Photo: J. S. Bond · CC BY-SA 3.02 above the middle in Ontario, 3 below: Clinton’s 8 tested schools
Best placed: Goderich Public School and Hullett Central Public School. None of them teaches in French, though 10% of schools in Ontario do. Taken together, Clinton and its 3 km edge hold 6 elementary schools, 3 secondary schools and 1 alternative or adult school for 3,105 students.
How Clinton’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 | 5 | 81% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 5 | 67% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 5 | 65% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 5 | 87% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 5 | 88% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 5 | 48% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 3 | 48% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 3 | 80% | 85% |
The widest gap is on Grade 9 math, where the area’s schools reach 48% against 55% in Ontario. 2 measures above the provincial middle, 3 below, out of 8. The three-year changes lean upward at 3 schools and downward at 4.
Every school’s results (8)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Goderich Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 83% · G3 writing 73% · G3 math 76% · G6 reading 88% · G6 writing 88% · G6 math 56% | Second fifth |
| Hullett Central Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 82% · G3 writing 91% · G3 math 86% · G6 reading 83% · G6 writing 83% · G6 math 52% | Second fifth |
| St Marys Separate SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 79% · G3 writing 64% · G3 math 61% · G6 reading 93% · G6 writing 93% · G6 math 48% | Middle fifth |
| Goderich District Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 47% · OSSLT 88% | Middle fifth |
| Clinton Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 81% · G3 writing 67% · G3 math 63% · G6 reading 78% · G6 writing 82% · G6 math 39% | Middle fifth |
| St Joseph Separate SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 59% · G3 writing 65% · G3 math 65% · G6 reading 87% · G6 writing 91% · G6 math 30% | Fourth fifth |
| Central Huron Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 49% · OSSLT 80% | Fourth fifth |
| St Anne's Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 48% · OSSLT 78% | Fourth fifth |
Ontario Ministry of Education, School Information Finder 2024–25 (EQAO results; N/R where groups are too small). Open Government Licence – Ontario.
Schooling in English and French around Clinton
The language each school teaches in, against every school in Ontario.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Ontario.
None of them teaches 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.
Where the 10 schools in and around Clinton are
Every school as a pin, coloured by system; each opens its own page.
Points from the provincial lists.
Who runs Clinton’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
The split by system: English public 7 and English Catholic 3.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
Which of the 2 boards runs which school
Each board’s schools in the area, largest first.
Among 2 boards, Avon Maitland DSB leads with 7.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avon Maitland DSBGoderich, Central Huron, Goderich District, Clinton, Hullett Central, GDCI -, Avon Maitland District E-learning Centre | English public | 7 | 2,015 |
| Huron Perth CDSBSt Anne's Catholic, St Marys Separate, St Joseph Separate | English Catholic | 3 | 1,090 |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
How children get a place in Clinton
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
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 10 schools in and around Clinton
High schools within reach of Clinton
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
Counting out to 15 km, there are 3: 2 English public and 1 English Catholic. Closest of all: Central Huron Secondary School (5.8 km).
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Huron Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Avon Maitland DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 500 | 5.8 km |
| St Anne's Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Huron Perth CDSB | English Catholic | Fourth fifth | 530 | 6.2 km |
| Goderich District Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Avon Maitland DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 395 | 15 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Alternative, adult and other schools around Clinton
Other schooling here: online learning through Avon Maitland District E-learning Centre. Their cards ↑
The kinds as the provincial lists give them (alternative, adult and continuing education, online, provincial schools).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thornhill Woods | 13,237 | 30 | 16,860 | 1 | 0.8 km |
| … | |||||
| Aylmer | 8,371 | 5 | 2,120 | 0 | 0.6 km |
| Mount Joy | 8,345 | 40 | 26,440 | 0 | 0.8 km |
| McNab/Braeside | 8,340 | 7 | 2,690 | 1 | 8.5 km |
| Bayfield | 8,327 | 12 | 3,620 | 0 | 16 km |
| Clinton | 8,318 | 10 | 3,105 | 0 | 5.9 km |
| Old Ottawa East | 8,308 | 55 | 22,980 | 16 | 0.4 km |
| Upper Cornell | 8,304 | 27 | 17,585 | 0 | 1 km |
| Crestview-Tanglewood | 8,302 | 38 | 16,610 | 7 | 1.1 km |
| Plattsville | 8,251 | 12 | 3,540 | 2 | 15 km |
| … | |||||
| Idlewood | 5,005 | 26 | 11,500 | 2 | 1.4 km |
276 of the 360 others have more schools in reach. Of the 361, 246 offer 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 Clinton
For each nearby town, its schools in or within 3 km of its outline, with straight-line distances.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinton | 10 | 0 | 3 | 5.9 km |
| Goderich 15 km | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 km |
It outnumbers its 1 neighbours on schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. Each school is placed by its address point; those inside Clinton or within 3 km of it are here.
- The kinds of school. Grades shown are the published range, from junior kindergarten (JK) upward.
- The year. The 2024-25 list.
- Boards and systems. Each board covers a territory in one language and one system, public or Catholic; boards of different systems overlap.
- What isn’t here. No province rates its schools by inspection, and enrolment covers one year (Ontario and Alberta only), so there is no trend.
- Bands, not ranks. The fifths are of schools, not students: a small school counts as much as a large one.
Questions about schools in Clinton
How do I get a place at a school in Clinton?
Choose a system, then register with its board; the address decides the school.
Which boards run the schools in Clinton?
Avon Maitland DSB (7) and Huron Perth CDSB (3), with each one’s schools in brackets.
How many schools are there in Clinton?
6 in the town, 4 just beyond it, within 3 km.
Is there a French-language school in Clinton?
Not in or within 3 km of Clinton; the French-language board can name the nearest.
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).