St. Maximillian Kolbe Catholic High School

St. Maximillian Kolbe Catholic High School is a high school in Aurora, Ontario, Canada. The school opened in September 2009, and is administered by the York Catholic District School Board.^[1] St. Maximilian Kolbe CHS's patron saint is Saint Maximilian Kolbe, a Franciscan priest from Poland that was incarcerated and executed at the Auschwitz concentration camp as a political prisoner during World War II.^[3]

St. Maximilian Kolbe Catholic High School
St. Maximillian Kolbe St. Maximillian Kolbe (Ontario)
Address
278 Wellington St. East Aurora , Ontario , L4G 1J5 Canada
Coordinates	44.00337°N 79.45414°W / 44.00337; -79.45414
Information
School type	High school
Motto	Choice, Not Chance, Determines Destiny[1]
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic
Founded	2009
School board	York Catholic District School Board
Superintendent	Joel Chiutsi
Area trustee	Elizabeth Crowe
Principal	Michelle Miranda
Grades	9-12
Enrolment	1297 [2] (October 2023)
Language	English
Colour(s)	Gold and Blue
Team name	Mustangs
Website	smkh.ycdsb.ca

When the school opened in September 2009, there were less than 800 students in grades 9 and 10. In the 2010/2011 school year, St. Max had students in grades 9, 10, and 11. By the following school year, the school was teaching curriculum for grades 9 to 12 and graduated its first senior class in June 2012. The following June, St. Max graduated its first class of students that attended the institution from grades 9 to 12.

The school crest, logo, colour scheme, and mascot were chosen and during the 2008/2009 school year, before the school's completion.^[1]

The school currently offers French Immersion, Advanced Placement (AP), and High Performance Athlete (HPA) programs as of February 2025.^[4][5][1]

See also

• Education in Ontario
• List of secondary schools in Ontario