Photo: Andre Carrotflower · CC BY-SA 4.0The schools around Collingwood answer to 3 boards
Simcoe County DSB runs the most, 6 of them; Simcoe Muskoka CDSB and CS catholique MonAvenir run the rest. Results are mixed: 1 of 9 schools above the middle in Ontario, 2 below it. Within 3 km of Collingwood are 7 elementary schools and 2 secondary schools, teaching 4,780 students.
What stands out about Collingwood’s schools
Results on the rise
At 3 tested schools out of 9, the three-year changes lean upward; Admiral Collingwood Elementary School, Cameron Street Public School and Nottawa Elementary School gained most often. Results ↓
One big school
Collingwood Collegiate Institute is the largest school here, with 1,510 students. Every school ↓
Every figure here sets the area’s schools beside the rest of its province.
The 3 boards that run schools here
Each board’s schools in the area, largest first.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simcoe County DSBCollingwood, Admiral Collingwood, Cameron Street, Mountain View, Nottawa, Connaught | English public | 6 | 3,570 |
| Simcoe Muskoka CDSBOur Lady of the Bay Catholic, St Marys - Collingwood Separate | English Catholic | 2 | 1,080 |
| CS catholique MonAvenirÉÉC Notre-Dame-de-la-Huronie | French Catholic | 1 | 130 |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
How Collingwood’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 | 7 | 84% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 7 | 67% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 7 | 75% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 7 | 84% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 7 | 81% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 7 | 48% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 2 | 51% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 2 | 87% | 85% |
On Grade 3 math the area runs ahead, 75% against 65% in Ontario. Above the middle on 3, below on 4: that is the 8 measures.
Every school’s results (9)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Admiral Collingwood Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 84% · G3 writing 71% · G3 math 80% · G6 reading 89% · G6 writing 85% · G6 math 48% | Second fifth |
| Our Lady of the Bay Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 52% · OSSLT 90% | Middle fifth |
| Mountain View Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 70% · G3 writing 55% · G3 math 52% · G6 reading 91% · G6 writing 94% · G6 math 66% | Middle fifth |
| ÉÉC Notre-Dame-de-la-HuronieElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 85% · G3 writing 54% · G3 math 62% · G6 reading 100% · G6 writing 62% · G6 math 62% | Middle fifth |
| Cameron Street Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 88% · G3 writing 77% · G3 math 81% · G6 reading 77% · G6 writing 80% · G6 math 29% | Middle fifth |
| Nottawa Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 73% · G3 writing 76% · G3 math 76% · G6 reading 81% · G6 writing 81% · G6 math 34% | Middle fifth |
| St Marys - Collingwood Separate SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 70% · G3 writing 62% · G3 math 68% · G6 reading 84% · G6 writing 84% · G6 math 56% | Middle fifth |
| Collingwood Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 49% · OSSLT 84% | Fourth fifth |
| Connaught Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 87% · G3 writing 67% · G3 math 75% · G6 reading 53% · G6 writing 63% · G6 math 21% | 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 9 schools in and around Collingwood 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.
Schooling in English and French around Collingwood
English, French and other languages of instruction, beside the mix in Ontario.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Ontario.
1 of them teach in French: ÉÉC Notre-Dame-de-la-Huronie; the public ones belong to CS catholique MonAvenir.
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 Collingwood’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
Who runs them, in numbers: English public 6, English Catholic 2 and French-language 1.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Collingwood
French-language schools
Eligibility comes from the parents: French as a first language, or French schooling in Canada; otherwise, the board’s admissions committee decides.
Catholic schools
The Catholic boards are as public as the others: free, with elementary schools that generally require a Catholic parent and high schools open to everyone.
The neighbourhood school
Attendance zones do the sorting here. Inside the zone a child is in; outside it, the answer turns on how full the school is.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 9 schools in and around Collingwood
High schools within reach of Collingwood
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
Counting out to 15 km, there are 3: 2 English public and 1 English Catholic. Closest of all: Collingwood Collegiate Institute (1.1 km).
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Simcoe County DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 1,510 | 1.1 km |
| Our Lady of the Bay Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Simcoe Muskoka CDSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 620 | 1.5 km |
| Stayner Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Simcoe County DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 310 | 13 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurontario | 43,877 | 71 | 36,595 | 2 | 0.6 km |
| … | |||||
| Stonebridge - Half Moon Bay | 28,714 | 43 | 24,850 | 11 | 1.3 km |
| Wexford/Maryvale | 28,591 | 112 | 44,375 | 2 | 0.4 km |
| York University Heights | 28,557 | 73 | 31,910 | 1 | 0.4 km |
| West Hill | 28,414 | 62 | 23,205 | 1 | 1 km |
| Collingwood | 28,366 | 9 | 4,780 | 1 | 1.1 km |
| Beamsville | 28,356 | 11 | 5,050 | 0 | 7.5 km |
| South Riverdale | 28,264 | 98 | 38,345 | 8 | 0.7 km |
| Harbourfront-CityPlace | 28,199 | 67 | 19,870 | 4 | 0.6 km |
| Argyle | 28,109 | 47 | 18,780 | 6 | 0.6 km |
| … | |||||
| St.Andrew-Windfields | 17,005 | 85 | 35,330 | 4 | 1.3 km |
183 of the 195 others have more schools in reach. 159 towns of the 196 have 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 Collingwood
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingwood | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1.1 km |
| Stayner 13 km | 21 | 1 | 5 | 1.3 km |
| Wasaga Beach 14 km | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 km |
| Thornbury 17 km | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 km |
Next door, Stayner counts 21 schools, more than any other neighbour.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. Every school inside Collingwood’s outline or within 3 km of it, the rule used across the site.
- The kinds of school. Schools are grouped by what they teach: elementary, secondary, every grade, and the alternative, adult and online programs.
- Bands, not ranks. Top fifth means a result among the best fifth of Ontario’s schools on that test; the card shows the average of a school’s fifths.
- 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.
- The year. 2024-25, the latest open list.
- Boards and systems. English and French, public and Catholic: the board decides the system, and the address decides the school.
Questions about schools in Collingwood
How many schools are there in Collingwood?
Inside the town there are 8; another 1 sit within 3 km.
Is there a French-language school in Collingwood?
Yes, there are French-language schools: ÉÉC Notre-Dame-de-la-Huronie.
How do I get a place at a school in Collingwood?
Registration is with the board, which assigns the school for the home address.
Which boards run the schools in Collingwood?
Simcoe County DSB (6), Simcoe Muskoka CDSB (2) and CS catholique MonAvenir (1), with each one’s schools in brackets.
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).