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School Year Calendar 2023-2024
Please find this year’s school calendar as found on the YCDSB website.
Update on the YCDSB’s Multi-Year Financial Recovery Plan
Dear Members of the YCDSB Catholic learning community,
The Board of Trustees and the Senior Staff Team are writing to thank you for your ongoing support and input into the YCDSB’s Multi-Year Financial Recovery Plan (MYFRP) and to provide an update on its implementation.
The MYFRP report recently presented at our August Board meeting, communicated that the
... Continue reading "Update on the YCDSB’s Multi-Year Financial Recovery Plan"SBA is Going to Quebec City and Montreal!
Join us on October 8th at 6:30pm to learn more about an exciting opportunity for students to travel to Quebec City and Montreal. A very special highlight is a visit to St. Joseph’s Oratory, the culmination of the life’s work of St. Brother Andre! This is the 15th anniversary of his canonization and our school has never travelled to this site before. The excursion is ... Continue reading "SBA is Going to Quebec City and Montreal!"
Be Like Carlo! Special Event Coming Soon…
From October 17-19, in partnership with the team from Blessed Frederic Ozanam parish, St. Brother Andre CHS will be hosting a exhibition about the life of St. Carlo Acutis, a newly canonized saint of the Catholic Church. In addition, we have the privilege of hosting first degree relics that will be available for veneration. During the day on October 17th, students will have the opportunity ... Continue reading "Be Like Carlo! Special Event Coming Soon…"
SBA’s Annual Terry Fox Walk
St. Brother Andre is a proud supporter of the Terry Fox Foundation, just like thousands of schools across Canada. The annual Terry Fox Run/Walk has become a much-loved Canadian tradition in support of cancer research. So many of us have been impacted by this disease. Please join us in honouring 45th years of important fundraising and research.
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SBA’s Commitment to Truth and Reconciliation
St. Brother Andre CHS is a proud supporter of the Orange Shirt Society. The Orange Shirt Society works tirelessly to raise awareness and provide educational opportunities to broaden understanding about the legacy of residential schools and how Canadians can move forward in the true spirit of Truth and Reconciliation. On September 30th, our school community will come together in solidarity with Indigenous ... Continue reading "SBA’s Commitment to Truth and Reconciliation"
Board News
International Day for the Eradication of Poverty Fundraiser
On Friday, October 17, our schools will join people from around the world in marking the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. As a Catholic learning community, we are called to be the hands of Christ in our community.
To answer this call, the York Catholic District School Board (YCDSB) has started the annual tradition of fundraising on the
... Continue reading "International Day for the Eradication of Poverty Fundraiser"P.A. Day Disclosure: Friday, October 24, 2025
Friday, October 24, 2025, will be a P.A. Day at York Catholic District School Board (YCDSB) elementary and secondary schools.
In accordance with the Ministry of Education’s Regulation 304, “School Year Calendar, Professional Activity Days,” the YCDSB is providing the following summary of staff activities.
YCDSB P.A. Day: Friday, October 24, 2025
In the
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This fall, the York Catholic District School Board will host a series of in-person high school open houses for parents and graduating elementary school students starting secondary school next September. All Grade 8 students and their parents who reside in York Region, as well as Grade 6-8 students and their parents who reside in the towns of Georgina and Whitchurch-Stouffville,
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