Photo: Onasill ~ Bill - Onasill ~ 109 Millions Views · CC BY-SA 2.0In Aurora, families choose among 4 boards: English and French, public and Catholic
York Region DSB has 29 of them, and York CDSB, CS catholique MonAvenir and CS Viamonde share the others. 30 of 45 schools with results score above the middle in Ontario. In or within 3 km of Aurora: 38 elementary schools and 8 secondary schools, with 22,830 students.
What stands out about Aurora’s schools
One big school
With 1,515 students, Dr G W Williams Secondary School is the area’s biggest. Every school ↓
The strongest results
Top of the area: Aurora High School (secondary), its results in the top fifth in Ontario. Results ↓
The comparisons are with the province’s schools, never across provinces.
Which of the 4 boards runs which school
The boards and their schools here.
Ontario funds four systems side by side, and here all four overlap: a family picks English or French, public or Catholic, and each choice has its own board and its own schools.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| York Region DSBDr G W Williams, Newmarket, Sir William Mulock, Aurora, Bogart, Rick Hansen, Stonehaven, Clearmeadow … | English public | 29 | 16,055 |
| York CDSBCardinal Carter Catholic, St Maximilian Kolbe, Notre Dame Catholic, Holy Spirit Catholic, St Nicholas Catholic, Father Frederick McGinn Catholic, Light of Christ Catholic, Our Lady of Hope Catholic … | English Catholic | 14 | 6,050 |
| CS catholique MonAvenirÉSC Renaissance, ÉÉC Saint-Jean | French Catholic | 2 | 580 |
| CS ViamondeAcadémie de la Moraine | French public | 1 | 145 |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
How Aurora’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 A+: 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 | 35 | 82% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 35 | 74% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 38 | 73% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 38 | 91% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 38 | 89% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 38 | 65% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 7 | 72% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 7 | 93% | 85% |
On Grade 9 math the area runs ahead, 72% against 55% in Ontario. The area is ahead on 8 of 8 measures and behind on 0. At 22 schools more of the measures rose than fell over three years; at 16, more fell.
Every school’s results (45)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Aurora High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 72% · OSSLT 93% | Top fifth |
| Bogart Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 88% · G3 writing 84% · G3 math 83% · G6 reading 98% · G6 writing 94% · G6 math 77% | Top fifth |
| Cardinal Carter Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 69% · OSSLT 93% | Top fifth |
| Dr G W Williams Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 82% · OSSLT 94% | Top fifth |
| Newmarket High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 75% · OSSLT 97% | Top fifth |
| Rick Hansen Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 92% · G3 writing 83% · G3 math 88% · G6 reading 95% · G6 writing 95% · G6 math 77% | Top fifth |
| Windham Ridge Public SchoolElementary · Grades 1–8 | G3 reading no data · G3 writing no data · G3 math 84% · G6 reading 96% · G6 writing 96% · G6 math 77% | Top fifth |
| ÉSC RenaissanceSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 87% · OSSLT 98% | Top fifth |
| Académie de la MoraineElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 100% · G3 writing 100% · G3 math 100% · G6 reading 100% · G6 writing 92% · G6 math 69% | Top fifth |
| Holy Spirit Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 83% · G3 writing 83% · G3 math 83% · G6 reading 100% · G6 writing 94% · G6 math 82% | Top fifth |
| Lester B Pearson Public SchoolElementary · Grades 1–8 | G3 reading no data · G3 writing no data · G3 math 76% · G6 reading 98% · G6 writing 99% · G6 math 85% | Top fifth |
| St Joseph Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading no data · G3 writing no data · G3 math 91% · G6 reading 96% · G6 writing 92% · G6 math 88% | Top fifth |
| Hartman Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 81% · G3 writing 78% · G3 math 81% · G6 reading 96% · G6 writing 96% · G6 math 76% | Top fifth |
| Our Lady of Hope Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 88% · G3 writing 82% · G3 math 65% · G6 reading 97% · G6 writing 100% · G6 math 74% | Top fifth |
| ÉÉC Saint-JeanElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 96% · G3 writing 83% · G3 math 100% · G6 reading 100% · G6 writing 88% · G6 math 81% | Top fifth |
| Kettle Lakes Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 84% · G3 writing 86% · G3 math 74% · G6 reading 91% · G6 writing 89% · G6 math 71% | Second fifth |
| Rogers Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 82% · G3 writing 77% · G3 math 68% · G6 reading 100% · G6 writing 98% · G6 math 76% | Second fifth |
| St Jerome Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 89% · G3 writing 74% · G3 math 63% · G6 reading 95% · G6 writing 100% · G6 math 58% | Second fifth |
| Crossland Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 81% · G3 writing 83% · G3 math 64% · G6 reading 86% · G6 writing 94% · G6 math 72% | Second fifth |
