Huron-Superior Catholic District School Board HSCDSB
Sault Ste. Marie, 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 HSCDSB 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).
HSCDSB places highest on Grade 6 Writing (#31 of 75) and lowest on Grade 6 Math (#57 of 75).
| Assessment | At or above standard | Rank in Ontario | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 Writing | 81.2% | #31 of 75 | 59 |
| OSSLT Literacy | 80% | #38 of 71 | 47 |
| Grade 9 Math | 43% | #41 of 71 | 43 |
| Grade 3 Reading | 63.6% | #50 of 75 | 34 |
| Grade 3 Math | 42.8% | #52 of 75 | 31 |
| Grade 6 Reading | 76.3% | #52 of 75 | 31 |
| Grade 3 Writing | 50.7% | #53 of 75 | 30 |
| Grade 6 Math | 29.3% | #57 of 75 | 24 |
Student success
How HSCDSB 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 Huron-Superior 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
Policies, ahsts.ca; Transportation, hscdsb.on.ca ↗- Who runs it
- Algoma and Huron-Superior Transportation Services (AHSTS), shared with the Algoma DSB, CSC Nouvelon and CSP du Grand Nord; eligibility, stop reviews and opt-out forms on ahsts.ca, delays from each bus operator
- Who qualifies, Sault Ste. Marie and Central Algoma
- Junior kindergarten door to door where possible; SK to Grade 3 living beyond 0.75 km of their designated school, grades 4 to 8 beyond 1.5 km, secondary beyond 2.25 km, by the shortest safe walking route
- Who qualifies, other areas
- Junior and senior kindergarten door to door where possible; grades 1 to 8 beyond 1.6 km, secondary beyond 2.25 km
- Bus stop
- Central stops: up to 0.4 km from home for SK to Grade 3 and 0.8 km for grades 4 to 8
- Programs and daycare
- Magnet and French immersion students are bused under the same distances; a daycare or other address inside the catchment can be used if it is the same every weekday
- Contact
- AHSTS 705-945-5642; board office 705-945-5400 or 1-800-267-0754, frontdesk@hscdsb.on.ca
Catchment maps
Every Huron-Superior Catholic school's catchment from AHSTS's BusPlanner map: the elementary catchments across the district and the Sault Ste. Marie area.
Trustees and senior staff
Board of Trustees
Nine elected trustees, an appointed Indigenous trustee and three student trustees. Catholic Education Centre, 100 Ontario Avenue, Sault Ste. Marie, 705-945-5400.
- Sandra TurcoChairperson
- John BrunoVice-Chairperson
- Carol AmadioTrustee · Sault Ste. Marie
- John CaputoTrustee · Sault Ste. Marie
- Tony D'AgostinoTrustee · Sault Ste. Marie
- Wayne GrecoTrustee · Sault Ste. Marie
- Lindsay LiskeTrustee · Espanola
- Carol MacEachernTrustee · Hornepayne
- Kathleen RosiliusTrustee · Elliot Lake
- Kerri CommandaIndigenous Trustee
- Alexander Orazietti, Abbie DasaKumar and Michaela KyleStudent Trustees · senior, junior and Indigenous, St. Mary's College
As listed on Board of Trustees, hscdsb.on.ca
Senior administration
The Director of Education and superintendents, 705-945-5600.
- directors_office@hscdsb.on.caFil LettieriChief Executive Officer and Director of Education
- Joe.Chilelli@hscdsb.on.caJoe ChilelliSuperintendent of Education
- Stephanie.Circelli@hscdsb.on.caStephanie CircelliSuperintendent of Education
- Franca.Spadafora@hscdsb.on.caFranca SpadaforaSuperintendent of Education
- Syndy.Withers@hscdsb.on.caSyndy WithersSuperintendent of Education
- Justin.Pino@hscdsb.on.caJustin PinoSuperintendent of Business
As listed on Senior Administration, hscdsb.on.ca
Schools
18 total- Elementary schools
- 16
- Secondary schools
- 2
- Students enrolled
- 4,275
Individual school profiles for HSCDSB are not on HeySchool yet. The board's own directory lists them all, and the EQAO figures above already cover every one of its 18 schools.
HSCDSB school directory ↗