Boundary Changes Coming For St. Joseph, St. Mother Teresa
The Ottawa Carleton School Board is realigning its boundaries for its two Catholic high schools in Barrhaven.
According to a statement from the OCSB, the “rapid development of new homes in Barrhaven South will increase projected enrolment at St. Joseph High School to numbers we will not be able to manage reasonably. After a consultation process that began in April, on November 28, 2023, the OCSB approved the boundary revision for St. Joseph High School and St. Mother Teresa High School to commence in September 2024.”
As of September 2024, a portion of the current St. Joseph High School attendance area will be redirected to St. Mother Teresa High School. These revisions are meant to open up space for more St. Joseph High School students and balance enrolment between the two schools in the long term. This boundary revision will be effective for the 2024-2025 school year.
Current grade 7 to 12 students who reside within the redirected area and attend St. Joseph High School during the 2023-2024 school year will be given a one-time option to remain at the school. Students choosing this option would remain designated to attend St. Joseph High School and eligible for transportation, subject to meeting OSTA criteria.
The attendance areas of both schools will be revised so that students that reside in the current St. Joseph High School attendance area generally situated west of Greenbank Road and north of the Jock River and McKenna Casey Drive are redirected to St. Mother Teresa High School for September 2024.
Starting in the 2024-2025 school year, feeder elementary schools to St. Joseph and St. Mother Teresa High Schools have also been updated.
For the 2024-2025 school year, students starting grade 7 from the following elementary schools will feed into St. Joseph High School:
- St. Emily Elementary School
- St. Benedict Elementary School
- St. Cecilia Elementary School
- St. Juan Diego Elementary School
For the 2024-2025 school year, students starting grade 7 from the following Elementary schools will feed into St. Mother Teresa High School:
- St. Patrick Elementary School
- St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Elementary School
- St. Luke (Nepean) Elementary School
- St. Andrew Elementary School
- Monsignor Paul Baxter Elementary School
“Many of these changes are the result of a public consultation process that started in April 2023,” said the OCSB statement. “To help parents who may want more background on how these decisions were made, we’ve gathered several resources.”
