Halton Catholic District School Board HCDSB
Burlington, Ontario · Catholic · English
EQAO performance
Students at or above the provincial standard (2022-2023, EQAO). Green means at or above the Ontario average.
Grade 3
Grade 6
Secondary
How HCDSB ranks in Ontario
Ranked against the 76 Ontario school boards with published EQAO results, by the mean of the assessments each board sat (2022-2023).
HCDSB places highest on Grade 3 Math (#2 of 75) and lowest on Grade 6 Writing (#7 of 75).
| Assessment | At or above standard | Rank in Ontario | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 Math | 72% | #2 of 75 | 99 |
| Grade 9 Math | 63.1% | #5 of 71 | 94 |
| OSSLT Literacy | 90.2% | #5 of 71 | 94 |
| Grade 3 Reading | 80.8% | #6 of 75 | 93 |
| Grade 6 Reading | 87.4% | #6 of 75 | 93 |
| Grade 6 Math | 56% | #6 of 75 | 93 |
| Grade 3 Writing | 74.7% | #7 of 75 | 92 |
| Grade 6 Writing | 87.5% | #7 of 75 | 92 |
Student success
How HCDSB students are doing: four years of EQAO results against the province, and graduation and credit accumulation from the Ministry of Education's May 2026 school board progress table
Grade 3, at or above the provincial standard
EQAO primary assessment, share of fully participating students at level 3 or 4 (the provincial standard), from EQAO open data
Grade 6, at or above the provincial standard
EQAO junior assessment, share of fully participating students at level 3 or 4
Grade 9 mathematics and the literacy test
Grade 9 assessment of mathematics, share at level 3 or 4, and the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test, share of first-time eligible students who were successful
Graduation and credits, Ministry progress report
From the Ministry of Education's school board progress table, May 2026: graduation and credit accumulation for every Ontario board, with the change on the previous year
Click any figure to open its chart with every year.
What the report says
The figures as charts, every year labelled, and the report's findings, in one PDF.
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What the report says
The figures as charts, every year labelled, and the report's findings, in one PDF. Show Hide
Figures and findings read from Halton Catholic District School Board's EQAO open data; School board achievements and progress, data.ontario.ca, May 2026 , published 2026-05.
School buses and catchment areas
Operating procedures HS-1-002 and HS-3-001, haltonbus.ca; Transportation, hcdsb.org ↗- Who runs it
- Halton Student Transportation Services (HSTS), shared with the Halton DSB; schedules on its Parent Portal with the child's Ontario Education Number
- Who qualifies
- Students living more than 1.6 km from their school in junior kindergarten to Grade 8 and more than 3.2 km in grades 9 to 12, from the primary address
- Bus stop
- Up to 0.8 km from home to Grade 8 and 1.6 km for secondary and rural students; central stops in estate subdivisions, no buses on cul-de-sacs or private roads
- Ride time
- No more than 60 minutes each way to Grade 8 and 75 minutes for secondary
- Opt out and kindergarten
- Families not needing the bus complete the HSTS opt-out form; a parent must meet a kindergarten child at the bus door
- Weather
- Three zones: Burlington and Oakville, Milton, and Halton Hills; cancellations posted by zone with email alerts through the Parent Portal
- Contact
- HSTS transportation@haltonbus.ca
Trustees and senior staff
Board of Trustees
Nine trustees for 2022 to 2026, three in Burlington, three in Oakville, two in Milton and one in Halton Hills, and three student trustees.
- duartem@hcdsb.orgMarvin DuarteChair of the Board · Milton wards 1 and 4
- ohearn-czarnotaj@hcdsb.orgJanet O'Hearn-CzarnotaVice-Chair of the Board · Halton Hills
- agnewb@hcdsb.orgBrenda AgnewTrustee · Burlington wards 4 and 5
- kellyk@hcdsb.orgKirsten KellyTrustee · Burlington wards 1 and 2
- powellt@hcdsb.orgTrish PowellTrustee · Burlington wards 3 and 6
- karabelah@hcdsb.orgHelena KarabelaTrustee · Oakville wards 5 and 6
- kennedyr@hcdsb.orgRobert KennedyTrustee · Oakville wards 1, 2 and 3
- saundersc@hcdsb.orgChris SaundersTrustee · Oakville wards 4 and 7
- murphyp@hcdsb.orgPatrick MurphyTrustee · Milton wards 2 and 3
As listed on Board of Trustees, hcdsb.org
Senior Leadership Team
The CEO, superintendents and chief officers.
- John KleinChief Executive Officer and Chief Education Officer
- Emi Bakaic, Jeff Crowell, Em Del Sordo, Nancy Dinolfo, Cassandra Jack-Caldeira, Lorrie Naar, Adriano Perusin and Michael SkrzypekSuperintendents of Education
- Katelyn ClutterbuckChief Human Resources Officer
- Aaron LoftsChief Financial Officer
- Ryan MerrickChief Operations and Sustainability Officer
As listed on HCDSB Senior Leadership Team, hcdsb.org
Schools
56 total- Elementary schools
- 45
- Secondary schools
- 11
- Students enrolled
- 35,730
Individual school profiles for HCDSB are not on HeySchool yet. The board's own directory lists them all, and the EQAO figures above already cover every one of its 56 schools.
HCDSB school directory ↗