Mixed results around Deerfield: 13 high and 22 low of 51 schools in Ontario
The strongest results are at Chinguacousy Secondary School and Harold M. Brathwaite Secondary School. No French-language school is among them; in Ontario, 10% of schools are. Taken together, Deerfield and its 3 km edge hold 41 elementary schools and 10 secondary schools for 29,920 students.
What stands out about Deerfield’s schools
One big school
Harold M. Brathwaite Secondary School is the largest school here, with 1,745 students. Every school ↓
The strongest results
Chinguacousy Secondary School (secondary) posts the area’s strongest results: the top fifth in Ontario. Results ↓
Each finding compares the town’s schools with every school in its province.
How Deerfield’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 | 36 | 74% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 36 | 61% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 36 | 56% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 25 | 84% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 25 | 83% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 25 | 50% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 10 | 54% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 10 | 90% | 85% |
Furthest from the provincial middle is Grade 3 math: 56% here, against 65% in Ontario. On 1 of 8 measures the area beats the provincial middle; on 4 it trails. At 27 schools more of the measures rose than fell over three years; at 16, more fell.
Every school’s results (51)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Chinguacousy Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 70% · OSSLT 93% | Top fifth |
| 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 |
| Grenoble Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 91% · G3 writing 78% · G3 math 69% | Second fifth |
| Jefferson Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 87% · G3 writing 82% · G3 math 66% | 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 |
| Holy Name of Mary Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 56% · OSSLT 92% | Second fifth |
| North Park Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 68% · OSSLT 91% | 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 |
| Massey Street Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 88% · G3 writing 61% · G3 math 63% | Second fifth |
| St Agnes Separate SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 82% · G3 writing 71% · G3 math 82% · G6 reading 83% · G6 writing 93% · G6 math 48% | Second fifth |
| Notre Dame Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 54% · OSSLT 90% | Middle 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 |
| Father Clair Tipping SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 85% · G3 writing 77% · G3 math 46% · G6 reading 90% · G6 writing 70% · G6 math 70% | 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 |
| Lester B Pearson Catholic SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 68% · G3 writing 59% · G3 math 41% · G6 reading 95% · G6 writing 90% · G6 math 62% | 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 Bourgeoys Separate SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 81% · G3 writing 69% · G3 math 56% · G6 reading 84% · G6 writing 84% · G6 math 58% | Middle fifth |
| St Marguerite d'Youville Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 48% · OSSLT 90% | Middle fifth |
| Williams Parkway Senior Public SchoolElementary · Grades 6–8 | G6 reading 85% · G6 writing 83% · G6 math 53% | 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 |
| 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 |
| St Anthony SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 82% · G3 writing 75% · G3 math 54% · G6 reading 71% · G6 writing 67% · G6 math 55% | Fourth fifth |
| Esker Lake Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 69% · G3 writing 55% · G3 math 60% | 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 |
| St John Bosco SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 63% · G3 writing 53% · G3 math 63% · G6 reading 81% · G6 writing 77% · G6 math 50% | 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 |
| Greenbriar Senior Public SchoolElementary · Grades 6–8 | G6 reading 78% · G6 writing 76% · G6 math 44% | Fourth fifth |
| Hanover Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 62% · G3 writing 51% · G3 math 51% | Fourth fifth |
| Hewson Elementary Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–5 | G3 reading 74% · G3 writing 48% · G3 math 54% | Fourth fifth |
| Russell D Barber Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 71% · G3 writing 59% · G3 math 56% | Fourth fifth |
| St Joachim Separate SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 62% · G3 writing 57% · G3 math 45% · G6 reading 82% · G6 writing 81% · G6 math 46% | Fourth fifth |
| Arnott Charlton Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 60% · G3 writing 52% · G3 math 53% | Fourth fifth |
| Hilldale Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 69% · G3 writing 42% · G3 math 50% | 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 |
| St Thomas Aquinas Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 47% · OSSLT 70% | Bottom fifth |
| Goldcrest Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 71% · G3 writing 32% · G3 math 40% | Bottom fifth |
| Judith Nyman Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 15% · OSSLT 49% | Bottom fifth |
| St Jean Brebeuf Separate SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 29% · G3 writing 0% · G3 math 7% · G6 reading 77% · G6 writing 58% · G6 math 26% | Bottom fifth |
Ontario Ministry of Education, School Information Finder 2024–25 (EQAO results; N/R where groups are too small). Open Government Licence – Ontario.
Schooling in English and French around Deerfield
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.
A French-language school would mean a trip out of the area.
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.
Where the 51 schools in and around Deerfield are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
Points from the provincial lists.
Who runs Deerfield’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
Grouped by system: English public 34 and English Catholic 17.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
2 boards, school by school
Each board’s schools in the area, largest first.
