Schools in Countryside: 3 boards, side by side
Beside Peel DSB, which has 24, sit Dufferin-Peel CDSB and CS catholique MonAvenir. The 32 with results split, 7 in the upper two fifths in Ontario and 11 in the lower. 21,240 students attend the 27 elementary schools and 5 secondary schools in or within 3 km of Countryside.
What stands out about Countryside’s schools
One big school
With 1,865 students, Mayfield Secondary School is the area’s biggest. Every school ↓
Big elementary schools
At 524 students on average, against 365 in Ontario, the elementary schools are large; Countryside Village PS (Elementary) and Carberry Public School lead. Every school ↓
The strongest results
The area’s best results are at Harold M. Brathwaite Secondary School (secondary), in the top fifth in Ontario. Results ↓
The comparisons are with the province’s schools, never across provinces.
3 boards, school by school
Every board or service centre with a school in the area, and its schools.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peel DSBMayfield, Harold M. Brathwaite, Louise Arbour, SouthFields Village (Elementary), Sandalwood Heights, Countryside Village PS (Elementary), Great Lakes, Ross Drive P.S. (Elementary) … | English public | 24 | 17,735 |
| Dufferin-Peel CDSBSt Marguerite d'Youville, St. Evan Catholic, Our Lady of Providence, St Isaac Jogues, Blessed Michael J. McGivney Catholic, Good Shepherd Catholic, Sacred Heart Separate | English Catholic | 7 | 3,315 |
| CS catholique MonAvenirÉÉC Saint-Jean-Bosco | French Catholic | 1 | 190 |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
How Countryside’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 | 24 | 75% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 24 | 64% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 24 | 58% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 19 | 86% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 19 | 87% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 19 | 49% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 5 | 54% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 5 | 90% | 85% |
On Grade 3 math the area trails, 58% against 65% in Ontario. 1 measures above the provincial middle, 2 below, out of 8. Over three years, 10 schools gained on most measures and 15 lost ground.
Every school’s results (32)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Harold M. Brathwaite Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 71% · OSSLT 93% | Top fifth |
| Ross Drive P.S. (Elementary)Elementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 84% · G3 writing 84% · G3 math 74% · G6 reading 96% · G6 writing 94% · G6 math 58% | Second fifth |
| Sacred Heart Separate SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 100% · G3 writing 95% · G3 math 86% · G6 reading 92% · G6 writing 92% · G6 math 60% | Second fifth |
| Great Lakes Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 97% · G3 writing 82% · G3 math 89% · G6 reading 84% · G6 writing 87% · G6 math 60% | Second fifth |
| Mayfield Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 54% · OSSLT 92% | Second fifth |
| Carberry Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–5 | G3 reading 82% · G3 writing 70% · G3 math 67% | Second fifth |
| Good Shepherd Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 80% · G3 writing 72% · G3 math 44% · G6 reading 95% · G6 writing 90% · G6 math 60% | Second fifth |
| Fernforest Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–5 | G3 reading 78% · G3 writing 74% · G3 math 60% | Middle fifth |
| Countryside Village PS (Elementary)Elementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 74% · G3 writing 75% · G3 math 68% · G6 reading 88% · G6 writing 83% · G6 math 55% | Middle fifth |
| Mountain Ash (Elementary)Elementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 81% · G3 writing 57% · G3 math 57% · G6 reading 88% · G6 writing 90% · G6 math 62% | Middle fifth |
| Robert J Lee Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 79% · G3 writing 67% · G3 math 74% · G6 reading 85% · G6 writing 89% · G6 math 27% | Middle fifth |
| James Grieve Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 68% · G3 writing 66% · G3 math 56% · G6 reading 97% · G6 writing 90% · G6 math 40% | Middle fifth |
| Louise Arbour Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 54% · OSSLT 85% | Middle fifth |
| Our Lady of Providence Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 83% · G3 writing 78% · G3 math 51% · G6 reading 82% · G6 writing 87% · G6 math 46% | Middle fifth |
| Sandalwood Heights Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 50% · OSSLT 90% | Middle fifth |
| St Marguerite d'Youville Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 48% · OSSLT 90% | Middle fifth |
| St. Evan Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 85% · G3 writing 77% · G3 math 58% · G6 reading 86% · G6 writing 84% · G6 math 35% | Middle fifth |
