The York Catholic District School Board (YCDSB) is the publicly funded English-language Catholic school district authority for the Regional Municipality of York in Ontario, Canada. Its head office is in Aurora.
The YCDSB operates schools in each of the nine municipalities in York Region. It employs over 3,600 instructional staff to teach over 52,000 students in 83 elementary schools and 15 secondary schools.
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