3 boards run the schools in and around Van Kirk
Peel DSB has 20 of them, and Dufferin-Peel CDSB and CS catholique MonAvenir share the others. On the tests, 8 of 36 schools land above the middle in Ontario, 15 under it. Counting a 3 km margin, Van Kirk has 32 elementary schools, 4 secondary schools and 1 alternative or adult school, for 21,120 students.
What stands out about Van Kirk’s schools
One big school
With 1,870 students, Fletcher's Meadow Secondary School is the area’s biggest. Every school ↓
Every figure here sets the area’s schools beside the rest of its province.
The 3 boards that run schools here
Each board’s schools in the area, largest first.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peel DSBFletcher's Meadow, Heart Lake, Tribune Drive, Burnt Elm, Brisdale, Homestead, Rowntree, Cheyne … | English public | 20 | 13,445 |
| Dufferin-Peel CDSBSt Edmund Campion, Notre Dame Catholic, St. Aidan Catholic, St Rita, St. Josephine Bakhita Catholic, St. Lucy Catholic, Guardian Angels Catholic, St Agnes Separate … | English Catholic | 16 | 7,485 |
| CS catholique MonAvenirÉÉC Saint-Jean-Bosco | French Catholic | 1 | 190 |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
How Van Kirk’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 | 76% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 28 | 65% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 28 | 59% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 21 | 85% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 21 | 85% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 21 | 48% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 4 | 47% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 4 | 84% | 85% |
On Grade 9 math the area trails, 47% against 55% in Ontario. Above the middle on 0, below on 4: that is the 8 measures. Over three years, 13 schools gained on most measures and 13 lost ground.
Every school’s results (36)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| St Edmund Campion Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 70% · OSSLT 84% | Second fifth |
| St Ursula Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 91% · G3 writing 73% · G3 math 73% · G6 reading 93% · G6 writing 90% · G6 math 51% | 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 |
| St. Bonaventure Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 86% · G3 writing 79% · G3 math 79% · G6 reading 85% · G6 writing 85% · G6 math 50% | 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 |
| Guardian Angels Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 66% · G3 writing 63% · G3 math 57% · G6 reading 95% · G6 writing 89% · G6 math 73% | Middle 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 |
| Tribune Drive Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 76% · G3 writing 64% · G3 math 59% · G6 reading 90% · G6 writing 90% · G6 math 56% | Middle fifth |
| St Cecilia Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 68% · G3 writing 65% · G3 math 65% · G6 reading 89% · G6 writing 97% · G6 math 46% | 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. Aidan Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 72% · G3 writing 72% · G3 math 72% · G6 reading 81% · G6 writing 86% · G6 math 43% | 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 |
| St Maria Goretti Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 83% · G3 writing 61% · G3 math 57% · G6 reading 84% · G6 writing 84% · G6 math 39% | Middle fifth |
| Brisdale Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–5 | G3 reading 67% · G3 writing 61% · G3 math 58% | Fourth fifth |
| Terry Fox Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 76% · G3 writing 68% · G3 math 46% | Fourth fifth |
| Worthington Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 70% · G3 writing 68% · G3 math 59% | 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 |
| Homestead Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 65% · G3 writing 55% · G3 math 57% | Fourth fifth |
| Somerset Drive Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 71% · G3 writing 52% · G3 math 50% | Fourth fifth |
| McCrimmon Middle SchoolElementary · Grades 6–8 | G6 reading 77% · G6 writing 76% · G6 math 38% | Fourth fifth |
| Nelson Mandela P.S. (Elementary)Elementary · Grades JK–5 | G3 reading 59% · G3 writing 53% · G3 math 51% | Fourth fifth |
| Robert H Lagerquist Senior Public SchoolElementary · Grades 6–8 | G6 reading 82% · G6 writing 74% · G6 math 39% | Fourth fifth |
| Royal Orchard Middle SchoolElementary · Grades 6–8 | G6 reading 76% · G6 writing 82% · G6 math 40% | 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 |
| Westervelts Corners Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–5 | G3 reading 61% · G3 writing 47% · G3 math 47% | 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 37 schools in and around Van Kirk 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 Van Kirk
English, French and other languages of instruction, beside the mix in Ontario.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Ontario.
In French: ÉÉC Saint-Jean-Bosco. The public ones of the 1 come under 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 Van Kirk’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
Their systems: English public 20, 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 Van Kirk
Catholic schools
The Catholic boards are as public as the others: free, with elementary schools that generally require a Catholic parent and high schools open to everyone.
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.
