Preston High School
550 Rose St · Cambridge · N3H2E6 · Waterloo Region DSB
Around Cambridge, within 3 km, there are 10 secondary schools, Preston High School among them. Every school in and around Cambridge →
What stands out about Preston High School
- A typical size: 855 students, where the middle secondary school in Ontario has 810.
- On the measures with a value, it lands in the middle fifth in Ontario.
- Its best showing is Grade 9 math, at 67% where the middle in Ontario is 55%.
- An English public school, run by Waterloo Region DSB.
How Preston High School does 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.
On average across 2 reported measures of 2, Preston High School is in the middle fifth in Ontario.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Ontario | Band | 3-year change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 math | 67% | 55% | Second fifth | +18 |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 77% | 85% | Fourth fifth | −3 |
N/R: EQAO doesn’t report groups too small to keep students anonymous. The three-year change is in percentage points, as the ministry publishes it.
A results band for Preston High School, and no letter
The middle fifth in Ontario is where Preston High School’s results put it among the province’s schools. That is the comparison the published figures allow; a letter is something we give towns, not single schools.
The letter belongs to Cambridge: its School Grade weighs Preston High School with every other school around it.
Getting a place at Preston High School
Attendance zones do the sorting here. Inside the zone a child is in; outside it, the answer turns on how full the school is.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
Side by side with the nearest secondary schools
The schools of its level closest to it, straight-line distance.
3 of the 6 nearest secondary schools have more students than Preston High School.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preston High School | English public | English | 855 | Middle fifth | |
| ÉSC Père-René-de-Galinée | French Catholic | French | 495 | Top fifth | 3.9 km |
| Galt Collegiate and Vocational Institute | English public | English | 960 | Middle fifth | 4.5 km |
| Jacob Hespeler Secondary School | English public | English | 1,070 | Middle fifth | 4.9 km |
| Southwood Secondary School | English public | English | 700 | Bottom fifth | 5.1 km |
| St Benedict Catholic Secondary School | English Catholic | English | 1,955 | Middle fifth | 5.2 km |
| École secondaire David Saint-Jacques | French public | French | 105 | Top fifth | 6 km |
Secondary schools near Preston High School
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Preston High School
Who runs Preston High School?
Waterloo Region DSB: Preston High School is one of its schools (English public).
What language does Preston High School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at Preston High School?
Register with the board that runs the school: the address decides the designated school in each system, and the board can say which one it is.
Which schools of the same kind are near Preston High School?
Nearest of all: ÉSC Père-René-de-Galinée (3.9 km), Galt Collegiate and Vocational Institute (4.5 km) and Jacob Hespeler Secondary School (4.9 km).
Sources: Ontario Ministry of Education, School Information Finder 2024–25 and school contact list (Open Government Licence – Ontario) · Ontario Ministry of Education, School Information Finder 2024–25 (EQAO results; N/R where groups are too small). 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).