Photo: Drozwik Drones · CC BY 3.0Schools in Bowmanville: 5 boards, side by side
Kawartha Pine Ridge DSB leads with 27 schools, alongside Durham DSB, Peterborough Victoria Northum Clarington CDSB and Durham CDSB. On the tests, 10 of 54 schools land above the middle in Ontario, 25 under it. Counting a 3 km margin, Bowmanville has 51 elementary schools, 8 secondary schools and 1 alternative or adult school, for 32,365 students.
What stands out about Bowmanville’s schools
One big school
With 1,765 students, Maxwell Heights Secondary School is the area’s biggest. Every school ↓
The strongest results
Top of the area: St. Mother Teresa Catholic Elementary School (elementary), its results in the top fifth in Ontario. Results ↓
Every figure here sets the area’s schools beside the rest of its province.
Which of the 5 boards runs which school
Each board’s schools in the area, largest first.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kawartha Pine Ridge DSBBowmanville, Clarington Central, Charles Bowman, Dr G J MacGillivray, Courtice, Duke of Cambridge, Newcastle, Harold Longworth … | English public | 27 | 12,600 |
| Durham DSBMaxwell Heights, Eastdale, Pierre Elliott Trudeau, Clara Hughes, Jeanne Sauvé, Vincent Massey, Norman G. Powers, Seneca Trail … | English public | 16 | 11,255 |
| Peterborough Victoria Northum Clarington CDSBSt. Stephen Catholic, Holy Family Catholic, Holy Trinity Catholic, St. Elizabeth Catholic, Good Shepherd Catholic, St. Francis of Assisi Catholic, St. Joseph Catholic, St. Mother Teresa Catholic … | English Catholic | 10 | 5,875 |
| Durham CDSBSt Kateri Tekakwitha, St Joseph, St John Bosco, Sir Albert Love, St John XXIII, St Hedwig | English Catholic | 6 | 2,505 |
| CS ViamondeViola-Léger | French public | 1 | 130 |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
How Bowmanville’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 B−: 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 | 43 | 75% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 43 | 64% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 45 | 64% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 45 | 85% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 45 | 82% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 45 | 46% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 8 | 47% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 8 | 80% | 85% |
Furthest from the provincial middle is Grade 9 math: 47% here, against 55% in Ontario. On 0 of 8 measures the area beats the provincial middle; on 5 it trails. At 29 schools more of the measures rose than fell over three years; at 16, more fell.
Every school’s results (54)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| St. Mother Teresa Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 88% · G3 writing 79% · G3 math 94% · G6 reading 97% · G6 writing 95% · G6 math 72% | Top fifth |
| St. Joseph Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 80% · G3 writing 84% · G3 math 77% · G6 reading 100% · G6 writing 98% · G6 math 62% | Second fifth |
| École élémentaire Viola-LégerElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 90% · G3 writing 90% · G3 math 81% · G6 reading 100% · G6 writing 90% · G6 math 50% | Second fifth |
| Duke of Cambridge Public SchoolElementary · Grades K–8 | G3 reading 85% · G3 writing 79% · G3 math 60% · G6 reading 98% · G6 writing 97% · G6 math 56% | Second fifth |
| M J Hobbs Senior Public SchoolElementary · Grades 1–8 | G3 reading 89% · G3 writing 84% · G3 math 80% · G6 reading 87% · G6 writing 89% · G6 math 56% | Second fifth |
| Seneca Trail Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 93% · G3 writing 79% · G3 math 81% · G6 reading 89% · G6 writing 89% · G6 math 50% | Second fifth |
| Dr Emily Stowe Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 88% · G3 writing 69% · G3 math 65% · G6 reading 91% · G6 writing 94% · G6 math 54% | Second fifth |
| Monsignor Leo Cleary Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 88% · G3 writing 62% · G3 math 94% · G6 reading 78% · G6 writing 94% · G6 math 50% | Second fifth |
