Prince of Wales Public School
37 Prince of Wales Dr · Belleville · K8P2T6 · Hastings & Prince Edward DSB
Counting 3 km around Belleville, Prince of Wales Public School is one of 18 elementary schools. Every school in and around Belleville →
What stands out about Prince of Wales Public School
- A typical size: 320 students, where the middle elementary school in Ontario has 335.
- Its results sit in the bottom fifth in Ontario, averaged over its measures.
- Its weakest measure is Grade 3 writing, at 22% where the middle in Ontario is 65%.
- Over three years, 2 of its measures fell by 5 points or more.
- Public and English-language, under Hastings & Prince Edward DSB.
How Prince of Wales Public School does 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.
Prince of Wales Public School reports 6 of 6 measures; on average they sit in the bottom fifth in Ontario.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Ontario | Band | 3-year change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 reading | 56% | 76% | Bottom fifth | +3 |
| Grade 3 writing | 22% | 65% | Bottom fifth | −27 |
| Grade 3 math | 44% | 65% | Bottom fifth | +2 |
| Grade 6 reading | 63% | 88% | Bottom fifth | −7 |
| Grade 6 writing | 60% | 86% | Bottom fifth | −4 |
| Grade 6 math | 20% | 51% | Bottom fifth | +2 |
N/R: EQAO doesn’t report groups too small to keep students anonymous. The three-year change is in percentage points, as the ministry publishes it.
Where Prince of Wales Public School sits among the province’s schools
In Ontario, schools are compared on the province’s published results, so Prince of Wales Public School gets a place among them, the bottom fifth, rather than a letter of its own.
Belleville’s School Grade, on its Schools page, is where Prince of Wales Public School counts towards a letter.
Getting a place at Prince of Wales Public School
Each board draws attendance areas: a child’s home address gives a designated school in each system. Families register with the board, and a school outside the area takes a child only if it has room.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
Side by side with the nearest elementary schools
The nearest schools of the same level, as the crow flies: system, language and, where published, students and results.
1 of the 6 nearest elementary schools have more students than Prince of Wales Public School.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prince of Wales Public School | English public | English | 320 | Bottom fifth | |
| Holy Rosary Catholic School | English Catholic | English | 250 | Middle fifth | 0.2 km |
| St Michael Catholic School | English Catholic | English | 560 | Fourth fifth | 1.4 km |
| Georges Vanier Catholic School | English Catholic | English | 310 | Fourth fifth | 1.4 km |
| Park Dale Public School | English public | English | 310 | Fourth fifth | 1.6 km |
| Prince Charles Public School | English public | English | 315 | Fourth fifth | 2 km |
| Our Lady of Fatima Catholic School | English Catholic | English | 175 | Bottom fifth | 2.1 km |
Elementary schools near Prince of Wales Public School
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Prince of Wales Public School
Who runs Prince of Wales Public School?
Hastings & Prince Edward DSB: Prince of Wales Public School is one of its schools (English public).
What language does Prince of Wales Public School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at Prince of Wales Public School?
The board’s school locator gives the designated school; registration is with the board or the school.
Which schools of the same kind are near Prince of Wales Public School?
Nearby: Holy Rosary Catholic School (0.2 km), St Michael Catholic School (1.4 km) and Georges Vanier Catholic School (1.4 km).
Sources: Ontario Ministry of Education, School Information Finder 2024–25 and school contact list (Open Government Licence – Ontario) · Ontario Ministry of Education, School Information Finder 2024–25 (EQAO results; N/R where groups are too small). 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).