Carpenter’s 19 schools with results spread wide in Ontario, 7 in the top two fifths and 8 in the bottom two
The highest results belong to Corpus Christi Catholic Elementary School and Westmount Secondary School. Over three years, results rose at 11 of its 19 tested schools. The 3 km around Carpenter counts 16 elementary schools and 3 secondary schools, 11,230 students between them.
What stands out about Carpenter’s schools
No French-language school
For schooling in French, families look beyond these 19 schools: in Ontario, 10% of schools teach in it. Language ↓
One big school
St. Thomas More Catholic Secondary School is the largest school here, with 1,810 students. Every school ↓
The strongest results
Corpus Christi Catholic Elementary School (elementary) posts the area’s strongest results: the top fifth in Ontario. Results ↓
The comparisons are with the province’s schools, never across provinces.
How Carpenter’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 | 15 | 78% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 15 | 68% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 15 | 61% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 15 | 85% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 15 | 85% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 15 | 50% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 3 | 48% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 3 | 80% | 85% |
On Grade 9 math the area trails, 48% against 55% in Ontario. Of 8 measures, 1 sit above the province’s middle and 4 below.
Every school’s results (19)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Corpus Christi Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 92% · G3 writing 95% · G3 math 95% · G6 reading 98% · G6 writing 100% · G6 math 98% | Top fifth |
| Westmount Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 66% · OSSLT 95% | Second fifth |
| Holy Name of Mary Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 76% · G3 writing 71% · G3 math 74% · G6 reading 97% · G6 writing 100% · G6 math 86% | Second fifth |
| Immaculate Conception Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 85% · G3 writing 79% · G3 math 87% · G6 reading 94% · G6 writing 90% · G6 math 66% | Second fifth |
| St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 91% · G3 writing 83% · G3 math 80% · G6 reading 92% · G6 writing 85% · G6 math 50% | Second fifth |
| Ancaster Meadow Elementary Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 80% · G3 writing 73% · G3 math 51% · G6 reading 93% · G6 writing 95% · G6 math 63% | Second fifth |
| Regina Mundi Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 97% · G3 writing 87% · G3 math 83% · G6 reading 77% · G6 writing 86% · G6 math 45% | Second fifth |
| Tiffany Hills Elementary Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 76% · G3 writing 65% · G3 math 52% · G6 reading 97% · G6 writing 87% · G6 math 66% | Middle fifth |
| R A Riddell Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 78% · G3 writing 67% · G3 math 61% · G6 reading 81% · G6 writing 87% · G6 math 55% | Middle fifth |
| St. Marguerite d'Youville Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 79% · G3 writing 67% · G3 math 58% · G6 reading 90% · G6 writing 79% · G6 math 42% | Middle fifth |
| St. Thérèse of Lisieux Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 78% · G3 writing 68% · G3 math 62% · G6 reading 81% · G6 writing 85% · G6 math 55% | Middle fifth |
| Annunciation of Our Lord Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 71% · G3 writing 68% · G3 math 69% · G6 reading 70% · G6 writing 74% · G6 math 33% | Fourth fifth |
| Gordon Price SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 65% · G3 writing 44% · G3 math 36% · G6 reading 78% · G6 writing 85% · G6 math 45% | Fourth fifth |
| St. Thomas More Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 48% · OSSLT 80% | Fourth fifth |
| Westview Middle SchoolElementary · Grades 6–8 | G6 reading 85% · G6 writing 81% · G6 math 19% | Fourth fifth |
| Westwood Junior Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–5 | G3 reading 65% · G3 writing 63% · G3 math 46% | Fourth fifth |
| Helen Detwiler Junior Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 66% · G3 writing 63% · G3 math 44% · G6 reading 76% · G6 writing 80% · G6 math 36% | Fourth fifth |
| James MacDonald Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 65% · G3 writing 58% · G3 math 52% · G6 reading 72% · G6 writing 62% · G6 math 30% | Bottom fifth |
| Sir Allan MacNab Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 38% · OSSLT 70% | Bottom 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 19 schools in and around Carpenter 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 Carpenter
English, French and other languages of instruction, beside the mix in Ontario.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Ontario.
Not one 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 Carpenter’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
Grouped by system: English public 10 and English Catholic 9.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
2 boards, school by school
The boards and their schools here.
