Photo: P199 · Public domainFaraday’s schools mostly sit under the middle in Ontario, 2 of the 3 with results
3 boards run its schools. In or within 3 km of Faraday: 4 elementary schools and 1 secondary school, with 1,085 students.
What stands out about Faraday’s schools
Small elementary schools
At 212 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 Faraday’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 | 68% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 2 | 45% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 2 | 41% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 2 | 73% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 2 | 75% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 2 | 39% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 1 | 38% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 1 | 69% | 85% |
Furthest from the provincial middle is Grade 3 math: 41% here, against 65% in Ontario. 0 measures above the provincial middle, 8 below, out of 8. Over three years, 0 schools gained on most measures and 2 lost ground.
Every school’s results (3)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Our Lady of Mercy Catholic SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 94% · G3 writing 81% · G3 math 50% · G6 reading 74% · G6 writing 70% · G6 math 33% | Middle fifth |
| York River Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 41% · G3 writing 9% · G3 math 32% · G6 reading 71% · G6 writing 79% · G6 math 45% | Bottom fifth |
| North Hastings High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 38% · OSSLT 69% | Bottom fifth |
Ontario Ministry of Education, School Information Finder 2024–25 (EQAO results; N/R where groups are too small). Open Government Licence – Ontario.
3 boards, school by school
The boards and their schools here.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hastings & Prince Edward DSBNorth Hastings, York River, North Hastings High School - Elementary (Elementary) | English public | 3 | 830 |
| Trillium Lakelands DSBCardiff | English public | 1 | – |
| Algonquin and Lakeshore CDSBOur Lady of Mercy | English Catholic | 1 | 255 |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
Where the 5 schools in and around Faraday 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 Faraday
English, French and other languages of instruction, beside the mix in Ontario.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Ontario.
Schooling in French isn’t on offer here.
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 Faraday’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
System by system: English public 4 and English Catholic 1.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Faraday
The neighbourhood school
No application round, no lottery: the address fixes the school, and the board handles the paperwork.
Catholic schools
Ontario funds the Catholic system in full; its high schools are open to all, its elementary schools mostly to Catholic families.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 5 schools in and around Faraday
High schools within reach of Faraday
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
Only North Hastings High School is within 15 km, 7.4 km from the centre.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Hastings High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hastings & Prince Edward DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 450 | 7.4 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Schools in the towns around Faraday
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Faraday | 5 | 0 | 1 | 7.5 km |
| Bancroft 11 km | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3.8 km |
| Hastings Highlands 19 km | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15 km |
Of 2 neighbours, none has more schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What isn’t here. Missing: inspection ratings (no province gives them), enrolment trends and Ontario’s private schools.
- Bands, not ranks. The fifths are of schools, not students: a small school counts as much as a large one.
- The year. Listed for 2024-25.
- Boards and systems. Boards are set by language and, in Ontario, Alberta and Saskatchewan, by faith: public or Catholic.
- Which schools count. A school counts when it sits inside Faraday or less than 3 km beyond its edge.
- The kinds of school. Schools are grouped by what they teach: elementary, secondary, every grade, and the alternative, adult and online programs.
Questions about schools in Faraday
How many schools are there in Faraday?
1 are inside the town itself and 4 lie within 3 km of its edge.
Is there a French-language school in Faraday?
Not within 3 km of Faraday. The French-language board still serves families here.
How do I get a place at a school in Faraday?
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 Faraday?
Hastings & Prince Edward DSB (3), Trillium Lakelands DSB (1) and Algonquin and Lakeshore CDSB (1), with each one’s schools in brackets.
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).