About Us

St. Theresa Catholic Secondary School (STCSS) is a Roman Catholic Secondary School in Belleville, Ontario, Canada. It operates under the direction of the Algonquin and Lakeshore Catholic District School Board. The school opened in 1998 and is named after the patron saint, St. Theresa (1873–1897). The school has over 70 teaching staff, over 20 support staff and two administrators.  The approximately 750 students who attend St. Theresa are taught under the Ontario Secondary Curriculum.

 

St. Theresa is equipped with a range of athletic facilities. The school is located beside to the Quinte Sports and Wellness Center, so students are able to access the Wally Dever arena for their hockey program. In 2005, a new wing was built in the school, housing a new art studio, office and life skills room. The school property includes two soccer fields, a staff and student parking lot and a walkway to the Quinte Sports and Wellness Center parking lot which provides students access to further sports facilities.​

 

St. Theresa also has a number of off-campus classrooms in Sir James Whitney School for the Deaf, where welding, mechanics, cosmetology and construction programs are taught. Within the school, St. Theresa has many elective programs including hospitality and tourism, dance, drama, art, hockey and physical education.​​