Private schools

Frassati Academy new Catholic option in Halifax

Luke Mandato · August 29, 2025

As students prepare to return to the classrooms, families in Halifax will have a new option for Catholic education with Frassati Academy opening its doors for its inaugural school year.

No denying South Surrey school's Catholicism

Luke Mandato · August 28, 2025

In South Surrey, B.C., St. John Paul II Academy is opening the doors for its inaugural academic year, marking the climax of a 12-year mission toward fostering a space for Catholic education and community.

Super Bowl champ calls Jesuit school a forge of faith

John Knebles · March 21, 2025

Celebrating yet another high school victory in the fall of 2017, Jeremiah Trotter Jr. described how he and his football teammates had dismantled their latest opponent.

Initiative puts students’ faith in action

Luke Mandato · June 15, 2024

A group of students from Toronto's Loretto Abbey Catholic Secondary School was crowned winners of the Youth and Philanthropy Initiative, with their $5,000 award donated to St. Felix Centre in downtown Toronto.

Independent Catholic schools' aim is growth

Ottawa hosts first conference for consortium

Anna Farrow · May 24, 2024

A year ago, Ottawa businessman John Pacheco woke up with a perplexing divine message running through his head: “Get the schools going.”

The future of Catholic education?

Independent schools fill demand for classical studies

Luke Mandato · April 7, 2024

When Sacred Heart Academy opened its doors for the first time last September, it joined a growing number of similar schools feeding demand for a classical Catholic education.