St. Kateri Tekakwitha Catholic Secondary School Milton
St. Kateri Tekakwitha Catholic Secondary School is a new Catholic high school located in Milton, Ontario. It offers classroom education for grades 9-12, and is a member of the Halton Catholic District School Board.
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St. Kateri Tekakwitha Milton (SKTCSS) opened at a temporary location in 2021 with an initial enrollment of 125 students. It moved to its new permanent location at 1125 Kennedy Circle East in the fall of 2024.
Who was Kateri Tekakwitha?
Kateri Tekakwitha (1656-1680) was born in 1656 in the Mohawk village of Ossernenon, today known as Auriesville, NY. Her mother was a member of the Algonquin First Nation and her father was an Iroquois chief.
Her mother had lived with French settlers in Trois-Rivières, Quebec and was a Christian. When Kateri was four, a smallpox epidemic swept through Ossernenon. It killed her mother, father and younger brother and left Kateri with impaired vision and a scarred complexion.
An uncle and some aunts took her in and raised her. Her eyes were very sensitive to light, so people named her “Tekakwitha”, meaning “she who gropes her way” or “she who bumps into things.”
In 1666, French troops were sent out to subdue the Mohawks, and with the people of her village Kateri spent a winter hiding out in the forest. They stayed on the north bank of the Mohawk River. At the nearby Saint Pierre de Gandaouagué Mission she met Jesuit missionaries.
Tekakwitha refused the normal life path of accepting an offer of marriage from one of the men who sought to form a family with her.
Conversion to Christianity
When Father Jacques de Lamberville visited her area in 1675, she asked to be baptized. He taught her the Catholic faith for six months and baptized her on Easter Sunday, 1676, giving her the name “Kateri”, a kind of nickname for Catherine, after Saint Catherine of Sienna.
For more than a year, her family made her life difficult and sometimes deprived her of food because she refused to work on Sundays. She was accused of sorcery by people in the village, and suffered many hardships.
Though still young, Kateri suffered from migraines, fever and stomach troubles. She died on April 17, 1680, at the age of 24.
She was beatified by Pope John Paul II in 1980 and canonized on October 21, 2012 by Pope Benedict XVI. Today, Saint Kateri Tekakwitha is the patroness of ecology and the environment, people in exile and Native Americans. She is also known as “Lily of the Mohawks“.
Kateri is the first Native American woman of North America to be canonized by the Catholic Church.
Special Academic Courses
Academically, St. Kateri Tekakwitha Catholic Secondary School has already established a good assortment of specialized courses and programs.
Advanced Placement
SKTCSS is expected to offer the Advanced Placement program in the near future. Advanced Placement (AP) gives the opportunity for participating high school students to earn university credits while still in high school.
St. Kateri Milton already offers AP-Preparation courses for grade 9 students, and is expected to add AP-Preperation courses for grade 10 students starting September 2025.
International Baccalaureate
St. Kateri Tekakwitha Catholic Secondary School has been approved as a candidate school for the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme. As the school works toward becoming an official IB World School, during the candidacy phase, St. Kateri Tekakwitha is offering a Pre-IB Programme for students in grades 9 and 10.
SHSM
St. Kateri Tekakwitha Secondary School offers an impressive 5 different Specialist High Skills Major (SHSM) programs: Arts and Culture, Business, Education (eff Sep 2025), Information & Communications Technology, and Sports.
French Language
SKTSS offers both a French Immersion and an Extended French program, as well as Core French classes.
OYAP
The school is also a participant in the Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program (OYAP) for skilled trades.
Feeder Schools
Elementary schools that feed St. Kateri Tekakwitha Secondary School include:
- Guardian Angels Catholic Elementary (JK-8), 650 Bennett Blvd, Milton
- Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Elementary (JK-8), 709 Bolingbroke Dr, Milton
- St. Veronica Catholic Elementary (JK-8), 675 Kennedy Circle W, Milton
Address & Contact Information
Address: 1125 Kennedy Circle E.
Milton, ON L9E 1B4
Phone number: 289-878-2038
Email:
Website: https://secondary.hcdsb.org/stkateri/
School Board: Halton Catholic District School Board
School Type: Catholic High School
Academic Calendar: Semesters
Hours:
Sun Closed
Mon 8:20 a.m.–2:15 p.m.
Tue 8:20 a.m.–2:15 p.m.
Wed 8:20 a.m.–2:15 p.m.
Thu 8:20 a.m.–2:15 p.m.
Fri 8:20 a.m.–2:15 p.m.
Sat Closed
School Size: 500
Religious Affiliation: Catholic
Foundation Year: 2021
School Uniform: YES
Language of Instruction: English
Gender: Coeducational
Accessibility
- Wheelchair-accessible entrance
- Wheelchair-accessible parking lot
Facilities
As mentioned above, St. Kateri Milton recently moved from a temporary location to its new permanent home. Now that the move is complete, it’s safe to say that available facilities have been greatly expanded.
Sports
For a new school, St. Kateri Tekakwitha CSS has done a good job establishing its athletics programs. The sports teams (Thunder) offer a wide assortment of athletic opportunities for students, including:
- Badminton
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Cross Country
- Curling
- Field Hockey
- Football
- Golf
- Hockey
- Ski & Snowboarding
- Slowpitch
- Soccer
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Track & Field
- Ultimate Frisbee
- Volleyball
Extracurricular
As with its sports programs, SKT Milton has already established a wide variety of extracurricular clubs, including:
- Art Collective
- Chemistry Club
- Crochet & Knitting
- DECA
- Eco Team
- ESports & Gaming
- Fitness Club
- Food Club
- Games Club
- HOSA
- Math Club
- Newspaper
- Physics Club
- Prism Club
- Repertoire Music
- Robotics Club
- School Reach & Trivia
- Social Justice
- Student Council
- Student Senate
- Wellness Committee
- Yearbook Course
St. Kateri Tekakwitha Secondary School Ranking
This Catholic high school scored a solid 7.3 out of 10 in the latest Fraser Institute rankings. It ranks 163rd out of 746 high schools in the province of Ontario.
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School and Nearby Amenities
For recreation, St Kateri Milton currently has a gymnasium and a full assortment of track and field facilities.
The school is located in south Milton, and there are plenty of parks and commercial areas nearby. The nearest main intersection to the school is Thompson Rd S. and Louis St. Laurent Ave.
Boundary Map
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St. Kateri Tekakwitha CSS boundaries cover a large catchment area extending from Derry Road in the north to Britannia Road in the south. Its eastern boundary follows James Snow Parkway, while its western boundary is Regional Road 25 (Ontario St. S). Note that catchment areas for all schools in Milton, and especially for this school, are in a state of flux, due to rapid population growth.
IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that school and district boundary data is up-to-date. It’s important to note, however, that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify exact boundaries or school locations, contact your school board.
Conclusion
St. Kateri Tekakwitha Catholic Secondary School has a very promising future. Its recent move to a new purpose-built permanent home will help to accelerate its growth.
It already provides a wide array of specialty learning programs and extra-curricular activities that will enrich students’ academic experience in grades 9-12.
St. Kateri Tekakwitha Milton is a recommended school.
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