Our School
At St. Teresa of Calcutta Catholic School, we are called to celebrate and nurture the God-given talents of each student as we serve with excellence in the light of Christ. We recognize our call to love and serve from our Master teacher Jesus Christ, and we are committed to creating a Catholic learning community under the protection of Mother Mary.
The Catholic Graduate Expectations are our foundation as we strive for academic excellence and the acknowledgement of those who achieve it. We recognize God as the source of all life and actively work to focus on social issues within our local and global communities.
Patron Saint
Our patron saint is Agnes Bojaxhui, who was born on August 27, 1910, to parents who were said to be unfailingly charitable to the poor. After taking her preliminary vows as a Sister of Loreto at the age of 18, she taught Geography at St. Mary's High School for girls. In 1937, she became Principal of St. Mary's and took the name "Mother Teresa."
In 1948, Mother Teresa became the first Catholic nun in 300 years to be allowed to work outside the convent. She began her missionary work among India's poor and homeless, and in 1952, opened a home for the dying called Mirmal Hriday (Pure Heart). A year later, she opened an orphanage. In her long life of service, Mother Teresa was responsible for the creation of more than 445 Missionaries of Charity houses, providing shelter for the homeless, food for the starving, medicine for the sick and comfort for the dying in nearly one hundred countries worldwide. She was beatified on October 20, 2003. On September 4, 2016 Mother Teresa was canonized by Pope Francis at the Vatican in Rome. Her Catholic saint name is St. Teresa of Calcutta.
Our faith
Students embrace the Catholic Church's renewed efforts to meet the spiritual needs of today's society, as witnesses to the Gospel values in their everyday lives. Yes, Catholic schools are different. Each student in our Catholic learning community embodies excellence and equity by embracing the Ontario Catholic School Graduate Expectations - to be:
- A discerning believer;
- An effective communicator;
- A reflective, creative and holistic thinker;
- A self-directed, responsible lifelong learner;
- A collaborative contributor;
- A caring family member; and
- A responsible citizen.
Family of schools
St. Teresa of Calcutta Catholic School belongs to the Notre Dame Catholic Secondary family of schools. From time to time, our students will visit Notre Dame Catholic Secondary School for plays, presentations or to tour the school if they are transitioning to secondary school.
Our intermediate students also have opportunities to work in collaboration with secondary students on assignments such as media studies or robotics.