Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0Results around Cochrane lean low: 5 of 5 schools in the lower two fifths in Ontario
Teaching in French runs high: 2 of 5 schools, against 10% in Ontario. Counting a 3 km margin, Cochrane has 3 elementary schools and 2 secondary schools, for 1,025 students.
What stands out about Cochrane’s schools
More Catholic schools
Catholic schools are 3 of 5 here, above the 34% in Ontario, under CSDC des Grandes Rivières and Northeastern CDSB. Who runs them ↓
Several boards
The area’s schools come under 3 boards, DSB Ontario North East, CSDC des Grandes Rivières and Northeastern CDSB. The boards ↓
Each finding compares the town’s schools with every school in its province.
How Cochrane’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 | 2 | 42% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 2 | 27% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 2 | 39% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 3 | 69% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 3 | 59% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 3 | 14% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 2 | 27% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 2 | 78% | 85% |
The widest gap is on Grade 6 math, where the area’s schools reach 14% against 51% in Ontario. The area is ahead on 0 of 8 measures and behind on 8. At 2 schools more of the measures rose than fell over three years; at 1, more fell.
Every school’s results (5)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| École catholique Nouveau Regard (Pavillon Jeunesse Nord)Secondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 40% · OSSLT 90% | Fourth fifth |
| Aileen Wright English Catholic SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading not reported · G3 writing not reported · G3 math not reported · G6 reading 88% · G6 writing 81% · G6 math 12% | Fourth fifth |
| École catholique Nouveau Regard (Pavillon St-Joseph)Elementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 55% · G3 writing 23% · G3 math 58% · G6 reading 69% · G6 writing 50% · G6 math 42% | Bottom fifth |
| Cochrane High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 14% · OSSLT 65% | Bottom fifth |
| Cochrane Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 28% · G3 writing 30% · G3 math 19% · G6 reading 62% · G6 writing 59% · G6 math 14% | Bottom 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 Cochrane
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.
By name, in French: École catholique Nouveau Regard (Pavillon St-Joseph) and École catholique Nouveau Regard (Pavillon Jeunesse Nord) (CSDC des Grandes Rivières).
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 5 schools in and around Cochrane 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.
Who runs Cochrane’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
System by system: English public 2, English Catholic 1 and French-language 2.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
The 3 boards that run schools here
Each board’s schools in the area, largest first.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| DSB Ontario North EastCochrane, Cochrane | English public | 2 | 580 |
| CSDC des Grandes Rivièrescatholique Nouveau Regard (Pavillon St-Joseph), catholique Nouveau Regard (Pavillon Jeunesse Nord) | French Catholic | 2 | 330 |
| Northeastern CDSBAileen Wright English | English Catholic | 1 | 115 |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
How children get a place in Cochrane
French-language schools
French-language boards admit the children of rights-holders under section 23 of the Charter (a parent whose first language is French, or who was schooled in French in Canada), and may admit others through an admissions committee.
Catholic schools
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 neighbourhood school
Each board draws attendance areas: a child’s home address gives a designated school in each system. Families register with the board, and a school outside the area takes a child only if it has room.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 5 schools in and around Cochrane
High schools within reach of Cochrane
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
2 secondary schools are within 15 km: 1 English public and 1 French Catholic. First by distance comes Cochrane High School, at 0.7 km.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cochrane High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | DSB Ontario North East | English public | Bottom fifth | 225 | 0.7 km |
| École catholique Nouveau Regard (Pavillon Jeunesse Nord)Secondary · Grades 9–12 | CSDC des Grandes Rivières | French Catholic | Fourth fifth | 70 | 0.7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manor Park | 9,491 | 39 | 10,695 | 24 | 2.3 km |
| … | |||||
| Crystal Bay - Lakeview Park | 6,059 | 121 | 54,485 | 32 | 2.3 km |
| Lawfield | 6,021 | 49 | 21,765 | 5 | 1.5 km |
| Homeside | 6,011 | 27 | 14,725 | 2 | 1.2 km |
| Underwood | 5,972 | 47 | 23,605 | 1 | 0.7 km |
| Cochrane | 5,948 | 5 | 1,025 | 2 | 0.7 km |
| Lowertown West | 5,947 | 41 | 12,855 | 15 | 0.7 km |
| Country Hills West | 5,936 | 32 | 17,595 | 1 | 2 km |
| River Bend | 5,930 | 13 | 7,405 | 1 | 2.2 km |
| Central Frederick | 5,895 | 36 | 18,620 | 1 | 1.3 km |
| … | |||||
| Timiskaming, Unorganized, West Part | 3,606 | 24 | 4,270 | 8 | 18 km |
237 of 295 similar towns count more schools. 192 of the 296 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
- The kinds of school. Elementary and secondary come from the grades each school offers; a school offering both counts as all-grade.
- Which schools count. The page takes in schools within Cochrane and up to 3 km past its boundary, so a school just over the line is still here.
- Bands, not ranks. The fifths are of schools, not students: a small school counts as much as a large one.
- What isn’t here. Provinces don’t grade schools by inspection; class sizes and enrolment over time aren’t in the open lists.
- Boards and systems. Public and Catholic boards are both publicly funded here, in English and in French; an independent school answers to no board.
- The year. Listed for 2024-25.
Questions about schools in Cochrane
Is there a French-language school in Cochrane?
Yes, schooling in French is at École catholique Nouveau Regard (Pavillon St-Joseph) and École catholique Nouveau Regard (Pavillon Jeunesse Nord).
How many schools are there in Cochrane?
The town holds all 5; none is outside it.
Which boards run the schools in Cochrane?
By number of schools: DSB Ontario North East (2), CSDC des Grandes Rivières (2) and Northeastern CDSB (1).
How do I get a place at a school in Cochrane?
Registration is with the board, which assigns the school for the home 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).