Photo: Veillg1 · CC06 of the 6 schools around Casselman teach in French
They are École secondaire catholique de Casselman, École élémentaire catholique de Casselman - Pav. St-Paul/Ste-Euphémie and École intermédiaire catholique - Pavillon Casselman, run by CSDC de l'Est ontarien and CÉP de l'Est de l'Ontario. The top fifth in Ontario takes in 2 of its 4 tested schools. In or within 3 km of Casselman: 3 elementary schools, 2 secondary schools and 1 alternative or adult school, with 1,830 students.
What stands out about Casselman’s schools
More Catholic schools
3 of 6 schools here are Catholic, against 34% in Ontario; CSDC de l'Est ontarien run them. Who runs them ↓
Results on the rise
At 3 tested schools out of 4, the three-year changes lean upward; École secondaire catholique de Casselman, École secondaire publique L'Académie de la Seigneurie and École élémentaire publique L'Académie de la Seigneurie gained most often. Results ↓
The strongest results
École secondaire catholique de Casselman (secondary) posts the area’s strongest results: the top fifth in Ontario. Results ↓
Each finding compares the town’s schools with every school in its province.
Schooling in English and French around Casselman
Each school by its language of instruction, with the share in Ontario marked.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Ontario.
CSDC de l'Est ontarien and CÉP de l'Est de l'Ontario runs the French-language ones: École secondaire catholique de Casselman, École élémentaire catholique de Casselman - Pav. St-Paul/Ste-Euphémie, École intermédiaire catholique - Pavillon Casselman and École élémentaire publique L'Académie de la Seigneurie.
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.
How Casselman’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 A+: 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 | 2 | 77% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 2 | 67% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 2 | 76% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 2 | 94% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 2 | 90% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 2 | 65% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 2 | 81% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 2 | 97% | 85% |
The widest gap is on Grade 9 math, where the area’s schools reach 81% against 55% in Ontario. Across 8 measures: 7 above the middle, 0 below.
Every school’s results (4)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| École secondaire catholique de CasselmanSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 79% · OSSLT 96% | Top fifth |
| École secondaire publique L'Académie de la SeigneurieSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 82% · OSSLT 98% | Top fifth |
| École élémentaire publique L'Académie de la SeigneurieElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 79% · G3 writing 68% · G3 math 79% · G6 reading 100% · G6 writing 100% · G6 math 82% | Second fifth |
| École élémentaire catholique de Casselman - Pav. St-Paul/Ste-EuphémieElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 74% · G3 writing 66% · G3 math 73% · G6 reading 88% · G6 writing 79% · G6 math 47% | Middle 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 6 schools in and around Casselman are
Every school as a pin, coloured by system; each opens its own page.
Points from the provincial lists.
Who runs Casselman’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
They all share one system, every one French-language.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
The 2 boards that run schools here
Each board’s schools in the area, largest first.
CSDC de l'Est ontarien runs the most, 3 of them, among 2 boards.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| CSDC de l'Est ontariende Casselman, de Casselman - Pav. St-Paul/Ste-Euphémie, intermédiaire catholique - Pavillon Casselman | French Catholic | 3 | 1,395 |
| CÉP de l'Est de l'Ontariopublique L'Académie de la Seigneurie, publique L'Académie de la Seigneurie, publique Centre d'éducation et de formation de | French public | 3 | 435 |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
How children get a place in Casselman
French-language schools
Section 23 rights-holders, francophone parents or those schooled in French in Canada, have a place; others apply to the board’s 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 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 6 schools in and around Casselman
High schools within reach of Casselman
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
Counting out to 15 km, there are 3: 2 French Catholic and 1 French public. École secondaire publique L'Académie de la Seigneurie lies closest, 0.7 km from the centre.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| École secondaire publique L'Académie de la SeigneurieSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CÉP de l'Est de l'Ontario | French public | Top fifth | 155 | 0.7 km |
| École secondaire catholique de CasselmanSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CSDC de l'Est ontarien | French Catholic | Top fifth | 620 | 0.7 km |
| École secondaire catholique EmbrunSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CSDC de l'Est ontarien | French Catholic | Top fifth | 440 | 15 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Alternative, adult and other schools around Casselman
Beyond the ordinary schools: adult and continuing education at École publique Centre d'éducation et de formation de. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanier South | 7,259 | 32 | 13,065 | 12 | 1 km |
| … | |||||
| Gurnett | 4,582 | 28 | 13,860 | 1 | 1 km |
| Country Hills | 4,561 | 29 | 15,850 | 1 | 0.8 km |
| Red Hill | 4,540 | 52 | 28,820 | 4 | 1.5 km |
| Queenswood - Chatelaine | 4,537 | 32 | 14,895 | 12 | 1.6 km |
| Casselman | 4,535 | 6 | 1,830 | 6 | 0.6 km |
| Felker | 4,534 | 13 | 9,595 | 0 | 0.6 km |
| Crossroads | 4,525 | 24 | 14,095 | 1 | 0.9 km |
| Howick | 4,517 | 1 | 340 | 0 | 17 km |
| Eastmount | 4,496 | 50 | 21,510 | 5 | 1.5 km |
| … | |||||
| Eastdale | 2,703 | 15 | 9,625 | 0 | 1.2 km |
Set against 270 others, 202 have more schools in reach. 167 towns of the 271 have a French-language school.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Casselman
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casselman | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0.6 km |
| Limoges 4.3 km | 12 | 11 | 8 | 4.1 km |
| North Stormont 12 km | 7 | 3 | 3 | 11 km |
| Embrun 17 km | 15 | 8 | 10 | 2 km |
The busiest neighbour is Embrun, with 15 schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. Each school is placed by its address point; those inside Casselman or within 3 km of it are here.
- The kinds of school. The levels follow each school’s published grades: elementary below Grade 7 or 9, secondary above, all-grade when it runs the whole way.
- What isn’t here. There are no inspection ratings to show, and a single year of enrolment gives no trend.
- Bands, not ranks. EQAO publishes shares at the provincial standard; the band places each among Ontario’s schools by fifths.
- The year. The open list of 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 Casselman
How many schools are there in Casselman?
All 6 sit within the town’s own boundary.
Is there a French-language school in Casselman?
Yes, schooling in French is at École secondaire catholique de Casselman, École élémentaire catholique de Casselman - Pav. St-Paul/Ste-Euphémie, École intermédiaire catholique - Pavillon Casselman and École élémentaire publique L'Académie de la Seigneurie.
How do I get a place at a school in Casselman?
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 boards run the schools in Casselman?
By number of schools: CSDC de l'Est ontarien (3) and CÉP de l'Est de l'Ontario (3).
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).