Ottawa Catholic School Board
{{Short description|Publicly-funded separate school board in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada}}
{{Infobox school district
| name = Ottawa Catholic School Board
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| logo = Ottawa Catholic School Board logo.jpg
| logo_size = 200px
| motto = Inspired education. Inspiring students
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| established =
| closed =
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| country = Canada
| location = 570 West Hunt Club Road, Ottawa, ON K2G 3R4
| coordinates = {{coord|45|19|57|N|75|43|39|W|region:CA-ON_type:edu|display=inline, title}}
| superintendent =
| free_label = Chair of the Board
| free_text = Mark D. Mullan
| free_label2 = Director of Education
| free_text2 = Mary Donaghy
| free_label3 = Elected trustees
| free_text3 = Mark D. Mullan, Chairperson
Cindy Simpson, Vice-Chairperson
Scott Phelan, Board Trustee
Sandra Moore, Board Trustee
Brian Coburn, Board Trustee
Spencer Warren, Board Trustee
Joanne MacEwan, Board Trustee
Eugene Milito, Board Trustee
Jeremy Wittet, Board Trustee
Luka Luketic-Buyers, Board Trustee
| schools = 84: 75 elementary, 1 intermediate, 20 secondary
| budget = CA$803.5 million (2025-2026)https://www.ocsb.ca/our-board/finance/
| website = {{url|http://www.ocsb.ca/}}
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The Ottawa Catholic School Board (OCSB, known as English-language Separate District School Board No. 53 prior to 1999{{cite web|title=Ontario Regulation 107/08|url=http://www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/html/source/regs/english/2008/elaws_src_regs_r08107_e.htm|work=e-Laws|publisher=Government of Ontario|access-date=15 April 2014}}) is a publicly funded separate school board in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Its headquarters are in the Nepean area of Ottawa."[http://www.ocsb.ca/contact Contact Us]." Ottawa Catholic School Board. Retrieved on December 15, 2014. "The Ottawa Catholic School Board administrative office, the Catholic Education Centre, is located in Nepean, Ontario." and "570 West Hunt Club Road, Nepean, Ontario, Canada K2G 3R4"
It employs approximately 5,000 people part-time and full-time equivalents and operates more than 90 schools in the greater Ottawa area, with a total student population of approximately 50,000.https://www.ocsb.ca/our-board/careers/ Before 2007, the board was known as Ottawa-Carleton Catholic School Board (OCCSB) and its two former boards prior to 1998, Carleton Roman Catholic Separate School Board (CRCSSB) and Ottawa Roman Catholic Separate School Board (ORCSSB).
History
Merging of the former Ottawa and former Carleton Roman Catholic School Boards resulted in the establishment of the Ottawa-Carleton Catholic School Board on January 1, 1998. The board changed its name to the Ottawa Catholic School Board on March 27, 2007, to emphasize the commitment to Catholicity and to reflect the amalgamation of the City of Ottawa.
See also
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Further reading
- "[http://www.ottawacatholicschools.ca/images/recordsmanagement/oc-schools-historical%20document.pdf 150 Years of Catholic Education in Ottawa-Carleton 1856-2006]." ([https://www.webcitation.org/6JfESFKFu?url=http://www.ottawacatholicschools.ca/images/recordsmanagement/oc-schools-historical%20document.pdf Archive])
References
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External links
- [http://www.ocsb.ca/ OCSB website]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20130310075640/http://ocsb.ca/schools/find-your-school/school-directory-home/school-directory OCSB School Zone map]
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