Photo: Ashtabula Archive · Public domainBayham’s schools mostly sit under the middle in Ontario, 3 of the 5 with results
Results have climbed at 3 of 5 schools over three years. Within 3 km of Bayham are 4 elementary schools and 1 secondary school, teaching 2,125 students.
How Bayham’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 | 3 | 50% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 3 | 58% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 3 | 50% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 4 | 73% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 4 | 74% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 4 | 45% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 1 | 41% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 1 | 73% | 85% |
On Grade 3 reading the area trails, 50% against 76% in Ontario. Across 8 measures: 0 above the middle, 8 below.
Every school’s results (5)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Monsignor J H O'Neil SchoolElementary · Grades 5–8 | G6 reading 85% · G6 writing 79% · G6 math 45% | Middle fifth |
| Westfield Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 81% · G3 writing 58% · G3 math 77% · G6 reading 71% · G6 writing 78% · G6 math 45% | Middle fifth |
| Glendale High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 41% · OSSLT 73% | Bottom fifth |
| Port Burwell Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 50% · G3 writing 58% · G3 math 50% · G6 reading 75% · G6 writing 69% · G6 math 44% | Bottom fifth |
| Straffordville Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 48% · G3 writing 22% · G3 math 38% · G6 reading 61% · G6 writing 61% · G6 math 26% | 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 5 schools in and around Bayham are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Bayham
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.
A French-language school would mean a trip out of the area.
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 Bayham’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
By system, they split: English public 4 and English Catholic 1.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
The 2 boards that run schools here
Each board’s schools in the area, largest first.
Of 2 boards, the largest here is Thames Valley DSB, with 4.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thames Valley DSBGlendale, Westfield, Straffordville, Port Burwell | English public | 4 | 1,915 |
| London District Catholic School BoardMonsignor J H O'Neil | English Catholic | 1 | 210 |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
How children get a place in Bayham
The neighbourhood school
Boards set boundaries for each school; living inside one guarantees a place there, and moving across one usually means a request.
Catholic schools
The Catholic boards are as public as the others: free, with elementary schools that generally require a Catholic parent and high schools open to everyone.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 5 schools in and around Bayham
High schools within reach of Bayham
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
The one high school within 15 km is East Elgin Secondary School, at 15 km.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Elgin Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Thames Valley DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 985 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highland Creek | 12,678 | 65 | 22,315 | 1 | 1.8 km |
| … | |||||
| Otonabee-South Monaghan | 8,084 | 20 | 9,190 | 1 | 9.3 km |
| Lambton Baby Point | 7,966 | 67 | 32,140 | 2 | 0.6 km |
| Cardinal | 7,952 | 6 | 1,415 | 0 | 10 km |
| North Stormont | 7,946 | 7 | 1,580 | 3 | 11 km |
| Bayham | 7,935 | 5 | 2,125 | 0 | 15 km |
| Woodbine-Lumsden | 7,928 | 81 | 40,115 | 5 | 1.2 km |
| Dufferin Hill | 7,910 | 26 | 14,765 | 2 | 1 km |
| Whitewater Region | 7,899 | 5 | 630 | 2 | 18 km |
| Kenora, Unorganized | 7,877 | 14 | 2,630 | 2 | 34 km |
| … | |||||
| Greenboro East | 4,800 | 31 | 13,260 | 8 | 1.6 km |
Set against 349 others, 306 have more schools in reach. A French-language school is within reach in 240 of the 350.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Bayham
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bayham | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 km |
| Malahide 13 km | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2.4 km |
| Aylmer 14 km | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0.6 km |
| Tillsonburg 17 km | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0.8 km |
7 schools make Malahide the best supplied neighbour.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. Listed for 2024-25.
- Bands, not ranks. Each result is placed in a fifth of Ontario’s schools on the same measure; a school’s band averages its fifths. EQAO doesn’t report small groups, so no school is ranked to the place.
- What isn’t here. No ratings by inspectors, no enrolment trend: neither is published school by school.
- The kinds of school. An all-grade school teaches from kindergarten through high school; elementary and secondary schools split those years.
- Which schools count. The area is Bayham plus a 3 km margin around it, measured from its census outline.
Questions about schools in Bayham
Which boards run the schools in Bayham?
By number of schools: Thames Valley DSB (4) and London District Catholic School Board (1).
How do I get a place at a school in Bayham?
Register with the board that runs the school: the address decides the designated school in each system, and the board can say which one it is.
How many schools are there in Bayham?
The town holds 2 of them; 3 more are within 3 km of its outline.
Is there a French-language school in Bayham?
No, none within 3 km of Bayham; ask the French-language board for the nearest.
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).