St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Secondary School (Oakville)

St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Secondary School
Address
124 Dorval Drive Oakville , Ontario , ON L6K 2W1 Canada
Coordinates	43°26′06″N 79°40′50″W / 43.4351°N 79.6806°W / 43.4351; -79.6806
Information
School type	Separate Secondary School
Motto	"aequalitas, veritas, excellentia" ("equality, truth, excellence")
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic
Founded	1990
School board	Halton Catholic District School Board
Superintendent	Anthony Cordeiro
Area trustee	Helena Karabela, Robert Kennedy, Chris Saunders
Principal	Kathleen Moro
Grades	9 to 12
Enrolment	c. 1200 (September 2016)
Language	English, with language classes in French and Italian
Area	Halton
Colour(s)	black, white and grey
Mascot	Captain Tom
Nickname	STA
Team name	Aquinas Raiders
Newspaper	aquinas.me
Website	sta.hcdsb.org

St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Secondary School is a high school located in the western part of Old Oakville in Oakville, Ontario. St. Thomas Aquinas is a member of the Halton Catholic District School Board. There are over 1100 students attending the school in grades 9 through 12.

At St. Thomas Aquinas, the current principal is Ms. Kathleen Moro and the vice-principals are Mr. David Montoya, Ms. Marisa Munro, and Ms. Antonia Montanari.

The school offers an International Baccalaureate program as well as academic programs for university-bound students, applied programs for college-bound students, and essential/workplace programs for students transitioning from high school directly to the workplace; it also offers co-op programs for workplace experience. The school community prides itself on athletic achievements, and STA fields teams known as the "Raiders" in a wide variety of sports (see below). Arts-related groups include the Aquinas Concert Band (which won a bronze medal at the Atlantic Band Festival in Halifax in May 2006), a Jazz Band, a choir, two yearly school plays, and the school's Light and Sound Crew. Several leadership and school community groups also exist, including the school's Student Council, the STA Prefects, the STA Model United Nations Organization, the Athletic Council, Art's Council, Mentors and the Social Justice Club.

The St. Thomas Aquinas family of schools includes the following elementary schools: St. Dominic Catholic Elementary School, St. Nicholas Catholic Elementary School, St. Vincent Catholic Elementary School, and St. Luke Catholic Elementary schools.