School Population
The school enrolled slightly over 1,100 as a large amount has been placed at Corpus Christi. As of 2012, there are 4 portables to contain the minor overflow of classes and students. It receives most new students from local elementary schools including St. Gabriel, St. Timothy, St. Mark, Canadian Martyrs.
Notre Dame, like all publicly funded Catholic schools in Ontario, also accepts non-Catholics into the school; however, they are expected to take part in the religious activities and mandatory religious classes.
The Catholic school's parishes are St. Paul the Apostle and St. Gabriel. It belongs to the Diocese of Hamilton, under Bishop Anthony Tonnos.
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