Four parallel systems run Hickory Woods’s schools through 4 boards: English and French, public and Catholic
Most belong to Peel DSB (26); Dufferin-Peel CDSB, CS Viamonde and CS catholique MonAvenir run the remainder. Of its 38 tested schools, 12 sit in the top two fifths in Ontario and 9 in the bottom two. Within 3 km of Hickory Woods are 34 elementary schools, 6 secondary schools and 2 alternative or adult schools, teaching 19,070 students.
What stands out about Hickory Woods’s schools
One big school
St Marcellinus Secondary School is the largest school here, with 1,715 students. Every school ↓
The strongest results
École secondaire Jeunes sans frontières (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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peel DSBBrampton Centennial, Turner Fenton, Churchville, Eldorado P.S. (Elementary), Centennial Senior, David Leeder, Ridgeview, Fletcher's Creek Senior … | English public | 26 | 12,480 |
| Dufferin-Peel CDSBSt Marcellinus, St Augustine, St Francis Xavier, St. Alphonsa Catholic, St. Barbara, Bishop Francis Allen, St Monica, St Julia Catholic … | English Catholic | 12 | 5,545 |
| CS ViamondeJeunes sans frontières, Le Flambeau, Jeunes sans frontières | French public | 3 | 840 |
| CS catholique MonAvenirÉÉC Ange-Gabriel | French Catholic | 1 | 205 |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
How Hickory Woods’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 | 28 | 72% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 28 | 68% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 28 | 60% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 20 | 90% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 20 | 87% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 20 | 54% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 5 | 64% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 6 | 90% | 85% |
On Grade 9 math the area runs ahead, 64% against 55% in Ontario. 4 measures above the provincial middle, 2 below, out of 8. The three-year changes lean upward at 19 schools and downward at 11.
Every school’s results (38)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| École secondaire Jeunes sans frontièresSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 69% · OSSLT 99% | Top fifth |
| Levi Creek Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 92% · G3 writing 72% · G3 math 85% | Top fifth |
| St Monica Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 84% · G3 writing 79% · G3 math 79% · G6 reading 93% · G6 writing 98% · G6 math 43% | Second fifth |
| Churchville Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 80% · G3 writing 74% · G3 math 64% · G6 reading 94% · G6 writing 93% · G6 math 69% | Second fifth |
| Eldorado P.S. (Elementary)Elementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 84% · G3 writing 77% · G3 math 74% · G6 reading 90% · G6 writing 96% · G6 math 54% | Second fifth |
| St Marcellinus Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 68% · OSSLT 91% | Second fifth |
| Turner Fenton Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 64% · OSSLT 91% | Second fifth |
| École élémentaire Le FlambeauElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 75% · G3 writing 66% · G3 math 80% · G6 reading 100% · G6 writing 87% · G6 math 70% | Second fifth |
| St. Alphonsa Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 100% · G3 writing 77% · G3 math 73% · G6 reading 81% · G6 writing 90% · G6 math 61% | Second fifth |
| St. Barbara Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 78% · G3 writing 61% · G3 math 65% · G6 reading 90% · G6 writing 95% · G6 math 71% | Second fifth |
| Meadowvale Village Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 78% · G3 writing 78% · G3 math 73% | Second fifth |
| ÉÉC Ange-GabrielElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 75% · G3 writing 80% · G3 math 75% · G6 reading 94% · G6 writing 82% · G6 math 63% | Second fifth |
| Brampton Centennial Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 51% · OSSLT 88% | Middle fifth |
| Ray LawsonElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 64% · G3 writing 66% · G3 math 68% · G6 reading 91% · G6 writing 89% · G6 math 65% | Middle fifth |