Hamilton-Wentworth DSB runs the most, 10 of them, among 2 boards.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton-Wentworth DSBWestmount, R A Riddell, Tiffany Hills Elementary, Sir Allan MacNab, Ancaster Meadow Elementary, Helen Detwiler Junior, Gordon Price, Westwood Junior … | English public | 10 | 5,680 |
| Hamilton-Wentworth CDSBSt. Thomas More Catholic, Annunciation of Our Lord Catholic, St. Thérèse of Lisieux Catholic, Immaculate Conception Catholic, St. Marguerite d'Youville Catholic, Corpus Christi Catholic, St. Vincent de Paul Catholic, Regina Mundi Catholic … | English Catholic | 9 | 5,550 |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
How children get a place in Carpenter
The neighbourhood school
Attendance zones do the sorting here. Inside the zone a child is in; outside it, the answer turns on how full the school is.
Catholic schools
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.
The 19 schools in and around Carpenter
High schools within reach of Carpenter
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
Within 15 km, families can reach 24 high schools: 15 English public, 7 English Catholic, 1 French public and 1 French Catholic. St. Thomas More Catholic Secondary School lies closest, 0.9 km from the centre.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Thomas More Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB | English Catholic | Fourth fifth | 1,810 | 0.9 km |
| Sir Allan MacNab Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 660 | 2.9 km |
| Westmount Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,310 | 3.1 km |
| Nora Frances HendersonSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 1,270 | 4.7 km |
| St. Jean de Brebeuf Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB | English Catholic | Fourth fifth | 1,615 | 4.7 km |
| St. Mary Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 935 | 5.3 km |
| Bishop Tonnos Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 1,320 | 6 km |
| Westdale Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 1,525 | 6.2 km |
| Hill Park System Alternative EducationSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | – | – | 6.7 km |
| Ancaster High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,180 | 6.9 km |
All 24 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| École secondaire Georges-P-VanierSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CS Viamonde | French public | Top fifth | 85 | 7 km |
| Dundas Valley Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 810 | 7.3 km |
| Cathedral High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB | English Catholic | Bottom fifth | 1,650 | 7.4 km |
| ÉSAC Mère-TeresaSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CS catholique MonAvenir | French Catholic | Middle fifth | 300 | 7.6 km |
| Sherwood Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 1,255 | 8.3 km |
| Bishop Ryan Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 2,115 | 8.9 km |
| Bernie Custis Secondary School Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 955 | 9.1 km |
| Sir Winston Churchill Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 790 | 11 km |
| Glendale Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 1,260 | 12 km |
| Saltfleet High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 1,280 | 12 km |
| Aldershot High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Halton DSB | English public | Top fifth | 720 | 12 km |
| Sir Isaac Brock System Alternative Education Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | – | 65 | 12 km |
| Waterdown District High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 1,140 | 14 km |
| St. John Henry Newman Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 1,640 | 14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside Park - Mooneys Bay | 4,692 | 39 | 17,625 | 8 | 0.5 km |
| … | |||||
| East Garafraxa | 2,976 | 9 | 3,775 | 1 | 9.8 km |
| Trillium | 2,967 | 8 | 4,815 | 0 | 3 km |
| Gilkson | 2,963 | 30 | 14,945 | 1 | 0.9 km |
| Wawa | 2,943 | 6 | 485 | 3 | 0.4 km |
| Carpenter | 2,941 | 19 | 11,230 | 0 | 0.9 km |
| Butler | 2,922 | 28 | 12,235 | 2 | 0.5 km |
| Algonquin Highlands | 2,915 | 2 | — | 0 | 19 km |
| Port Credit NHD (West) | 2,902 | 19 | 7,845 | 0 | 2 km |
| Black River-Matheson | 2,899 | 2 | 200 | 1 | 35 km |
| … | |||||
| Killaloe, Hagarty and Richards | 2,505 | 2 | 215 | 0 | 20 km |
In 74 of the 154 others the count is higher. In 90 of the 155, at least one school teaches in French.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Carpenter
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
Gourley leads the neighbours with 38 schools.
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. Schools as listed for 2024-25.
- Bands, not ranks. Bands compare within Ontario only, measure by measure, then average: never a place in a league table.
- What isn’t here. There are no inspection ratings to show, and a single year of enrolment gives no trend.
- The kinds of school. The levels follow each school’s published grades: elementary below Grade 7 or 9, secondary above, all-grade when it runs the whole way.
- Which schools count. Inside Carpenter’s boundary, or no more than 3 km outside it: that is which schools are counted.
Questions about schools in Carpenter
Which boards run the schools in Carpenter?
Hamilton-Wentworth DSB (10) and Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB (9), with each one’s schools in brackets.
How do I get a place at a school in Carpenter?
Choose a system, then register with its board; the address decides the school.
Is there a French-language school in Carpenter?
Not in or within 3 km of Carpenter; the French-language board can name the nearest.
How many schools are there in Carpenter?
1 in the town, 18 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).