We are pleased to partner with YMCA to provide before and after school care, nursery school program and Ontario Early Years program at St. Paul Catholic School. Call our child care partner at 905-576-8998 to learn more about their services.
About Our School
At St. Paul Catholic School, it is our mission to be an inclusive Catholic learning community that inspires every student to achieve their full potential through faith and education. We recognize our call to love and serve from our Master teacher Jesus Christ, and we are committed to creating a Catholic learning community under the protection of Mother Mary.
The Catholic Graduate Expectations are our foundation as we strive for academic excellence and the acknowledgement of those who achieve it. We recognize God as the source of all life and actively work to focus on social issues within our local and global communities.
We celebrate the diversity within our community with a collaborative approach to learning, in cooperation with parents, the Catholic faith community, and other organizations that recognize the value of our mission. Within the context of Catholic teaching and Sacramental living, our school community strives to demonstrate respect and reverence for all life, thus nurturing a safe, Christian environment for the entire school community.
Our patron saint is St. Paul.
St. Paul was an early Christian missionary and theologian known as the Apostle to the Gentiles. Born Jewish in Tarus (Asia Minor), he trained as a rabbi but earned his living as a tent maker. As a Pharisee, he persecuted the first Christians until he had a vision of Jesus while travelling to Damascus and became a Christian. Three years later he met Peter and James and from then on was known as the 13th Apostle. From Antioch, where he was based, he travelled widely, preaching to the Gentiles. By telling non-Jewish people that they did not have to follow Jewish law, he helped to establish Christianity as a separate religion rather than a Jewish sect. On a journey to Jerusalem, he was arrested and imprisoned for two years. The circumstances of his death are unknown. Most of what we know about Paul's ministry and religious views comes from his letters in the New Testament; the letters are the first Christian theological writing and the source of much Christian doctrine. Because of Paul more than anyone else, Christianity became a world religion.
As Catholic educators, we live according to our Father's code and to lead our students, by example, to live the basic truths of the gospel message. This is an awesome, yet inspiring challenge which we share with the parents of our young men and women.
Children learn what they live. Each day we have the opportunity to teach our students:
- to love by the way we love;
- to be generous by our generosity;
- to be passionate by our compassion; and
- to be forgiving by the way we forgive.
However, a person cannot give what he or she does not have. Unless we are living the Gospel message, we cannot lead our students to do so.
There are many hallmarks of a Catholic educator, including:
- Prayer - The challenges of our vocation, and indeed life in general, are great. To meet them we need to follow Christ's advice that we "ask the father in My name". Each Catholic educator has a duty to expose students to his or her particular style of prayer in order to assist students to recognize the value of prayer in daily life.
- Eucharist - Parish, school, and staff liturgies provide opportunities to celebrate our faith. Our example can testify to the Eucharist as a joyful source of strength and community building.
- Social Justice - This is the heart of the Christian message, that we "love one another as I have loved you". As our brother's and sister's keepers, we must be concerned about the aged, the poor, the oppressed, and any other marginalized group - both at home and abroad.
St. Patrick Catholic School opened in 1991 and has been a vibrant faith-filled learning community serving Ajax and Pickering families for more than three decades. Named after St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, the school is rooted in Catholic values, service, and stewardship. Since moving into its permanent home on Delaney Drive in December 1991, St. Patrick has grown alongside the community, fostering academic excellence, inclusion, and environmental responsibility. The school continues to honour its rich history while inspiring students to live out their faith and make a positive impact in the world.
St. Patrick’s Feast Day is March 17.
Our school prayer is ....
Pray for us, St. Paul,
that we may be worthy
of the promises of Christ.
The Church is the building
which stands upon Christ,
St. Paul and the other apostles
are its pillars
and we are its living stones.
Teach us to do what is right
though we may seem to fail.
Help us to agree with one another,
to live in peace,
so that the God of love and peace may be with us.
Amen.
Our board's School Year calendar is now available. We encourage parents and guardians to visit our school year calendar webpage to learn more about activities happening at school.
We welcome your questions, comments and concerns.
200 Garrard Rd.
Whitby, ON L1N 3K6
Phone: (905) 728-7011
Fax: (905) 728-1613