Photo: Renard Franco · CC08 of the 15 schools around Embrun teach in French
Those are École élémentaire catholique Embrun - Pav. Saint-Jean/Pav. La Croisée, École secondaire catholique Embrun and École élémentaire catholique Saint-Joseph (Russell) (CSDC de l'Est ontarien, CÉP de l'Est de l'Ontario and CSDC du Centre-Est de l'Ontario). All four of Ontario’s systems run schools here, English and French, public and Catholic. 5,460 students attend the 12 elementary schools and 3 secondary schools in or within 3 km of Embrun.
What stands out about Embrun’s schools
More Catholic schools
10 of 15 schools here are Catholic, against 34% in Ontario; CSDC de l'Est ontarien, CDSB of Eastern Ontario and CSDC du Centre-Est de l'Ontario run them. Who runs them ↓
Results on both sides
6 of the 12 tested schools sit above the middle in Ontario, 3 below it; École secondaire catholique Embrun, École élémentaire catholique Saint-Guillaume and École élémentaire publique De la Rivière Castor score best. Results ↓
The strongest results
Top of the area: École secondaire catholique Embrun (secondary), its results in the top fifth in Ontario. Results ↓
Every figure here sets the area’s schools beside the rest of its province.
Schooling in English and French around Embrun
English, French and other languages of instruction, beside the mix in Ontario.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Ontario.
The French-language schools are École élémentaire catholique Embrun - Pav. Saint-Jean/Pav. La Croisée, École secondaire catholique Embrun, École élémentaire catholique Saint-Joseph (Russell) and École élémentaire publique De la Rivière Castor, run by CSDC de l'Est ontarien, CÉP de l'Est de l'Ontario and CSDC du Centre-Est de l'Ontario.
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.
5 boards, school by school
Each board’s schools in the area, largest first.
The four systems cover the same streets, so the nearest school may not be the one a family’s system offers: English or French, public or Catholic, each has its own board.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| CSDC de l'Est ontarienEmbrun - Pav. Saint-Jean/Pav. La Croisée, Embrun, Saint-Viateur, Saint-Joseph (Russell), intermédiaire catholique - Pavillon Embrun | French Catholic | 5 | 2,025 |
| Upper Canada DSBCambridge, Russell Public, Russell, Russell Intermediate | English public | 4 | 1,475 |
| CDSB of Eastern OntarioSt. Mother Teresa, St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic, St. Thomas Aquinas | English Catholic | 3 | 1,300 |
| CSDC du Centre-Est de l'OntarioSaint-Guillaume, Sainte-Thérèse-d'Avila | French Catholic | 2 | 375 |
| CÉP de l'Est de l'Ontariopublique De la Rivière Castor | French public | 1 | 285 |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
How Embrun’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 A: 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 | 9 | 75% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 9 | 72% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 9 | 76% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 9 | 91% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 9 | 86% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 9 | 61% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 3 | 64% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 3 | 88% | 85% |
The widest gap is on Grade 6 math, where the area’s schools reach 61% against 51% in Ontario. Above the middle on 6, below on 0: that is the 8 measures. At 5 schools more of the measures rose than fell over three years; at 4, more fell.
Every school’s results (12)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| École secondaire catholique EmbrunSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 72% · OSSLT 96% | Top fifth |
| École élémentaire catholique Saint-GuillaumeElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 100% · G3 writing 86% · G3 math 97% · G6 reading 100% · G6 writing 100% · G6 math 90% | Top fifth |
| École élémentaire publique De la Rivière CastorElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 92% · G3 writing 78% · G3 math 81% · G6 reading 92% · G6 writing 86% · G6 math 78% | Second fifth |
| École élémentaire catholique Embrun - Pav. Saint-Jean/Pav. La CroiséeElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 82% · G3 writing 72% · G3 math 80% · G6 reading 99% · G6 writing 87% · G6 math 61% | Second fifth |
| École élémentaire catholique Sainte-Thérèse-d'AvilaElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 94% · G3 writing 88% · G3 math 88% · G6 reading 92% · G6 writing 69% · G6 math 77% | Second fifth |
| St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 64% · OSSLT 88% | Second fifth |
| Russell Public Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 73% · G3 writing 80% · G3 math 66% · G6 reading 85% · G6 writing 87% · G6 math 44% | Middle fifth |
| École élémentaire catholique Saint-ViateurElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 68% · G3 writing 56% · G3 math 76% · G6 reading 88% · G6 writing 86% · G6 math 69% | Middle fifth |
| St. Mother Teresa Catholic SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 75% · G3 writing 64% · G3 math 58% · G6 reading 91% · G6 writing 91% · G6 math 35% | Middle fifth |
| Russell High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 42% · OSSLT 87% | Fourth fifth |
| École élémentaire catholique Saint-Joseph (Russell)Elementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 64% · G3 writing 55% · G3 math 73% · G6 reading 85% · G6 writing 61% · G6 math 49% | Fourth fifth |
| Cambridge Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 60% · G3 writing 54% · G3 math 49% · G6 reading 64% · G6 writing 70% · G6 math 30% | 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 15 schools in and around Embrun are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
Points from the provincial lists.
