Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 2.5Elliot Lake has 3 French-language schools among its 10
CSDC du Nouvel-Ontario and CS public du Grand Nord de l'Ontario runs them: École élémentaire catholique Georges-Vanier, École publique des Villageois and École secondaire Villa Française des Jeunes. Families can pick among four systems here: English or French, public or Catholic. Within 3 km of Elliot Lake are 7 elementary schools and 3 secondary schools, teaching 1,175 students.
What stands out about Elliot Lake’s schools
Results below the middle
3 of the 5 tested schools score in the lower two fifths in Ontario, among them Elliot Lake Secondary School, Central Avenue Public School and Our Lady of Lourdes French Immersion Catholic School. Results ↓
Small elementary schools
At 159 students on average, against 365 in Ontario, the elementary schools are small. Every school ↓
Every figure here sets the area’s schools beside the rest of its province.
Schooling in English and French around Elliot Lake
English, French and other languages of instruction, beside the mix in Ontario.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Ontario.
CSDC du Nouvel-Ontario and CS public du Grand Nord de l'Ontario runs the French-language ones: École élémentaire catholique Georges-Vanier, École publique des Villageois and École secondaire Villa Française des Jeunes.
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.
Which of the 4 boards runs which school
Every board or service centre with a school in the area, and its schools.
Ontario funds four systems side by side, and here all four overlap: a family picks English or French, public or Catholic, and each choice has its own board and its own schools.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algoma DSBElliot Lake, Esten Park, Central Avenue, Elliot Lake Intermediate, North Shore Adolescent Education | English public | 5 | 780 |
| Huron-Superior CDSBOur Lady of Fatima, Our Lady of Lourdes French Immersion | English Catholic | 2 | 395 |
| CS public du Grand Nord de l'Ontariopublique des Villageois, Villa Française des Jeunes | French public | 2 | – |
| CSDC du Nouvel-OntarioGeorges-Vanier | French Catholic | 1 | – |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
How Elliot Lake’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 | 3 | 64% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 3 | 59% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 3 | 68% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 4 | 84% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 4 | 85% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 4 | 29% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 1 | 12% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 1 | 67% | 85% |
Furthest from the provincial middle is Grade 9 math: 12% here, against 55% in Ontario. Above the middle on 1, below on 6: that is the 8 measures. Over three years, 2 schools gained on most measures and 1 lost ground.
Every school’s results (5)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Our Lady of Fatima Catholic SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 79% · G3 writing 60% · G3 math 76% · G6 reading 89% · G6 writing 86% · G6 math 46% | Middle fifth |
| Esten Park Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 64% · G3 writing 59% · G3 math 68% · G6 reading 100% · G6 writing 93% · G6 math 43% | Middle fifth |
| Our Lady of Lourdes French Immersion Catholic SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading not reported · G3 writing not reported · G3 math not reported · G6 reading 79% · G6 writing 84% · G6 math 5% | Fourth fifth |
| Central Avenue Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 62% · G3 writing 31% · G3 math 44% · G6 reading 57% · G6 writing 60% · G6 math 14% | Bottom fifth |
| Elliot Lake Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 12% · OSSLT 67% | Bottom 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 10 schools in and around Elliot Lake 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 Elliot Lake’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
By system, they split: English public 5, English Catholic 2 and French-language 3.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Elliot Lake
The neighbourhood school
Boards set boundaries for each school; living inside one guarantees a place there, and moving across one usually means a request.
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.
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.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 10 schools in and around Elliot Lake
High schools within reach of Elliot Lake
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
Counting out to 15 km, there are 3: 2 English public and 1 French public. Closest of all: Elliot Lake Secondary School (0.8 km).
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elliot Lake Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Algoma DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 380 | 0.8 km |
| École secondaire Villa Française des JeunesSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CS public du Grand Nord de l'Ontario | French public | – | – | 0.9 km |
| North Shore Adolescent Education SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Algoma DSB | English public | – | – | 1.1 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Towns its size in Ontario
Similar-sized towns and their schools within 3 km, by population.
| Town | Population | Schools | Students | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petawawa | 19,606 | 9 | 3,255 | 3 | 1.4 km |
| … | |||||
| Orleans Village - Chateauneuf | 12,399 | 52 | 23,190 | 23 | 0.9 km |
| DT Hospital | 12,384 | 52 | 24,490 | 0 | 1.6 km |
| Dovercourt Village | 12,378 | 106 | 34,910 | 7 | 0.8 km |
| Norwich | 12,321 | 12 | 4,920 | 0 | 18 km |
| Elliot Lake | 12,317 | 10 | 1,175 | 3 | 0.8 km |
| Woodbine Corridor | 12,283 | 79 | 34,260 | 5 | 0.7 km |
| Uptown | 12,244 | 37 | 18,985 | 1 | 1.4 km |
| Etobicoke West Mall | 12,218 | 38 | 16,950 | 1 | 0.4 km |
| Humber Summit | 12,194 | 65 | 29,435 | 0 | 1.7 km |
| … | |||||
| Teston | 7,437 | 24 | 12,005 | 2 | 1.1 km |
More schools are within reach in 320 of the 385 other towns. A French-language school is within reach in 289 of the 386.
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 year. The province’s school list, 2024-25.
- Boards and systems. Boards are set by language and, in Ontario, Alberta and Saskatchewan, by faith: public or Catholic.
- What isn’t here. Enrolment is a single year, where published at all, and no inspectorate rates schools.
- Bands, not ranks. Each result is placed in a fifth of Ontario’s schools on the same measure; a school’s band averages its fifths. EQAO doesn’t report small groups, so no school is ranked to the place.
- Which schools count. Every school inside Elliot Lake’s outline or within 3 km of it, the rule used across the site.
- The kinds of school. Elementary and secondary come from the grades each school offers; a school offering both counts as all-grade.
Questions about schools in Elliot Lake
How do I get a place at a school in Elliot Lake?
Register with the board that runs the school: the address decides the designated school in each system, and the board can say which one it is.
Which boards run the schools in Elliot Lake?
Algoma DSB (5), Huron-Superior CDSB (2), CS public du Grand Nord de l'Ontario (2) and CSDC du Nouvel-Ontario (1), with each one’s schools in brackets.
How many schools are there in Elliot Lake?
All 10 sit within the town’s own boundary.
Is there a French-language school in Elliot Lake?
Yes, there are French-language schools: École élémentaire catholique Georges-Vanier, École publique des Villageois and École secondaire Villa Française des Jeunes.
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).