Divine Mercy Catholic Elementary School
| Divine Mercy Catholic Elementary School | |
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| Address | |
101 Van Horne Avenue , | |
| Coordinates | 43°47'05.7"N 79°21'33.8"W |
| Information | |
| Funding type | Public |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Catholic |
| Opened | January of 2025 |
| School board | Toronto Catholic District School Board |
| Superintendent | George Danfulani |
| Area trustee | Angela Kennedy |
| Principal | Giacomo Tarascio |
| Grades | SK - G8 |
| Language | English |
| Hours in school day | 8:30AM - 3:00PM |
| Feeder to | Brebeuf College School and St. Joseph's Morrow Park Catholic Secondary School |
| Website | https://www.tcdsb.org/o/divinemercy |
Divine Mercy Catholic School is a publicly funded elementary school, located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It first opened its doors on January 6, 2025, and is part of the Toronto Catholic District School Board[1]. Divine Mercy is the feeder school of Brebeuf College School and St. Joseph's Morrow Park Catholic Secondary School.
Construction
[edit]Divine Mercy was established through the merging of St. Matthias Catholic School and Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic School. The Ministry of Education approved the funding for the school on May 13, 2018, and Snyder Architects was chosen as the designer[2]. The school was going to be built on the same land as St. Matthias Catholic School. As a result of this, starting September 2021, the students of St. Matthias Catholic School were temporally relocated to Holy Redeemer while Divine Mercy was being built[3].
During the planning stages of Divine Mercy, additional funding was needed, and a request to the Ministry of Education (Ontario) was needed to proceed[4]. Construction began in January 2023[5], a year later than the anticipated start, early 2022. By September 2023, the structure and ground floor concrete walls were 90% complete[6]. The overall construction reached 65% in June 2024[7], and exterior work started September 2024. St. Matthias and Our Lady of Guadalupe moved into Divine Mercy on January 6, 2025, 2 and a half years later than originally expected.
Since Divine Mercy opened in January 2025, there are no EQAO results for the school, however the results for both St. Matthias CS and Our Lady of Guadalupe CS are presented below (Grade 6).
Math - 40% of fully participating students were at or above the provincial standard (Levels 3 and 4) for the 2023–2024 school year
Reading - 76% of fully participating students were at or above the provincial standard (Levels 3 and 4) for the 2023–2024 school year
Writing - 76% of fully participating students were at or above the provincial standard (Levels 3 and 4) for the 2023–2024 school year
Our Lady of Guadalupe CS Results
[edit]Results are not available due to small numbers or non-participation
The Dress Code for all TCDSB elementary schools is as followed:
- Navy or white garments (no denim)
- No pictures or logos that display of sexual or inappropriate topics
- No clothing in great disrepair
References
[edit]- ^ "Client Challenge". www.tcdsb.org. Retrieved 2025-05-09.
- ^ "Project Status Letter September 2018" (PDF).
- ^ "Holy Redeemer Good Neighbor Letter" (PDF).
- ^ "Construction Update March 2022" (PDF).
- ^ "Construction Update January 2023" (PDF).
- ^ "Construction Update September 2023" (PDF).
- ^ "Construction Update June 2024" (PDF).
- ^ "Provincial Results". www.eqao.com. Retrieved 2025-05-10.
- ^ "Dress Code For Pupils Policy | S.S.07 | TCDSB Policy" (PDF).
- ^ "Client Challenge". www.tcdsb.org. Retrieved 2025-05-10.