Photo: Boxcarphilly · CC BY 3.0Amaranth’s schools come under 3 different boards
Upper Grand DSB runs the most, 15 of them; Dufferin-Peel CDSB and CS Viamonde run the rest. Only 3 of the 19 are Catholic, against 34% in Ontario. The 3 km around Amaranth counts 15 elementary schools, 3 secondary schools and 1 alternative or adult school, 9,135 students between them.
What stands out about Amaranth’s schools
Results on both sides
The results split: 5 of 18 schools in the upper two fifths in Ontario, 8 in the lower, with Credit Meadows Elementary School, Laurelwoods Elementary School and Princess Elizabeth Public School on top. Results ↓
The comparisons are with the province’s schools, never across provinces.
3 boards, school by school
Each board’s schools in the area, largest first.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Grand DSBOrangeville District, Centre Dufferin District, Westside, Primrose, Centennial Hylands, Princess Elizabeth, Hyland Heights, Montgomery Village … | English public | 15 | 7,585 |
| Dufferin-Peel CDSBSt Andrew, St Benedict, St Peter Separate | English Catholic | 3 | 1,390 |
| CS Viamondedes Quatre-Rivières | French public | 1 | 160 |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
Who runs Amaranth’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
Grouped by system: English public 15, English Catholic 3 and French-language 1.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How Amaranth’s schools do on Ontario’s tests
EQAO’s Grade 3, 6 and 9 assessments and the literacy test, 2024-25: each school against every school in Ontario.
Its School Grade is C+: it compares these results with the other towns of the province.
The area’s schools by fifth of the province
Each school’s band is the average of its measures’ fifths. The mark shows an even fifth of the area’s schools.
| Measure | Schools | Middle here | Ontario |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 reading | 15 | 71% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 15 | 69% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 15 | 65% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 15 | 86% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 15 | 85% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 15 | 38% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 3 | 43% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 3 | 82% | 85% |
The widest gap is on Grade 6 math, where the area’s schools reach 38% against 51% in Ontario. Across 8 measures: 1 above the middle, 4 below. Over three years, 10 schools gained on most measures and 7 lost ground.
Every school’s results (18)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Credit Meadows Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 74% · G3 writing 71% · G3 math 78% · G6 reading 95% · G6 writing 95% · G6 math 74% | Second fifth |
| Laurelwoods Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 100% · G3 writing 94% · G3 math 100% · G6 reading 94% · G6 writing 85% · G6 math 44% | Second fifth |
| Princess Elizabeth Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 82% · G3 writing 78% · G3 math 68% · G6 reading 100% · G6 writing 90% · G6 math 65% | Second fifth |
| Spencer Avenue Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 75% · G3 writing 72% · G3 math 71% · G6 reading 89% · G6 writing 95% · G6 math 53% | Second fifth |
| St Peter Separate SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 79% · G3 writing 79% · G3 math 62% · G6 reading 86% · G6 writing 95% · G6 math 38% | Second fifth |
| École élémentaire des Quatre-RivièresElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 88% · G3 writing 71% · G3 math 82% · G6 reading 89% · G6 writing 72% · G6 math 28% | Middle fifth |
| Westside Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 53% · OSSLT 84% | Middle fifth |
| Glenbrook Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 65% · G3 writing 68% · G3 math 70% · G6 reading 86% · G6 writing 86% · G6 math 36% | Middle fifth |
| Primrose Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 65% · G3 writing 69% · G3 math 65% · G6 reading 85% · G6 writing 92% · G6 math 38% | Middle fifth |
| St Benedict Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 77% · G3 writing 56% · G3 math 69% · G6 reading 86% · G6 writing 78% · G6 math 55% | Middle fifth |
| Centennial Hylands Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 67% · G3 writing 31% · G3 math 44% · G6 reading 88% · G6 writing 88% · G6 math 40% | Fourth fifth |
| Montgomery Village Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 71% · G3 writing 71% · G3 math 57% · G6 reading 70% · G6 writing 78% · G6 math 26% | Fourth fifth |
| Orangeville District Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 43% · OSSLT 82% | Fourth fifth |
| Grand Valley & District Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 62% · G3 writing 48% · G3 math 43% · G6 reading 84% · G6 writing 74% · G6 math 45% | Fourth fifth |
| Centre Dufferin District High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 37% · OSSLT 76% | Bottom fifth |
| St Andrew SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 56% · G3 writing 59% · G3 math 43% · G6 reading 75% · G6 writing 80% · G6 math 38% | Bottom fifth |
| Hyland Heights Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 60% · G3 writing 37% · G3 math 32% · G6 reading 60% · G6 writing 53% · G6 math 16% | Bottom fifth |
| Parkinson Centennial SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 52% · G3 writing 48% · G3 math 39% · G6 reading 66% · G6 writing 55% · G6 math 7% | Bottom fifth |
Ontario Ministry of Education, School Information Finder 2024–25 (EQAO results; N/R where groups are too small). Open Government Licence – Ontario.
