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The Ottawa Catholic School Board has announced it has secured a “historic” $117 million from the Province of Ontario for three new schools in the growing suburbs, plus an addition to an existing school.
The funding includes money for a Grades 7-12 high school in Fernbank in the west end, a kindergarten to Grade 6 elementary school and child-care centre in Mer Bleue in the east end and a kindergarten to Grade 6 elementary school with a child-care centre in Fernbank North. The schools have not yet been named.
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The funding will also pay for an addition to St. Philip Catholic Elementary School in Richmond.
In the past year, the Catholic board has opened two new elementary schools: St. Bernadette, an elementary school in Fernbank, and St. Juan Diego, an elementary school in Barrhaven South.
In a statement, Catholic board chair Mark Mullan said the provincial funding represented a significant investment in the future of students and communities.
“These projects address immediate needs while laying the foundation for brighter education futures across our communities,” Mullan said.
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