Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0Catholic schools are a larger share around Fort William 52: 7 of 12, against 34% in Ontario
The Catholic schools belong to Thunder Bay CDSB. The 9 with results split, 3 in the upper two fifths in Ontario and 3 in the lower. 4,790 students attend the 8 elementary schools, 2 secondary schools and 2 alternative or adult schools in or within 3 km of Fort William 52.
What stands out about Fort William 52’s schools
Results on the rise
More of the results rose than fell over three years at 6 schools of the 9 with results, Nor'wester View Public School, St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Elementary School and St Elizabeth Catholic Elementary School among them. Results ↓
No French-language school
None of the 12 schools here teaches in French; in Ontario, 10% of schools do. Language ↓
The strongest results
Top of the area: Nor'wester View Public School (elementary), its results in the top fifth in Ontario. Results ↓
The comparisons are with the province’s schools, never across provinces.
Who runs Fort William 52’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
Split by system, that is English public 5 and English Catholic 7.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How Fort William 52’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 B: 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 | 7 | 84% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 7 | 84% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 7 | 80% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 7 | 84% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 7 | 84% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 7 | 48% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 2 | 47% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 2 | 76% | 85% |
On Grade 3 writing the area runs ahead, 84% against 65% in Ontario. On 3 of 8 measures the area beats the provincial middle; on 4 it trails.
Every school’s results (9)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Nor'wester View Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 94% · G3 writing 87% · G3 math 87% · G6 reading 97% · G6 writing 95% · G6 math 76% | Top fifth |
| St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 84% · G3 writing 84% · G3 math 65% · G6 reading 93% · G6 writing 89% · G6 math 70% | Second fifth |
| St Elizabeth Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 85% · G3 writing 75% · G3 math 80% · G6 reading 91% · G6 writing 83% · G6 math 48% | Second fifth |
| Kingsway Park Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 81% · G3 writing 84% · G3 math 81% · G6 reading 78% · G6 writing 78% · G6 math 30% | Middle fifth |
| St Ann Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 100% · G3 writing 94% · G3 math 81% · G6 reading 59% · G6 writing 41% · G6 math 11% | Middle fifth |
| Westmount Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 68% · G3 writing 50% · G3 math 54% · G6 reading 84% · G6 writing 84% · G6 math 68% | Middle fifth |
| St Patrick High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 51% · OSSLT 76% | Fourth fifth |
| St Martin Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 74% · G3 writing 59% · G3 math 51% · G6 reading 83% · G6 writing 88% · G6 math 38% | Fourth fifth |
| Westgate Collegiate and Vocational InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 43% · OSSLT 75% | 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 12 schools in and around Fort William 52 are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Fort William 52
Each school by its language of instruction, with the share in Ontario marked.
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.
Which of the 2 boards runs which school
Every board or service centre with a school in the area, and its schools.
Thunder Bay CDSB runs the most, 7 of them, among 2 boards.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thunder Bay CDSBSt Patrick, Pope John Paul II, St Martin Catholic, St Elizabeth Catholic, St Ann Catholic, St Thomas Aquinas Catholic, TB Catholic Alternative Education | English Catholic | 7 | 2,695 |
| Lakehead DSBWestgate, Kingsway Park, Westmount, Nor'wester View, Lakehead Alternative | English public | 5 | 2,095 |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
How children get a place in Fort William 52
Catholic schools
Ontario funds the Catholic system in full; its high schools are open to all, its elementary schools mostly to Catholic families.
The neighbourhood school
Attendance zones do the sorting here. Inside the zone a child is in; outside it, the answer turns on how full the school is.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 12 schools in and around Fort William 52
High schools within reach of Fort William 52
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
6 secondary schools are within 15 km: 3 English public, 2 English Catholic and 1 French Catholic. Closest of all: St Patrick High School (5 km).
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Patrick High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Thunder Bay CDSB | English Catholic | Fourth fifth | 1,030 | 5 km |
| Westgate Collegiate and Vocational InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Lakehead DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 1,075 | 5.3 km |
| Hammarskjold High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Lakehead DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 960 | 13 km |
| École secondaire catholique de La VérendryeSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CSDC des Aurores boréales | French Catholic | Second fifth | 135 | 13 km |
| Superior Collegiate and Vocational InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Lakehead DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 685 | 13 km |
| St Ignatius High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Thunder Bay CDSB | English Catholic | Fourth fifth | 1,045 | 14 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Alternative, adult and other schools around Fort William 52
The area also has alternative programs at TB Catholic Alternative Education and Lakehead Alternative School. Their cards ↑
The kinds as the provincial lists give them (alternative, adult and continuing education, online, provincial schools).
Schools in the towns around Fort William 52
For each nearby town, its schools in or within 3 km of its outline, with straight-line distances.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort William 52 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 5 km |
| Thunder Bay 9.6 km | 44 | 4 | 24 | 3 km |
| Oliver Paipoonge 19 km | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 km |
Thunder Bay leads the neighbours with 44 schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. A school counts when it sits inside Fort William 52 or less than 3 km beyond its edge.
- The kinds of school. Elementary means kindergarten to Grade 6 or 8, secondary up to Grade 12 (Secondary V in Quebec); a few schools take every grade.
- The year. Listed for 2024-25.
- Boards and systems. A school’s system is its board’s: the language it teaches in, and whether the board is public or Catholic.
- 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.
- What isn’t here. Provinces don’t grade schools by inspection; class sizes and enrolment over time aren’t in the open lists.
Questions about schools in Fort William 52
How do I get a place at a school in Fort William 52?
Start with the board for the system you want; your address sets the school.
Which boards run the schools in Fort William 52?
By number of schools: Thunder Bay CDSB (7) and Lakehead DSB (5).
How many schools are there in Fort William 52?
0 in the town, 12 just beyond it, within 3 km.
Is there a French-language school in Fort William 52?
Not in or within 3 km of Fort William 52; the French-language board can name the nearest.
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).