| Whispering Pines Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 83% · G3 writing 74% · G3 math 77% · G6 reading 92% · G6 writing 90% · G6 math 82% | Second fifth |
| Father Frederick McGinn Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 83% · G3 writing 83% · G3 math 71% · G6 reading 90% · G6 writing 88% · G6 math 63% | Second fifth |
| Sir William Mulock Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 59% · OSSLT 89% | Second fifth |
| St Nicholas Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 82% · G3 writing 58% · G3 math 74% · G6 reading 92% · G6 writing 94% · G6 math 78% | Second fifth |
| Wellington Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 91% · G3 writing 64% · G3 math 73% · G6 reading 91% · G6 writing 91% · G6 math 59% | Second fifth |
| Devins Drive Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 77% · G3 writing 64% · G3 math 82% · G6 reading 94% · G6 writing 94% · G6 math 50% | Second fifth |
| Light of Christ Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 82% · G3 writing 85% · G3 math 70% · G6 reading 91% · G6 writing 88% · G6 math 55% | Second fifth |
| Terry Fox Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 92% · G3 writing 87% · G3 math 84% · G6 reading 82% · G6 writing 87% · G6 math 51% | Second fifth |
| Our Lady of Grace Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 79% · G3 writing 89% · G3 math 74% · G6 reading 83% · G6 writing 89% · G6 math 50% | Second fifth |
| Stonehaven Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 84% · G3 writing 78% · G3 math 84% · G6 reading 83% · G6 writing 85% · G6 math 58% | Second fifth |
| Stuart Scott Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 92% · G3 writing 92% · G3 math 85% · G6 reading 79% · G6 writing 83% · G6 math 33% | Second fifth |
| St Maximilian Kolbe High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 61% · OSSLT 87% | Middle fifth |
| Whitchurch Highlands Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 64% · G3 writing 60% · G3 math 60% · G6 reading 90% · G6 writing 95% · G6 math 90% | Middle fifth |
| Armitage Village Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 81% · G3 writing 57% · G3 math 70% · G6 reading 84% · G6 writing 89% · G6 math 67% | Middle fifth |
| Northern Lights Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 75% · G3 writing 58% · G3 math 69% · G6 reading 92% · G6 writing 81% · G6 math 78% | Middle fifth |
| Lake Wilcox Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 74% · G3 writing 52% · G3 math 73% · G6 reading 82% · G6 writing 85% · G6 math 50% | Middle fifth |
| St John Chrysostom Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 85% · G3 writing 65% · G3 math 65% · G6 reading 62% · G6 writing 90% · G6 math 33% | Middle fifth |
| Aurora Grove Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 76% · G3 writing 60% · G3 math 72% · G6 reading 80% · G6 writing 87% · G6 math 40% | Middle fifth |
| Clearmeadow Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 67% · G3 writing 60% · G3 math 63% · G6 reading 88% · G6 writing 82% · G6 math 56% | Middle fifth |
| Highview Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 62% · G3 writing 62% · G3 math 59% · G6 reading 79% · G6 writing 88% · G6 math 57% | Middle fifth |
| Regency Acres Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 77% · G3 writing 70% · G3 math 70% · G6 reading 62% · G6 writing 81% · G6 math 33% | Middle fifth |
| St Paul Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 60% · G3 writing 30% · G3 math 40% · G6 reading 100% · G6 writing 87% · G6 math 73% | Middle fifth |
| Aurora Heights Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 67% · G3 writing 52% · G3 math 67% · G6 reading 84% · G6 writing 86% · G6 math 50% | Fourth fifth |
| Our Lady of the Annunciation Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 70% · G3 writing 63% · G3 math 52% · G6 reading 78% · G6 writing 83% · G6 math 44% | Fourth fifth |
| Oak Ridges Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 62% · G3 writing 50% · G3 math 55% · G6 reading 80% · G6 writing 78% · G6 math 44% | Fourth fifth |
| Notre Dame Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 67% · G3 writing 50% · G3 math 37% · G6 reading 77% · G6 writing 74% · G6 math 55% | Fourth 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 46 schools in and around Aurora are
Each pin is a school, coloured by the system that runs it, sized by its students where the province publishes them.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Aurora
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.
In French: ÉSC Renaissance, ÉÉC Saint-Jean and Académie de la Moraine. The public ones of the 3 come under CS catholique MonAvenir and CS Viamonde.
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.
Who runs Aurora’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
Split by system, that is English public 29, English Catholic 14 and French-language 3.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Aurora
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
Ontario’s Catholic boards are publicly funded. Their elementary schools generally ask that a parent or the child be Catholic; their high schools are open to all students.