| Roberta Bondar Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 64% · G3 writing 60% · G3 math 60% · G6 reading 92% · G6 writing 90% · G6 math 67% | Middle fifth |
| St Brigid SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 71% · G3 writing 86% · G3 math 71% · G6 reading 88% · G6 writing 80% · G6 math 48% | Middle fifth |
| St Julia Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 68% · G3 writing 68% · G3 math 59% · G6 reading 94% · G6 writing 91% · G6 math 61% | Middle fifth |
| Copeland Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–5 | G3 reading 72% · G3 writing 68% · G3 math 66% | Middle fifth |
| David Leeder Middle SchoolElementary · Grades 6–8 | G6 reading 88% · G6 writing 87% · G6 math 53% | Middle fifth |
| Hickory Wood Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–5 | G3 reading 72% · G3 writing 72% · G3 math 59% | Middle fifth |
| Ridgeview Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 73% · G3 writing 68% · G3 math 60% | Middle fifth |
| William G. Davis Senior Public SchoolElementary · Grades 6–8 | G6 reading 84% · G6 writing 85% · G6 math 65% | Middle fifth |
| St Francis Xavier Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 71% · G3 writing 68% · G3 math 71% · G6 reading 89% · G6 writing 86% · G6 math 39% | Middle fifth |
| Cherrytree Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 77% · G3 writing 66% · G3 math 51% | Middle fifth |
| Fletcher's Creek Senior Public SchoolElementary · Grades 5–8 | G6 reading 84% · G6 writing 83% · G6 math 49% | Middle fifth |
| Helen Wilson Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 70% · G3 writing 70% · G3 math 57% | Middle fifth |
| Morton Way Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 73% · G3 writing 60% · G3 math 60% | Middle fifth |
| Pauline Vanier Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 65% · G3 writing 45% · G3 math 45% · G6 reading 100% · G6 writing 100% · G6 math 40% | Middle fifth |
| St Veronica Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 71% · G3 writing 71% · G3 math 59% · G6 reading 83% · G6 writing 87% · G6 math 50% | Middle fifth |
| Centennial Senior Public SchoolElementary · Grades 6–8 | G6 reading 80% · G6 writing 81% · G6 math 51% | Fourth fifth |
| Parkway Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 67% · G3 writing 65% · G3 math 58% | Fourth fifth |
| Bishop Francis Allen Catholic SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 59% · G3 writing 55% · G3 math 52% · G6 reading 88% · G6 writing 85% · G6 math 35% | Fourth fifth |
| St Augustine Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 46% · OSSLT 82% | Fourth fifth |
| Derry West Village Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 58% · G3 writing 58% · G3 math 53% · G6 reading no data · G6 writing no data · G6 math no data | Fourth fifth |
| Sir Wilfrid Laurier Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 61% · G3 writing 61% · G3 math 44% | Fourth fifth |
| St Kevin SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 65% · G3 writing 59% · G3 math 53% · G6 reading 47% · G6 writing 53% · G6 math 16% | Bottom fifth |
| McHugh Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 57% · G3 writing 57% · G3 math 32% | Bottom fifth |
| Peel Alternative NorthAlternative or adult · Grades 9–12 | G9 math not reported · OSSLT 64% | 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 42 schools in and around Hickory Woods 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 Hickory Woods
The language each school teaches in, against every school in Ontario.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Ontario.
The 4 French-language schools are École élémentaire Le Flambeau, École élémentaire Jeunes sans frontières, École secondaire Jeunes sans frontières and ÉÉC Ange-Gabriel; CS Viamonde and CS catholique MonAvenir runs 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 Hickory Woods’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
Split by system, that is English public 26, English Catholic 12 and French-language 4.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Hickory Woods
The neighbourhood school
Each school serves a defined area. A place elsewhere is possible when that school has room.
French-language schools
The French boards take rights-holders’ children by right and others by committee.
