St Patrick Catholic School
391 Victoria Road North · Guelph · N1E5J9 · Wellington CDSB
St Patrick Catholic School: one of the 42 elementary schools within 3 km of Guelph. Every school in and around Guelph →
What stands out about St Patrick Catholic School
- 270 students, near the middle of 335 for elementary schools in Ontario.
- Across its measures, its results average to the middle fifth in Ontario.
- Strongest on Grade 6 math: 84%, against 51% in Ontario.
- Over three years, 3 of its measures rose by 5 points or more.
- An English Catholic school, run by Wellington CDSB.
How St Patrick 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.
With 6 of 6 measures reported, St Patrick Catholic School averages the middle fifth in Ontario.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Ontario | Band | 3-year change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 reading | 68% | 76% | Fourth fifth | +8 |
| Grade 3 writing | 59% | 65% | Fourth fifth | −11 |
| Grade 3 math | 59% | 65% | Fourth fifth | +4 |
| Grade 6 reading | 100% | 88% | Top fifth | +9 |
| Grade 6 writing | 92% | 86% | Second fifth | −3 |
| Grade 6 math | 84% | 51% | Top fifth | +25 |
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 results band for St Patrick Catholic School, and no letter
In Ontario, schools are compared on the province’s published results, so St Patrick Catholic School gets a place among them, the middle fifth, rather than a letter of its own.
Guelph’s School Grade, on its Schools page, is where St Patrick Catholic School counts towards a letter.
Getting a place at St Patrick Catholic School
Each board draws attendance areas: a child’s home address gives a designated school in each system. Families register with the board, and a school outside the area takes a child only if it has 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
The neighbouring schools of its level, with their systems.
Of the 6 elementary schools nearest St Patrick Catholic School, 2 are larger.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Patrick Catholic School | English Catholic | English | 270 | Middle fifth | |
| Waverley Drive Public School | English public | English | 585 | Middle fifth | 0.4 km |
| Brant Avenue Public School | English public | English | 260 | Fourth fifth | 0.5 km |
| École élémentaire L'Odyssée | French public | French | 150 | Second fifth | 1 km |
| Edward Johnson Public School | English public | English | 290 | Top fifth | 1.2 km |
| Holy Rosary Catholic School | English Catholic | English | 260 | Fourth fifth | 1.4 km |
| Ottawa Crescent Public School | English public | English | 235 | Bottom fifth | 1.9 km |
Elementary schools near St Patrick 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 St Patrick Catholic School
Who runs St Patrick Catholic School?
Wellington CDSB runs St Patrick Catholic School (English Catholic).
What language does St Patrick Catholic School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at St Patrick Catholic School?
Ask the board which school serves your street, then register through it.
Which schools of the same kind are near St Patrick Catholic School?
The nearest are Waverley Drive Public School (0.4 km), Brant Avenue Public School (0.5 km) and École élémentaire L'Odyssée (1 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).