St. Clair Catholic District School Board
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The St. Clair Catholic District School Board manages Catholic
education in the county of Lambton
including the city of Sarnia
as well as in the regional municipality of Chatham-Kent
, in southern Ontario
, Canada
.
The Board manages 30 elementary schools and 3 secondary or high schools. The secondary schools are:
The Board was formed by an amalgamation of the Lambton County Roman Catholic Separate School Board and Kent County Roman Catholic Separate School Board, which took place in 1999.
St. Clair CDSB has announced plans to merge the two Sarnia high schools, tentatively planned for September, 2012. The Board has recommended naming what will be the lone Sarnia Catholic high school St. Patrick's, as the name has 75 years of history in the city. Beginning in September 2010, the Board has also recommended that St. Christopher Secondary carry the name St. Patrick's North Campus, while the old East Street St. Patrick's will be known as the South Campus, to transition the north end school prior to the actual merger. Renaming of schools has been postponed because of overwhelming opposition from current students and parents of St. Christopher school.
Catholic
The word catholic comes from the Greek phrase , meaning "on the whole," "according to the whole" or "in general", and is a combination of the Greek words meaning "about" and meaning "whole"...
education in the county of Lambton
Lambton County, Ontario
Lambton County is a census division of the Canadian province of Ontario. The county is located in Southwestern Ontario. It is bordered on the north by Lake Huron, which flows into the St. Clair River, the county's western border and part of the Canada-United States border. To the south is Lake...
including the city of Sarnia
Sarnia, Ontario
Sarnia is a city in Southern Ontario, Canada . It is the largest city on Lake Huron and is located where the upper Great Lakes empty into the St. Clair River....
as well as in the regional municipality of Chatham-Kent
Chatham-Kent, Ontario
Chatham–Kent is a unitary authority in Southwestern Ontario, Canada. Mostly rural, its centres of population are Blenheim, Chatham, Dresden, Ridgetown, Tilbury and Wallaceburg. Modern Chatham–Kent was created in 1998 by the merger of Kent County and its municipalities.- History :The former city of...
, in southern Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
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The Board manages 30 elementary schools and 3 secondary or high schools. The secondary schools are:
- St Christopher Catholic Secondary School in Sarnia
- St Patrick Catholic High School in Sarnia
- Ursuline CollegeUrsuline College (Chatham)Ursuline College Chatham is a Catholic secondary school in Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada. It is one of three secondary schools in the St. Clair Catholic District School Board , and is one of seven secondary schools located in the regional municipality of Chatham-Kent...
in Chatham
The Board was formed by an amalgamation of the Lambton County Roman Catholic Separate School Board and Kent County Roman Catholic Separate School Board, which took place in 1999.
St. Clair CDSB has announced plans to merge the two Sarnia high schools, tentatively planned for September, 2012. The Board has recommended naming what will be the lone Sarnia Catholic high school St. Patrick's, as the name has 75 years of history in the city. Beginning in September 2010, the Board has also recommended that St. Christopher Secondary carry the name St. Patrick's North Campus, while the old East Street St. Patrick's will be known as the South Campus, to transition the north end school prior to the actual merger. Renaming of schools has been postponed because of overwhelming opposition from current students and parents of St. Christopher school.