St Anthony's Separate School
2 McCarthy St · Chalk River · K0J1J0 · Renfrew County CDSB
St Anthony's Separate School: one of the 3 elementary schools within 3 km of Chalk River. Every school in and around Chalk River →
What stands out about St Anthony's Separate School
- A small elementary school: 55 students, against a middle of 335 in Ontario.
- Its results sit in the second fifth in Ontario, averaged over its measures.
- Its weakest measure is Grade 3 math, at 60% where the middle in Ontario is 65%.
- Catholic and English-language, under Renfrew County CDSB.
How St Anthony'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 6, St Anthony's Separate School is in the second fifth in Ontario.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Ontario | Band | 3-year change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 reading | 80% | 76% | Second fifth | – |
| Grade 3 writing | 70% | 65% | Second fifth | – |
| Grade 3 math | 60% | 65% | Middle fifth | – |
| Grade 6 reading | not reported | – | – | – |
| Grade 6 writing | not reported | – | – | – |
| Grade 6 math | not reported | – | – | – |
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 Anthony's Separate School is placed by its results, not lettered
The second fifth in Ontario is where St Anthony's Separate 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.
For a letter, see Chalk River’s Schools page: the town’s grade takes in St Anthony's Separate School and its neighbours.
Getting a place at St Anthony's Separate School
The neighbourhood school is the one the board designates for the address; choice beyond it depends on space.
Ontario’s Catholic boards are publicly funded. Their elementary schools generally ask that a parent or the child be Catholic; their high schools are open to all students.
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
Schools of the same level around it, closest first.
All 6 nearest elementary schools have more students than St Anthony's Separate School.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Anthony's Separate School | English Catholic | English | 55 | Second fifth | |
| St Mary's Our Lady of Good Counsel Separate School | English Catholic | English | 170 | Middle fifth | 9.4 km |
| Mackenzie Community School - Elementary School | English public | English | 485 | Middle fifth | 10 km |
| Our Lady of Sorrows Separate School | English Catholic | English | 265 | Second fifth | 19 km |
| Herman Street Public School | English public | English | 405 | Fourth fifth | 20 km |
| Valour JK to 12 School - Elementary School | English public | English | 770 | Bottom fifth | 20 km |
| St Francis of Assisi Catholic School | English Catholic | English | 270 | Middle fifth | 21 km |
Elementary schools near St Anthony'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 Anthony's Separate School
Who runs St Anthony's Separate School?
It is Renfrew County CDSB that runs St Anthony's Separate School, in the English Catholic system.
What language does St Anthony's Separate School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at St Anthony'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 Anthony's Separate School?
Closest by: St Mary's Our Lady of Good Counsel Separate School (9.4 km), Mackenzie Community School - Elementary School (10 km) and Our Lady of Sorrows Separate School (19 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).