Snelgrove’s schools come under 3 different boards
Most belong to Peel DSB (21); Dufferin-Peel CDSB and CS catholique MonAvenir run the remainder. Of its 33 tested schools, 9 sit in the top two fifths in Ontario and 13 in the bottom two. Taken together, Snelgrove and its 3 km edge hold 28 elementary schools, 5 secondary schools and 1 alternative or adult school for 21,780 students.
What stands out about Snelgrove’s schools
One big school
Fletcher's Meadow Secondary School is the largest school here, with 1,870 students. Every school ↓
Big elementary schools
Elementary schools here average 512 students, against 365 in Ontario; St Rita Elementary School and St Stephen Separate School are the largest. Every school ↓
The strongest results
Top of the area: Harold M. Brathwaite Secondary School (secondary), its results in the top fifth in Ontario. Results ↓
Each finding compares the town’s schools with every school in its province.
3 boards, school by school
The boards and their schools here.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peel DSBFletcher's Meadow, Harold M. Brathwaite, Heart Lake, SouthFields Village (Elementary), Countryside Village PS (Elementary), Burnt Elm, Brisdale, Great Lakes … | English public | 21 | 15,580 |
| Dufferin-Peel CDSBNotre Dame Catholic, St Marguerite d'Youville, St. Evan Catholic, St Rita, St. Josephine Bakhita Catholic, St Isaac Jogues, St. Lucy Catholic, St Agnes Separate … | English Catholic | 12 | 6,010 |
| CS catholique MonAvenirÉÉC Saint-Jean-Bosco | French Catholic | 1 | 190 |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
How Snelgrove’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 | 26 | 77% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 26 | 68% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 26 | 63% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 19 | 85% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 19 | 85% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 19 | 48% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 5 | 48% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 5 | 90% | 85% |
The widest gap is on Grade 9 math, where the area’s schools reach 48% against 55% in Ontario. Across 8 measures: 2 above the middle, 4 below. The three-year changes lean upward at 13 schools and downward at 12.
Every school’s results (33)
| 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 |
| St Stephen Separate SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 80% · G3 writing 72% · G3 math 76% · G6 reading 94% · G6 writing 89% · G6 math 50% | Second fifth |
| Carberry Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–5 | G3 reading 82% · G3 writing 70% · G3 math 67% | Second fifth |
| Edenbrook Hill Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 77% · G3 writing 71% · G3 math 74% | Second fifth |
| Rowntree Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 81% · G3 writing 71% · G3 math 67% | 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 |
| St. Josephine Bakhita Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 90% · G3 writing 77% · G3 math 77% · G6 reading 89% · G6 writing 80% · G6 math 52% | Middle fifth |
| Burnt Elm Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–5 | G3 reading 80% · G3 writing 68% · G3 math 68% | Middle fifth |
| Red Cedar PS (Elementary)Elementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 68% · G3 writing 53% · G3 math 58% · G6 reading 95% · G6 writing 95% · G6 math 65% | 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 |
| St Leonard SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 82% · G3 writing 71% · G3 math 59% · G6 reading 88% · G6 writing 85% · G6 math 48% | Middle fifth |
| Cheyne Middle SchoolElementary · Grades 6–8 | G6 reading 84% · G6 writing 84% · G6 math 64% | 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 |
| 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 |
| Conestoga Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 75% · G3 writing 58% · G3 math 65% | Middle fifth |
| Brisdale Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–5 | G3 reading 67% · G3 writing 61% · G3 math 58% | Fourth 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 |
| 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 |
| Terry Fox Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 76% · G3 writing 68% · G3 math 46% | Fourth fifth |
| St Rita Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 56% · G3 writing 54% · G3 math 34% · G6 reading 85% · G6 writing 83% · G6 math 45% | Fourth fifth |
| St. Lucy Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 80% · G3 writing 52% · G3 math 52% · G6 reading 76% · G6 writing 82% · G6 math 36% | Fourth fifth |
| Heart Lake Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 39% · OSSLT 83% | Fourth fifth |
| Somerset Drive Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 71% · G3 writing 52% · G3 math 50% | Fourth fifth |
| Tony Pontes (Elementary)Elementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 61% · G3 writing 53% · G3 math 42% · G6 reading 80% · G6 writing 87% · G6 math 48% | Fourth fifth |
| Robert H Lagerquist Senior Public SchoolElementary · Grades 6–8 | G6 reading 82% · G6 writing 74% · G6 math 39% | Fourth fifth |
| Fletcher's Meadow Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 40% · OSSLT 81% | Bottom fifth |
| St Angela Merici Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 71% · G3 writing 62% · G3 math 48% · G6 reading 74% · G6 writing 74% · 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.
