Photo: Art Anderson · CC BY-SA 3.0Centre Hastings and its edges hold 2 schools: 1 elementary school and 1 secondary school
They all come under Hastings & Prince Edward DSB. On results, 0 of 2 tested schools are in the upper two fifths in Ontario. 865 students attend them (2024-25).
How Centre Hastings’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 | 1 | 80% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 1 | 60% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 1 | 63% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 1 | 76% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 1 | 82% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 1 | 67% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 1 | 46% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 1 | 82% | 85% |
The widest gap is on Grade 6 math, where the area’s schools reach 67% against 51% in Ontario. On 2 of 8 measures the area beats the provincial middle; on 6 it trails. The three-year changes lean upward at 2 schools and downward at 0.
Every school’s results (2)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Central Hastings SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 80% · G3 writing 60% · G3 math 63% · G6 reading 76% · G6 writing 82% · G6 math 67% | Middle fifth |
| Central Hastings School Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 46% · OSSLT 82% | Fourth 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 2 schools in and around Centre Hastings 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 Centre Hastings
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.
There is no French-language school among them.
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 Centre Hastings’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
One system runs them: every one English public.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Centre Hastings
The neighbourhood school
Boards set boundaries for each school; living inside one guarantees a place there, and moving across one usually means a request.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 2 schools in and around Centre Hastings
High schools within reach of Centre Hastings
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
Families have one high school within 15 km: Central Hastings School Secondary School, 4.3 km off.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Hastings School Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hastings & Prince Edward DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 495 | 4.3 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plattsville | 8,251 | 12 | 3,540 | 2 | 15 km |
| … | |||||
| Southdale | 5,277 | 38 | 21,225 | 1 | 1.4 km |
| Gourley | 5,271 | 38 | 19,735 | 1 | 1.1 km |
| Crown Point East | 5,215 | 28 | 13,680 | 2 | 1.3 km |
| Mt. Hope Huron Park | 5,174 | 33 | 17,610 | 2 | 1.2 km |
| Centre Hastings | 5,170 | 2 | 865 | 0 | 4.4 km |
| Rushdale | 5,154 | 39 | 18,320 | 3 | 0.8 km |
| Westmount | 5,048 | 40 | 23,625 | 1 | 1.6 km |
| Hearst | 5,032 | 8 | 790 | 6 | 0.2 km |
| Huntington | 5,024 | 44 | 20,455 | 4 | 0.7 km |
| … | |||||
| Ainslie Wood East | 3,112 | 28 | 10,145 | 3 | 0.5 km |
Of the 271 others, 253 count more schools. Teaching in French: 172 of the 272 have it.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Centre Hastings
Each town’s schools in or within 3 km of its outline; distances as the crow flies.
Of the neighbours, Madoc counts the most schools: 3.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. Counted: Centre Hastings’s own schools and any within 3 km of its edge.
- The kinds of school. Grades shown are the published range, from junior kindergarten (JK) upward.
- The year. The provincial list for 2024-25.
- Boards and systems. Public and Catholic boards are both publicly funded here, in English and in French; an independent school answers to no board.
- Bands, not ranks. The fifths are of schools, not students: a small school counts as much as a large one.
- What isn’t here. There are no inspection ratings to show, and a single year of enrolment gives no trend.
Questions about schools in Centre Hastings
Is there a French-language school in Centre Hastings?
Not in or within 3 km of Centre Hastings; the French-language board can name the nearest.
How do I get a place at a school in Centre Hastings?
Each board registers its own students; its website gives the school for an address.
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).