Photo: Andre Carrotflower · CC BY-SA 4.0Around Blind River, 3 schools of 6 teach in French
They are École élémentaire Saint-Joseph, École secondaire catholique Jeunesse-Nord and École publique des Pins Blancs, run by CSDC du Nouvel-Ontario and CS public du Grand Nord de l'Ontario. All four of Ontario’s systems run schools here, English and French, public and Catholic. 720 students attend the 4 elementary schools and 2 secondary schools in or within 3 km of Blind River.
What stands out about Blind River’s schools
Results below the middle
Most of the 5 schools with results, 4, sit under the middle in Ontario; Blind River Public School, W C Eaket Secondary School and St Mary's Catholic School are furthest below. Results ↓
More Catholic schools
3 of 6 schools here are Catholic, against 34% in Ontario; CSDC du Nouvel-Ontario and Huron-Superior CDSB run them. Who runs them ↓
Small elementary schools
Elementary schools here average 173 students, against 365 in Ontario. Every school ↓
The strongest results
École secondaire catholique Jeunesse-Nord (secondary) posts the area’s strongest results: the top fifth in Ontario. Results ↓
Every figure here sets the area’s schools beside the rest of its province.
Schooling in English and French around Blind River
English, French and other languages of instruction, beside the mix in Ontario.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Ontario.
The French-language schools are École élémentaire Saint-Joseph, École secondaire catholique Jeunesse-Nord and École publique des Pins Blancs, run by CSDC du Nouvel-Ontario and CS public du Grand Nord de l'Ontario.
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.
Which of the 4 boards runs which school
Each board’s schools in the area, largest first.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algoma DSBBlind River, W C Eaket | English public | 2 | 340 |
| CSDC du Nouvel-OntarioSaint-Joseph, Jeunesse-Nord | French Catholic | 2 | 220 |
| Huron-Superior CDSBSt Mary's | English Catholic | 1 | 160 |
| CS public du Grand Nord de l'Ontariopublique des Pins Blancs | French public | 1 | – |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
How Blind River’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 | 71% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 3 | 57% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 3 | 57% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 3 | 71% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 3 | 52% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 3 | 24% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 2 | 59% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 2 | 78% | 85% |
On Grade 6 math the area trails, 24% against 51% in Ontario. On 1 of 8 measures the area beats the provincial middle; on 7 it trails. The three-year changes lean upward at 2 schools and downward at 2.
Every school’s results (5)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| École secondaire catholique Jeunesse-NordSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 70% · OSSLT 93% | Top fifth |
| École élémentaire Saint-JosephElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 79% · G3 writing 68% · G3 math 58% · G6 reading 86% · G6 writing 29% · G6 math 21% | Fourth fifth |
| St Mary's Catholic SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 71% · G3 writing 57% · G3 math 57% · G6 reading 71% · G6 writing 52% · G6 math 24% | Bottom fifth |
| W C Eaket Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 47% · OSSLT 62% | Bottom fifth |
| Blind River Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 56% · G3 writing 38% · G3 math 50% · G6 reading 54% · G6 writing 54% · G6 math 41% | 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 6 schools in and around Blind River are
Every school as a pin, coloured by system; each opens its own page.
Points from the provincial lists.
Who runs Blind River’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
Their systems: English public 2, English Catholic 1 and French-language 3.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Blind River
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.
French-language schools
A child qualifies for a French-language school when a parent’s first language is French or a parent went to French school in Canada; an admissions committee can admit others.
The neighbourhood school
Attendance zones do the sorting here. Inside the zone a child is in; outside it, the answer turns on how full the school is.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 6 schools in and around Blind River
High schools within reach of Blind River
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
Counting out to 15 km, there are 2: 1 English public and 1 French Catholic. 0.2 km away, W C Eaket Secondary School is the nearest.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W C Eaket Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Algoma DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 145 | 0.2 km |
| École secondaire catholique Jeunesse-NordSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CSDC du Nouvel-Ontario | French Catholic | Top fifth | 55 | 1.6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Frederick | 5,895 | 36 | 18,620 | 1 | 1.3 km |
| … | |||||
| Dixie | 3,749 | 56 | 24,325 | 2 | 1.8 km |
| Golf Course | 3,741 | 8 | 2,990 | 0 | 0.5 km |
| Industrial Sector A and Keith | 3,723 | 33 | 17,230 | 2 | 1 km |
| Central | 3,698 | 27 | 12,505 | 2 | 1.7 km |
| Blind River | 3,692 | 6 | 720 | 3 | 0.2 km |
| Fifty Point | 3,690 | 3 | 1,785 | 0 | 5.2 km |
| Parkview West | 3,686 | 29 | 16,440 | 1 | 2.5 km |
| Powassan | 3,657 | 2 | 405 | 0 | 24 km |
| Woodbridge Meadows | 3,651 | 54 | 28,150 | 3 | 3 km |
| … | |||||
| Killaloe, Hagarty and Richards | 2,505 | 2 | 215 | 0 | 20 km |
More schools are within reach in 152 of the 212 other towns. A school in French is nearby in 131 towns of 213.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The kinds of school. Where a province publishes grades, the card gives them; elementary and secondary follow those grades.
- Which schools count. A school counts when it sits inside Blind River or less than 3 km beyond its edge.
- Boards and systems. Every public school has a board: English or French, and in this province public or Catholic too. Independent schools have none.
- The year. Listed for 2024-25.
- What isn’t here. Missing: inspection ratings (no province gives them), enrolment trends 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.
Questions about schools in Blind River
Which boards run the schools in Blind River?
By number of schools: Algoma DSB (2), CSDC du Nouvel-Ontario (2), Huron-Superior CDSB (1) and CS public du Grand Nord de l'Ontario (1).
How do I get a place at a school in Blind River?
Registration is with the board, which assigns the school for the home address.
Is there a French-language school in Blind River?
Yes, there are French-language schools: École élémentaire Saint-Joseph, École secondaire catholique Jeunesse-Nord and École publique des Pins Blancs.
How many schools are there in Blind River?
All 6 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).