James Culnan Catholic School

James Culnan Catholic School is a Catholic Elementary School in Toronto, Canada and is a part of the Toronto Catholic District School Board (TCDSB). It is located at 605 Willard Avenue and offers Junior Kindergarten to Grade 8 education, with an extended French program starting in Grade 5. The current enrollment is 421 students and the principal is Lillian Ugrin.

History

The school, named for trustee James Culnan, was opened in 1970 with the official opening and blessing 6 June, 1971. Although the main entrance is on Willard Avenue house on both it and Windermere Avenue were expropriated to allow for the building of the school.

In 1995 the school celebrated its 25th anniversary with a special mass at St. James Church.

James Culnan was a trustee for 37 years, until his death in 1964, and was knighted by Pope Pius XII in 1957 in honour of his work with the Metropolitan Separate School Board, today the Toronto Catholic District School Board.

Special Programs and Policies

The school has a mandatory blue and white dress code.The school's religion program teaches Catholic faith and is integrated closely to St James Parish.

References

* [http://www.tcdsb.org/jamesculnan/hist.htm James Culnan Catholic School]