontario. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
- "Trustees". Niagara Catholic District School Board. Retrieved 2 November 2018.