Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.03 boards run the schools in and around Greater Napanee
Most belong to Limestone DSB (4); Algonquin and Lakeshore CDSB and Hastings & Prince Edward DSB run the remainder. Catholic schools are fewer here, 1 of 6, where in Ontario they are 34%. Counting a 3 km margin, Greater Napanee has 5 elementary schools and 1 secondary school, for 2,820 students.
What stands out about Greater Napanee’s schools
Results on both sides
3 of the 6 tested schools sit above the middle in Ontario, 3 below it; Selby Public School, Deseronto Public School and Southview Public School score best. Results ↓
Results on the rise
More of the results rose than fell over three years at 6 schools of the 6 with results, Selby Public School, Deseronto Public School and Southview Public School among them. Results ↓
Each finding compares the town’s schools with every school in its province.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limestone DSBNapanee District, Southview, The Prince Charles, Selby | English public | 4 | 2,405 |
| Algonquin and Lakeshore CDSBJ J O'Neill | English Catholic | 1 | 250 |
| Hastings & Prince Edward DSBDeseronto | English public | 1 | 165 |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
Who runs Greater Napanee’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
Counted by who runs them: English public 5 and English Catholic 1.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How Greater Napanee’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 | 5 | 71% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 5 | 62% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 5 | 62% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 5 | 96% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 5 | 87% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 5 | 52% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 1 | 42% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 1 | 82% | 85% |
Furthest from the provincial middle is Grade 9 math: 42% here, against 55% in Ontario. On 1 of 8 measures the area beats the provincial middle; on 5 it trails.
Every school’s results (6)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Selby Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 86% · G3 writing 82% · G3 math 75% · G6 reading 96% · G6 writing 93% · G6 math 52% | Second fifth |
| Deseronto Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 92% · G3 writing 62% · G3 math 62% · G6 reading 100% · G6 writing 87% · G6 math 60% | Second fifth |
| Southview Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 71% · G3 writing 73% · G3 math 67% · G6 reading 97% · G6 writing 97% · G6 math 56% | Second fifth |
| The Prince Charles SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 64% · G3 writing 57% · G3 math 45% · G6 reading 90% · G6 writing 87% · G6 math 44% | Fourth fifth |
| J J O'Neill Catholic SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 67% · G3 writing 50% · G3 math 57% · G6 reading 88% · G6 writing 71% · G6 math 33% | Fourth fifth |
| Napanee District Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 42% · OSSLT 82% | Fourth 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 6 schools in and around Greater Napanee 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 Greater Napanee
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.
There is no French-language school among them.
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.
How children get a place in Greater Napanee
The neighbourhood school
Children go to the board’s designated school for their address, unless another school agrees to take them.
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 6 schools in and around Greater Napanee
High schools within reach of Greater Napanee
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
Families have one high school within 15 km: Napanee District Secondary School, 1.4 km off.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Napanee District Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Limestone DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 1,010 | 1.4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wasaga Beach | 28,736 | 4 | 2,145 | 0 | 9 km |
| … | |||||
| Listowel | 18,168 | 8 | 3,970 | 0 | 1.5 km |
| Port Elgin | 18,167 | 7 | 2,975 | 0 | 1.5 km |
| Credit Valley | 18,078 | 52 | 33,135 | 0 | 1.1 km |
| Downsview | 18,055 | 78 | 33,210 | 2 | 0.1 km |
| Greater Napanee | 18,016 | 6 | 2,820 | 0 | 1.5 km |
| Thornhill | 17,940 | 68 | 31,750 | 2 | 1.4 km |
| Centre | 17,851 | 67 | 33,270 | 2 | 1.6 km |
| Fallingbrook | 17,836 | 39 | 18,845 | 18 | 0.6 km |
| Morningside | 17,708 | 78 | 28,055 | 1 | 1.2 km |
| … | |||||
| Walkerton | 10,811 | 13 | 4,305 | 0 | 2.3 km |
337 of 353 similar towns count more schools. Schooling in French is on hand in 278 of the 354.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Greater Napanee
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greater Napanee | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1.5 km |
| Deseronto 7.8 km | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.4 km |
| Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory 16 km | 3 | 0 | 1 | 16 km |
| Tyendinaga 17 km | 4 | 0 | 2 | 18 km |
Each of its 3 neighbours has fewer schools.
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. 2024-25, the latest open list.
- Boards and systems. English and French, public and Catholic: the board decides the system, and the address decides the school.
- Which schools count. Every school inside Greater Napanee’s outline or within 3 km of it, the rule used across 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 Greater Napanee
Is there a French-language school in Greater Napanee?
No, none within 3 km of Greater Napanee; ask the French-language board for the nearest.
How many schools are there in Greater Napanee?
5 in the town, 1 just beyond it, within 3 km.
How do I get a place at a school in Greater Napanee?
Start with the board for the system you want; your address sets the school.
Which boards run the schools in Greater Napanee?
By number of schools: Limestone DSB (4), Algonquin and Lakeshore CDSB (1) and Hastings & Prince Edward DSB (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).