Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board

The Medical Officer of Health for the City of Hamilton has initiated a Heat Warning beginning on Sunday, June 22, 2025. Heat Warnings stay in effect until they are cancelled or escalated to an Extended Heat Warning.

Friends, every year we have Trinity Sunday followed by today’s wonderful Solemnity of Corpus Christi—two of the highest theological mysteries of our faith, the Trinity and the Eucharist, back to back. As we reflect today on the Body and Blood of Jesus, I want to explore the deep connection between temple sacrifice, the altar of the cross, and the Mass.

At their June 17, 2025 meeting, the Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board approved a balanced $467 million operating budget and $26.7 million capital budget for 2025-2026. Reflecting six guiding budget pillars and the mission to place Christ at the centre of student learning, the budget prioritizes investments in student and staff mental health, technology (including Grade 9 1:1 devices), special education...

Three Grade 2 students from St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Elementary School earned top honours in April, placing first globally in an international digital math competition. The contest, hosted by Caribou Contests, is a worldwide online platform that offers math-based learning tools and competitions for students of all abilities. Designed to support curriculum-aligned learning...

We invite you to join us virtually for this evening’s Mass of Thanksgiving in honour of Patrick J. Daly, Chairperson of the Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board. The Mass will be celebrated by the Most Reverend Douglas Crosby, O.M.I., D.D., Bishop of Hamilton, at the Cathedral Basilica of Christ the King, beginning at 4:30 p.m

The annual Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board Student Awards Celebrating Excellence gathering took place June 3, 2025 at Bishop Tonnos Catholic Secondary School. Eighty-one students and four teams were recognized for excellence in academics, Christian service, Catholic leadership, co-curricular and extra-curricular activities the arts and Stewardship of Creation.

By Larry Moko. A pair of Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic teams made their presence felt at the 2025 OFSAA boys' soccer tournament in Kingston. Both the Bishop Ryan Celtics and the St. John Henry Newman Cardinals brought home medals from the 20-team, three-day, AAA high school competition. Bishop Ryan captured the bronze while Newman took antique bronze for fourth."

Four students from HWCDSB had the opportunity to “Be The One” at this year’s DECA International Career and Development Conference (ICDC) in Orlando, Florida at the end of April 2025. There were over 25,000 high school students, teacher-advisors, business professionals and alumni gathered for 6 days of DECA excitement. This year’s DECA theme was “Be The One”.

The Bishop Ryan Celtics capped the year with an exciting provincial junior girls' high school championship in the sport of flag football. The inaugural tournament was held June 10 at McMaster University, hosted by Football Ontario and sponsored by the Buffalo Bills in partnership with NFL Canada.