Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 4.0Factory Island 1’s schools mostly sit under the middle in Ontario, 3 of the 3 with results
They come under 4 school boards. Within 3 km of Factory Island 1 are 3 elementary schools and 1 secondary school, teaching 725 students.
What stands out about Factory Island 1’s schools
Small elementary schools
At 180 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.
How Factory Island 1’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 | 2 | 42% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 2 | 30% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 2 | 18% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 2 | 54% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 2 | 54% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 2 | 5% | 51% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 1 | 59% | 85% |
Furthest from the provincial middle is Grade 6 math: 5% here, against 51% in Ontario. 0 measures above the provincial middle, 7 below, out of 7. At 1 schools more of the measures rose than fell over three years; at 2, more fell.
Every school’s results (3)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Ministik Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 26% · G3 writing 22% · G3 math 0% · G6 reading 55% · G6 writing 55% · G6 math 6% | Bottom fifth |
| Moosonee Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 58% · G3 writing 38% · G3 math 35% · G6 reading 52% · G6 writing 52% · G6 math 4% | Bottom fifth |
| Northern Lights Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math no data · OSSLT 59% | Bottom fifth |
Ontario Ministry of Education, School Information Finder 2024–25 (EQAO results; N/R where groups are too small). Open Government Licence – Ontario.
4 boards, school by school
Each board’s schools in the area, largest first.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moose Factory Island DSABMinistik | English public | 1 | 240 |
| James Bay Lowlands SSBNorthern Lights | English public | 1 | 185 |
| Northeastern CDSBBishop Belleau | English Catholic | 1 | 70 |
| Moosonee DSABMoosonee | English public | 1 | 230 |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
Where the 4 schools in and around Factory Island 1 are
Every school as a pin, coloured by system; each opens its own page.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Factory Island 1
English, French and other languages of instruction, beside the mix in Ontario.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Ontario.
Not one teaches in French.
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.
Who runs Factory Island 1’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
Counted by who runs them: English public 3 and English Catholic 1.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Factory Island 1
The neighbourhood school
No application round, no lottery: the address fixes the school, and the board handles the paperwork.
Catholic schools
A Catholic elementary school usually asks for a Catholic parent or a baptized child; a Catholic high school admits all.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 4 schools in and around Factory Island 1
High schools within reach of Factory Island 1
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
The one high school within 15 km is Northern Lights Secondary School, at 2.8 km.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Lights Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | James Bay Lowlands SSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 185 | 2.8 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Schools in the towns around Factory Island 1
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Factory Island 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2.8 km |
| Moosonee 3.2 km | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.8 km |
Of 1 neighbours, none has more schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Bands, not ranks. EQAO publishes shares at the provincial standard; the band places each among Ontario’s schools by fifths.
- What isn’t here. No ratings by inspectors, no enrolment trend: neither is published school by school.
- Boards and systems. Boards are set by language and, in Ontario, Alberta and Saskatchewan, by faith: public or Catholic.
- The year. The province’s school list, 2024-25.
- The kinds of school. An all-grade school teaches from kindergarten through high school; elementary and secondary schools split those years.
- Which schools count. A school counts when it sits inside Factory Island 1 or less than 3 km beyond its edge.
Questions about schools in Factory Island 1
How many schools are there in Factory Island 1?
0 are inside the town itself and 4 lie within 3 km of its edge.
Is there a French-language school in Factory Island 1?
Not within 3 km of Factory Island 1. The French-language board still serves families here.
Which boards run the schools in Factory Island 1?
Moose Factory Island DSAB (1), James Bay Lowlands SSB (1), Northeastern CDSB (1) and Moosonee DSAB (1), with each one’s schools in brackets.
How do I get a place at a school in Factory Island 1?
The board’s school locator gives the designated school; registration is with the board or the school.
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).