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Ontario Opening New School in Oakville

St. Cecilia Catholic Elementary School will open this Fall, providing students with innovative and modern learning spaces for a high quality education

NEWS

August 30th, 2024

Today, Effie Triantafilopoulos, MPP for Oakville North—Burlington, announced that the new St. Cecilia Catholic Elementary School will be opening its doors to new students in September for the 2024-25 school year. This new school is a part of Ontario’s ongoing commitment to build and improve local schools, with the province providing Halton Catholic District School Board with $24.4 million to build this new school in Oakville.

The new school, located at 420 Threshing Mill Blvd. in north Oakville, will provide 671 elementary spaces for students and their families and is part of Ontario’s commitment to providing about $16 billion to support school construction, renewal and improvement over 10 years. Since 2018, the government has approved or supported the development of over 300 school-related projects including child care, of which more than 100 are actively under construction.

“The completion of the new St. Cecilia Catholic Elementary School in north Oakville is welcome news for our fast-growing community. This investment will ensure families and students have access to a quality learning environment in the years ahead.” – MPP Effie Triantafilopoulos. “Our government, under the leadership of Premier Ford, is investing in innovative and modern learning spaces, so that students will have access to quality education that will equip them with lifelong skills in a safe and healthy environment”.

Additionally, Ontario is taking action to ensure that school board capital assets are used effectively and efficiently to meet the needs of growing communities, support student learning and ensure value for taxpayer dollars. The Better Schools and Student Outcomes Act, 2023 empowers decision-makers to build modern schools faster by better utilizing school capacity, reducing barriers for school boards to facilitate agreements for schools in multi-use buildings such as condo towers, and shortening planning time through design standardization when constructing, renovating, or making additions to schools.

“As a mother, I understand that the local school really is the heart of the community, and that it’s so important for young families to have a school that’s close to home,” said Jill Dunlop, Minister of Education. “Our government is listening to parents, which is why we took action, and we are now proud to deliver a new, state-of-the-art St. Cecilia Catholic Elementary School for Oakville families, along with increasing funding, staffing and a back-to-basics focus on reading, writing and math to help ensure students graduate with the fundamental skills they need to succeed.”
“We’re excited to welcome students, families and staff to our brand-new school in North Oakville, St. Cecilia Catholic Elementary School. It is a blessing and an absolute privilege to welcome new families who wish to instill in their children the gift of a Catholic education.

We value the continued partnership and ongoing support from MPP Triantafilopoulos, and are grateful for the commitment of the Ministry of Education, through the provision of funding, to help us better serve the growing needs of our thriving Oakville community.” – John Klein, Director of Education at the Halton Catholic District School Board

Quick Facts:

  • Since 2018, the Ontario government has invested more than $3.6 billion in capital construction projects in education, including 139 new schools, 109 additions and renovations to existing facilities, creating more than 98,000 student spaces and over 8,000 new licensed child care spaces.
  • For the 2024-25 school year, the ministry will provide renewal funding of approximately $1.4 billion to school boards to revitalize and renew aged building systems and components.
  • The Better Schools and Student Outcomes Act, 2023 ensures the public education system focuses on what matters most: teaching important life?long skills such as reading, writing and math; improving accountability and transparency for parents and families; maximizing capital assets of boards to support building modern schools faster and better utilizing current school capacity.
  • Ontario secured a $13.2 billion agreement with the federal government that will lower fees for families to an average of $10 a day for children under the age of six under the Canada?wide Early Learning and Child Care system.