| Walter E Harris Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading no data · G3 writing no data · G3 math 63% · G6 reading 91% · G6 writing 93% · G6 math 59% | Second fifth |
| Enniskillen Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 76% · G3 writing 74% · G3 math 65% · G6 reading 93% · G6 writing 93% · G6 math 66% | Second fifth |
| Courtice North Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 75% · G3 writing 68% · G3 math 66% · G6 reading 90% · G6 writing 94% · G6 math 48% | Middle fifth |
| Maxwell Heights Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 52% · OSSLT 91% | Middle fifth |
| Coronation Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 79% · G3 writing 79% · G3 math 72% · G6 reading 79% · G6 writing 79% · G6 math 55% | Middle fifth |
| Elsie MacGill Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 69% · G3 writing 56% · G3 math 60% · G6 reading 91% · G6 writing 91% · G6 math 70% | Middle fifth |
| Orono Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 69% · G3 writing 65% · G3 math 73% · G6 reading 90% · G6 writing 90% · G6 math 37% | Middle fifth |
| Pierre Elliott Trudeau Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 72% · G3 writing 64% · G3 math 70% · G6 reading 82% · G6 writing 85% · G6 math 58% | Middle fifth |
| Sir Albert Love Catholic SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 89% · G3 writing 68% · G3 math 68% · G6 reading 85% · G6 writing 85% · G6 math 37% | Middle fifth |
| St John Bosco Catholic SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 76% · G3 writing 63% · G3 math 66% · G6 reading 93% · G6 writing 89% · G6 math 44% | Middle fifth |
| St John XXIII Catholic SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 77% · G3 writing 85% · G3 math 72% · G6 reading 87% · G6 writing 84% · G6 math 27% | Middle fifth |
| Charles Bowman Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 79% · G3 writing 74% · G3 math 68% · G6 reading 82% · G6 writing 80% · G6 math 46% | Middle fifth |
| Dr G J MacGillivray Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 76% · G3 writing 68% · G3 math 65% · G6 reading 85% · G6 writing 82% · G6 math 60% | Middle fifth |
| Dr Ross Tilley Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 65% · G3 writing 55% · G3 math 58% · G6 reading 89% · G6 writing 93% · G6 math 67% | Middle fifth |
| Norman G. Powers Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 77% · G3 writing 74% · G3 math 67% · G6 reading 79% · G6 writing 78% · G6 math 46% | Middle fifth |
| S T Worden Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 76% · G3 writing 64% · G3 math 60% · G6 reading 94% · G6 writing 78% · G6 math 38% | Middle fifth |
| St Kateri Tekakwitha Catholic SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 62% · G3 writing 71% · G3 math 63% · G6 reading 85% · G6 writing 88% · G6 math 36% | Middle fifth |
| Vincent Massey Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 73% · G3 writing 50% · G3 math 64% · G6 reading 87% · G6 writing 83% · G6 math 46% | Middle fifth |
| John M James Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 65% · G3 writing 60% · G3 math 50% · G6 reading 85% · G6 writing 91% · G6 math 50% | Middle fifth |
| Newcastle Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 74% · G3 writing 59% · G3 math 64% | Middle fifth |
| The Pines Sr. Public SchoolElementary · Grades 5–8 | G6 reading 88% · G6 writing 82% · G6 math 52% | Middle fifth |
| Bowmanville High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 45% · OSSLT 87% | Fourth fifth |
| St. Stephen Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 53% · OSSLT 80% | Fourth fifth |
| Central Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 75% · G3 writing 54% · G3 math 54% · G6 reading 78% · G6 writing 81% · G6 math 48% | Fourth fifth |
| Good Shepherd Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 80% · G3 writing 64% · G3 math 56% · G6 reading 78% · G6 writing 74% · G6 math 37% | Fourth fifth |