Who runs Embrun’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
The split by system: English public 4, English Catholic 3 and French-language 8.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Embrun
The neighbourhood school
Where a family lives settles it: the board’s map ties every address to one school, and a seat anywhere else waits on spare room.
Catholic schools
Families who aren’t Catholic can usually choose a Catholic high school, though rarely a Catholic elementary one.
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 15 schools in and around Embrun
High schools within reach of Embrun
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
Within 15 km, families can reach 4 high schools: 2 English public, 1 French Catholic and 1 English Catholic. École secondaire catholique Embrun is closest, at 2 km.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| École secondaire catholique EmbrunSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CSDC de l'Est ontarien | French Catholic | Top fifth | 440 | 2 km |
| St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CDSB of Eastern Ontario | English Catholic | Second fifth | 515 | 4.7 km |
| Russell High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Upper Canada DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 360 | 5 km |
| Osgoode Township High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 490 | 14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orillia | 37,735 | 12 | 6,400 | 1 | 0.8 km |
| … | |||||
| Waterdown | 23,858 | 14 | 7,070 | 0 | 1 km |
| Etobicoke City Centre | 23,856 | 72 | 32,310 | 2 | 1.3 km |
| Brockville | 23,720 | 15 | 3,820 | 3 | 0.3 km |
| Islington | 23,659 | 59 | 28,335 | 2 | 1.3 km |
| Embrun | 23,655 | 15 | 5,460 | 8 | 2 km |
| Old Barrhaven East | 23,585 | 38 | 22,400 | 9 | 0.3 km |
| Junction-Wallace Emerson | 23,484 | 116 | 42,865 | 7 | 0.8 km |
| South Eglinton-Davisville | 23,380 | 43 | 22,550 | 0 | 0.8 km |
| Birchcliffe-Cliffside | 23,115 | 73 | 31,815 | 3 | 0.7 km |
| … | |||||
| Junction Area | 14,205 | 98 | 36,500 | 6 | 0.7 km |
In 211 of the 258 others the count is higher. In 207 of the 259, at least one school teaches in French.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Embrun
Each town’s schools in or within 3 km of its outline; distances as the crow flies.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Embrun | 15 | 8 | 10 | 2 km |
| Vars 11 km | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 km |
| Metcalfe 14 km | 12 | 2 | 5 | 1 km |
| Edwards - Carlsbad Springs 16 km | 32 | 12 | 16 | 12 km |
| Casselman 17 km | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0.6 km |
| Limoges 17 km | 12 | 11 | 8 | 4.1 km |
| North Stormont 17 km | 7 | 3 | 3 | 11 km |
Next door, Edwards - Carlsbad Springs counts 32 schools, more than any other neighbour.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The year. The 2024-25 list.
- Boards and systems. A public school belongs to a board of one language; in Ontario, Alberta and Saskatchewan a board is also public or Catholic. An independent school runs itself.
- What isn’t here. Provinces don’t grade schools by inspection; class sizes and enrolment over time aren’t in the open lists.
- 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. Counted: Embrun’s own schools and any within 3 km of its edge.
- The kinds of school. Elementary schools run from kindergarten to Grade 6 or 8, secondary ones to Grade 12; some cover every grade, and alternative, adult and online schools are listed apart.
Questions about schools in Embrun
How do I get a place at a school in Embrun?
Each board registers its own students; its website gives the school for an address.
Which boards run the schools in Embrun?
By number of schools: CSDC de l'Est ontarien (5), Upper Canada DSB (4), CDSB of Eastern Ontario (3), CSDC du Centre-Est de l'Ontario (2) and CÉP de l'Est de l'Ontario (1).
Is there a French-language school in Embrun?
Yes, there are French-language schools: École élémentaire catholique Embrun - Pav. Saint-Jean/Pav. La Croisée, École secondaire catholique Embrun, École élémentaire catholique Saint-Joseph (Russell) and École élémentaire publique De la Rivière Castor.
How many schools are there in Embrun?
Inside the town there are 11; another 4 sit within 3 km.
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).