Photo: JFVoll · CC BY-SA 4.03 boards run the schools in and around Central Business Dis
Hamilton-Wentworth DSB runs the most, 15 of them; Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB and CS Viamonde run the rest. Results are mixed: 10 of 22 schools above the middle in Ontario, 3 below it. The 3 km around Central Business Dis counts 19 elementary schools and 5 secondary schools, 9,695 students between them.
What stands out about Central Business Dis’s schools
Results on the rise
More of the results rose than fell over three years at 16 schools of the 22 with results, Yorkview School, École secondaire Georges-P-Vanier and Dundana Public School among them. Results ↓
One big school
Westdale Secondary School is the largest school here, with 1,525 students. Every school ↓
The strongest results
The area’s best results are at Yorkview School (elementary), in the top fifth in Ontario. Results ↓
Each finding compares the town’s schools with every school in its province.
The 3 boards that run schools here
The boards and their schools here.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton-Wentworth DSBWestdale, Dundas Valley, Sir Allan MacNab, Sir William Osler, Cootes Paradise, Earl Kitchener Junior, Chedoke, Dundas Central … | English public | 15 | 7,025 |
| Hamilton-Wentworth CDSBSt. Mary Catholic, St. Joseph Catholic, Regina Mundi Catholic, St. Bernadette Catholic, St. Teresa of Avila Catholic, St. Augustine Catholic, Canadian Martyrs Catholic | English Catholic | 7 | 2,585 |
| CS ViamondeGeorges-P-Vanier, Georges-P-Vanier | French public | 2 | 85 |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
How Central Business Dis’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 | 16 | 85% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 16 | 80% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 16 | 71% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 13 | 86% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 13 | 85% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 13 | 53% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 5 | 58% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 5 | 86% | 85% |
On Grade 3 writing the area runs ahead, 80% against 65% in Ontario. On 5 of 8 measures the area beats the provincial middle; on 0 it trails.
Every school’s results (22)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Yorkview SchoolElementary · Grades JK–5 | G3 reading 96% · G3 writing 87% · G3 math 87% | Top fifth |
| École secondaire Georges-P-VanierSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 73% · OSSLT 100% | Top fifth |
| Dundana Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–5 | G3 reading 94% · G3 writing 83% · G3 math 73% | Top fifth |
| St. Bernadette Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 88% · G3 writing 88% · G3 math 84% · G6 reading 88% · G6 writing 97% · G6 math 53% | Second fifth |
| St. Teresa of Avila Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 74% · G3 writing 70% · G3 math 83% · G6 reading 95% · G6 writing 95% · G6 math 58% | Second fifth |
| Sir William Osler Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 94% · G3 writing 87% · G3 math 87% · G6 reading 85% · G6 writing 85% · G6 math 58% | Second fifth |
| St. Mary Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 69% · OSSLT 86% | Second fifth |
| Mountview Junior Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 89% · G3 writing 93% · G3 math 89% · G6 reading 80% · G6 writing 80% · G6 math 65% | 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 |
| St. Joseph Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 76% · G3 writing 64% · G3 math 62% · G6 reading 94% · G6 writing 94% · G6 math 65% | Second fifth |
| Canadian Martyrs Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 69% · G3 writing 62% · G3 math 50% · G6 reading 100% · G6 writing 100% · G6 math 57% | Middle fifth |
| Westdale Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 57% · OSSLT 88% | Middle fifth |
| Cootes Paradise Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–5 | G3 reading 81% · G3 writing 69% · G3 math 60% | Middle fifth |
| Earl Kitchener Junior Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–5 | G3 reading 82% · G3 writing 77% · G3 math 56% | Middle fifth |
| St. Augustine Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 100% · G3 writing 94% · G3 math 83% · G6 reading 75% · G6 writing 67% · G6 math 42% | Middle fifth |
| Dundas Central Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 93% · G3 writing 82% · G3 math 68% · G6 reading 83% · G6 writing 70% · G6 math 39% | Middle fifth |
| Dundas Valley Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 58% · OSSLT 86% | Middle fifth |
| Holbrook Junior Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 63% · G3 writing 44% · G3 math 56% · G6 reading 88% · G6 writing 100% · G6 math 59% | Middle fifth |
| Chedoke Middle SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 77% · G3 writing 66% · G3 math 61% · G6 reading 88% · G6 writing 81% · G6 math 38% | Middle fifth |
| Greensville SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 68% · G3 writing 64% · G3 math 55% · G6 reading 86% · G6 writing 76% · G6 math 49% | Fourth fifth |
| Dalewood Senior Public SchoolElementary · Grades 6–8 | G6 reading 79% · G6 writing 78% · G6 math 43% | Fourth 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 24 schools in and around Central Business Dis 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 Central Business Dis
The language each school teaches in, against every school in Ontario.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Ontario.
