York Catholic District School Board YCDSB
Aurora, 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 YCDSB 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).
YCDSB places highest on Grade 3 Writing (#2 of 75) and lowest on OSSLT Literacy (#6 of 71).
| Assessment | At or above standard | Rank in Ontario | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 Writing | 77.8% | #2 of 75 | 99 |
| Grade 6 Reading | 90.4% | #2 of 75 | 99 |
| Grade 6 Writing | 92.7% | #2 of 75 | 99 |
| Grade 3 Math | 69.3% | #4 of 75 | 96 |
| Grade 9 Math | 64.7% | #4 of 71 | 96 |
| Grade 3 Reading | 81.1% | #5 of 75 | 95 |
| Grade 6 Math | 57.2% | #5 of 75 | 95 |
| OSSLT Literacy | 89.4% | #6 of 71 | 93 |
Student success
How YCDSB 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
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Figures and findings read from York Catholic District School Board's EQAO open data; School board achievements and progress, data.ontario.ca, May 2026 , published 2026-05.
- Who runs it
- Student Transportation Services of York Region (STSYR, schoolbuscity.com), the joint venture with the York Region District School Board; Find Your Bus Stop tool and late bus report on its site
- Who qualifies
- Students whose residence is more than 1.2 km from the home school in JK to Grade 3, 1.6 km in grades 4 to 8 and 4.8 km from the home secondary school in grades 9 to 12, or 3.2 km without access to public transit
- Changing grades
- Eligibility may change when a student enters Grade 4 or Grade 9; secondary students who do not qualify may use York Region Transit
- Weather
- Cancellations shared from 6 a.m. on the board and STSYR sites, school sites, social media and local radio; a morning cancellation holds for the afternoon and schools stay open
- Contact
- Catholic Education Centre 905-713-1211
Supervisor, trustees and senior staff
Board of Trustees
Ten trustees elected by municipality and two student trustees; under Ministry supervision since March 5, 2026, their decisions other than denominational matters are made by the appointed supervisor. Catholic Education Centre, 320 Bloomington Road West, Aurora, 905-713-1211.
- Carrie KormosSupervisor appointed by the Minister of Education
- Maria IafrateChair of the Board · Richmond Hill
- Jennifer WigstonVice-Chair · Vaughan area 3, wards 3, 4 and 5
- Elizabeth CroweTrustee · Aurora, King and Whitchurch-Stouffville
- Theresa McNicolTrustee · East Gwillimbury, Georgina and Newmarket
- Carol CottonTrustee · Markham area 1, wards 1, 2, 3 and 6
- Frank S.D. AlexanderTrustee · Markham area 2, wards 4, 5, 7 and 8
- Joseph DiMeoTrustee · Richmond Hill
- Angela SaggeseTrustee · Vaughan area 1, ward 1
- Michaela BarbieriTrustee · Vaughan area 2, ward 2
- Angela GrellaTrustee · Vaughan area 3, wards 3, 4 and 5
- Sabine Cuesta and Abby ShenoudaStudent Trustees · senior and junior
As listed on Trustees, ycdsb.ca
Senior administration
The interim chief executive officer, acting chief education officer and superintendents.
- Jennifer SarnaInterim Chief Executive Officer and Secretary of the Board
- Rocchina AntunesActing Chief Education Officer
- Calum McNeilChief Financial Officer and Treasurer of the Board
- Scott MorrowChief Information Officer
- Khaled ElgharbawySuperintendent of Facilities Services and Plant
- Anthony Arcadi, Joel Chiutsi, Tim Laliberte, Lou Paonessa, Jennifer Powers, Laura Sawicky and Siobhan WrightSuperintendents of Student Achievement K-12, by area
As listed on Senior Administration, ycdsb.ca
Schools
102 total- Elementary schools
- 86
- Secondary schools
- 16
- Students enrolled
- 49,755
Individual school profiles for YCDSB are not on HeySchool yet. The board's own directory lists them all, and the EQAO figures above already cover every one of its 102 schools.
YCDSB school directory ↗