Where the 34 schools in and around Snelgrove are
Each pin is a school, coloured by the system that runs it, sized by its students where the province publishes them.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Snelgrove
English, French and other languages of instruction, beside the mix in Ontario.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Ontario.
1 of them teach in French: ÉÉC Saint-Jean-Bosco; the public ones belong to CS catholique MonAvenir.
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 Snelgrove’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
Who runs them, in numbers: English public 21, English Catholic 12 and French-language 1.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Snelgrove
French-language schools
French-language boards admit the children of rights-holders under section 23 of the Charter (a parent whose first language is French, or who was schooled in French in Canada), and may admit others through an admissions committee.
Catholic schools
A Catholic elementary school usually asks for a Catholic parent or a baptized child; a Catholic high school admits all.
The neighbourhood school
Boards set boundaries for each school; living inside one guarantees a place there, and moving across one usually means a request.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 34 schools in and around Snelgrove
Show all 28 elementary schools
High schools within reach of Snelgrove
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
Counting out to 15 km, there are 34: 19 English public, 13 English Catholic, 1 French public and 1 French Catholic. The closest high school is Heart Lake Secondary School, 3 km out.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heart Lake Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 1,185 | 3 km |
| Notre Dame Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Dufferin-Peel CDSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 1,410 | 3.5 km |
| Fletcher's Meadow Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 1,870 | 3.7 km |
| Harold M. Brathwaite Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Top fifth | 1,745 | 4 km |
| St Edmund Campion Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Dufferin-Peel CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 1,810 | 4.2 km |
| St Marguerite d'Youville Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Dufferin-Peel CDSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 1,160 | 4.2 km |
| Louise Arbour Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 1,365 | 5.3 km |
| Mayfield Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,865 | 5.6 km |
| North Park Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,355 | 5.9 km |
| Central Peel Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 1,205 | 6.6 km |
All 34 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Roch Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Dufferin-Peel CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 1,425 | 6.7 km |
| St. Oscar Romero SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Dufferin-Peel CDSB | English Catholic | Bottom fifth | 285 | 6.9 km |
| Jean Augustine Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 1,415 | 7.1 km |
| Judith Nyman Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 390 | 7.1 km |
| Sandalwood Heights Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 965 | 7.2 km |
| Chinguacousy Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Top fifth | 1,350 | 7.4 km |
| David Suzuki Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 1,700 | 7.4 km |
| Cardinal Leger Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Dufferin-Peel CDSB | English Catholic | Fourth fifth | 1,175 | 7.7 km |
| Holy Name of Mary Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Dufferin-Peel CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 475 | 8.3 km |
| St Thomas Aquinas Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Dufferin-Peel CDSB | English Catholic | Bottom fifth | 1,425 | 8.8 km |
| Peel Alternative North ISRSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | – | – | 9.2 km |
| Bramalea Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 1,165 | 9.2 km |
| Brampton Centennial Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 1,430 | 9.2 km |
| St Augustine Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Dufferin-Peel CDSB | English Catholic | Fourth fifth | 940 | 9.3 km |
| Turner Fenton Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,325 | 10 km |
| Christ the King Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Halton CDSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 1,545 | 11 km |
| Georgetown District High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Halton DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,565 | 12 km |
| Cardinal Ambrozic Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Dufferin-Peel CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 1,520 | 13 km |
| Castlebrooke Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,765 | 13 km |
| École secondaire Jeunes sans frontièresSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CS Viamonde | French public | Top fifth | 365 | 13 km |
| Ascension of Our Lord Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Dufferin-Peel CDSB | English Catholic | Bottom fifth | 655 | 13 km |
| ÉSC Sainte-FamilleSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CS catholique MonAvenir | French Catholic | Second fifth | 530 | 14 km |
| Lincoln M. Alexander Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 835 | 14 km |
| St Marcellinus Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Dufferin-Peel CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 1,715 | 15 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Alternative, adult and other schools around Snelgrove
The area also has alternative programs at Parkholme Secondary School. Their cards ↑
The kinds as the provincial lists give them (alternative, adult and continuing education, online, provincial schools).