| Shaw Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 69% · G3 writing 56% · G3 math 67% · G6 reading 93% · G6 writing 78% · G6 math 58% | Middle fifth |
| ÉÉC Saint-Jean-BoscoElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 75% · G3 writing 62% · G3 math 67% · G6 reading 80% · G6 writing 75% · G6 math 60% | Middle fifth |
| Lougheed Middle SchoolElementary · Grades 6–8 | G6 reading 83% · G6 writing 83% · G6 math 49% | Middle fifth |
| Sunny View Middle SchoolElementary · Grades 5–8 | G6 reading 88% · G6 writing 86% · G6 math 43% | Middle fifth |
| Esker Lake Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 69% · G3 writing 55% · G3 math 60% | Fourth fifth |
| SouthFields Village (Elementary)Elementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 61% · G3 writing 55% · G3 math 46% · G6 reading 90% · G6 writing 93% · G6 math 43% | Fourth fifth |
| Springdale Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 71% · G3 writing 61% · G3 math 55% | Fourth fifth |
| St Isaac Jogues Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 69% · G3 writing 62% · G3 math 46% · G6 reading 84% · G6 writing 89% · G6 math 41% | Fourth fifth |
| Stanley Mills Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 69% · G3 writing 56% · G3 math 60% | Fourth fifth |
| Terry Fox Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 76% · G3 writing 68% · G3 math 46% | Fourth fifth |
| Eagle Plains Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 68% · G3 writing 39% · G3 math 55% · G6 reading 84% · G6 writing 78% · G6 math 49% | Fourth fifth |
| Hewson Elementary Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–5 | G3 reading 74% · G3 writing 48% · G3 math 54% | Fourth fifth |
| Larkspur Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–5 | G3 reading 60% · G3 writing 55% · G3 math 57% | Fourth fifth |
| Robert H Lagerquist Senior Public SchoolElementary · Grades 6–8 | G6 reading 82% · G6 writing 74% · G6 math 39% | Fourth fifth |
| Blessed Michael J. McGivney Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 74% · G3 writing 59% · G3 math 41% · G6 reading 77% · G6 writing 58% · G6 math 31% | 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 32 schools in and around Countryside 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 Countryside
English, French and other languages of instruction, beside the mix in Ontario.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Ontario.
Schooling in French, 1 schools: ÉÉC Saint-Jean-Bosco, with CS catholique MonAvenir running the public ones.
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 Countryside’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
Their systems: English public 24, English Catholic 7 and French-language 1.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Countryside
The neighbourhood school
Where a family lives settles it: the board’s map ties every address to one school, and a seat anywhere else waits on spare room.
French-language schools
French-language schools are for children of section 23 rights-holders first; the board may admit others case by case.
Catholic schools
Catholic schools here are public, paid for by the province. Elementary places usually go to Catholic families; Catholic high schools take any student.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 32 schools in and around Countryside
High schools within reach of Countryside
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
32 secondary schools are within 15 km: 19 English public and 13 English Catholic. First by distance comes St Marguerite d'Youville Secondary School, at 1.2 km.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Marguerite d'Youville Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Dufferin-Peel CDSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 1,160 | 1.2 km |
| Louise Arbour Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 1,365 | 1.4 km |
| Mayfield Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,865 | 1.5 km |
| Harold M. Brathwaite Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Top fifth | 1,745 | 2.6 km |
| Sandalwood Heights Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 965 | 3.4 km |
| Notre Dame Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Dufferin-Peel CDSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 1,410 | 4.6 km |
| Heart Lake Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 1,185 | 4.9 km |
| Chinguacousy Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Top fifth | 1,350 | 5.2 km |
| Judith Nyman Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 390 | 5.3 km |
| North Park Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,355 | 5.3 km |
All 32 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Name of Mary Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Dufferin-Peel CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 475 | 6.2 km |
| St Thomas Aquinas Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Dufferin-Peel CDSB | English Catholic | Bottom fifth | 1,425 | 6.4 km |
