Photo: JFVoll · CC BY-SA 4.0Erin’s schools come under 5 different boards
Most belong to Upper Grand DSB (5); Halton DSB, Wellington CDSB and Peel DSB run the remainder. Catholic schools are fewer here, 2 of 12, where in Ontario they are 34%. The 3 km around Erin counts 10 elementary schools and 2 secondary schools, 3,440 students between them.
What stands out about Erin’s schools
Results on both sides
4 of the 11 tested schools sit above the middle in Ontario, 4 below it; Brisbane Public School, Erin District High School and Ross R MacKay Public School score best. Results ↓
No French-language school
None of the 12 schools here teaches in French; in Ontario, 10% of schools do. Language ↓
Each finding compares the town’s schools with every school in its province.
5 boards, school by school
The boards and their schools here.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Grand DSBErin District, Brisbane, Erin, East Garafraxa Central, Ross R MacKay | English public | 5 | 1,545 |
| Halton DSBMcKenzie-Smith Bennett, Acton District, Robert Little, Acton | English public | 4 | 1,080 |
| Wellington CDSBSt John Brebeuf | English Catholic | 1 | 265 |
| Peel DSBBelfountain | English public | 1 | 190 |
| Halton CDSBSt. Joseph (Acton) Catholic | English Catholic | 1 | 360 |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
Who runs Erin’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
By system, they split: English public 10 and English Catholic 2.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How Erin’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 | 76% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 9 | 62% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 9 | 64% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 9 | 86% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 9 | 86% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 9 | 53% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 2 | 64% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 2 | 92% | 85% |
Furthest from the provincial middle is Grade 9 math: 64% here, against 55% in Ontario. Across 8 measures: 3 above the middle, 1 below. The three-year changes lean upward at 5 schools and downward at 5.
Every school’s results (11)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Brisbane Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 84% · G3 writing 78% · G3 math 73% · G6 reading 98% · G6 writing 98% · G6 math 90% | Second fifth |
| Erin District High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 61% · OSSLT 97% | Second fifth |
| Ross R MacKay Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 86% · G3 writing 79% · G3 math 86% · G6 reading 90% · G6 writing 100% · G6 math 60% | Second fifth |
| East Garafraxa Central Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 70% · G3 writing 63% · G3 math 67% · G6 reading 95% · G6 writing 100% · G6 math 81% | Second fifth |
| Acton District SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 66% · OSSLT 87% | Middle fifth |
| Belfountain Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 61% · G3 writing 57% · G3 math 68% · G6 reading 90% · G6 writing 86% · G6 math 62% | Middle fifth |
| Erin Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 88% · G3 writing 60% · G3 math 52% · G6 reading 79% · G6 writing 89% · G6 math 32% | Middle fifth |
| St. Joseph (Acton) Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 67% · G3 writing 61% · G3 math 64% · G6 reading 79% · G6 writing 84% · G6 math 37% | Fourth fifth |
| McKenzie-Smith Bennett Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 76% · G3 writing 73% · G3 math 46% · G6 reading 83% · G6 writing 65% · G6 math 19% | Fourth fifth |
| Robert Little Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 56% · G3 writing 42% · G3 math 39% · G6 reading 86% · G6 writing 86% · G6 math 53% | Fourth fifth |
| St John Brebeuf Catholic SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 76% · G3 writing 62% · G3 math 48% · G6 reading 69% · G6 writing 70% · G6 math 26% | 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 12 schools in and around Erin are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Erin
The language each school teaches in, against every school in Ontario.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Ontario.
A French-language school would mean a trip out of the area.
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.
How children get a place in Erin
Catholic schools
Catholic schools here are public, paid for by the province. Elementary places usually go to Catholic families; Catholic high schools take any student.
The neighbourhood school
Registration happens with the board, not the school; the board names the school for the address.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 12 schools in and around Erin
High schools within reach of Erin
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
Within 15 km, families can reach 2 high schools: 2 English public. The closest high school is Erin District High School, 2 km out.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erin District High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Upper Grand DSB | English public | Second fifth | 530 | 2 km |
| Acton District SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Halton DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 305 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thorncliffe Park | 20,637 | 74 | 37,470 | 5 | 1 km |
| … | |||||
| Ayr | 13,051 | 51 | 24,180 | 1 | 9.1 km |
| Peel Village | 13,037 | 77 | 33,340 | 2 | 0.4 km |
| Carrville Corners | 13,004 | 29 | 15,220 | 2 | 2.4 km |
| Forest | 12,962 | 5 | 1,645 | 0 | 14 km |
| Erin | 12,924 | 12 | 3,440 | 0 | 2 km |
| Brighton | 12,900 | 5 | 2,055 | 0 | 0.4 km |
| Westboro | 12,899 | 39 | 13,315 | 13 | 1 km |
| Yonge-Bay Corridor | 12,888 | 79 | 22,925 | 5 | 0.5 km |
| New Springbrook | 12,804 | 61 | 35,925 | 5 | 3.5 km |
| … | |||||
| Dryden | 7,808 | 6 | 1,600 | 2 | 1.3 km |
308 out of 385 comparable towns have more schools. In 293 of the 386, 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 Erin
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erin | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 km |
| East Garafraxa 15 km | 9 | 1 | 2 | 9.8 km |
| Orangeville 17 km | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0.6 km |
| Georgetown 18 km | 44 | 3 | 15 | 1.5 km |
Of the neighbours, Georgetown counts the most schools: 44.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The kinds of school. Elementary and secondary come from the grades each school offers; a school offering both counts as all-grade.
- Which schools count. Each school is placed by its address point; those inside Erin or within 3 km of it are here.
- Boards and systems. Boards are set by language and, in Ontario, Alberta and Saskatchewan, by faith: public or Catholic.
- The year. Listed for 2024-25.
- Bands, not ranks. Ontario’s results are whole percentages with small groups left out, so the page gives fifths, not ranks.
- What isn’t here. Enrolment is a single year, where published at all, and no inspectorate rates schools.
Questions about schools in Erin
Which boards run the schools in Erin?
By number of schools: Upper Grand DSB (5), Halton DSB (4), Wellington CDSB (1), Peel DSB (1) and Halton CDSB (1).
How do I get a place at a school in Erin?
Contact the board: it names the school for your address and takes the registration.
How many schools are there in Erin?
The town holds 5 of them; 7 more are within 3 km of its outline.
Is there a French-language school in Erin?
There is none in or near Erin (within 3 km); the French-language board covers the area from elsewhere.
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).