Georges Vanier Catholic School

Both my granddaughters, went to school here in kindergarten . Wonderful teachers. Love the warm , caring atmosphere. Teachers care so much about the students and are eager to help them learn and reach their full potential.

This school would have a lot more potential and a better rating if they actually worked to help their Special Needs students and put the supports in place that they know are available, instead of telling parents to medicate their special needs children, and making parents desperately seek help outside the school to help them INSIDE the school with students who need more support. They are neglectful when it comes to making sure your child is receiving their in school therapies, my child went almost all year without any Occupational Therapy at school because no one bothered to look into my child’s record and realize they were to be receiving it still (considering theyve had it every year prior AT THIS SCHOOL). I was told that I was “no help at all” to my child by the current principal when she was making me seek supports for the SCHOOL for my child, even though she knew there were multiple supports she could put in place herself, but neglected to. It took me threatening legal action as my child’s rights were being violated to get ANYWHERE with this school. The school has pushed very important assessments to what I’m assuming will be the end of the year, IF they ever happen, in which would help them get the support they need for my special needs child. The staff at this school has admitted to not having enough staff on hand to manage multiple special needs students and that they’re pulled from their own classes to help manage situations, and that they don’t have the funding for any extra help although the school has MANY special needs students in need of one on one assistance. It’s unfortunate to have to write this because the school itself is lovely, there are some very lovely staff there, I would rate it the highest in the general vicinity, if you’re a neurotypical person that is. But due to the issues I’ve dealt with personally with my neurodivergent child there, I have to rate it poorly and give other parents a fair insight of what they’ll be signing their children up for.

I am disappointed in this school as they do not go by zero tolerance of bullying they do nothing don’t notify both sides of the parents nor even the child being bullied and do nothing for punishment no suspension no detention nothing . They continue to allow kids to get away with bullying and it’s wrong .