St. Augustine Catholic High School, Ontario

St. Augustine Catholic High School
Location
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 typeHigh school
MottoCaritas Veritas Unitas
(Charity, Truth, Unity)
Religious affiliationCatholic
Founded2001 (2001)
School boardYork Catholic District School Board
SuperintendentJennifer Sarna
Area trusteeCarol Cotton
School number765708[1]
PrincipalJames Cocchetto
Grades9–12
Enrolment1705 [2] (September 2025)
LanguageEnglish
Colours  Maroon,   Gold,   White,   Blue
Team nameTitans
Websitestau.ycdsb.ca staugustinechs.ca

St. Augustine Catholic High School (/ɔːˈɡʌstɪn/) is a 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 2025, it had an enrolment of 1705 students[3] and 92 faculty members. In the Fraser Institute's Report Card on Ontario’s Secondary Schools 2025, the school was ranked 6th out of 746 secondary schools in Ontario with an overall rating of 9.6 out of 10.[4]

Despite its short history, St. Augustine CHS has earned itself a distinguished reputation in the York Catholic District School Board as a strong academic institution, earning high grades in the grade 9 EQAO mathematics and the grade 10 OSSLT. It offers many different special programs that set it apart from other high schools in Ontario, featuring programs like a Specialist High Skills Major (SHSM) program and the unique STREAM Focus program. The St. Augustine CHS STREAM Focus 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: mathematics, English language studies, modern language studies, Canadian and world studies, technology, visual arts, musical studies, religion, business, and the sciences.

Elementary feeder schools

The term "feeder schools" refers to the elementary schools from around the area that provide automatic enrolment in the high school.

See also

Footnotes

  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.
  • 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
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