Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board

All elementary schools of the Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board will be open for registration from 9am to 12pm on Tuesday, August 26, 2025. Secondary students can also register in-person at their home school throughout the summer period. Secondary schools are open Monday to Friday, from 9am to 3pm.

Friends, as we resume Ordinary Time, it’s appropriate that we’re looking at a portrait of the Church, because we’re coming back, if you want, to the ordinary work of the Church up and down the ages to the present day. Our Gospel from the tenth chapter of Luke gives us our marching orders...

If students learn differently, then maybe they pray differently. That’s the takeaway from Elementary Religion and Family Life Consultant Carmelina Biundo’s Passion for Prayer Day. This special day is dedicated to prayer, reflection, and faith formation, inviting students to encounter prayer in new and meaningful ways to experience God’s loving and powerful presence.

Hamilton Public Health Services is offering community vaccination clinics throughout summer 2025 to help students and families stay up to date on routine immunizations.

Bishop Tonnos Catholic Secondary School’s Daniel Puglisi has been named a Schulich Leader Scholarship recipient, earning a prestigious $120,000 scholarship to pursue an undergraduate degree in engineering at McMaster University. The Schulich Leader Scholarship is Canada’s most coveted undergraduate STEM scholarship...

As of June 2025, Ontario is experiencing a large measles outbreak, with over 2,000 reported cases since last October. Measles is a serious, highly contagious disease that can lead to severe illness—especially in infants and young children. Vaccination is the most effective way to protect your family. Two doses of a measles-containing vaccine are nearly 100% effective and are available for free through your health care provider, walk-in clinics, or Hamilton Public Health clinics.

As we close another school year, I want to thank our students and staff for your dedication, faith, and care. You are the heart of our schools, and your efforts continue to reflect the mission of Catholic education in all you do. To our graduates – congratulations! We are proud of all you’ve accomplished and send our prayers as you begin this exciting new chapter.

“If the only prayer you ever say in your life is ‘thank you,’ it will be enough.” With those words by Meister Eckhart, spoken by Lorena Madalena, Executive Assistant to the Chairperson, the Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board community gathered in gratitude on Wednesday, June 18, 2025, for a Mass of Thanksgiving honouring Patrick J. Daly.

On June 18, St. James the Apostle Catholic Elementary School proudly hosted the Special Olympics: a day filled with joy, energy and unforgettable memories. Organized by Special Education Resource Teacher Antonella Gattulli and Principal Elena Minicucci, students took part in a range of fun and inclusive activities, from football throwing and cornhole to basketball and soccer.