École secondaire catholique La Citadelle
510 McConnell avenue · Cornwall · K6H4M1 · CSDC de l'Est ontarien
With École secondaire catholique La Citadelle, Cornwall counts 6 secondary schools within 3 km. Every school in and around Cornwall →
What stands out about École secondaire catholique La Citadelle
- A typical size: 465 students, where the middle secondary school in Ontario has 810.
- On the measures with a value, it lands in the second fifth in Ontario.
- Its best showing is Grade 9 math, at 66% where the middle in Ontario is 55%.
- Catholic and French-language, under CSDC de l'Est ontarien.
- No other French Catholic secondary school is within 3 km of Cornwall.
How École secondaire catholique La Citadelle 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 2 of 2 measures reported, École secondaire catholique La Citadelle averages the second fifth in Ontario.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Ontario | Band | 3-year change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 math | 66% | 55% | Second fifth | +18 |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 92% | 85% | Top fifth | +1 |
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.
École secondaire catholique La Citadelle is placed by its results, not lettered
The second fifth in Ontario is where École secondaire catholique La Citadelle’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 Cornwall’s Schools page: the town’s grade takes in École secondaire catholique La Citadelle and its neighbours.
Getting a place at École secondaire catholique La Citadelle
No application round, no lottery: the address fixes the school, and the board handles the paperwork.
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.
Eligibility comes from the parents: French as a first language, or French schooling in Canada; otherwise, the board’s admissions committee decides.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
Side by side with the nearest secondary schools
Its nearest neighbours of the same level, any system.
4 of the 6 nearest secondary schools have more students than École secondaire catholique La Citadelle.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| École secondaire catholique La Citadelle | French Catholic | French | 465 | Second fifth | |
| École secondaire publique L'Héritage | French public | French | 195 | Middle fifth | 1.1 km |
| Cornwall Collegiate and Vocational School | English public | English | 575 | Bottom fifth | 1.2 km |
| St Lawrence Secondary School | English public | English | 505 | Bottom fifth | 1.4 km |
| St Joseph's Secondary School | English Catholic | English | 745 | Fourth fifth | 3.3 km |
| Holy Trinity Catholic Secondary School | English Catholic | English | 535 | Bottom fifth | 4.2 km |
| Charlottenburgh and Lancaster District High School | English public | English | 200 | Second fifth | 17 km |
Secondary schools near École secondaire catholique La Citadelle
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about École secondaire catholique La Citadelle
Who runs École secondaire catholique La Citadelle?
CSDC de l'Est ontarien: École secondaire catholique La Citadelle is one of its schools (French Catholic).
What language does École secondaire catholique La Citadelle teach in?
French.
How do pupils get a place at École secondaire catholique La Citadelle?
Contact the board: it names the school for your address and takes the registration.
Which schools of the same kind are near École secondaire catholique La Citadelle?
The nearest are École secondaire publique L'Héritage (1.1 km), Cornwall Collegiate and Vocational School (1.2 km) and St Lawrence Secondary School (1.4 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).