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About Us
St. Mother Teresa Catholic Academy began in September 1985, with Principal George Iantorno, Vice Principal Andy Fedak, secretary Sue Niven-Smith, ten staff (5 male and 5 female), and approximately 150 Grade 9 students.
The school opened as a "portable" located on Invergordon Avenue, close to the then newly opened Elizabeth Seton Elementary School. It was decided that the school colours be somewhat based on the habit that Mother Teresa wore.
Officially, the colours are royal blue or dark blue, with gold or yellow accents. The first uniforms included grey flannel pants, white dress shirt, school tie and navy blazer for boys. The girls wore a plaid kilt, white blouse and navy blazer. The name Titans was decided in a contest by the student body.
The school was originally to be named after Mary Ward, but it was not staff who initiated the change.
During a pre-school meeting launch with parents, students and administration, a student suggested the name Mother Teresa instead. Support for the change was unanimous and as the saying goes, the rest is history. The ideals and spirit of Mother Teresa give our school its motto "Amare et Servire" - "To love and serve".
School History And Tradition
Though the history of our school is not a long one, it is sharply divided into two parts: the first four years endearingly referred to as the “Tin Can” experience because the school resided in relocatables and a port-o-pac, and the new expansionist era, which began with year five in 1989-1890 when under the leadership of the founding principal - George Iantorno - a school of 650 left the port-o-pac and moved into a magnificent new structure and promptly doubled its enrolment.
In this grand new building, the centerpiece of which is a large, very attractive and naturally well-lit atrium, the school had its second beginning. It now faced the task of integrating many new staff and students into the life and traditions of the school. The intimacy and ease of communication of the port-o-pac was no longer there, but the staff and students addressed themselves to the kind of strategies needed to create a Christian community.
St. Mother Teresa Catholic Academy has throughout its history shown itself to be a community school in two very fundamental ways: it embraces students of diverse ethnicities and backgrounds, and it seeks to educate all who come to it from the Malvern Community, taking in students who represent the complete spectrum of intellectual, artistic and athletic talent.