| Central Peel Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 1,205 | 7.4 km |
| Fletcher's Meadow Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 1,870 | 7.7 km |
| Bramalea Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 1,165 | 8 km |
| St Edmund Campion Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Dufferin-Peel CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 1,810 | 8.2 km |
| St. Oscar Romero SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Dufferin-Peel CDSB | English Catholic | Bottom fifth | 285 | 8.4 km |
| Cardinal Ambrozic Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Dufferin-Peel CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 1,520 | 8.7 km |
| Cardinal Leger Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Dufferin-Peel CDSB | English Catholic | Fourth fifth | 1,175 | 8.9 km |
| Castlebrooke Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,765 | 9 km |
| Peel Alternative North ISRSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | – | – | 10 km |
| St. Roch Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Dufferin-Peel CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 1,425 | 10 km |
| David Suzuki Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 1,700 | 10 km |
| Brampton Centennial Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 1,430 | 11 km |
| Turner Fenton Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,325 | 11 km |
| Jean Augustine Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 1,415 | 11 km |
| Ascension of Our Lord Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Dufferin-Peel CDSB | English Catholic | Bottom fifth | 655 | 11 km |
| St Augustine Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Dufferin-Peel CDSB | English Catholic | Fourth fifth | 940 | 12 km |
| Lincoln M. Alexander Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 835 | 12 km |
| Robert F Hall Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Dufferin-Peel CDSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 1,595 | 14 km |
| Holy Cross Catholic Academy High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York CDSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 1,295 | 14 km |
| Humberview Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Second fifth | 955 | 15 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Towns its size in Ontario
Similar-sized towns and their schools within 3 km, by population.
| Town | Population | Schools | Students | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queenswood Heights | 8,998 | 48 | 21,980 | 21 | 0.6 km |
| … | |||||
| Lampman | 5,663 | 23 | 11,720 | 0 | 1.1 km |
| Carp | 5,621 | 15 | 7,250 | 2 | 8.5 km |
| Creditview | 5,598 | 34 | 23,540 | 0 | 1.3 km |
| Greenboro West | 5,597 | 34 | 14,460 | 8 | 2.4 km |
| Countryside | 5,595 | 32 | 21,240 | 1 | 1.2 km |
| Gananoque | 5,568 | 4 | 915 | 0 | 0.6 km |
| West Lorne | 5,566 | 3 | 865 | 0 | 3.1 km |
| Huron South | 5,555 | 22 | 12,925 | 1 | 1.4 km |
| Espanola | 5,504 | 5 | 1,205 | 2 | 0.7 km |
| … | |||||
| Merrickville | 3,411 | 9 | 2,240 | 1 | 12 km |
95 out of 292 comparable towns have more schools. In 187 of the 293, at least one school teaches in French.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Countryside
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Countryside | 32 | 1 | 8 | 1.2 km |
| Springdale 1.4 km | 38 | 1 | 12 | 0.4 km |
| Rosedale Village 1.5 km | 43 | 1 | 17 | 0.7 km |
| Sandalwood West (sunny Meadow) 2.7 km | 50 | 0 | 15 | 0.9 km |
| Deerfield 2.8 km | 51 | 0 | 17 | 1.2 km |
| Trinity Commons 3.1 km | 57 | 2 | 20 | 0.5 km |
| Sandalwood East (mountainash) 3.6 km | 45 | 0 | 13 | 0.6 km |
Of the neighbours, Trinity Commons counts the most schools: 57.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What isn’t here. There are no inspection ratings to show, and a single year of enrolment gives no trend.
- Bands, not ranks. Top fifth means a result among the best fifth of Ontario’s schools on that test; the card shows the average of a school’s fifths.
- The year. The province’s 2024-25 list.
- Boards and systems. The board is the public body that runs a school; this province has English and French boards, each public or Catholic.
- Which schools count. Inside Countryside’s boundary, or no more than 3 km outside it: that is which schools are counted.
- The kinds of school. An all-grade school teaches from kindergarten through high school; elementary and secondary schools split those years.
Questions about schools in Countryside
Is there a French-language school in Countryside?
Yes, schooling in French is at ÉÉC Saint-Jean-Bosco.
How many schools are there in Countryside?
1 in the town, 31 just beyond it, within 3 km.
How do I get a place at a school in Countryside?
Choose a system, then register with its board; the address decides the school.
Which boards run the schools in Countryside?
By number of schools: Peel DSB (24), Dufferin-Peel CDSB (7) and CS catholique MonAvenir (1).
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).