St Mary's Separate School
4 Hawthorne Ave · Carleton Place · K7C3A9 · CDSB of Eastern Ontario
With St Mary's Separate School, Carleton Place counts 8 elementary schools within 3 km. Every school in and around Carleton Place →
What stands out about St Mary's Separate School
- Its 290 students sit close to the 335 of a middle elementary school in Ontario.
- Across its measures, its results average to the fourth fifth in Ontario.
- Its weakest measure is Grade 6 math, at 26% where the middle in Ontario is 51%.
- Its results have eased: 2 measures down 5 points or more in three years.
- Catholic and English-language, under CDSB of Eastern Ontario.
How St Mary's Separate 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 3 reported measures of 3, St Mary's Separate School is in the fourth fifth in Ontario.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Ontario | Band | 3-year change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 reading | 78% | 88% | Fourth fifth | −6 |
| Grade 6 writing | 79% | 86% | Fourth fifth | +0 |
| Grade 6 math | 26% | 51% | Bottom fifth | −22 |
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.
St Mary's Separate School is placed by its results, not lettered
Single schools aren’t lettered here; towns are. St Mary's Separate School is placed instead by its results against the other schools in Ontario, which puts it in the fourth fifth.
Carleton Place’s School Grade, on its Schools page, is where St Mary's Separate School counts towards a letter.
Getting a place at St Mary's Separate School
No application round, no lottery: the address fixes the school, and the board handles the paperwork.
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.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
Side by side with the nearest elementary schools
The schools of its level closest to it, straight-line distance.
4 of the 6 nearest elementary schools have more students than St Mary's Separate School.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary's Separate School | English Catholic | English | 290 | Fourth fifth | |
| Caldwell Street Elementary School | English public | English | 385 | Middle fifth | 0.3 km |
| St. Gregory Catholic School | English Catholic | English | 455 | Middle fifth | 0.9 km |
| Carleton Place Intermediate School | English public | English | 295 | – | 1 km |
| Notre Dame Catholic Separate School | English Catholic | English | 230 | – | 1.3 km |
| Arklan Community Public School | English public | English | 400 | Middle fifth | 1.4 km |
| École élémentaire catholique J.-L.-Couroux | French Catholic | French | 280 | Middle fifth | 1.5 km |
Elementary schools near St Mary's Separate School
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about St Mary's Separate School
Who runs St Mary's Separate School?
It is CDSB of Eastern Ontario that runs St Mary's Separate School, in the English Catholic system.
What language does St Mary's Separate School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at St Mary's Separate School?
The board’s school locator gives the designated school; registration is with the board or the school.
Which schools of the same kind are near St Mary's Separate School?
Nearest of all: Caldwell Street Elementary School (0.3 km), St. Gregory Catholic School (0.9 km) and Carleton Place Intermediate School (1 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).