Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0Around Geraldton, 4 schools of 11 teach in French
Those are École Notre-Dame-de-Fatima, École secondaire Château-Jeunesse and École St-Joseph (CSDC des Aurores boréales and CS public du Grand Nord de l'Ontario). All four of Ontario’s systems run schools here, English and French, public and Catholic. Within 3 km of Geraldton are 9 elementary schools and 2 secondary schools, teaching 575 students.
What stands out about Geraldton’s schools
Results below the middle
2 of the 3 tested schools score in the lower two fifths in Ontario, among them Geraldton Composite School, Our Lady of Fatima Separate School and École secondaire Château-Jeunesse. Results ↓
Small elementary schools
At 88 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.
Schooling in English and French around Geraldton
The language each school teaches in, against every school in Ontario.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Ontario.
The French-language schools are École Notre-Dame-de-Fatima, École secondaire Château-Jeunesse, École St-Joseph and Notre-Dame-des-Écoles, run by CSDC des Aurores boréales and CS public du Grand Nord de l'Ontario.
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.
The 4 boards that run schools here
The boards and their schools here.
Ontario funds four systems side by side, and here all four overlap: a family picks English or French, public or Catholic, and each choice has its own board and its own schools.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Superior-Greenstone DSBGeraldton Composite, B A Parker, Beardmore, Marjorie Mills, Nakina | English public | 5 | 275 |
| CSDC des Aurores boréalesNotre-Dame-de-Fatima, Notre-Dame-des-Écoles, St-Joseph | French Catholic | 3 | 90 |
| Superior North CDSBSt Joseph Separate, Our Lady of Fatima Separate | English Catholic | 2 | 155 |
| CS public du Grand Nord de l'OntarioChâteau-Jeunesse | French public | 1 | 55 |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
How Geraldton’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 | 1 | 25% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 1 | 15% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 1 | 54% | 65% |
| Grade 9 math | 2 | 34% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 2 | 72% | 85% |
The widest gap is on Grade 3 writing, where the area’s schools reach 15% against 65% in Ontario. 0 measures above the provincial middle, 5 below, out of 5. At 2 schools more of the measures rose than fell over three years; at 0, more fell.
Every school’s results (3)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| École secondaire Château-JeunesseSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 42% · OSSLT 100% | Middle fifth |
| Our Lady of Fatima Separate SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 25% · G3 writing 15% · G3 math 54% · G6 reading not reported · G6 writing not reported · G6 math not reported | Bottom fifth |
| Geraldton Composite SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 26% · OSSLT 43% | 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 11 schools in and around Geraldton are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
Points from the provincial lists.
Who runs Geraldton’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
By system, they split: English public 5, English Catholic 2 and French-language 4.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Geraldton
The neighbourhood school
Families enrol through the board, which assigns the school serving their street; transfers depend on space.
French-language schools
A child qualifies for a French-language school when a parent’s first language is French or a parent went to French school in Canada; an admissions committee can admit others.
Catholic schools
The Catholic boards are as public as the others: free, with elementary schools that generally require a Catholic parent and high schools open to everyone.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 11 schools in and around Geraldton
High schools within reach of Geraldton
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
Families have one high school within 15 km: Geraldton Composite School, 0.7 km off.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geraldton Composite SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Superior-Greenstone DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 170 | 0.7 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Towns its size in Ontario
Places of about the same size and their schools in or within 3 km, largest first.
| Town | Population | Schools | Students | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hope | 6,997 | 54 | 29,190 | 4 | 2.6 km |
| … | |||||
| Eastmount | 4,496 | 50 | 21,510 | 5 | 1.5 km |
| Highway Valley | 4,469 | 13 | 7,870 | 0 | 1.1 km |
| Bells Corners West | 4,422 | 11 | 4,330 | 4 | 0.2 km |
| Montague | 4,414 | 10 | 2,525 | 1 | 7 km |
| Geraldton | 4,398 | 11 | 575 | 4 | 0.7 km |
| Highlands East | 4,372 | 2 | 50 | 0 | 21 km |
| Deep River | 4,353 | 4 | 1,015 | 0 | 0.6 km |
| Prescott | 4,342 | 4 | 1,115 | 0 | 0.9 km |
| Bancroft | 4,331 | 5 | 1,205 | 0 | 3.8 km |
| … | |||||
| Lambeth | 2,609 | 3 | 1,205 | 1 | 4.3 km |
More schools than here: 168 of the 264 others. A school in French is nearby in 164 towns of 265.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What isn’t here. What no open list gives: inspection grades, several years of enrolment, and Ontario’s private schools.
- Bands, not ranks. A band is the fifth of Ontario’s schools a result falls in, averaged over the school’s measures; small groups go unreported, so places would overstate it.
- The year. The province’s school list, 2024-25.
- Boards and systems. English and French, public and Catholic: the board decides the system, and the address decides the school.
- Which schools count. A 3 km band around Geraldton’s outline is included, as it is for every town on the site.
- 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 Geraldton
How many schools are there in Geraldton?
All 11 sit within the town’s own boundary.
Is there a French-language school in Geraldton?
Yes, there are French-language schools: École Notre-Dame-de-Fatima, École secondaire Château-Jeunesse, École St-Joseph and Notre-Dame-des-Écoles.
How do I get a place at a school in Geraldton?
Each board registers its own students; its website gives the school for an address.
Which boards run the schools in Geraldton?
By number of schools: Superior-Greenstone DSB (5), CSDC des Aurores boréales (3), Superior North CDSB (2) and CS public du Grand Nord de l'Ontario (1).
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).