Holy Family School
80 Eighth Avenue · Englehart · P0J1H0 · Northeastern CDSB
One of Englehart’s 3 elementary schools, counting 3 km beyond the edge: Holy Family School. Every school in and around Englehart →
What stands out about Holy Family School
- A small elementary school: 120 students, against a middle of 335 in Ontario.
- On the measures with a value, it lands in the fourth fifth in Ontario.
- On Grade 3 writing it reaches 43%, below the 65% in Ontario.
- Its results have climbed: 3 measures up 5 points or more in three years.
- An English Catholic school, run by Northeastern CDSB.
- The only English Catholic elementary school in or within 3 km of Englehart.
How Holy Family School 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.
On average across 6 reported measures of 6, Holy Family School is in the fourth fifth in Ontario.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Ontario | Band | 3-year change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 reading | 76% | 76% | Middle fifth | +22 |
| Grade 3 writing | 43% | 65% | Bottom fifth | +35 |
| Grade 3 math | 86% | 65% | Top fifth | +55 |
| Grade 6 reading | 67% | 88% | Bottom fifth | – |
| Grade 6 writing | 75% | 86% | Fourth fifth | – |
| Grade 6 math | 42% | 51% | Fourth fifth | – |
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.
A results band for Holy Family School, and no letter
Holy Family School has no letter because TownRatings grades towns, not individual schools. What it does have is a standing: on the province’s published results it lands in the fourth fifth in Ontario.
Englehart’s School Grade, on its Schools page, is where Holy Family School counts towards a letter.
Getting a place at Holy Family School
Where a family lives sets the school: each board draws a catchment around every one of its schools, and a child living inside it has a place there. Other schools take children from outside when they have room.
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 provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
Side by side with the nearest elementary schools
Schools of the same level around it, closest first.
2 of the 4 nearest elementary schools have more students than Holy Family School.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Family School | English Catholic | English | 120 | Fourth fifth | |
| Englehart Secondary School (Elementary) | English public | English | 75 | – | 0.1 km |
| Englehart Public School | English public | English | 215 | Middle fifth | 0.4 km |
| École catholique Assomption (Earlton) | French Catholic | French | 155 | Fourth fifth | 13 km |
| Kerns Public School | English public | English | 65 | – | 20 km |
Elementary schools near Holy Family School
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Holy Family School
Who runs Holy Family School?
The board is Northeastern CDSB; Holy Family School is English Catholic.
What language does Holy Family School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at Holy Family School?
Registration is with the board, which assigns the school for the home address.
Which schools of the same kind are near Holy Family School?
The nearest are Englehart Secondary School (Elementary) (0.1 km), Englehart Public School (0.4 km) and École catholique Assomption (Earlton) (13 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).