St. Stephen Catholic Elementary School is an elementary school of approximately 300 students from Junior Kindergarten to Grade 8. Most of the surrounding community consists of single family dwelling homes located in the Heart Lake area of Brampton.  Our school is equipped with a large gym, a stage, a large library, a full computer lab and a beautiful forum area in the centre of the school. 

St. Stephen School was established to support Catholic parents in their responsibility for the spiritual, religious, moral, academic and physical needs of their children in accordance with the teachings of the Church.  The school community at St. Stephen is committed to the search for excellence, the uniqueness of the individual and the education of the whole person.  St. Stephen School is a caring school and community that stresses tolerance and acceptance of others, commitment to our Catholic faith and high academic standards.  We provide a safe and comfortable learning environment where models of Gospel values and Catholic doctrines, teachings and beliefs are an integral part of the daily life of our school.  The school motto, “Love, Compassion, Honesty and Respect”, was chosen through the process of community consultation and reflects a holistic philosophy where religion and daily life are intertwined.  All activities at St. Stephen - academic and pastoral work, extracurricular and intra-curricular, prayer and worship, administration and management - help to prepare our students for their lives as Catholics in the community.  Parents continue to be very active and supportive as volunteers, as participants in School Council initiated special events, and in their work with children at home.

Our students come to us with a variety of strengths and needs, with their Catholic faith as their common bond.  Our prayer life, liturgical celebrations, the sacraments, our value system and our faith form the foundation of our school program.  At St. Stephen, we are proud of our balanced religion, academic, arts, technology and athletics programs.  We offer students a well-rounded and value-centered education to help them make good choices for the future.  The curriculum planned and provided in the school is broad, balanced and relevant to the needs and aspirations of all our students.  A wide range of subjects and learning experiences are offered to develop the skills, abilities and talents of individual students.  Accordingly, appropriate assessment procedures are employed regularly to motivate and encourage student success.  To ensure coherence and wholeness, subjects are taught against the background of The Ontario Curriculum, the Gospel values of Jesus Christ and sound educational practices.