Towns its size in Ontario
Places of about the same size and their schools in or within 3 km, largest first.
| Town | Population | Schools | Students | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morningside | 17,708 | 78 | 28,055 | 1 | 1.2 km |
| … | |||||
| Penetanguishene | 11,141 | 12 | 3,660 | 4 | 1.9 km |
| Laurentian | 11,133 | 38 | 14,405 | 9 | 0.5 km |
| Whitehaven - Woodpark - Glabar Park | 11,111 | 46 | 16,930 | 9 | 1 km |
| Sheridan | 11,110 | 41 | 20,000 | 1 | 0.3 km |
| Snelgrove | 11,109 | 34 | 21,780 | 1 | 3.1 km |
| Borden Farm - Fisher Glen | 11,100 | 34 | 14,370 | 6 | 0.4 km |
| Smiths Falls | 11,093 | 7 | 2,015 | 0 | 0.1 km |
| Broadview North | 11,080 | 99 | 45,545 | 8 | 1.6 km |
| Forest Hill South | 11,059 | 82 | 35,400 | 1 | 1.2 km |
| … | |||||
| Old Ottawa South | 6,704 | 54 | 23,490 | 12 | 1.6 km |
200 out of 377 comparable towns have more schools. Teaching in French: 277 of the 378 have it.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Snelgrove
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snelgrove | 34 | 1 | 13 | 3.1 km |
| Heart Lake North 1.5 km | 49 | 2 | 19 | 1.8 km |
| Van Kirk 1.8 km | 37 | 1 | 17 | 1.8 km |
| Heart Lake South 2.9 km | 79 | 2 | 31 | 0.6 km |
| Fletchers Meadow North 3 km | 38 | 0 | 16 | 0.6 km |
| Rosedale Village 3.6 km | 43 | 1 | 17 | 0.7 km |
| Fletchers Meadow South 3.8 km | 54 | 1 | 21 | 1.2 km |
Of the neighbours, Heart Lake South counts the most schools: 79.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. Counted: Snelgrove’s own schools and any within 3 km of its edge.
- The kinds of school. Kindergarten to Grade 8 is elementary, Grade 9 to 12 secondary, though the split varies by province and board.
- 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. Ontario’s private schools aren’t in the open list; no province publishes inspection grades.
- The year. The provincial list for 2024-25.
- Boards and systems. Boards are set by language and, in Ontario, Alberta and Saskatchewan, by faith: public or Catholic.
Questions about schools in Snelgrove
Is there a French-language school in Snelgrove?
Yes: ÉÉC Saint-Jean-Bosco, the French-language schools here.
How many schools are there in Snelgrove?
Inside the town there are 2; another 32 sit within 3 km.
How do I get a place at a school in Snelgrove?
Registration is with the board, which assigns the school for the home address.
Which boards run the schools in Snelgrove?
By number of schools: Peel DSB (21), Dufferin-Peel CDSB (12) 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).