Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.04 schools serve Central Frontenac, 3 elementary schools and 1 secondary school
All of them are within the town’s own boundary. On results, 0 of 2 tested schools are in the upper two fifths in Ontario. They enrol 450 students in all (2024-25).
What stands out about Central Frontenac’s schools
Small elementary schools
Elementary schools here average 143 students, against 365 in Ontario. Every school ↓
The comparisons are with the province’s schools, never across provinces.
How Central Frontenac’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 D: 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 | 1 | 67% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 1 | 57% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 1 | 57% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 1 | 58% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 1 | 58% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 1 | 16% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 1 | 16% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 1 | 77% | 85% |
On Grade 9 math the area trails, 16% against 55% in Ontario. 0 measures above the provincial middle, 8 below, out of 8. Over three years, 1 schools gained on most measures and 0 lost ground.
Every school’s results (2)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Granite Ridge Education Centre Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 67% · G3 writing 57% · G3 math 57% · G6 reading 58% · G6 writing 58% · G6 math 16% | Bottom fifth |
| Granite Ridge Education Centre Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 16% · OSSLT 77% | 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 4 schools in and around Central Frontenac 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 Central Frontenac
English, French and other languages of instruction, beside the mix in Ontario.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Ontario.
All teach in the province’s majority language; none in French.
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 Central Frontenac’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
Split by system, that is English public 3 and English Catholic 1.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
The 2 boards that run schools here
Every board or service centre with a school in the area, and its schools.
Limestone DSB has 3 of the area’s schools, the most of the 2 boards.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limestone DSBGranite Ridge Education Centre, Granite Ridge Education Centre, Land O Lakes | English public | 3 | 450 |
| Algonquin and Lakeshore CDSBSt James Major | English Catholic | 1 | – |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
How children get a place in Central Frontenac
Catholic schools
Families who aren’t Catholic can usually choose a Catholic high school, though rarely a Catholic elementary one.
The neighbourhood school
Each school serves a defined area. A place elsewhere is possible when that school has room.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 4 schools in and around Central Frontenac
High schools within reach of Central Frontenac
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
Families have one high school within 15 km: Granite Ridge Education Centre Secondary School, 6.2 km off.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Granite Ridge Education Centre Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Limestone DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 165 | 6.2 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puslinch | 8,577 | 37 | 18,145 | 1 | 4.1 km |
| … | |||||
| North Gower - Kars | 5,439 | 7 | 2,650 | 1 | 12 km |
| Metcalfe | 5,434 | 12 | 4,140 | 2 | 1 km |
| Wingham | 5,411 | 4 | 1,260 | 0 | 1 km |
| Billings Bridge - Heron Park | 5,370 | 48 | 21,465 | 8 | 1.1 km |
| Central Frontenac | 5,348 | 4 | 450 | 0 | 6.3 km |
| The Ravines of Rainbow Creek | 5,333 | 24 | 11,115 | 3 | 2.6 km |
| Norwood | 5,308 | 5 | 1,185 | 0 | 0.6 km |
| Southdale | 5,277 | 38 | 21,225 | 1 | 1.4 km |
| Gourley | 5,271 | 38 | 19,735 | 1 | 1.1 km |
| … | |||||
| St. Clair | 3,201 | 40 | 18,495 | 2 | 0.8 km |
244 of 285 similar towns count more schools. 179 of the 286 have a French-language school.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. Each school is placed by its address point; those inside Central Frontenac or within 3 km of it are here.
- The kinds of school. Elementary means kindergarten to Grade 6 or 8, secondary up to Grade 12 (Secondary V in Quebec); a few schools take every grade.
- Bands, not ranks. EQAO publishes shares at the provincial standard; the band places each among Ontario’s schools by fifths.
- What isn’t here. What no open list gives: inspection grades, several years of enrolment, and Ontario’s private schools.
- The year. Schools as listed 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 Central Frontenac
Is there a French-language school in Central Frontenac?
None within 3 km of Central Frontenac. The French-language board serves it from schools further off.
Which boards run the schools in Central Frontenac?
By number of schools: Limestone DSB (3) and Algonquin and Lakeshore CDSB (1).
How do I get a place at a school in Central Frontenac?
Enrolment goes through the board; schools outside your area take students when they have room.
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).