Our School

The Cardinal Carter Catholic High School community enthusiastically endorses the mission of the Board. It accepts its responsibility to be part of the saving mission of the Church and, in co-operation with home and Church, to deliver a distinctly Catholic program intentionally directed to the growth of the whole person. It focuses on helping students become mature Catholics, responsible people who are capable of choosing freely in conformity with a conscience that has been shaped by Christian values and virtues. Thus, as a consequence of this philosophy, students, staff and parents cooperatively developed the following school Mission Statement:

Cardinal Carter Catholic High School is a Christ-centred community called to help each person achieve full potential in a supportive and caring environment.

This statement is intended to be the “ideal” towards which all of our efforts will be directed and against which all of our actions will be measured.

Cardinal Carter CHS will place an emphasis on the following strategies in order to achieve success for all students: the development of learning skills, an active curriculum and student centred help. It is hopeful that these strategies will stimulate students’ love for learning. There will be review of students’ data to initiate student success activities.

• Academic Assistances
  • Literacy skills courses/EQAO preparation through ACE
  • Subject specific “help labs”
  • Student progress through “Counsellor Watch” programs and Student Success Team Meetings
• Focus on disciplined behaviour with emphasis on service to others, mutual respect and equity
• Teaching strategies, which incorporate experiential learning, co-operative groups, differentiate learning
• Communication with parents regarding students’ progress
• Emphasis on career pathways, spiritual and educational counselling

Graduates of our school system are described not only in terms of knowledge and skills necessary to succeed in the world of work or post-secondary education but also in terms of values, attitudes and actions that adhere to the foundations of a Catholic curriculum. The expectations of a graduate of Cardinal Carter Catholic High School are those delineated by the Institute for Catholic Education.

The graduate is expected to be:

• A discerning believer formed in the Catholic Faith community who celebrates the signs and sacred mystery of God’s presence through word, sacrament, prayer, forgiveness, reflection and moral living.
• An effective communicator who speaks, writes and listens honestly and sensitively, responding critically in light of gospel values.
• A reflective, creative and holistic thinker who solves problems and makes responsible decisions with an informed moral conscience for the common good.
• A self-directed, responsible, lifelong learner who develops and demonstrates their God-given potential.
• A collaborative contributor who finds meaning, dignity and vocation in work which respects the rights of all and contributes to the common good.
• A caring family member who attends to family, school, parish, and the wider community.
• A responsible citizen who gives witness to Catholic school teaching by promoting peace, justice and the sacredness of human life.

Graduates of Cardinal Carter Catholic High School are expected to have achieved clearly stated standards that demonstrate learning success in these areas. All disciplines share responsibility for helping students to apply, extend and refine these expectations.