| Lydia Trull Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 71% · G3 writing 56% · G3 math 59% · G6 reading 87% · G6 writing 84% · G6 math 39% | Fourth fifth |
| St. Elizabeth Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 67% · G3 writing 50% · G3 math 69% · G6 reading 84% · G6 writing 80% · G6 math 36% | Fourth fifth |
| St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 70% · G3 writing 58% · G3 math 56% · G6 reading 93% · G6 writing 82% · G6 math 41% | Fourth fifth |
| Vincent Massey Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 86% · G3 writing 78% · G3 math 65% · G6 reading 75% · G6 writing 69% · G6 math 31% | Fourth fifth |
| Gordon B Attersley Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 72% · G3 writing 56% · G3 math 54% · G6 reading 76% · G6 writing 80% · G6 math 47% | Fourth fifth |
| Clarington Central Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 40% · OSSLT 84% | Fourth fifth |
| Courtice Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 50% · OSSLT 79% | Fourth fifth |
| Holy Trinity Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 49% · OSSLT 80% | Fourth fifth |
| Jeanne Sauvé Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading no data · G3 writing no data · G3 math 65% · G6 reading 74% · G6 writing 82% · G6 math 33% | Fourth fifth |
| St Joseph Catholic SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 62% · G3 writing 68% · G3 math 49% · G6 reading 77% · G6 writing 75% · G6 math 37% | Fourth fifth |
| Forest View Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 75% · G3 writing 49% · G3 math 53% · G6 reading 81% · G6 writing 74% · G6 math 40% | Fourth fifth |
| Harold Longworth Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 69% · G3 writing 52% · G3 math 58% · G6 reading 79% · G6 writing 82% · G6 math 30% | Fourth fifth |
| Holy Family Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 67% · G3 writing 60% · G3 math 49% · G6 reading 81% · G6 writing 78% · G6 math 27% | Fourth fifth |
| St Hedwig Catholic SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 70% · G3 writing 26% · G3 math 35% · G6 reading 93% · G6 writing 80% · G6 math 27% | Fourth fifth |
| Sherwood Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 71% · G3 writing 61% · G3 math 47% · G6 reading 77% · G6 writing 78% · G6 math 31% | Fourth fifth |
| Waverley Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 61% · G3 writing 51% · G3 math 41% · G6 reading 78% · G6 writing 78% · G6 math 39% | Fourth fifth |
| Harmony Heights Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 58% · G3 writing 36% · G3 math 47% · G6 reading 81% · G6 writing 81% · G6 math 44% | Bottom fifth |
| Clara Hughes Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 62% · G3 writing 46% · G3 math 54% · G6 reading 74% · G6 writing 66% · G6 math 20% | Bottom fifth |
| Clarke High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 36% · OSSLT 58% | Bottom fifth |
| David Bouchard Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 55% · G3 writing 31% · G3 math 45% · G6 reading 65% · G6 writing 66% · G6 math 28% | Bottom fifth |
| Eastdale Collegiate and Vocational InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 35% · OSSLT 75% | 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 60 schools in and around Bowmanville are
Every school as a pin, coloured by system; each opens its own page.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Bowmanville
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.
CS Viamonde runs the public French-language schools; all 1 are École élémentaire Viola-Léger.
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 Bowmanville’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
The split by system: English public 43, English Catholic 16 and French-language 1.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Bowmanville
French-language schools
The French boards take rights-holders’ children by right and others by committee.
Catholic schools
Families who aren’t Catholic can usually choose a Catholic high school, though rarely a Catholic elementary one.
