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St. Augustine Catholic High School
{{Infobox school
== Headline text ==
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| name = St. Augustine Catholic High School
Opened in 2001, this [[roman catholic]] high school, located in [[Markham, Ontario]], is one of the most technological schools in [[Canada]] and is part of the [[York Catholic District School Board]]. It currently has an enrollment of around 1200 students and over 60 faculty staff.
| image = St. Augustine Catholic High School, Ontario.jpg
| image_size =
| caption =
| address = 2188 Rodick Road
| city = [[Unionville, Ontario|Markham]]
| province = [[Ontario]]
| postcode = [[Postal codes in Canada|L6C 1S3]]
| country = Canada
| coordinates = {{coord|43|52|31|N|79|21|28|W|region:CA-ON|display=inline,title}}
| schooltype = [[Separate school|Separate]] [[High school#Canada|high school]]
| fundingtype = [[Public school (government funded)|Public]]
| motto = ''Caritas Veritas Unitas''
| motto_translation = Charity, Truth, Unity
| religious_affiliation = [[Catholic school#Canada|Catholic]]
| founded = {{Start date|2001}}
| schoolboard = [[York Catholic District School Board]]
| superintendent = Jennifer Sarna
| trustee = Carol Cotton
| number = 765708<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/sift/schoolProfileSec.asp?SCH_NUMBER=765708 |title= St Augustine Catholic High School (765708)|work= Secondary school profile|publisher= [[Ministry of Education (Ontario)|Ontario Ministry of Education]]|date= 2011-04-01|accessdate= 2012-03-05}}</ref>
| principal = James Cocchetto
| grades_label = [[Education in Canada#Levels in education|Grades]]
| grades = 9-12
| enrolment = 1249 <ref name="Enrollment Information">{{Cite web |url=https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5rFlc8QZqrJMk4yb0JOOURRMXZmN0N0cUNCb3RYelF2ZE5j/view?resourcekey=0-Ob788wEXscxPRUO3Dq4gXA |format=PDF |title=Enrolment Information |page=3 |publisher=York Catholic District School Board |accessdate=2021-12-31 }}</ref>
| enrolment_as_of = October 2020
| language = [[Canadian English|English]]
| colours = {{Color box|#800000|border=darkgray}} Maroon, {{Color box|#FFD700|border=darkgray}} Gold, {{Color box|blue|border=darkgray}} Blue
| team_name = Titans
| homepage = {{URL|http://stau.ycdsb.ca/}} {{URL|http://staugustinechs.ca/}}
}}
'''St. Augustine Catholic High School''' is a [[Separate school|Separate]] [[High school#Canada|high school]] in [[Markham, Ontario|Markham]], [[Ontario]], [[Canada]]. It is a technologically oriented school, is part of the [[York Catholic District School Board]], and opened in 2001. {{As of|2019|09}}, it had an enrolment of 1082 students<ref>{{cite web|url= http://eqaoweb.eqao.com/eqaoweborgprofile/profile.aspx?_Mident=6344&Lang=E|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120128230714/http://eqaoweb.eqao.com/eqaoweborgprofile/profile.aspx?_Mident=6344&Lang=E|url-status= dead|archive-date= 2012-01-28|title= St Augustine (765708)|work= School profile|publisher= [[Education Quality and Accountability Office]]|year= 2011|access-date= 2012-03-05}}</ref> and 80 faculty members. In the [[Fraser Institute|Fraser Institute's]] ''Report Card on Ontario’s Secondary Schools 2019'', the school was ranked 12th out of 739 secondary schools in Ontario with an overall rating of 8.8 out of 10.<ref>{{cite journal|last1= Cowley|first1= Peter|last2= Easton|first2= Stephen|title= Report Card on Ontario's Secondary Schools 2018|journal= Studies in Education Policy|date=2018-02-18|publisher= Fraser Institute|page= 61|url= https://www.fraserinstitute.org/sites/default/files/ontario-secondary-school-rankings-2018.pdf |issn=1707-2395|accessdate= 2019-04-24}}</ref>

Even though St. Augustine CHS has a short history, it has earned itself a distinguished reputation in the York Catholic District School Board as a strong academic school, earning high grades in the grade nine EQAO mathematics and the grade ten OSSLT. Giving many different special programs that set it apart from other high schools in Ontario. Programs like a Specialist High Skills Major (SHSM) Program and the unique [https://www.thinkstem.ca/ STEM +] Focused Laptop Program. The St. Augustine CHS STEM+ Focused Laptop Program is an [[inter-disciplinary]] approach to inquiry and [[problem-based learning]]. It incorporates real-world challenges and the engineering design process to foster critical thinking, creativity, collaboration, and communication skills guided by the traditional principles of Catholic social teachings.