Where the 19 schools in and around Amaranth are
Every school as a pin, coloured by system; each opens its own page.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Amaranth
Each school by its language of instruction, with the share in Ontario marked.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Ontario.
École élémentaire des Quatre-Rivières teach in French; CS Viamonde runs the public ones among the 1.
Section 23 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms gives French-speaking parents the right to French-language schooling for their children, through the French-language boards.
How children get a place in Amaranth
The neighbourhood school
Each school serves a defined area. A place elsewhere is possible when that school has room.
French-language schools
Section 23 rights-holders, francophone parents or those schooled in French in Canada, have a place; others apply to the board’s committee.
Catholic schools
A Catholic elementary school usually asks for a Catholic parent or a baptized child; a Catholic high school admits all.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 19 schools in and around Amaranth
High schools within reach of Amaranth
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
Within 15 km, families can reach 3 high schools: 3 English public. The nearest is Centre Dufferin District High School, 10 km away.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centre Dufferin District High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Upper Grand DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 810 | 10 km |
| Orangeville District Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Upper Grand DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 1,095 | 11 km |
| Westside Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Upper Grand DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 760 | 12 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Alternative, adult and other schools around Amaranth
Other schooling here: adult and continuing education at Dufferin Centre for Continuing Education. Their cards ↑
The kinds as the provincial lists give them (alternative, adult and continuing education, online, provincial schools).
Towns its size in Ontario
Towns of a similar population, with their schools in or within 3 km; described, not ranked.
| Town | Population | Schools | Students | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bostwick | 7,694 | 35 | 19,395 | 4 | 2.5 km |
| … | |||||
| Westdale South | 4,931 | 32 | 12,155 | 3 | 0.3 km |
| York Road | 4,931 | 24 | 11,030 | 2 | 2.8 km |
| South Common | 4,867 | 28 | 14,020 | 1 | 1.7 km |
| North End East | 4,816 | 26 | 13,460 | 3 | 2.2 km |
| Amaranth | 4,808 | 19 | 9,135 | 1 | 10 km |
| Greenboro East | 4,800 | 31 | 13,260 | 8 | 1.6 km |
| Marmora | 4,761 | 2 | 445 | 0 | 17 km |
| Qualicum - Redwood | 4,761 | 35 | 13,050 | 7 | 0.2 km |
| Grand Valley | 4,759 | 1 | 395 | 0 | 16 km |
| … | |||||
| Port Credit NHD (West) | 2,902 | 19 | 7,845 | 0 | 2 km |
Among 266 towns its size, 150 have more schools nearby. 168 of 267 have a school teaching in French.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Amaranth
Each town’s schools in or within 3 km of its outline; distances as the crow flies.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amaranth | 19 | 1 | 3 | 10 km |
| Shelburne 10 km | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 km |
| Orangeville 11 km | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0.6 km |
| Mono 12 km | 18 | 0 | 3 | 6.1 km |
| Grand Valley 14 km | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 km |
| East Garafraxa 15 km | 9 | 1 | 2 | 9.8 km |
| Melancthon 19 km | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 km |
No neighbour of the 6 counts more schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What isn’t here. Inspection reports with ratings don’t exist here, and the lists give enrolment for one year at most.
- Bands, not ranks. Bands compare within Ontario only, measure by measure, then average: never a place in a league table.
- Boards and systems. Public and Catholic boards are both publicly funded here, in English and in French; an independent school answers to no board.
- The year. Schools as listed for 2024-25.
- The kinds of school. Schools are grouped by what they teach: elementary, secondary, every grade, and the alternative, adult and online programs.
- Which schools count. A school counts when it sits inside Amaranth or less than 3 km beyond its edge.
Questions about schools in Amaranth
How many schools are there in Amaranth?
The town holds 1 of them; 18 more are within 3 km of its outline.
Is there a French-language school in Amaranth?
Yes: École élémentaire des Quatre-Rivières, the French-language schools here.
Which boards run the schools in Amaranth?
Upper Grand DSB (15), Dufferin-Peel CDSB (3) and CS Viamonde (1), with each one’s schools in brackets.
How do I get a place at a school in Amaranth?
Each board registers its own students; its website gives the school for an address.
Sources: Ontario Ministry of Education, School Information Finder 2024–25 and school contact list (Open Government Licence – Ontario) · map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).