Numerous Roman Catholic schools are also private schools in Ontario.

The advantage in going to a private school that is also a Catholic school is that you get the smaller class sizes that you would associate with a private school along with less government influence than is found in publicly funded Catholic schools. Among our private Catholic schools, you can find Montessori Catholic schools, Catholic boarding schools, boys' Catholic schools, girls' Catholic schools and other types.

All these schools profess different educational affiliations while encouraging students' growth in the life of the Church, study of doctrine and theology, curriculum in secular subject areas, along with a variety of extracurricular activities.

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Advantages of private Catholic schools

Among the other advantages of private Roman Catholic schools (aside from the smaller class sizes listed above), consider the following:

• Enriched academics
• Character training, advice and counseling in the Roman Catholic tradition
• Safe and secure environment
• Some boarding options
• Stronger focus on music, culture and other arts programs
• Dedicated staff

It is rare that (public or private) Catholic schools require students or their parents to profess the Roman Catholic faith these days. It is usualy enough that they are allowed to teach Roman catholic doctrine to children.