Families in Stittsville's fast-growing Fernbank area are a step closer to a new neighbourhood school. The Ottawa Catholic School Board has marked the groundbreaking of a new Catholic elementary school at 620 Triangle Street, in the northern portion of the Fernbank community.
The school is scheduled to open for the 2027–2028 school year, according to the Ottawa Catholic School Board. It will serve students from Junior Kindergarten to Grade 6 and create 507 new student spaces.
French Immersion and childcare included
Alongside its regular programming, the school will offer French Immersion. The board is also proposing Extended Day Programs for before- and after-school care, and the building will include a preschool childcare centre with 39 licensed childcare spaces.
The project is aimed at keeping up with growth in Fernbank, where new families continue to move in. According to the board, the school will give children a faith-based learning environment close to home while bringing neighbours together.
"We are grateful to the Province of Ontario and to MPP George Darouze for their continued support and investment in these important projects for families in the Fernbank community," Mark D. Mullan, Chair of the OCSB, said in the board's announcement.
"These new Fernbank Catholic elementary and secondary schools will provide welcoming, faith-based learning environments close to home and will support student well-being, strong community connections, and high-quality Catholic education for students and families," Mullan said.
Part of a broader buildout
The chair's remarks indicate the elementary school is one of two new Catholic schools planned for the Fernbank area, with a secondary school also in the works. The board has not yet announced an opening date for the secondary school.
For parents of young children in the community, the timeline means students currently in Junior Kindergarten would be in roughly Grade 2 by the time the doors open. The childcare spaces could arrive as welcome relief for families in a suburb where licensed spots are often in short supply.
The board described the groundbreaking as more than a construction milestone, saying the investment reflects the community's growth and its future.
Construction details, such as the total cost of the project or the expected size of the building, were not included in the board's announcement. Further information about attendance boundaries and registration for the new school is expected closer to the opening date.
