Photo: Duckdave · CC BY-SA 4.0In Barrie, families choose among 4 boards: English and French, public and Catholic
Beside Simcoe County DSB, which has 32, sit Simcoe Muskoka CDSB, CS catholique MonAvenir and CS Viamonde. Of its 51 tested schools, 12 sit in the top two fifths in Ontario and 24 in the bottom two. Within 3 km of Barrie are 43 elementary schools, 10 secondary schools and 1 alternative or adult school, teaching 29,165 students.
What stands out about Barrie’s schools
One big school
Barrie North Collegiate Institute is the largest school here, with 1,475 students. Every school ↓
The strongest results
The area’s best results are at Codrington Public School (elementary), in the top fifth in Ontario. Results ↓
Each finding compares the town’s schools with every school in its province.
4 boards, school by school
Every board or service centre with a school in the area, and its schools.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simcoe County DSBBarrie North, Bear Creek, Eastview, Maple Ridge, Innisdale, Hyde Park, Hewitt's Creek, Ferndale Woods … | English public | 32 | 19,540 |
| Simcoe Muskoka CDSBSt Peter's, St Joan of Arc, St Joseph's Separate, The Good Shepherd, St Catherine of Siena, Saint Gabriel the Archangel, St. John Paul II Separate, St Monicas Separate … | English Catholic | 16 | 8,325 |
| CS catholique MonAvenirÉÉC Frère-André, ÉSC Nouvelle-Alliance, ÉIC Nouvelle-Alliance | French Catholic | 3 | 780 |
| CS ViamondeLa Source, Roméo Dallaire, Roméo Dallaire | French public | 3 | 520 |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
How Barrie’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 B: 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 | 40 | 72% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 40 | 58% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 41 | 58% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 41 | 84% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 41 | 85% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 41 | 49% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 10 | 51% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 10 | 88% | 85% |
On Grade 3 writing the area trails, 58% against 65% in Ontario. Across 8 measures: 0 above the middle, 6 below. The three-year changes lean upward at 27 schools and downward at 16.
Every school’s results (51)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Codrington Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 100% · G3 writing 94% · G3 math 89% · G6 reading 100% · G6 writing 100% · G6 math 82% | Top fifth |
| École élémentaire La SourceElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 89% · G3 writing 85% · G3 math 93% · G6 reading 97% · G6 writing 90% · G6 math 90% | Top fifth |
| Hewitt's Creek Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 90% · G3 writing 92% · G3 math 87% · G6 reading 92% · G6 writing 92% · G6 math 79% | Top fifth |
| Terry Fox Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 89% · G3 writing 79% · G3 math 76% · G6 reading 90% · G6 writing 95% · G6 math 71% | Top fifth |
| Algonquin Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 92% · G3 writing 75% · G3 math 82% · G6 reading 91% · G6 writing 94% · G6 math 51% | Second fifth |
| Warnica Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading no data · G3 writing no data · G3 math 66% · G6 reading 98% · G6 writing 100% · G6 math 64% | Second fifth |
| Ardagh Bluffs Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 88% · G3 writing 85% · G3 math 76% · G6 reading 87% · G6 writing 83% · G6 math 68% | Second fifth |
| St Marys - Barrie Separate SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 100% · G3 writing 82% · G3 math 82% · G6 reading 91% · G6 writing 91% · G6 math 36% | Second fifth |
| St Catherine of Siena SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 78% · G3 writing 76% · G3 math 61% · G6 reading 94% · G6 writing 94% · G6 math 71% | Second fifth |
| St John Vianney Separate SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 72% · G3 writing 62% · G3 math 62% · G6 reading 100% · G6 writing 96% · G6 math 79% | Second fifth |
| ÉSC Nouvelle-AllianceSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 51% · OSSLT 95% | Second fifth |
| École secondaire Roméo DallaireSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 66% · OSSLT 91% | Second fifth |
| Eastview Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 67% · OSSLT 87% | Middle fifth |
| Innisdale Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 56% · OSSLT 88% | Middle fifth |
| Maple Ridge Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 51% · OSSLT 88% | Middle fifth |
| Emma King Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 74% · G3 writing 59% · G3 math 72% · G6 reading 90% · G6 writing 93% · G6 math 53% | Middle fifth |
| Hyde Park Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 80% · G3 writing 77% · G3 math 80% · G6 reading 82% · G6 writing 82% · G6 math 54% | Middle fifth |
| Holly Meadows Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 78% · G3 writing 73% · G3 math 61% · G6 reading 84% · G6 writing 89% · G6 math 48% | Middle fifth |
| Barrie North Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 48% · OSSLT 88% | Middle fifth |
| Bear Creek Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 52% · OSSLT 85% | Middle fifth |
