Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 2.5Results around Barry's Bay lean low: 2 of 3 schools in the lower two fifths in Ontario
Its elementary schools are small, 127 students on average, against 365 in Ontario. Within 3 km of Barry's Bay are 3 elementary schools and 1 secondary school, teaching 625 students.
How Barry's Bay’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 D: 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 | 2 | 58% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 2 | 52% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 2 | 49% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 2 | 84% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 2 | 64% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 2 | 37% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 1 | 26% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 1 | 74% | 85% |
Furthest from the provincial middle is Grade 9 math: 26% here, against 55% in Ontario. The area is ahead on 0 of 8 measures and behind on 8. Over three years, 1 schools gained on most measures and 0 lost ground.
Every school’s results (3)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| St John Bosco Separate SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 85% · G3 writing 63% · G3 math 78% · G6 reading 91% · G6 writing 82% · G6 math 59% | Middle fifth |
| Madawaska Valley District School - Elementary Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 30% · G3 writing 40% · G3 math 20% · G6 reading 77% · G6 writing 46% · G6 math 15% | Bottom fifth |
| Madawaska Valley District School - Secondary District High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 26% · OSSLT 74% | Bottom fifth |
Ontario Ministry of Education, School Information Finder 2024–25 (EQAO results; N/R where groups are too small). Open Government Licence – Ontario.
The 4 schools in and around Barry's Bay
Where the 4 schools in and around Barry's Bay 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 Barry's Bay
English, French and other languages of instruction, beside the mix in Ontario.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Ontario.
All teach in the province’s majority language; none in French.
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 Barry's Bay’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
By system, they split: English public 2 and English Catholic 2.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
The 2 boards that run schools here
Every board or service centre with a school in the area, and its schools.
Of 2 boards, the largest here is Renfrew County DSB, with 2.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Renfrew County DSBMadawaska Valley District School - Secondary District, Madawaska Valley District School - Elementary | English public | 2 | 320 |
| Renfrew County CDSBSt John Bosco Separate, George Vanier Separate | English Catholic | 2 | 305 |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
How children get a place in Barry's Bay
Catholic schools
Families who aren’t Catholic can usually choose a Catholic high school, though rarely a Catholic elementary one.
The neighbourhood school
Ask the board first. It holds the enrolment list and points each street to its own school; out-of-area requests go ahead only with space to spare.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
High schools within reach of Barry's Bay
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
One secondary school is within 15 km: Madawaska Valley District School - Secondary District High School, 1.8 km away.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madawaska Valley District School - Secondary District High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Renfrew County DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 245 | 1.8 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Towns its size in Ontario
Similar-sized towns and their schools within 3 km, by population.
| Town | Population | Schools | Students | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rivers Edge / Castlemore Crossing | 6,577 | 16 | 10,690 | 0 | 0.7 km |
| … | |||||
| Templemead | 4,188 | 25 | 12,965 | 2 | 1.6 km |
| Spring Valley | 4,175 | 10 | 5,860 | 0 | 0.5 km |
| Merivale Gardens - Grenfell Glen - Pineglen - Country Place | 4,172 | 44 | 21,315 | 6 | 2 km |
| Balfour | 4,171 | 47 | 22,565 | 2 | 0.9 km |
| Barry's Bay | 4,151 | 4 | 625 | 0 | 1.8 km |
| Pioneer Tower West | 4,122 | 27 | 11,270 | 4 | 3.2 km |
| Lake of Bays | 4,105 | 1 | 140 | 0 | 14 km |
| Inch Park | 4,065 | 50 | 23,125 | 3 | 1.3 km |
| Perth South | 4,055 | 18 | 6,390 | 0 | 4.6 km |
| … | |||||
| Killaloe, Hagarty and Richards | 2,505 | 2 | 215 | 0 | 20 km |
Among 259 towns its size, 206 have more schools nearby. In 161 of the 260, at least one school teaches in French.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Barry's Bay
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry's Bay | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1.8 km |
| Killaloe, Hagarty and Richards 19 km | 2 | 0 | 1 | 20 km |
No neighbour of the 1 counts more schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The kinds of school. Elementary means kindergarten to Grade 6 or 8, secondary up to Grade 12 (Secondary V in Quebec); a few schools take every grade.
- Which schools count. A 3 km band around Barry's Bay’s outline is included, as it is for every town on the site.
- Boards and systems. A public school belongs to a board of one language; in Ontario, Alberta and Saskatchewan a board is also public or Catholic. An independent school runs itself.
- The year. The province’s 2024-25 list.
- What isn’t here. Ontario’s private schools aren’t in the open list; no province publishes inspection grades.
- Bands, not ranks. Ontario’s results are whole percentages with small groups left out, so the page gives fifths, not ranks.
Questions about schools in Barry's Bay
Which boards run the schools in Barry's Bay?
By number of schools: Renfrew County DSB (2) and Renfrew County CDSB (2).
How do I get a place at a school in Barry's Bay?
Each board registers its own students; its website gives the school for an address.
Is there a French-language school in Barry's Bay?
There is none in or near Barry's Bay (within 3 km); the French-language board covers the area from elsewhere.
How many schools are there in Barry's Bay?
All 4 are inside the town itself.
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).