| Ottawa Catholic School Board | |
| Motto: | Inspired education. Inspiring students |
| Country: | Canada |
| Location: | 570 West Hunt Club Road, Ottawa, ON K2G 3R4 |
| Coordinates: | 45.3325°N -75.7275°W |
| Free Label: | Chair of the Board |
| Free Text: | Mark D. Mullan |
| Free Label2: | Director of Education |
| Free Text2: | Tom D'Amico |
| Free Label3: | Elected trustees |
| Free Text3: | Mark D. Mullan, Chairperson Jeremy Wittet, Vice-Chairperson John Curry, Board Trustee Sandra Moore, Board Trustee Brian Coburn, Board Trustee Spencer Warren, Board Trustee Shelley Lawrence Joanne MacEwan, Board Trustee Glen Armstrong, Board Trustee Shelley Lawrence, RSCJ, Board Trustee Cindy Simpson, Board Trustee |
| Schools: | 84: 68 elementary, 1 intermediate, 15 secondary |
| Budget: | CA$586.2 million (2019-2020)[1] |
The Ottawa Catholic School Board (OCSB, known as English-language Separate District School Board No. 53 prior to 1999[2]) is a publicly funded separate school board in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Its headquarters are in the Nepean area of Ottawa.[3]
It employs approximately 4,777 people (full-time equivalents) and operates 84 schools in the greater Ottawa area, with a total student population of approximately 44,200.[4] 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).
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.