Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board

Week 2: This week we light the candle that symbolizes peace. As we work to better ourselves each day with the help of God’s grace, we know that Jesus is the Prince of Peace, bringing the hope of peace into our world and into our lives.

December 6 is the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence against Women in Canada. Established in 1991 by the Parliament of Canada, this day marks the anniversary of the murders in 1989 of 14 young women at l'École Polytechnique de Montréal. They died because they were women.

The St. Jean de Brebeuf Braves are off to a fast start with two victories on consecutive nights to open the 2025-26 senior boys' high school basketball season. On Wednesday, the Braves rallied from a six-point...

Kindergarten students at St. Michael Catholic Elementary School have been learning about the season of Advent and preparing for Christmas through prayer, storytelling, and classroom activities.

The Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board is proud to celebrate three graduates who are beginning their NHL careers this season: Matthew Schaefer and Luca Pinelli from St. John Henry Newman CES, and Florian Xhekaj from Bishop Ryan CES.

Results of the 2024-2025 Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO) assessment of Primary and Junior Reading, Writing, and Mathematics, Grade 9 Mathematics and the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test (OSSLT) were released today (December 3, 2025).

Recently, Marqus Gardens in Hamilton came alive with purpose and passion as more than 60 HWCDSB staff and students from the Culture of Life Committee gathered for the annual Respect Life Dinner.

As we begin the season of Advent and prepare for the coming of Christ, we’re visiting schools and asking students to reflect on each week leading up to Christmas.

The gymnasium at Wilma’s Place was filled with excitement on November 26, 2025, as three emotional support dogs, Carlin, Nesbitt, and Bailey, trotted in to greet students