Photo: Laslovarga · CC BY-SA 3.09 of Carlisle’s 14 tested schools score in the top two fifths in Ontario
They include Allan A Greenleaf, Guardian Angels Catholic Elementary School and Brant Hills Public School. Its schools answer to 4 boards. Within 3 km of Carlisle are 13 elementary schools and 1 secondary school, teaching 6,675 students.
What stands out about Carlisle’s schools
No French-language school
For schooling in French, families look beyond these 14 schools: in Ontario, 10% of schools teach in it. Language ↓
Each finding compares the town’s schools with every school in its province.
How Carlisle’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 A−: 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 | 12 | 84% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 12 | 73% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 12 | 70% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 11 | 92% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 11 | 90% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 11 | 57% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 1 | 56% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 1 | 90% | 85% |
The widest gap is on Grade 3 writing, where the area’s schools reach 73% against 65% in Ontario. On 7 of 8 measures the area beats the provincial middle; on 0 it trails. Over three years, 8 schools gained on most measures and 5 lost ground.
Every school’s results (14)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Allan A GreenleafElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 85% · G3 writing 85% · G3 math 82% · G6 reading 94% · G6 writing 92% · G6 math 69% | Second fifth |
| Guardian Angels Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 94% · G3 writing 86% · G3 math 80% · G6 reading 91% · G6 writing 89% · G6 math 65% | Second fifth |
| Brant Hills Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 95% · G3 writing 73% · G3 math 91% · G6 reading 90% · G6 writing 93% · G6 math 50% | Second fifth |
| Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 89% · G3 writing 96% · G3 math 81% · G6 reading 96% · G6 writing 79% · G6 math 54% | Second fifth |
| Paul A Fisher Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 86% · G3 writing 86% · G3 math 60% · G6 reading 100% · G6 writing 93% · G6 math 51% | Second fifth |
| St. Thomas Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 83% · G3 writing 68% · G3 math 68% · G6 reading 96% · G6 writing 96% · G6 math 58% | Second fifth |
| St. Mark Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 73% · G3 writing 71% · G3 math 79% · G6 reading 92% · G6 writing 86% · G6 math 57% | Second fifth |
| Balaclava Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 85% · G3 writing 73% · G3 math 69% · G6 reading 94% · G6 writing 84% · G6 math 47% | Second fifth |
| Millgrove Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–5 | G3 reading 78% · G3 writing 74% · G3 math 70% | Second fifth |
| Waterdown District High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 56% · OSSLT 90% | Middle fifth |
| Kilbride Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 62% · G3 writing 57% · G3 math 67% · G6 reading 89% · G6 writing 100% · G6 math 63% | Middle fifth |
| Guy B Brown Elementary Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 71% · G3 writing 54% · G3 math 46% · G6 reading 92% · G6 writing 90% · G6 math 65% | Middle fifth |
| Mary Hopkins Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–5 | G3 reading 71% · G3 writing 60% · G3 math 52% | Fourth fifth |
| Flamborough Centre SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading not reported · G3 writing not reported · G3 math not reported · G6 reading 73% · G6 writing 79% · G6 math 44% | Fourth fifth |
Ontario Ministry of Education, School Information Finder 2024–25 (EQAO results; N/R where groups are too small). Open Government Licence – Ontario.
Which of the 4 boards runs which school
Each board’s schools in the area, largest first.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton-Wentworth DSBWaterdown District, Guy B Brown Elementary, Allan A Greenleaf, Mary Hopkins, Flamborough Centre, Balaclava, Millgrove | English public | 7 | 3,905 |
| Hamilton-Wentworth CDSBSt. Thomas Catholic, Guardian Angels Catholic, Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic | English Catholic | 3 | 1,430 |
| Halton DSBBrant Hills, Paul A Fisher, Kilbride | English public | 3 | 890 |
| Halton CDSBSt. Mark Catholic | English Catholic | 1 | 450 |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
Where the 14 schools in and around Carlisle are
Each pin is a school, coloured by the system that runs it, sized by its students where the province publishes them.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Carlisle
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.
