St Marys Separate School
70 Bennett St E · Goderich · N7A1A4 · Huron Perth CDSB
Goderich and its 3 km edge have 3 elementary schools; St Marys Separate School is one. Every school in and around Goderich →
What stands out about St Marys Separate School
- Its 325 students sit close to the 335 of a middle elementary school in Ontario.
- Across its measures, its results average to the middle fifth in Ontario.
- Strongest on Grade 6 writing: 93%, against 86% in Ontario.
- Its results have climbed: 2 measures up 5 points or more in three years.
- Catholic and English-language, under Huron Perth CDSB.
- The only English Catholic elementary school in or within 3 km of Goderich.
How St Marys Separate School does 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.
On average across 6 reported measures of 6, St Marys Separate School is in the middle fifth in Ontario.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Ontario | Band | 3-year change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 reading | 79% | 76% | Second fifth | −2 |
| Grade 3 writing | 64% | 65% | Middle fifth | −8 |
| Grade 3 math | 61% | 65% | Middle fifth | +0 |
| Grade 6 reading | 93% | 88% | Second fifth | +19 |
| Grade 6 writing | 93% | 86% | Second fifth | +14 |
| Grade 6 math | 48% | 51% | Middle fifth | +1 |
N/R: EQAO doesn’t report groups too small to keep students anonymous. The three-year change is in percentage points, as the ministry publishes it.
A standing for St Marys Separate School, not a grade
In Ontario, schools are compared on the province’s published results, so St Marys Separate School gets a place among them, the middle fifth, rather than a letter of its own.
St Marys Separate School feeds into Goderich’s School Grade, together with the other schools nearby.
Getting a place at St Marys Separate School
Families enrol through the board, which assigns the school serving their street; transfers depend on space.
Ontario’s Catholic boards are publicly funded. Their elementary schools generally ask that a parent or the child be Catholic; their high schools are open to all students.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
Side by side with the nearest elementary schools
Its level’s nearest schools, measured as the crow flies.
2 of the 6 nearest elementary schools have more students than St Marys Separate School.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Marys Separate School | English Catholic | English | 325 | Middle fifth | |
| GDCI - Elementary | English public | English | 130 | – | 0.3 km |
| Goderich Public School | English public | English | 505 | Second fifth | 0.7 km |
| Hullett Central Public School | English public | English | 240 | Second fifth | 19 km |
| Clinton Public School | English public | English | 245 | Middle fifth | 19 km |
| St Joseph Separate School | English Catholic | English | 235 | Fourth fifth | 19 km |
| Brookside Public School | English public | English | 335 | Bottom fifth | 21 km |
Elementary schools near St Marys Separate School
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about St Marys Separate School
Who runs St Marys Separate School?
The board is Huron Perth CDSB; St Marys Separate School is English Catholic.
What language does St Marys Separate School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at St Marys Separate School?
Enrolment goes through the board; schools outside your area take students when they have room.
Which schools of the same kind are near St Marys Separate School?
The closest schools are GDCI - Elementary (0.3 km), Goderich Public School (0.7 km) and Hullett Central Public School (19 km).
Sources: Ontario Ministry of Education, School Information Finder 2024–25 and school contact list (Open Government Licence – Ontario) · Ontario Ministry of Education, School Information Finder 2024–25 (EQAO results; N/R where groups are too small). 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).