==Curriculum==
Following the Ontario curriculum like other Catholic high schools in the York Catholic District School Board, studies at St. Augustine CHS include: [[Math]], [[Language|English language]] studies, [[Modern Language]] studies, [[Canadian Studies|Canadian]] and world studies, [[Technology]], [[Visual Art]], [[Music|Musical Studies]], [[Religion]], [[Business]], and [[Science]].

==Elementary Feeder Schools==
The term "feeder schools" refers to the Elementary Schools that can populate the High School.
*[https://www.ycdsb.ca/ast/ All Saints Catholic Elementary School]
*[https://www.ycdsb.ca/sjn/ St. Justin Martyr Catholic Elementary School]
*[https://www.ycdsb.ca/sma/ St. Monica Catholic Elementary School]
*[https://www.ycdsb.ca/j23/ Blessed John XXIII Catholic Elementary School]
*[https://www.ycdsb.ca/smw/ St. Matthew Catholic Elementary School]

==See also==
*[[List of high schools in Ontario]]

== Footnotes ==
{{Reflist}}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Entrance to St. Augustine, 2006.jpg|Taken near the front door of the school, November 2006.
File:St. Augustine Catholic High School, Ontario.jpg|An overall picture of the school taken near Rodick Road Parking Lot Entrance
</gallery>

==External links==
{{commons category}}
*{{Official website|http://stau.ycdsb.ca/}}

{{YorkCatholicDistrictSecondarySchools}}
{{Structures in Markham}}
{{Topics in Markham}}

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[[Category:York Catholic District School Board]]
[[Category:High schools in the Regional Municipality of York]]
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[[Category:Education in Markham, Ontario]]
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Latest revision as of 06:44, 27 September 2023

St. Augustine Catholic High School
Address
Map
2188 Rodick Road

Markham
,
Ontario
,
L6C 1S3

Canada
Coordinates43°52′31″N 79°21′28″W / 43.87528°N 79.35778°W / 43.87528; -79.35778
Information
School typePublic, Separate high school
MottoCaritas Veritas Unitas
(Charity, Truth, Unity)
Religious affiliation(s)Catholic
Founded2001 (2001)
School boardYork Catholic District School Board
SuperintendentJennifer Sarna
Area trusteeCarol Cotton
School number765708[1]
PrincipalJames Cocchetto
Grades9-12
Enrolment1249 [2] (October 2020)
LanguageEnglish
Colour(s)  Maroon,   Gold,   Blue
Team nameTitans
Websitestau.ycdsb.ca staugustinechs.ca

St. Augustine Catholic High School is a Separate high school in Markham, Ontario, Canada. It is a technologically oriented school, is part of the York Catholic District School Board, and opened in 2001. As of September 2019, it had an enrolment of 1082 students[3] and 80 faculty members. In the Fraser Institute's Report Card on Ontario’s Secondary Schools 2019, the school was ranked 12th out of 739 secondary schools in Ontario with an overall rating of 8.8 out of 10.[4]

Even though St. Augustine CHS has a short history, it has earned itself a distinguished reputation in the York Catholic District School Board as a strong academic school, earning high grades in the grade nine EQAO mathematics and the grade ten OSSLT. Giving many different special programs that set it apart from other high schools in Ontario. Programs like a Specialist High Skills Major (SHSM) Program and the unique STEM + Focused Laptop Program. The St. Augustine CHS STEM+ Focused Laptop Program is an inter-disciplinary approach to inquiry and problem-based learning. It incorporates real-world challenges and the engineering design process to foster critical thinking, creativity, collaboration, and communication skills guided by the traditional principles of Catholic social teachings.

Curriculum[edit]

Following the Ontario curriculum like other Catholic high schools in the York Catholic District School Board, studies at St. Augustine CHS include: Math, English language studies, Modern Language studies, Canadian and world studies, Technology, Visual Art, Musical Studies, Religion, Business, and Science.

Elementary Feeder Schools[edit]

The term "feeder schools" refers to the Elementary Schools that can populate the High School.

See also[edit]

Footnotes[edit]

  1. ^ "St Augustine Catholic High School (765708)". Secondary school profile. Ontario Ministry of Education. 2011-04-01. Retrieved 2012-03-05.
  2. ^ "Enrolment Information" (PDF). York Catholic District School Board. p. 3. Retrieved 2021-12-31.
  3. ^ "St Augustine (765708)". School profile. Education Quality and Accountability Office. 2011. Archived from the original on 2012-01-28. Retrieved 2012-03-05.
  4. ^ Cowley, Peter; Easton, Stephen (2018-02-18). "Report Card on Ontario's Secondary Schools 2018" (PDF). Studies in Education Policy. Fraser Institute: 61. ISSN 1707-2395. Retrieved 2019-04-24.

Gallery[edit]

  • Taken near the front door of the school, November 2006.
    Taken near the front door of the school, November 2006.
  • An overall picture of the school taken near Rodick Road Parking Lot Entrance
    An overall picture of the school taken near Rodick Road Parking Lot Entrance

External links[edit]

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