Good Shepherd Catholic Elementary School
20 Farmington Dr · Courtice · L1E3B9 · Peterborough Victoria Northum Clarington CDSB
Counting 3 km around Bowmanville, Good Shepherd Catholic Elementary School is one of 51 elementary schools. Every school in and around Bowmanville →
What stands out about Good Shepherd Catholic Elementary School
- A large elementary school: 650 students, against a middle of 335 in Ontario.
- On the measures with a value, it lands in the fourth fifth in Ontario.
- Furthest behind on Grade 6 math: 37%, against 51% in Ontario.
- Its results have eased: 4 measures down 5 points or more in three years.
- An English Catholic school, run by Peterborough Victoria Northum Clarington CDSB.
How Good Shepherd Catholic Elementary 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.
On average across 6 reported measures of 6, Good Shepherd Catholic Elementary School is in the fourth fifth in Ontario.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Ontario | Band | 3-year change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 reading | 80% | 76% | Second fifth | +1 |
| Grade 3 writing | 64% | 65% | Middle fifth | −15 |
| Grade 3 math | 56% | 65% | Fourth fifth | +5 |
| Grade 6 reading | 78% | 88% | Fourth fifth | −6 |
| Grade 6 writing | 74% | 86% | Bottom fifth | −7 |
| Grade 6 math | 37% | 51% | Fourth fifth | −6 |
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.
How Good Shepherd Catholic Elementary School is placed without a letter
The fourth fifth in Ontario is where Good Shepherd Catholic Elementary School’s results put it among the province’s schools. That is the comparison the published figures allow; a letter is something we give towns, not single schools.
The letter belongs to Bowmanville: its School Grade weighs Good Shepherd Catholic Elementary School with every other school around it.
Getting a place at Good Shepherd Catholic Elementary 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.
Ontario’s Catholic boards are publicly funded. Their elementary schools generally ask that a parent or the child be Catholic; their high schools are open to all students.
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
Same-level schools nearby, nearest first, of every system.
1 of the 6 nearest elementary schools have more students than Good Shepherd Catholic Elementary School.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good Shepherd Catholic Elementary School | English Catholic | English | 650 | Fourth fifth | |
| Lydia Trull Public School | English public | English | 370 | Fourth fifth | 0.3 km |
| Dr Emily Stowe Public School | English public | English | 365 | Second fifth | 1.1 km |
| Courtice Intermediate School | English public | English | 210 | – | 1.3 km |
| Courtice North Public School | English public | English | 520 | Middle fifth | 1.3 km |
| Dr G J MacGillivray Public School | English public | English | 880 | Middle fifth | 1.7 km |
| St. Mother Teresa Catholic Elementary School | English Catholic | English | 400 | Top fifth | 1.9 km |
Elementary schools near Good Shepherd Catholic Elementary School
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Good Shepherd Catholic Elementary School
Who runs Good Shepherd Catholic Elementary School?
Good Shepherd Catholic Elementary School belongs to Peterborough Victoria Northum Clarington CDSB (English Catholic).
What language does Good Shepherd Catholic Elementary School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at Good Shepherd Catholic Elementary School?
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.
Which schools of the same kind are near Good Shepherd Catholic Elementary School?
Closest by: Lydia Trull Public School (0.3 km), Dr Emily Stowe Public School (1.1 km) and Courtice Intermediate School (1.3 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).