Cardinal Newman Catholic High School was founded in 1973 when the St. Augustine's Seminary decided to use extra classroom space for the creation of a school as a result of its own declining student enrollment. The school was named after John Henry Newman, a 19th century English convert to Catholicism and prolific author who is currently in the process of beatification. Located on a magnificent 18 hectare site, Cardinal Newman Catholic School over...
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Cardinal Newman Catholic High School was founded in 1973 when the St. Augustine's Seminary decided to use extra classroom space for the creation of a school as a result of its own declining student enrollment. The school was named after John Henry Newman, a 19th century English convert to Catholicism and prolific author who is currently in the process of beatification. Located on a magnificent 18 hectare site, Cardinal Newman Catholic School overlooks a broad vista that contains both the Scarborough Bluffs and Lake Ontario.
Unlike traditional Catholic schools founded by religious orders, Cardinal Newman opened in the fall of 1973 entirely staffed by lay Catholic teachers. Many of our teachers have since gone on to found, to teach and to administer similar schools in the system. Newman was one of two high schools in the system to pilot an integration program for students with special needs. It was among the first schools within the Toronto Catholic District School Board to introduce...
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