No school here teaches in French.
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.
Who runs Carlisle’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
Split by system, that is English public 10 and English Catholic 4.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Carlisle
The neighbourhood 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.
Catholic schools
Catholic schools here are public, paid for by the province. Elementary places usually go to Catholic families; Catholic high schools take any student.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 14 schools in and around Carlisle
High schools within reach of Carlisle
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
8 secondary schools are within 15 km: 6 English public and 2 English Catholic. First by distance comes Waterdown District High School, at 9.1 km.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waterdown District High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 1,140 | 9.1 km |
| Notre Dame Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Halton CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 1,030 | 12 km |
| Dr. Frank J. Hayden Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Halton DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,315 | 13 km |
| M M Robinson High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Halton DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 1,155 | 13 km |
| St. Francis Xavier Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Halton CDSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 1,770 | 14 km |
| Elsie MacGill Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Halton DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 1,045 | 14 km |
| Aldershot High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Halton DSB | English public | Top fifth | 720 | 15 km |
| Milton District High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Halton DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,535 | 15 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Towns its size in Ontario
Towns of a similar population, with their schools in or within 3 km; described, not ranked.
| Town | Population | Schools | Students | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Riverdale | 11,491 | 84 | 33,325 | 8 | 0.7 km |
| … | |||||
| Vanier South | 7,259 | 32 | 13,065 | 12 | 1 km |
| Brown's Corners | 7,228 | 55 | 27,080 | 1 | 0.5 km |
| Concord | 7,225 | 34 | 17,575 | 0 | 1.1 km |
| Colborne | 7,216 | 3 | 705 | 0 | 12 km |
| Carlisle | 7,161 | 14 | 6,675 | 0 | 9.3 km |
| Raleigh | 7,113 | 50 | 22,690 | 4 | 0.9 km |
| Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh | 7,052 | 6 | 1,870 | 0 | 14 km |
| Edgeley | 7,016 | 80 | 40,165 | 4 | 3.2 km |
| Algoma, Unorganized, North Part | 7,008 | 5 | 305 | 3 | 31 km |
| … | |||||
| Bruleville | 4,310 | 44 | 19,670 | 2 | 2.1 km |
More schools than here: 227 of the 337 others. Teaching in French: 235 of the 338 have it.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Carlisle
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlisle | 14 | 0 | 4 | 9.3 km |
| Freelton 3.7 km | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 km |
| Waterdown 9.6 km | 14 | 0 | 4 | 1 km |
| Colborne 13 km | 17 | 0 | 5 | 2.9 km |
| York Road 14 km | 24 | 2 | 5 | 2.8 km |
| Burlington 14 km | 82 | 6 | 30 | 1.3 km |
| Golf Course 15 km | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0.5 km |
The neighbour with most schools is Burlington (82).
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Boards and systems. Public and Catholic boards are both publicly funded here, in English and in French; an independent school answers to no board.
- The year. The open list of 2024-25.
- What isn’t here. Missing: inspection ratings (no province gives them), enrolment trends and Ontario’s private schools.
- Bands, not ranks. EQAO publishes shares at the provincial standard; the band places each among Ontario’s schools by fifths.
- The kinds of school. Elementary means kindergarten to Grade 6 or 8, secondary up to Grade 12 (Secondary V in Quebec); a few schools take every grade.
- Which schools count. A 3 km band around Carlisle’s outline is included, as it is for every town on the site.
Questions about schools in Carlisle
Which boards run the schools in Carlisle?
Hamilton-Wentworth DSB (7), Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB (3), Halton DSB (3) and Halton CDSB (1), with each one’s schools in brackets.
How do I get a place at a school in Carlisle?
Choose a system, then register with its board; the address decides the school.
Is there a French-language school in Carlisle?
There is none in or near Carlisle (within 3 km); the French-language board covers the area from elsewhere.
How many schools are there in Carlisle?
3 in the town, 11 just beyond it, within 3 km.
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).