The Ottawa Catholic School Board (OCSB, known as English-language Separate District School Board No. 53 prior to 1999) is a publicly funded
separate school
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board in
Ottawa
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,
Ontario
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,
Canada
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. Its headquarters are in the
Nepean area of Ottawa.
It employs approximately 4,777 people (
Full-time equivalent
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s) and operates 84 schools in the greater Ottawa area, with a total student population of approximately 44,200.
[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_L8aU5o7e10btIjyUsjDl7d3NhEOP3ly/view?ts=5d138e8a OCSB Budget 2019-2020. Retrieved 04 July 2020.] Before 2007, the board was known as Ottawa-Carleton Catholic School Board (OCCSB) and its two former boards prior to 1998, Carleton Roman Catholic Separate School Board (CRCSSB) and Ottawa Roman Catholic Separate School Board (ORCSSB).
History
Merging of the former Ottawa and former Carleton Roman Catholic School Boards resulted in the establishment of the Ottawa-Carleton Catholic School Board on January 1, 1998. The board changed its name to the Ottawa Catholic School Board on March 27, 2007, to emphasize the commitment to Catholicity and to reflect the amalgamation of the City of Ottawa.
See also
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List of schools of the Ottawa Catholic School Board
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Ottawa-Carleton District School Board
The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board (OCDSB, known as English-language Public District School Board No. 25 prior to 1999) refers to both the institution responsible for the operation of all English public schools in the city of Ottawa, Ont ...
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List of school districts in Ontario
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List of high schools in Ontario
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Further reading
150 Years of Catholic Education in Ottawa-Carleton 1856-2006"
Archive
References
External links
OCSB websiteOCSB School Zone map
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Catholic School Board
Roman Catholic school districts in Ontario