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 42 schools in and around Hickory Woods
Show all 34 elementary schools
High schools within reach of Hickory Woods
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
58 secondary schools are within 15 km: 33 English public, 23 English Catholic, 1 French public and 1 French Catholic. The closest high school is St Augustine Secondary School, 2.2 km out.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Augustine Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Dufferin-Peel CDSB | English Catholic | Fourth fifth | 940 | 2.2 km |
| Brampton Centennial Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 1,430 | 2.3 km |
| École secondaire Jeunes sans frontièresSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CS Viamonde | French public | Top fifth | 365 | 2.8 km |
| ÉSC Sainte-FamilleSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CS catholique MonAvenir | French Catholic | Second fifth | 530 | 3.5 km |
| St Marcellinus Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Dufferin-Peel CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 1,715 | 3.6 km |
| Turner Fenton Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,325 | 3.7 km |
| Peel Alternative North ISRSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | – | – | 3.8 km |
| Mississauga Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 1,000 | 3.9 km |
| Cardinal Leger Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Dufferin-Peel CDSB | English Catholic | Fourth fifth | 1,175 | 4.3 km |
| David Suzuki Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 1,700 | 4.4 km |
All 58 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Oscar Romero SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Dufferin-Peel CDSB | English Catholic | Bottom fifth | 285 | 4.7 km |
| Central Peel Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 1,205 | 5.9 km |
| St. Roch Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Dufferin-Peel CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 1,425 | 5.9 km |
| West Credit Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 385 | 6.7 km |
| Jean Augustine Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 1,415 | 7.2 km |
| St Joseph Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Dufferin-Peel CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 1,185 | 7.2 km |
| St Francis Xavier Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Dufferin-Peel CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 1,890 | 7.3 km |
| Streetsville Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Second fifth | 810 | 7.7 km |
| Meadowvale Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 1,150 | 7.8 km |
| Rick Hansen Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 1,415 | 8 km |
| Bramalea Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 1,165 | 8.2 km |
| North Park Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,355 | 8.2 km |
| Our Lady of Mount Carmel Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Dufferin-Peel CDSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 1,155 | 8.3 km |
| Notre Dame Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Dufferin-Peel CDSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 1,410 | 8.7 km |
| Heart Lake Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 1,185 | 8.7 km |
| St Edmund Campion Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Dufferin-Peel CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 1,810 | 8.9 km |
| Fletcher's Meadow Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 1,870 | 8.9 km |
| Judith Nyman Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 390 | 9.6 km |
| Philip Pocock Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Dufferin-Peel CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 1,230 | 9.7 km |
| John Fraser Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Top fifth | 1,715 | 9.8 km |
| Stephen Lewis Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 1,225 | 9.9 km |
| Holy Name of Mary Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Dufferin-Peel CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 475 | 9.9 km |
| Chinguacousy Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Top fifth | 1,350 | 10 km |
| St Aloysius Gonzaga Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Dufferin-Peel CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 1,625 | 10 km |
| St. Joan of Arc Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Dufferin-Peel CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 1,015 | 10 km |
| John Cabot Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Dufferin-Peel CDSB | English Catholic | Fourth fifth | 835 | 10 km |
| St Thomas Aquinas Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Dufferin-Peel CDSB | English Catholic | Bottom fifth | 1,425 | 11 km |
| Harold M. Brathwaite Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Top fifth | 1,745 | 11 km |
| Ascension of Our Lord Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Dufferin-Peel CDSB | English Catholic | Bottom fifth | 655 | 11 km |
| Father Michael Goetz Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Dufferin-Peel CDSB | English Catholic | Fourth fifth | 1,140 | 11 km |
