Our School

At Father Fénelon 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.

We celebrate the diversity within our community with a collaborative approach to learning, in cooperation with parents, the Catholic faith community, and other organizations that recognize the value of our mission. Within the context of Catholic teaching and Sacramental living, our school community strives to demonstrate respect and reverence for all life, thus nurturing a safe, Christian environment for the entire school community.

Fact Facts

Num. of Classrooms: 18

Rated Capacity: 409

Child Care: Yes

Community Facilities: No

Parish: Holy Redeemer Catholic Church

Patron Saint

Father Fénelon Catholic School named after an educator who gave up a life of wealth and comfort to become a priest and missionary. The Durham Catholic District School Board recently approved the consolidation of Holy Redeemer and Our Lady of the Bay Catholic Schools. Following that, a community consultation process involving staff, students, families and the Naming of Schools Committee took place, and the name Father Fénelon Catholic School was chosen for the school, effective this September. Father Fénelon is marked in the board's history as the first educator to set foot in the Greater Toronto Area, and is credited with establishing the first Catholic school in Ontario on the shores of what is now known as Frenchman's Bay. 

Philosophy

As Catholic educators, we live according to our Father's code and to lead our students, by example, to live the basic truths of the gospel message. This is an awesome, yet inspiring challenge which we share with the parents of our young men and women. Children learn what they live. Each day we have the opportunity to teach our students:

• to love by the way we love;
• to be generous by our generosity;
• to be passionate by our compassion; and
• to be forgiving by the way we forgive.