| Sister Catherine Donnelly Catholic SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 78% · G3 writing 62% · G3 math 50% · G6 reading 86% · G6 writing 89% · G6 math 54% | Middle fifth |
| Sunnybrae Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 79% · G3 writing 72% · G3 math 57% · G6 reading 79% · G6 writing 79% · G6 math 59% | Middle fifth |
| Willow Landing Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 72% · G3 writing 54% · G3 math 60% · G6 reading 87% · G6 writing 85% · G6 math 62% | Middle fifth |
| Mapleview Heights Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 73% · G3 writing 49% · G3 math 61% · G6 reading 91% · G6 writing 88% · G6 math 49% | Middle fifth |
| Saint Gabriel the Archangel Catholic SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 64% · G3 writing 48% · G3 math 55% · G6 reading 92% · G6 writing 90% · G6 math 47% | Middle fifth |
| St Michael the Archangel Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 67% · G3 writing 63% · G3 math 67% · G6 reading 83% · G6 writing 85% · G6 math 48% | Middle fifth |
| The Good Shepherd Catholic SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 69% · G3 writing 53% · G3 math 63% · G6 reading 84% · G6 writing 89% · G6 math 49% | Middle fifth |
| Portage View Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 65% · G3 writing 55% · G3 math 53% · G6 reading 86% · G6 writing 83% · G6 math 47% | Fourth fifth |
| St Joan of Arc High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 49% · OSSLT 86% | Fourth fifth |
| Johnson Street Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 68% · G3 writing 52% · G3 math 45% · G6 reading 83% · G6 writing 89% · G6 math 50% | Fourth fifth |
| Monsignor Clair Separate SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 67% · G3 writing 61% · G3 math 56% · G6 reading 88% · G6 writing 76% · G6 math 44% | Fourth fifth |
| W. C. Little Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 70% · G3 writing 54% · G3 math 69% · G6 reading 84% · G6 writing 78% · G6 math 40% | Fourth fifth |
| Allandale Heights Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 41% · G3 writing 31% · G3 math 44% · G6 reading 89% · G6 writing 90% · G6 math 49% | Fourth fifth |
| Maple Grove Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 74% · G3 writing 72% · G3 math 65% · G6 reading 71% · G6 writing 69% · G6 math 29% | Fourth fifth |
| St. John Paul II Separate SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 64% · G3 writing 47% · G3 math 42% · G6 reading 88% · G6 writing 92% · G6 math 39% | Fourth fifth |
| Ferndale Woods Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 52% · G3 writing 44% · G3 math 58% · G6 reading 76% · G6 writing 88% · G6 math 65% | Fourth fifth |
| St Joseph's Separate SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 44% · OSSLT 81% | Fourth fifth |
| Steele Street Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 76% · G3 writing 62% · G3 math 62% · G6 reading 66% · G6 writing 69% · G6 math 17% | Fourth fifth |
| Trillium Woods Elementary Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 71% · G3 writing 57% · G3 math 50% · G6 reading 74% · G6 writing 74% · G6 math 56% | Fourth fifth |
| St Bernadette Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 76% · G3 writing 59% · G3 math 55% · G6 reading 81% · G6 writing 54% · G6 math 27% | Fourth fifth |
| St Marguerite d'Youville Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 59% · G3 writing 43% · G3 math 51% · G6 reading 83% · G6 writing 85% · G6 math 37% | Fourth fifth |
| Assikinack Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 71% · G3 writing 49% · G3 math 54% · G6 reading 82% · G6 writing 79% · G6 math 32% | Fourth fifth |
| Oakley Park Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 47% · G3 writing 27% · G3 math 39% · G6 reading 85% · G6 writing 71% · G6 math 53% | Fourth fifth |
| St Monicas Separate SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 72% · G3 writing 60% · G3 math 45% · G6 reading 79% · G6 writing 72% · G6 math 26% | Fourth fifth |
| Cundles Heights Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 65% · G3 writing 40% · G3 math 40% · G6 reading 77% · G6 writing 81% · G6 math 42% | Bottom fifth |
| Hillcrest Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 50% · G3 writing 35% · G3 math 49% · G6 reading 74% · G6 writing 79% · G6 math 39% | Bottom fifth |
| St Peter's Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 39% · OSSLT 82% | Bottom fifth |
| ÉÉC Frère-AndréElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 57% · G3 writing 57% · G3 math 57% · G6 reading 75% · G6 writing 59% · G6 math 34% | Bottom fifth |
| West Bayfield Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 61% · G3 writing 52% · G3 math 54% · G6 reading 60% · G6 writing 53% · G6 math 20% | Bottom fifth |
| St Nicholas SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 48% · G3 writing 19% · G3 math 29% · G6 reading 78% · G6 writing 67% · G6 math 22% | Bottom fifth |
| Andrew Hunter Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 55% · G3 writing 38% · G3 math 45% · G6 reading 62% · G6 writing 70% · G6 math 28% | 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 54 schools in and around Barrie 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 Barrie
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.
The 6 French-language schools are ÉÉC Frère-André, ÉSC Nouvelle-Alliance, École élémentaire La Source and École secondaire Roméo Dallaire; CS catholique MonAvenir and CS Viamonde runs the public ones.