The neighbourhood school
No application round, no lottery: the address fixes the school, and the board handles the paperwork.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 60 schools in and around Bowmanville
Show all 51 elementary schools
High schools within reach of Bowmanville
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
11 secondary schools are within 15 km: 8 English public and 3 English Catholic. For the shortest journey, Clarington Central Secondary School: 1 km.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarington Central Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Kawartha Pine Ridge DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 950 | 1 km |
| St. Stephen Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peterborough Victoria Northum Clarington CDSB | English Catholic | Fourth fifth | 1,300 | 1.1 km |
| Bowmanville High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Kawartha Pine Ridge DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 1,180 | 1.5 km |
| Holy Trinity Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peterborough Victoria Northum Clarington CDSB | English Catholic | Fourth fifth | 760 | 6.3 km |
| Courtice Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Kawartha Pine Ridge DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 790 | 6.7 km |
| Clarke High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Kawartha Pine Ridge DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 100 | 8.2 km |
| Eastdale Collegiate and Vocational InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Durham DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 1,400 | 11 km |
| Monsignor John Pereyma Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Durham CDSB | English Catholic | Fourth fifth | 435 | 12 km |
| Maxwell Heights Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Durham DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 1,765 | 13 km |
| G L Roberts Collegiate and Vocational InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Durham DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 510 | 13 km |
All 11 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| O'Neill Collegiate and Vocational InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Durham DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 1,410 | 14 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Alternative, adult and other schools around Bowmanville
Besides the elementary and high schools: adult and continuing education at Centre for Individual Studies Clarington. Their cards ↑
The kinds as the provincial lists give them (alternative, adult and continuing education, online, provincial schools).
Towns its size in Ontario
Similar-sized towns and their schools within 3 km, by population.
| Town | Population | Schools | Students | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barrie | 174,469 | 54 | 29,165 | 6 | 1.4 km |
| … | |||||
| Ajax | 141,111 | 67 | 35,990 | 4 | 1 km |
| Brantford | 123,521 | 50 | 20,085 | 1 | 1.2 km |
| Pickering | 118,378 | 87 | 41,425 | 6 | 1.5 km |
| Thunder Bay | 117,671 | 44 | 15,300 | 4 | 3 km |
| Bowmanville | 114,180 | 60 | 32,365 | 1 | 0.8 km |
| Niagara Falls | 113,983 | 48 | 18,410 | 3 | 0.4 km |
| Chatham | 112,716 | 45 | 14,950 | 6 | 0.9 km |
| Peterborough | 97,834 | 34 | 14,960 | 2 | 1.1 km |
| Newmarket | 95,763 | 48 | 27,000 | 2 | 2.2 km |
| … | |||||
| Simcoe | 75,618 | 32 | 11,730 | 1 | 5.2 km |
In 8 of the 21 others the count is higher. 21 of 22 have a school teaching in French.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Bowmanville
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowmanville | 60 | 1 | 16 | 0.8 km |
| Oshawa 13 km | 93 | 3 | 27 | 1.3 km |
The neighbour with most schools is Oshawa (93).
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. The area is Bowmanville plus a 3 km margin around it, measured from its census outline.
- The kinds of school. Each school is elementary, secondary or all-grade by the grades it teaches; alternative, adult and online programs sit in a group of their own.
- Bands, not ranks. Fifths are worked out among every Ontario school with a result on that measure, then averaged per school.
- What isn’t here. Provinces don’t grade schools by inspection; class sizes and enrolment over time aren’t in the open lists.
- The year. The provincial list for 2024-25.
- Boards and systems. A school’s system is its board’s: the language it teaches in, and whether the board is public or Catholic.
Questions about schools in Bowmanville
Is there a French-language school in Bowmanville?
Yes, schooling in French is at École élémentaire Viola-Léger.
How many schools are there in Bowmanville?
38 are inside the town itself and 22 lie within 3 km of its edge.
How do I get a place at a school in Bowmanville?
Registration is with the board, which assigns the school for the home address.
Which boards run the schools in Bowmanville?
Kawartha Pine Ridge DSB (27), Durham DSB (16), Peterborough Victoria Northum Clarington CDSB (10), Durham CDSB (6) and CS Viamonde (1), with each one’s schools in brackets.
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).