| Applewood Heights Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,140 | 12 km |
| The Woodlands Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Top fifth | 1,160 | 12 km |
| Lincoln M. Alexander Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 835 | 12 km |
| St Marguerite d'Youville Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Dufferin-Peel CDSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 1,160 | 12 km |
| T. L. Kennedy Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 660 | 12 km |
| Glenforest Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 1,120 | 12 km |
| Louise Arbour Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 1,365 | 13 km |
| Michael Power/St Joseph High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Toronto CDSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 2,035 | 13 km |
| Silverthorn Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Toronto DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 880 | 13 km |
| St Martin Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Dufferin-Peel CDSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 1,090 | 13 km |
| Sandalwood Heights Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 965 | 13 km |
| Erindale Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 1,005 | 13 km |
| Christ the King Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Halton CDSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 1,545 | 13 km |
| Loyola Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Dufferin-Peel CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 950 | 14 km |
| Georgetown District High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Halton DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,565 | 14 km |
| Burnhamthorpe Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Toronto DSB | English public | – | 235 | 14 km |
| Mayfield Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,865 | 15 km |
| Martingrove Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Toronto DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 1,000 | 15 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Alternative, adult and other schools around Hickory Woods
The area also has online learning through Peel eLearning/OeLC Secondary School; alternative programs at Peel Alternative North. Their cards ↑
The kinds as the provincial lists give them (alternative, adult and continuing education, online, provincial schools).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erindale | 22,755 | 79 | 37,395 | 2 | 0.4 km |
| … | |||||
| South Glengarry | 14,355 | 18 | 4,725 | 6 | 3.2 km |
| Durham | 14,355 | 13 | 4,190 | 0 | 14 km |
| Ridgehill / Armbro Heights | 14,321 | 51 | 24,390 | 0 | 0.2 km |
| Chapel Hill South | 14,278 | 39 | 16,855 | 21 | 1.5 km |
| Hickory Woods | 14,247 | 42 | 19,070 | 4 | 1.7 km |
| Junction Area | 14,205 | 98 | 36,500 | 6 | 0.7 km |
| Tiny | 14,195 | 13 | 3,585 | 5 | 7.9 km |
| Greenwood-Coxwell | 14,146 | 80 | 35,000 | 5 | 0.7 km |
| Convent Glen - Orleans Woods | 14,118 | 30 | 12,240 | 12 | 0.3 km |
| … | |||||
| Wildfield | 8,511 | 9 | 3,915 | 0 | 4.5 km |
More schools are within reach in 186 of the 387 other towns. Schooling in French is on hand in 302 of the 388.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Hickory Woods
For each nearby town, its schools in or within 3 km of its outline, with straight-line distances.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hickory Woods | 42 | 4 | 13 | 1.7 km |
| Sheridan 1.5 km | 41 | 1 | 13 | 0.3 km |
| Churchville 1.6 km | 43 | 6 | 18 | 1.5 km |
| Meadowvale Village 2.2 km | 56 | 6 | 21 | 1.5 km |
| Fletchers West 2.4 km | 63 | 2 | 21 | 0.3 km |
| County Court 2.5 km | 32 | 1 | 9 | 1 km |
| Ridgehill / Armbro Heights 2.5 km | 51 | 0 | 15 | 0.2 km |
Most schools next door: Fletchers West, 63.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Bands, not ranks. Ontario’s results are whole percentages with small groups left out, so the page gives fifths, not ranks.
- What isn’t here. What no open list gives: inspection grades, several years of enrolment, and Ontario’s private schools.
- Boards and systems. Boards come in one language each, and where the province funds Catholic schools, as public or Catholic; independent schools stand outside them.
- The year. As the province lists them in 2024-25.
- The kinds of school. The kind of school is what its province lists: elementary, secondary or both.
- Which schools count. A 3 km band around Hickory Woods’s outline is included, as it is for every town on the site.
Questions about schools in Hickory Woods
How many schools are there in Hickory Woods?
3 in the town, 39 just beyond it, within 3 km.
Is there a French-language school in Hickory Woods?
Yes, there are French-language schools: École élémentaire Le Flambeau, École élémentaire Jeunes sans frontières, École secondaire Jeunes sans frontières and ÉÉC Ange-Gabriel.
Which boards run the schools in Hickory Woods?
By number of schools: Peel DSB (26), Dufferin-Peel CDSB (12), CS Viamonde (3) and CS catholique MonAvenir (1).
How do I get a place at a school in Hickory Woods?
The board’s school locator gives the designated school; registration is with the board or the school.
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).