The neighbourhood school
The neighbourhood school is the one the board designates for the address; choice beyond it depends on space.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 37 schools in and around Van Kirk
Show all 32 elementary schools
High schools within reach of Van Kirk
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
Within 15 km, families can reach 35 high schools: 20 English public, 13 English Catholic, 1 French public and 1 French Catholic. The closest high school is Fletcher's Meadow Secondary School, 2 km out.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fletcher's Meadow Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 1,870 | 2 km |
| St Edmund Campion Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Dufferin-Peel CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 1,810 | 2.5 km |
| Heart Lake Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 1,185 | 2.6 km |
| Notre Dame Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Dufferin-Peel CDSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 1,410 | 3.4 km |
| Harold M. Brathwaite Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Top fifth | 1,745 | 4.9 km |
| St. Roch Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Dufferin-Peel CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 1,425 | 5 km |
| Jean Augustine Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 1,415 | 5.4 km |
| St Marguerite d'Youville Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Dufferin-Peel CDSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 1,160 | 5.5 km |
| David Suzuki Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 1,700 | 5.9 km |
| St. Oscar Romero SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Dufferin-Peel CDSB | English Catholic | Bottom fifth | 285 | 5.9 km |
All 35 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 km |
| Louise Arbour Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 1,365 | 6.6 km |
| Cardinal Leger Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Dufferin-Peel CDSB | English Catholic | Fourth fifth | 1,175 | 6.7 km |
| Mayfield Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,865 | 7.2 km |
| Judith Nyman Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 390 | 7.5 km |
| Chinguacousy Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Top fifth | 1,350 | 7.9 km |
| St Augustine Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Dufferin-Peel CDSB | English Catholic | Fourth fifth | 940 | 7.9 km |
| Brampton Centennial Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 1,430 | 8 km |
| Peel Alternative North ISRSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | – | – | 8.3 km |
| Sandalwood Heights Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 965 | 8.4 km |
| Holy Name of Mary Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Dufferin-Peel CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 475 | 8.7 km |
| Bramalea Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 1,165 | 9.2 km |
| St Thomas Aquinas Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Dufferin-Peel CDSB | English Catholic | Bottom fifth | 1,425 | 9.3 km |
| Turner Fenton Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,325 | 9.4 km |
| Christ the King Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Halton CDSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 1,545 | 10 km |
| Georgetown District High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Halton DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,565 | 11 km |
| École secondaire Jeunes sans frontièresSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CS Viamonde | French public | Top fifth | 365 | 11 km |
| ÉSC Sainte-FamilleSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CS catholique MonAvenir | French Catholic | Second fifth | 530 | 13 km |
| Ascension of Our Lord Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Dufferin-Peel CDSB | English Catholic | Bottom fifth | 655 | 14 km |
| St Marcellinus Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Dufferin-Peel CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 1,715 | 14 km |
| Cardinal Ambrozic Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Dufferin-Peel CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 1,520 | 14 km |
| Castlebrooke Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,765 | 14 km |
| Mississauga Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 1,000 | 14 km |
| Lincoln M. Alexander Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 835 | 15 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Alternative, adult and other schools around Van Kirk
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
Towns of a similar population, with their schools in or within 3 km; described, not ranked.
| Town | Population | Schools | Students | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newtonbrook East | 15,996 | 64 | 26,210 | 3 | 0.6 km |
| … | |||||
| Caledonia-Fairbank | 10,037 | 78 | 29,060 | 2 | 1.8 km |
| Mono | 10,036 | 18 | 8,775 | 0 | 6.1 km |
| Palmerston | 10,029 | 4 | 2,110 | 0 | 8.7 km |
| Laurentian Hills | 10,026 | 40 | 22,270 | 1 | 2.1 km |
| Van Kirk | 10,014 | 37 | 21,120 | 1 | 1.8 km |
| Vincent | 10,011 | 38 | 22,810 | 3 | 1.4 km |
| Malahide | 9,995 | 7 | 2,595 | 0 | 2.4 km |
| The Valleys of Thornhill | 9,979 | 32 | 15,600 | 3 | 2.2 km |
| Bridle Path-Sunnybrook-York Mills | 9,909 | 74 | 39,805 | 3 | 1.8 km |
| … | |||||
| Homeside | 6,011 | 27 | 14,725 | 2 | 1.2 km |
Among 390 towns its size, 171 have more schools nearby. Schooling in French is on hand in 275 of the 391.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Van Kirk
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Van Kirk | 37 | 1 | 17 | 1.8 km |
| Fletchers Meadow North 1.3 km | 38 | 0 | 16 | 0.6 km |
| Snelgrove 1.8 km | 34 | 1 | 13 | 3.1 km |
| Fletchers Meadow South 2.1 km | 54 | 1 | 21 | 1.2 km |
| Heart Lake North 2.3 km | 49 | 2 | 19 | 1.8 km |
| Mount Pleasant North 2.5 km | 33 | 0 | 12 | 0.5 km |
| Alloa 2.6 km | 35 | 0 | 14 | 1.4 km |
Next door, Fletchers Meadow South counts 54 schools, more than any other neighbour.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- Which schools count. Inside Van Kirk’s boundary, or no more than 3 km outside it: that is which schools are counted.
- Boards and systems. Boards are set by language and, in Ontario, Alberta and Saskatchewan, by faith: public or Catholic.
- The year. Schools as listed for 2024-25.
- What isn’t here. Missing: inspection ratings (no province gives them), enrolment trends and Ontario’s private schools.
- Bands, not ranks. A band is the fifth of Ontario’s schools a result falls in, averaged over the school’s measures; small groups go unreported, so places would overstate it.
Questions about schools in Van Kirk
Which boards run the schools in Van Kirk?
Peel DSB (20), Dufferin-Peel CDSB (16) and CS catholique MonAvenir (1), with each one’s schools in brackets.
How do I get a place at a school in Van Kirk?
Enrolment goes through the board; schools outside your area take students when they have room.
Is there a French-language school in Van Kirk?
Yes, schooling in French is at ÉÉC Saint-Jean-Bosco.
How many schools are there in Van Kirk?
Inside the town there are 1; another 36 sit within 3 km.
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).