Ottawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of southern Ontario.  Ottawa borders Gatineau, Quebec, located on the north bank of the Ottawa River; together they form the National Capital Region (NCR).

The 2006 census had the city's population as 812,129, and the metropolitan population as 1,130,761. In 2009, Ottawa-Gatineau's population was estimated at 1,220,674.  Mercer ranked Ottawa with the second highest quality of living of any in the Americas, and 14th highest in the world.  It was also considered the second cleanest city in Canada, and third cleanest city in the world.

The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board is the largest school board in Ottawa and offers students and parents a world of choice for education, growth, and achievement. Our 147 schools offer a wide range of programs to promote learning excellence and meet the individual needs of students, parents, and the community at large.

All of our schools are teaching communities where our principals, vice-principals, teachers, and support staff nurture and challenge students to achieve their best in academics, the arts, athletics, and technology.

Everyone Is Welcome Here

We value, embrace, and encourage diversity in our schools believing that it builds a stronger community and contributes to learning and growth. We are proud to teach, live, and share the things that we have in common while celebrating what makes us unique.

Your Child Is Safe with Us

We Celebrate Success

The Ottawa Catholic School Board has 80 schools serving students across the City of Ottawa.  There are 63 elementary schools, 2 intermediate schools and 15 high schools. We also have 1 adult high school and 4 adult education centres. There are approximately 39,000 students in the Board, receiving quality Catholic education guided by a professional staff of more than 2,400 teachers, department heads, vice-principals, principals, consultants and coordinators. For over a century, parents have entrusted their children to local Catholic schools, confident that they would be receiving a distinctive education with a special emphasis on spiritual growth.

We offer students at our community schools a comprehensive Junior Kindergarten to Grade 12 program, which includes an extensive French Language program, English as a Second Language, Special Education, Physical Education and the Arts. A comprehensive Safe Schools Policyis in place because we believe that students, parents, staff and members of the community have the right to expect schools to be safe and free of violence. Our goal is to enable students to reach their full potential spiritually, intellectually, physically, socially and emotionally. The outstanding extracurricular activities offered at our elementary and secondary schools build confidence and self-esteem in students and create school spirit. We offer a state-of-the-art technology program, which includes computer labs in every school, computers in every classroom and an excellent computer-to-student ratio.

Early Learning Services (formerly Child Care Services) are operated by an independent child care corporation. Full fee and subsidized spaces are available at several of our schools. Transportationis provided to all eligible kindergarten, elementary and high school students - as well as safe transportation of special needs students. The Board also operates St. Nicholas Adult High Schooland annually graduates more than 100 students. Our Continuing and Community Education Department offers more than 300 courses throughout the City of Ottawa, including those of general interest, English as a Second Language, and International Languages. 

Public education in French: an unlimited passport to a better world!

Serving over 12,400 students in 37 French elementary and secondary schools, distributed in eastern Ontario, representing a territory with an area of ​​40,319 square kilometers, the CEPEO welcomes all students seeking a high quality education in French.

In addition to support our students towards academic success, we offer them the educational and cultural activities, each more challenging than others, to enrich their way to school, increase their sense of belonging while preparing young people to become compassionate, committed and bilingual.

L'éducation publique de langue française : un passeport sans limites pour un monde meilleur!

Desservant plus de 12 400 élèves francophones dans 37 écoles élémentaires et secondaires, réparties dans l'Est ontarien, représentant un territoire d'une superficie de 40 319 km carrés, le CEPEO accueille tous les élèves à la recherche d'une éducation de haute qualité en langue française.

En plus d'accompagner nos élèves sur la voie de la réussite scolaire, nous offrons à ces derniers des activités éducatives et culturelles, plus stimulantes les unes que les autres, qui viendront enrichir leur passage à l'école, renforcer leur sentiment d'appartenance tout en les préparant à devenir de jeunes citoyens empathiques, engagés et bilingues.

Our vision:  A leader in education recognized for the excellence of its schools, its hospitality, its innovation and community involvement.

Our Mission:  To equip each student for academic achievement, personal development, citizenship and commitment to the catholicity and the Francophonie

Our Credo:  We believe that every student can succeed if we give time and support needed.

Our Guarantee:  We are committed to doing whatever it takes to provide each student with the supervision and the support it needs to succeed.

The coaching, lived every day.

The support for every talent and ability to perform.

Notre vision:  Un chef de file en éducation reconnu pour l'excellence de ses écoles, son accueil, ses innovations et son implication dans la communauté.

Notre Mission:  Outiller chaqueélève pour sa réussite scolaire, son épanouissement personnel, sa citoyenneté et son engagement dans la catholicité et la francophonie.

Notre Credo:  Nous croyons que chaque élève peut réussir si nous lui donnons le temps et l'appui nécessaires.

Notre Garantie:  Nous sommes résolus à faire tout ce qu'il faut pour fournir à chaqueélève l'encadrement et l'accompagnement nécessaires à sa réussite.

L'encadrement, un vécu de tous les jours.

L'accompagnement, pour que chaque talent et aptitude se réalisent.