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 Barrie’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
Grouped by system: English public 32, English Catholic 16 and French-language 6.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Barrie
French-language schools
Eligibility comes from the parents: French as a first language, or French schooling in Canada; otherwise, the board’s admissions committee decides.
Catholic schools
A Catholic elementary school usually asks for a Catholic parent or a baptized child; a Catholic high school admits all.
The neighbourhood school
Registration happens with the board, not the school; the board names the school for the address.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 54 schools in and around Barrie
Show all 43 elementary schools
High schools within reach of Barrie
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
Within 15 km, families can reach 11 high schools: 6 English public, 3 English Catholic, 1 French Catholic and 1 French public. The nearest is Innisdale Secondary School, 1.4 km away.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Innisdale Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Simcoe County DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 1,090 | 1.4 km |
| Barrie North Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Simcoe County DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 1,475 | 3.2 km |
| ÉSC Nouvelle-AllianceSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CS catholique MonAvenir | French Catholic | Second fifth | 300 | 3.5 km |
| St Peter's Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Simcoe Muskoka CDSB | English Catholic | Bottom fifth | 1,375 | 4.2 km |
| Eastview Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Simcoe County DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 1,235 | 4.3 km |
| St Joan of Arc High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Simcoe Muskoka CDSB | English Catholic | Fourth fifth | 1,055 | 4.5 km |
| St Joseph's Separate SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Simcoe Muskoka CDSB | English Catholic | Fourth fifth | 930 | 4.6 km |
| École secondaire Roméo DallaireSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CS Viamonde | French public | Second fifth | 170 | 5.6 km |
| Bear Creek Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Simcoe County DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 1,385 | 5.8 km |
| Maple Ridge Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Simcoe County DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 1,135 | 6.4 km |
All 11 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nantyr Shores Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Simcoe County DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 1,470 | 13 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Alternative, adult and other schools around Barrie
Also within reach: alternative programs at Simcoe Shores Secondary School. Their cards ↑
The kinds as the provincial lists give them (alternative, adult and continuing education, online, provincial schools).
Towns its size in Ontario
Places of about the same size and their schools in or within 3 km, largest first.
| Town | Population | Schools | Students | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakville | 243,107 | 107 | 56,580 | 10 | 1.2 km |
| Richmond Hill | 222,031 | 100 | 56,420 | 5 | 1 km |
| Oshawa | 213,592 | 93 | 50,695 | 3 | 1.3 km |
| Burlington | 197,737 | 82 | 40,800 | 6 | 1.3 km |
| Greater Sudbury / Grand Sudbury | 188,504 | 86 | 24,770 | 30 | 0.8 km |
| Barrie | 174,469 | 54 | 29,165 | 6 | 1.4 km |
| Cambridge | 165,354 | 64 | 29,625 | 5 | 1.5 km |
| Whitby | 162,413 | 82 | 47,640 | 5 | 0.7 km |
| Guelph | 160,760 | 54 | 24,520 | 2 | 1.1 km |
| Milton | 157,345 | 96 | 55,790 | 6 | 0.2 km |
| … | |||||
| Chatham | 112,716 | 45 | 14,950 | 6 | 0.9 km |
Among 19 towns its size, 14 have more schools nearby. A French-language school is within reach in 20 of the 20.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Barrie
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barrie | 54 | 6 | 19 | 1.4 km |
| Innisfil 12 km | 35 | 2 | 10 | 0.7 km |
| Angus 15 km | 24 | 4 | 8 | 2.4 km |
| Springwater 15 km | 38 | 3 | 13 | 12 km |
It has more schools than any of its 3 neighbours.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The kinds of school. Each school is elementary, secondary or all-grade by the grades it teaches; alternative, adult and online programs sit in a group of their own.
- Which schools count. Counted: Barrie’s own schools and any within 3 km of its edge.
- What isn’t here. Missing: inspection ratings (no province gives them), enrolment trends and Ontario’s private schools.
- Bands, not ranks. Fifths are worked out among every Ontario school with a result on that measure, then averaged per school.
- Boards and systems. Boards come in one language each, and where the province funds Catholic schools, as public or Catholic; independent schools stand outside them.
- The year. The open list of 2024-25.
Questions about schools in Barrie
How many schools are there in Barrie?
The town holds 53 of them; 1 more are within 3 km of its outline.
Is there a French-language school in Barrie?
Yes, there are French-language schools: ÉÉC Frère-André, ÉSC Nouvelle-Alliance, École élémentaire La Source and École secondaire Roméo Dallaire.
Which boards run the schools in Barrie?
By number of schools: Simcoe County DSB (32), Simcoe Muskoka CDSB (16), CS catholique MonAvenir (3) and CS Viamonde (3).
How do I get a place at a school in Barrie?
Contact the board: it names the school for your address and takes the registration.
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).