Holy Family Catholic School
649 Murray St · Wallaceburg · N8A1W1 · St Clair CDSB
Counting 3 km around Chatham, Holy Family Catholic School is one of 36 elementary schools. Every school in and around Chatham →
What stands out about Holy Family Catholic School
- A small elementary school: 220 students, against a middle of 335 in Ontario.
- On the measures with a value, it lands in the fourth fifth in Ontario.
- Its weakest measure is Grade 6 math, at 30% where the middle in Ontario is 51%.
- Over three years, 3 of its measures fell by 5 points or more.
- An English Catholic school, run by St Clair CDSB.
How Holy Family Catholic 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.
With 6 of 6 measures reported, Holy Family Catholic School averages the fourth fifth in Ontario.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Ontario | Band | 3-year change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 reading | 74% | 76% | Middle fifth | +6 |
| Grade 3 writing | 57% | 65% | Fourth fifth | −15 |
| Grade 3 math | 43% | 65% | Bottom fifth | −13 |
| Grade 6 reading | 73% | 88% | Bottom fifth | −8 |
| Grade 6 writing | 85% | 86% | Middle fifth | +15 |
| Grade 6 math | 30% | 51% | Bottom fifth | −3 |
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.
A results band for Holy Family Catholic School, and no letter
Holy Family Catholic School has no letter because TownRatings grades towns, not individual schools. What it does have is a standing: on the province’s published results it lands in the fourth fifth in Ontario.
Holy Family Catholic School feeds into Chatham’s School Grade, together with the other schools nearby.
Getting a place at Holy Family Catholic School
Children go to the board’s designated school for their address, unless another school agrees to take them.
Catholic schools here are public, paid for by the province. Elementary places usually go to Catholic families; Catholic high schools take any student.
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 neighbouring schools of its level, with their systems.
Of the 6 elementary schools nearest Holy Family Catholic School, 2 are larger.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Family Catholic School | English Catholic | English | 220 | Fourth fifth | |
| H W Burgess Public School | English public | English | 180 | Middle fifth | 1.5 km |
| Wallaceburg DSS-Gr. 7 & 8 | English public | English | 140 | – | 1.6 km |
| Christ the King Catholic School | English Catholic | English | 230 | Fourth fifth | 1.7 km |
| A A Wright Public School | English public | English | 255 | Bottom fifth | 2.1 km |
| St Elizabeth Catholic School | English Catholic | English | 175 | Fourth fifth | 2.2 km |
| Sacred Heart Catholic School | English Catholic | English | 125 | Middle fifth | 13 km |
Elementary schools near Holy Family Catholic School
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Holy Family Catholic School
Who runs Holy Family Catholic School?
St Clair CDSB runs Holy Family Catholic School (English Catholic).
What language does Holy Family Catholic School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at Holy Family Catholic School?
Each board registers its own students; its website gives the school for an address.
Which schools of the same kind are near Holy Family Catholic School?
Closest by: H W Burgess Public School (1.5 km), Wallaceburg DSS-Gr. 7 & 8 (1.6 km) and Christ the King Catholic School (1.7 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).