{{Infobox school | name = Holy Cross Catholic Academy | image = | image_size = 240x167 | caption = | motto = "Sharing The Future" | city = Woodbridge | province = Ontario | postal_code = L4L 1A5 | country = Canada | coordinates = {{coord|43|46|9|N|79|36|28|W|region:CA-ON|display=inline,title}} | schooltype = Catholic | religious_affiliation = Roman Catholic | established = | founded = September 1986 | superintendent = Tim Laliberte | trustee = Michaela Barbieri | principal = Sandra Abate | grades = 9-12 | enrolment = 1263 <ref name="Enrollment Information">{{Cite web |url=https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EXlPkkHrAoCRiFwbR9Q3U3QeAHbdfEog/view |format=PDF |title=Enrolment Information |page=3 |publisher=York Catholic District School Board |accessdate=2025-03-02 }}</ref> | colours = Navy and White | mascot = Marty the Hawk | team_name = Hawks | address = 7501 Martin Grove Road | school_board = York Catholic District School Board | school_number = 720488 | principal_label1 = Vice Principals | principal1 = Daniel Castronovo, Davide Lamonica, Nadia Pescador | grades_label = Grades | enrolment_as_of = October 2023 | website = {{URL|http://hocr.ycdsb.ca/}} }} '''Holy Cross Catholic Academy''' (or '''Holy Cross''') is a Catholic high school. It was first established in September 1986 to serve western Woodbridge, a community in Vaughan, Ontario, Canada. The school serves grades nine through twelve (ages 14 – 18).
== Programs == Holy Cross offers various student programs such as the High Performer Athlete Program (HPA),<ref>{{Cite web|last=Program|first=Holy Cross High Performer Athlete|title=Holy Cross High Performer Athlete Program|url=https://holycrosshpa.ca/|access-date=2020-11-05|website=Holy Cross High Performer Athlete Program|language=en-CA}}</ref> and Specialist High School Majors (SHSM) in the areas of Arts and Culture, Health and Wellness, and Business.
==Notable alumni== *Frank Corrado, NHL hockey player; played for both the Vancouver Canucks and Toronto Maple Leafs<ref>{{Cite web |title=Frank Corrado |url=https://www.biyografya.com/en/biographies/frank-corrado-5e4d966b |access-date=2025-08-08 |website=www.biyografya.com |language=en}}</ref> *Steve Eminger, NHL hockey player; played for the New York Rangers<ref>{{Cite web |title=Holy Cross Catholic Academy {{!}} Vaughan {{!}} Local business {{!}} Placedigger.com |url=https://ca.placedigger.com/holy-cross-catholic-academy1078914499.html |access-date=2025-08-08 |website=Place Digger - Digg Great Places in Canada |language=en}}</ref> *Marco Reda, professional soccer player; played for Toronto FC<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chiropractor – Massage Therapist – Physiotherapist – Acupuncturist – Vaughan, ON - Catholic High Schools in Woodbridge |url=https://www.vellorechiropractic.ca/vaughan-chiropractor/areas-served/about-woodbridge/woodbridge/about-catholic-high-schools-in-woodbridge/ |access-date=2025-08-08 |website=Chiropractor – Massage Therapist – Physiotherapist – Acupuncturist |language=en-CA}}</ref> *Malik Owolabi-Belewu, professional soccer player; plays for Forge FC<ref>{{Cite web |last=Register |first=Wendy-Ann Clarke, The Catholic |date=2021-01-08 |title=High-performance school learns to cope with COVID |url=https://www.catholicregister.org/archive/item/32575-high-performance-school-learns-to-cope-with-covid |access-date=2025-08-08 |website=www.catholicregister.org |language=en}}</ref> *Carson Rehkopf, NHL hockey player; under contract for the Seattle Kraken<ref>{{Cite web | title=Distinguished Alumni - holycrosshpa | url=https://www.ycdsb.ca/holycrosshpa/distinguished-alumni/ | access-date=2026-02-14 | website=www.ycdsb.ca}}</ref>
== See also == * Education in Ontario *List of secondary schools in Ontario *York Catholic District School Board *Woodbridge, Ontario
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==External links== * [http://hocr.ycdsb.ca/ Holy Cross Catholic Academy High School website]
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