Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0In the lower two fifths in Ontario: 8 of the 11 schools around Georgian Bluffs with results
Best placed: Hepworth Central Public School and Keppel-Sarawak Elementary School. Its schools answer to 3 boards. Within 3 km of Georgian Bluffs are 9 elementary schools and 4 secondary schools, teaching 6,200 students.
What stands out about Georgian Bluffs’s schools
Results on the rise
More of the results rose than fell over three years at 6 schools of the 11 with results, Keppel-Sarawak Elementary School, École élémentaire catholique St-Dominique-Savio and East Ridge Community School among them. Results ↓
One big school
With 1,285 students, Owen Sound District Secondary School Secondary School is the area’s biggest. Every school ↓
Each finding compares the town’s schools with every school in its province.
How Georgian Bluffs’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 C+: 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 | 8 | 74% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 8 | 56% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 8 | 60% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 8 | 87% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 8 | 77% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 8 | 42% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 3 | 44% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 3 | 80% | 85% |
The widest gap is on Grade 9 math, where the area’s schools reach 44% against 55% in Ontario. On 0 of 8 measures the area beats the provincial middle; on 6 it trails.
Every school’s results (11)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Hepworth Central Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 80% · G3 writing 68% · G3 math 65% · G6 reading 92% · G6 writing 90% · G6 math 69% | Second fifth |
| Keppel-Sarawak Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 70% · G3 writing 77% · G3 math 83% · G6 reading 89% · G6 writing 92% · G6 math 60% | Second fifth |
| École élémentaire catholique St-Dominique-SavioElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 87% · G3 writing 67% · G3 math 80% · G6 reading 93% · G6 writing 87% · G6 math 40% | Second fifth |
| East Ridge Community SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 71% · G3 writing 60% · G3 math 62% · G6 reading 72% · G6 writing 75% · G6 math 34% | Fourth fifth |
| Notre Dame Catholic SchoolElementary · Grades 1–8 | G3 reading 69% · G3 writing 42% · G3 math 49% · G6 reading 84% · G6 writing 78% · G6 math 55% | Fourth fifth |
| Owen Sound District Secondary School Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 49% · OSSLT 81% | Fourth fifth |
| St Mary's High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 44% · OSSLT 80% | Fourth fifth |
| Peninsula Shores District SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 61% · G3 writing 52% · G3 math 57% · G6 reading 89% · G6 writing 71% · G6 math 43% | Fourth fifth |
| Alexandra Community SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 77% · G3 writing 52% · G3 math 55% · G6 reading 69% · G6 writing 53% · G6 math 23% | Fourth fifth |
| Peninsula Shores District SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 36% · OSSLT 79% | Bottom fifth |
| Hillcrest Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 77% · G3 writing 45% · G3 math 45% · G6 reading 62% · G6 writing 59% · G6 math 22% | Bottom fifth |
Ontario Ministry of Education, School Information Finder 2024–25 (EQAO results; N/R where groups are too small). Open Government Licence – Ontario.
Which of the 3 boards runs which school
Every board or service centre with a school in the area, and its schools.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bluewater DSBOwen Sound District Secondary School, East Ridge, Hillcrest, Keppel-Sarawak, Hepworth Central, Alexandra, Peninsula Shores District, Peninsula Shores District | English public | 8 | 4,105 |
| Bruce-Grey CDSBSt Mary's, Notre Dame, St Basil's Separate | English Catholic | 3 | 1,920 |
| Conseil scolaire catholique ProvidenceSt-Dominique-Savio, Saint-Dominique-Savio | French Catholic | 2 | 175 |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
Where the 13 schools in and around Georgian Bluffs 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 Georgian Bluffs
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.
In French: École élémentaire catholique St-Dominique-Savio and École secondaire catholique Saint-Dominique-Savio. The public ones of the 2 come under Conseil scolaire catholique Providence.
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 Georgian Bluffs’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
Their systems: English public 8, English Catholic 3 and French-language 2.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Georgian Bluffs
Catholic schools
Ontario funds the Catholic system in full; its high schools are open to all, its elementary schools mostly to Catholic families.
French-language schools
French-language schools are for children of section 23 rights-holders first; the board may admit others case by case.
The neighbourhood school
A home address sets the designated school in each board’s attendance area. Registration is with the board; a school outside the area admits only where there is space.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 13 schools in and around Georgian Bluffs
High schools within reach of Georgian Bluffs
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
Within 15 km, families can reach 3 high schools: 1 English public, 1 English Catholic and 1 French Catholic. Nearest: Owen Sound District Secondary School Secondary School, 6.3 km off.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owen Sound District Secondary School Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Bluewater DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 1,285 | 6.3 km |
| St Mary's High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Bruce-Grey CDSB | English Catholic | Fourth fifth | 1,035 | 7 km |
| École secondaire catholique Saint-Dominique-SavioSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Conseil scolaire catholique Providence | French Catholic | – | – | 8.2 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Towns its size in Ontario
Similar-sized towns and their schools within 3 km, by population.
| Town | Population | Schools | Students | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greensborough | 19,270 | 66 | 40,740 | 3 | 0.6 km |
| … | |||||
| Rideau Lakes | 12,148 | 14 | 3,335 | 0 | 10 km |
| Grey Highlands | 12,148 | 5 | 2,120 | 0 | 6.8 km |
| Milliken | 12,138 | 54 | 26,405 | 1 | 1.3 km |
| Chapman Mills | 12,075 | 42 | 24,420 | 12 | 1.1 km |
| Georgian Bluffs | 12,061 | 13 | 6,200 | 2 | 6.4 km |
| Valley Creek | 11,986 | 22 | 14,710 | 0 | 2 km |
| Tay | 11,968 | 7 | 3,240 | 0 | 8 km |
| Adjala-Tosorontio | 11,948 | 13 | 6,815 | 2 | 6.8 km |
| Morrisburg | 11,943 | 6 | 1,340 | 0 | 9.2 km |
| … | |||||
| Colborne | 7,216 | 3 | 705 | 0 | 12 km |
In 294 of the 384 others the count is higher. A school in French is nearby in 285 towns of 385.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Georgian Bluffs
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgian Bluffs | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6.4 km |
| Owen Sound 6.9 km | 10 | 2 | 5 | 0.6 km |
| Wiarton 16 km | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 km |
It outnumbers its 2 neighbours on schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- Which schools count. Each school is placed by its address point; those inside Georgian Bluffs or within 3 km of it are here.
- Boards and systems. Each board covers a territory in one language and one system, public or Catholic; boards of different systems overlap.
- The year. Schools as listed for 2024-25.
- What isn’t here. Inspection reports with ratings don’t exist here, and the lists give enrolment for one year at most.
- Bands, not ranks. Bands compare within Ontario only, measure by measure, then average: never a place in a league table.
Questions about schools in Georgian Bluffs
Which boards run the schools in Georgian Bluffs?
Bluewater DSB (8), Bruce-Grey CDSB (3) and Conseil scolaire catholique Providence (2), with each one’s schools in brackets.
How do I get a place at a school in Georgian Bluffs?
Choose a system, then register with its board; the address decides the school.
Is there a French-language school in Georgian Bluffs?
Yes: École élémentaire catholique St-Dominique-Savio and École secondaire catholique Saint-Dominique-Savio, the French-language schools here.
How many schools are there in Georgian Bluffs?
1 are inside the town itself and 12 lie within 3 km of its edge.
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).