Peel DSB has 34 of the area’s schools, the most of the 2 boards.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peel DSBHarold M. Brathwaite, Louise Arbour, North Park, Chinguacousy, Sandalwood Heights, Countryside Village PS (Elementary), Great Lakes, Williams Parkway Senior … | English public | 34 | 21,385 |
| Dufferin-Peel CDSBSt Thomas Aquinas, Notre Dame Catholic, St Marguerite d'Youville, St Joachim Separate, Holy Name of Mary, Lester B Pearson, Our Lady of Providence, St Isaac Jogues … | English Catholic | 17 | 8,535 |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
How children get a place in Deerfield
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 neighbourhood school
Children go to the board’s designated school for their address, unless another school agrees to take them.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 51 schools in and around Deerfield
Show all 41 elementary schools
High schools within reach of Deerfield
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
Within 15 km, families can reach 38 high schools: 22 English public, 14 English Catholic, 1 French public and 1 French Catholic. Harold M. Brathwaite Secondary School lies closest, 1.1 km from the centre.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harold M. Brathwaite Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Top fifth | 1,745 | 1.1 km |
| St Marguerite d'Youville Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Dufferin-Peel CDSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 1,160 | 1.7 km |
| Louise Arbour Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 1,365 | 1.9 km |
| Chinguacousy Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Top fifth | 1,350 | 2.5 km |
| Judith Nyman Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 390 | 2.5 km |
| Sandalwood Heights Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 965 | 2.7 km |
| North Park Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,355 | 2.7 km |
| Notre Dame Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Dufferin-Peel CDSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 1,410 | 3.2 km |
| Holy Name of Mary Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Dufferin-Peel CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 475 | 3.5 km |
| St Thomas Aquinas Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Dufferin-Peel CDSB | English Catholic | Bottom fifth | 1,425 | 3.9 km |
All 38 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayfield Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,865 | 3.9 km |
| Heart Lake Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 1,185 | 3.9 km |
| Central Peel Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 1,205 | 5.1 km |
| Bramalea Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 1,165 | 5.1 km |
| St. Oscar Romero SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Dufferin-Peel CDSB | English Catholic | Bottom fifth | 285 | 6.4 km |
| Cardinal Leger Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Dufferin-Peel CDSB | English Catholic | Fourth fifth | 1,175 | 6.7 km |
| Fletcher's Meadow Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 1,870 | 7.5 km |
| Peel Alternative North ISRSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | – | – | 7.5 km |
| Cardinal Ambrozic Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Dufferin-Peel CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 1,520 | 7.7 km |
| Castlebrooke Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,765 | 7.9 km |
| St Edmund Campion Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Dufferin-Peel CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 1,810 | 8 km |
| Turner Fenton Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,325 | 8.3 km |
| David Suzuki Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 1,700 | 8.6 km |
| Brampton Centennial Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 1,430 | 8.6 km |
| Ascension of Our Lord Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Dufferin-Peel CDSB | English Catholic | Bottom fifth | 655 | 8.7 km |
| St. Roch Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Dufferin-Peel CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 1,425 | 8.9 km |
| St Augustine Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Dufferin-Peel CDSB | English Catholic | Fourth fifth | 940 | 9.6 km |
| Lincoln M. Alexander Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 835 | 9.7 km |
| Jean Augustine Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 1,415 | 10 km |
| Holy Cross Catholic Academy High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York CDSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 1,295 | 12 km |
| École secondaire Jeunes sans frontièresSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CS Viamonde | French public | Top fifth | 365 | 13 km |
| Father Henry Carr Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Toronto CDSB | English Catholic | Fourth fifth | 805 | 13 km |
| West Humber Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Toronto DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 1,120 | 14 km |
| St Marcellinus Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Dufferin-Peel CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 1,715 | 14 km |
| North Albion Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Toronto DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 690 | 14 km |
| Mississauga Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 1,000 | 14 km |
| ÉSC Sainte-FamilleSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CS catholique MonAvenir | French Catholic | Second fifth | 530 | 14 km |
| Woodbridge CollegeSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York Region DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 655 | 15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huron Heights | 20,890 | 46 | 24,350 | 5 | 0.6 km |
| … | |||||
| Palmerston-Little Italy | 13,171 | 109 | 33,530 | 10 | 0.3 km |
| Kincardine | 13,169 | 7 | 2,415 | 0 | 5.7 km |
| Madoc | 13,160 | 58 | 26,450 | 2 | 1 km |
| Quantztown | 13,146 | 44 | 30,660 | 0 | 0.4 km |
| Deerfield | 13,090 | 51 | 29,920 | 0 | 1.2 km |
| Ayr | 13,051 | 51 | 24,180 | 1 | 9.1 km |
| Peel Village | 13,037 | 77 | 33,340 | 2 | 0.4 km |
| Carrville Corners | 13,004 | 29 | 15,220 | 2 | 2.4 km |
| Forest | 12,962 | 5 | 1,645 | 0 | 14 km |
| … | |||||
| Dufferin Hill | 7,910 | 26 | 14,765 | 2 | 1 km |
More schools are within reach in 132 of the 385 other towns. A school in French is nearby in 294 towns of 386.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Deerfield
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deerfield | 51 | 0 | 17 | 1.2 km |
| Trinity Commons 1.1 km | 57 | 2 | 20 | 0.5 km |
| Springdale 1.4 km | 38 | 1 | 12 | 0.4 km |
| M-Section (bramalea) 1.7 km | 56 | 1 | 21 | 0.9 km |
| Rosedale Village 1.9 km | 43 | 1 | 17 | 0.7 km |
| Sandalwood West (sunny Meadow) 1.9 km | 50 | 0 | 15 | 0.9 km |
| N-Section (bramalea) 2 km | 58 | 2 | 21 | 0.9 km |
N-Section (bramalea) has the most schools nearby, 58.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. A school counts when it sits inside Deerfield or less than 3 km beyond its edge.
- The kinds of school. Grades shown are the published range, from junior kindergarten (JK) upward.
- The year. The open list of 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.
- Bands, not ranks. Each result is placed in a fifth of Ontario’s schools on the same measure; a school’s band averages its fifths. EQAO doesn’t report small groups, so no school is ranked to the place.
- What isn’t here. There are no inspection ratings to show, and a single year of enrolment gives no trend.
Questions about schools in Deerfield
How do I get a place at a school in Deerfield?
Contact the board: it names the school for your address and takes the registration.
Which boards run the schools in Deerfield?
By number of schools: Peel DSB (34) and Dufferin-Peel CDSB (17).
How many schools are there in Deerfield?
2 in the town, 49 just beyond it, within 3 km.
Is there a French-language school in Deerfield?
None within 3 km of Deerfield. The French-language board serves it from schools further off.
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).