The neighbourhood school
Boards set boundaries for each school; living inside one guarantees a place there, and moving across one usually means a request.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 46 schools in and around Aurora
Show all 38 elementary schools
High schools within reach of Aurora
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
20 secondary schools are within 15 km: 12 English public, 6 English Catholic, 1 French Catholic and 1 French public. The closest high school is St Maximilian Kolbe High School, 1 km out.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Maximilian Kolbe High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York CDSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 1,245 | 1 km |
| ACCESS ProgramSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York Region DSB | English public | – | – | 1.3 km |
| Aurora High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York Region DSB | English public | Top fifth | 1,020 | 1.4 km |
| Dr G W Williams Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York Region DSB | English public | Top fifth | 1,515 | 2.4 km |
| Sir William Mulock Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York Region DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,190 | 3.6 km |
| Cardinal Carter Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York CDSB | English Catholic | Top fifth | 1,375 | 4.5 km |
| ÉSC RenaissanceSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CS catholique MonAvenir | French Catholic | Top fifth | 435 | 5.1 km |
| Newmarket High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York Region DSB | English public | Top fifth | 1,515 | 5.7 km |
| Sacred Heart Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York CDSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 1,240 | 6.5 km |
| Huron Heights Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York Region DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 1,295 | 7.1 km |
All 20 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr John M Denison Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York Region DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 1,000 | 7.5 km |
| King City Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York Region DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 1,010 | 9 km |
| Richmond Hill High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York Region DSB | English public | Top fifth | 1,635 | 11 km |
| St Theresa of Lisieux Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York CDSB | English Catholic | Top fifth | 1,590 | 12 km |
| Richmond Green Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York Region DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,160 | 12 km |
| Our Lady Queen of the World CA High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York CDSB | English Catholic | Top fifth | 1,200 | 13 km |
| École secondaire Norval-MorrisseauSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CS Viamonde | French public | Top fifth | 85 | 14 km |
| Bayview Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York Region DSB | English public | Top fifth | 1,940 | 14 km |
| Alexander MacKenzie High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York Region DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,415 | 15 km |
| Holy Trinity Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Simcoe Muskoka CDSB | English Catholic | Fourth fifth | 1,125 | 15 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peterborough | 97,834 | 34 | 14,960 | 2 | 1.1 km |
| … | |||||
| Sault Ste. Marie | 81,182 | 36 | 11,455 | 3 | 0.5 km |
| Sarnia | 80,539 | 30 | 11,200 | 6 | 0.8 km |
| Simcoe | 75,618 | 32 | 11,730 | 1 | 5.2 km |
| Georgetown | 68,265 | 44 | 22,165 | 3 | 1.5 km |
| Aurora | 67,385 | 46 | 22,830 | 3 | 1 km |
| Welland | 66,480 | 30 | 10,940 | 8 | 1.3 km |
| Belleville | 62,914 | 26 | 9,425 | 0 | 0.7 km |
| North Bay | 62,062 | 29 | 9,310 | 8 | 1.1 km |
| Stouffville | 58,010 | 34 | 20,140 | 2 | 1.3 km |
| … | |||||
| East Gwillimbury | 42,989 | 37 | 18,495 | 2 | 5.4 km |
Of the 29 others, 7 count more schools. 23 of 30 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 Aurora
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aurora | 46 | 3 | 16 | 1 km |
| Newmarket 5.4 km | 48 | 2 | 13 | 2.2 km |
| King 11 km | 70 | 3 | 28 | 5.3 km |
| East Gwillimbury 12 km | 37 | 2 | 11 | 5.4 km |
| Richmond Hill 13 km | 100 | 5 | 29 | 1 km |
| Cathedraltown 14 km | 18 | 1 | 5 | 2 km |
| Hope 14 km | 54 | 4 | 21 | 2.6 km |
100 schools make Richmond Hill the best supplied neighbour.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. The page takes in schools within Aurora and up to 3 km past its boundary, so a school just over the line is still here.
- The kinds of school. An all-grade school teaches from kindergarten through high school; elementary and secondary schools split those years.
- What isn’t here. What no open list gives: inspection grades, several years of enrolment, and Ontario’s private schools.
- Bands, not ranks. The fifths are of schools, not students: a small school counts as much as a large one.
- The year. The province’s 2024-25 list.
- Boards and systems. Each board covers a territory in one language and one system, public or Catholic; boards of different systems overlap.
Questions about schools in Aurora
How many schools are there in Aurora?
Inside the town there are 23; another 23 sit within 3 km.
Is there a French-language school in Aurora?
Yes, there are French-language schools: ÉSC Renaissance, ÉÉC Saint-Jean and Académie de la Moraine.
How do I get a place at a school in Aurora?
Choose a system, then register with its board; the address decides the school.
Which boards run the schools in Aurora?
York Region DSB (29), York CDSB (14), CS catholique MonAvenir (2) and CS Viamonde (1), with each one’s schools in brackets.
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).