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195 Athabasca St, Oshawa, ON L1H 7J2, Canada
- SCHOOL TYPE: Catholic
- WEBSITE: St John XXIII Catholic School
- SCHOOL LEVEL: Pre-Kindergarten, Kindergarten, and Elementary
- GRADES OFFERED: PK - 6
St. John XXIII Catholic School was officially opened and blessed on June 16, 1968, by Monsignor Paul Dwyer, and classes began in September of that year. Situated in the east Oshawa MacKenzie Park neighbourhood, the school was named for Pope John XXIII, who convened the Second Vatican Council (1962-1965). St. John XXIII is affiliated with St. Gertrude Parish, and has long been proud of its positive involvement in the Catholic community throughout its history. Our school continues to strive to meet new challenges and serve our Catholic community as faithfully as ever.
Donevan is in southeast Oshawa, on the eastern boundary. Donevan is a mature, well-established neighbourhood, with plenty of mature trees, green space, and a wooded conservation area along Harmony Creek, as well as generous park lands, and a golf course. This neighbourhood also features a recreation complex, a number of schools, retirement residences, and commercial areas, including restaurants and food stores, in various locations. Homes are older, from roughly the 1960s and up, and in varied styles, including bungalows and split-levels, and there are also townhome complexes. There is good access to Highway 401, which forms Donevan's southern boundary, and King St is a convenient, major artery.