Sacred Heart Catholic School
125 Huron St · Guelph · N1E5L5 · Wellington CDSB
Counting 3 km around Guelph, Sacred Heart Catholic School is one of 42 elementary schools. Every school in and around Guelph →
What stands out about Sacred Heart Catholic School
- Its 295 students sit close to the 335 of a middle elementary school in Ontario.
- Across its measures, its results average to the second fifth in Ontario.
- Its best showing is Grade 6 math, at 68% where the middle in Ontario is 51%.
- Over three years, 4 of its measures rose by 5 points or more.
- An English Catholic school, run by Wellington CDSB.
How Sacred Heart Catholic 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, Sacred Heart Catholic School is in the second fifth in Ontario.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Ontario | Band | 3-year change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 reading | 82% | 76% | Second fifth | +6 |
| Grade 3 writing | 74% | 65% | Second fifth | +0 |
| Grade 3 math | 74% | 65% | Second fifth | +9 |
| Grade 6 reading | 92% | 88% | Second fifth | +0 |
| Grade 6 writing | 88% | 86% | Middle fifth | +21 |
| Grade 6 math | 68% | 51% | Top fifth | +35 |
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 Sacred Heart Catholic School, not a grade
In Ontario, schools are compared on the province’s published results, so Sacred Heart Catholic School gets a place among them, the second fifth, rather than a letter of its own.
Sacred Heart Catholic School feeds into Guelph’s School Grade, together with the other schools nearby.
Getting a place at Sacred Heart Catholic School
Where a family lives settles it: the board’s map ties every address to one school, and a seat anywhere else waits on spare room.
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 nearest neighbours of the same level, any system.
5 of the 6 nearest elementary schools have more students than Sacred Heart Catholic School.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacred Heart Catholic School | English Catholic | English | 295 | Second fifth | |
| Ecole Guelph Lake Public School | English public | English | 490 | Middle fifth | 0.3 km |
| Ecole King George Public School | English public | English | 465 | Second fifth | 1.2 km |
| John Galt Public School | English public | English | 360 | Fourth fifth | 1.2 km |
| St John Catholic School | English Catholic | English | 375 | Middle fifth | 1.4 km |
| Central Public School | English public | English | 240 | Second fifth | 1.5 km |
| John McCrae Public School | English public | English | 545 | Top fifth | 1.7 km |
Elementary schools near Sacred Heart Catholic School
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Sacred Heart Catholic School
Who runs Sacred Heart Catholic School?
Sacred Heart Catholic School comes under Wellington CDSB (English Catholic).
What language does Sacred Heart Catholic School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at Sacred Heart Catholic School?
Choose a system, then register with its board; the address decides the school.
Which schools of the same kind are near Sacred Heart Catholic School?
The nearest are Ecole Guelph Lake Public School (0.3 km), Ecole King George Public School (1.2 km) and John Galt Public School (1.2 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).