The ''Conseil scolaire catholique Providence'' (Csc Providence) is the French-language Catholic school board for

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, Canada. The Providence Catholic School Board includes 10,000 students in its 31 schools: 23 elementary schools and 8 high schools for the communities of Windsor-Essex, Chatham-Kent, Sarnia-Lambton, London/Middlesex, Oxford-Woodstock, Grey-Bruce and Huron-Perth. The large French-language Catholic school network allows each student to feel as though he or she is part of a big Francophone school community based on faith, and to enjoy a high-quality education in a well-meaning, respectful and safe learning environment. The Providence CSB ranks first among all school boards located in Southwestern Ontario with a graduation rate of 93% as of 2020. The board was previously known as the ''Conseil scolaire de district des écoles catholiques du Sud-Ouest'' (CSDÉCSO). The board's head office is in

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, and it maintains satellite offices in the Pain Court section of

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; the London office serves Middlesex County. In 2021, the board attracted a significant outcry after it was revealed that the schools held a "flame purification" ceremony in 2019. As part of the program, over 4,700 books considered to be culturally outdated or offensive to Indigenous peoples were removed from school libraries and ceremonially burned. Among the thirty titles selected to be destroyed were several

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and two biographies of Jacques Cartier. A spokesperson described it as a "gesture of reconciliation with the First Nations and a gesture of openness towards other groups represented in the school district and in society." The board's decision sparked a major emotional backlash, including condemnations from

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Elementary schools

*École élémentaire catholique Frère-André,

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*École élémentaire catholique Georges-P.-Vanier,

*École élémentaire catholique Monseigneur-Augustin-Caron, LaSalle *École élémentaire catholique Monseigneur-Jean-Noël,

*École élémentaire catholique Pavillon des Jeunes, Belle-Rivière *École élémentaire catholique Saint-Ambroise, St. Joachim *École élémentaire catholique Saint-Antoine,

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*École élémentaire catholique Saint-Dominique-Savio,

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*École élémentaire catholique Saint-Edmond,

*École élémentaire catholique Saint-Francis,

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*École élémentaire catholique Saint-Jean-Baptiste,

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*École élémentaire catholique Saint-Jean-de-Brébeuf,

*École élémentaire catholique Saint-Michel, Leamington *École élémentaire catholique Saint-Paul, Pointe-aux-Roches *École élémentaire catholique Saint-Philippe, Grande Pointe *École élémentaire catholique Saint-Thomas-d'Aquin,

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*École élémentaire catholique Sainte-Catherine, Pain Court *École élémentaire catholique Sainte-Jeanne-d'Arc,

*École élémentaire catholique Sainte-Marguerite-Bourgeoys,

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*École élémentaire catholique Sainte-Marguerite-d'Youville,

*École élémentaire catholique Sainte-Marie,

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*École élémentaire catholique Sainte-Thérèse,

*École élémentaire catholique Sainte-Ursule,

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Secondary schools

* École secondaire catholique de Pain Court, Pain Court * École secondaire catholique E. J. Lajeunesse,

* École secondaire catholique l'Essor,

* École secondaire catholique Monseigneur-Bruyère,

* École secondaire catholique Notre-Dame,

* École secondaire catholique Saint-Dominique-Savio,

* École secondaire catholique Saint-François-Xavier,

* École secondaire catholique Sainte-Trinité,

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Conseil scolaire catholique Providence
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Conseil scolaire de district des écoles catholiques du Sud-Ouest
' (Archive) {{DEFAULTSORT:Sud-Ouest Book burnings Conseil French-language school districts in Ontario Roman Catholic school districts in Ontario

Elementary schools

Secondary schools

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