École secondaire Georges-P-Vanier and École élémentaire Georges-P-Vanier teach in French; CS Viamonde runs the public ones among the 2.
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 Central Business Dis’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
By the system they belong to: English public 15, English Catholic 7 and French-language 2.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Central Business Dis
The neighbourhood school
Boards set boundaries for each school; living inside one guarantees a place there, and moving across one usually means a request.
French-language schools
French-language schools are for children of section 23 rights-holders first; the board may admit others case by case.
Catholic schools
The Catholic boards are as public as the others: free, with elementary schools that generally require a Catholic parent and high schools open to everyone.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 24 schools in and around Central Business Dis
High schools within reach of Central Business Dis
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
Within 15 km, families can reach 24 high schools: 16 English public, 6 English Catholic, 1 French public and 1 French Catholic. Closest of all: St. Mary Catholic Secondary School (1.9 km).
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Mary Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 935 | 1.9 km |
| Dundas Valley Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 810 | 2.4 km |
| Westdale Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 1,525 | 3.8 km |
| Sir Allan MacNab Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 660 | 4 km |
| École secondaire Georges-P-VanierSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CS Viamonde | French public | Top fifth | 85 | 4.3 km |
| Westmount Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,310 | 5.8 km |
| St. Thomas More Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB | English Catholic | Fourth fifth | 1,810 | 5.9 km |
| Ancaster High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,180 | 7 km |
| Cathedral High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB | English Catholic | Bottom fifth | 1,650 | 7.6 km |
| Bishop Tonnos Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 1,320 | 7.9 km |
All 24 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waterdown District High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 1,140 | 8.4 km |
| Aldershot High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Halton DSB | English public | Top fifth | 720 | 8.9 km |
| Hill Park System Alternative EducationSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | – | – | 9.5 km |
| St. Jean de Brebeuf Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB | English Catholic | Fourth fifth | 1,615 | 9.6 km |
| Bernie Custis Secondary School Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 955 | 9.8 km |
| Nora Frances HendersonSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 1,270 | 10 km |
| Sherwood Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 1,255 | 11 km |
| ÉSAC Mère-TeresaSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CS catholique MonAvenir | French Catholic | Middle fifth | 300 | 11 km |
| Sir Winston Churchill Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 790 | 13 km |
| Burlington Central High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Halton DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 865 | 14 km |
| Bishop Ryan Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 2,115 | 14 km |
| Glendale Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 1,260 | 14 km |
| M M Robinson High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Halton DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 1,155 | 15 km |
| Sir Isaac Brock System Alternative Education Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | – | 65 | 15 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Towns its size in Ontario
Similar-sized towns and their schools within 3 km, by population.
| Town | Population | Schools | Students | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wiarton | 9,799 | 5 | 1,325 | 0 | 11 km |
| … | |||||
| Rosemount | 6,169 | 32 | 16,265 | 0 | 0.3 km |
| Cumberland | 6,139 | 22 | 10,400 | 12 | 5.3 km |
| Crown Point West | 6,132 | 30 | 15,650 | 2 | 0.6 km |
| South Walkerville | 6,129 | 40 | 17,665 | 7 | 1.5 km |
| Central Business Dis | 6,127 | 24 | 9,695 | 2 | 2 km |
| Rolston | 6,124 | 42 | 20,670 | 1 | 0.3 km |
| Sioux Lookout | 6,122 | 3 | 1,045 | 0 | 1.7 km |
| Civic Hospital | 6,091 | 42 | 17,450 | 5 | 1.2 km |
| Crystal Bay - Lakeview Park | 6,059 | 121 | 54,485 | 32 | 2.3 km |
| … | |||||
| Industrial Sector A and Keith | 3,723 | 33 | 17,230 | 2 | 1 km |
Among 296 towns its size, 151 have more schools nearby. Schooling in French is on hand in 192 of the 297.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Central Business Dis
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Business Dis | 24 | 2 | 7 | 2 km |
| Ainslie Wood West 1.4 km | 24 | 0 | 8 | 0.8 km |
| York Road 1.9 km | 24 | 2 | 5 | 2.8 km |
| Ainslie Wood East 2.2 km | 28 | 3 | 8 | 0.5 km |
| Golf Course 2.3 km | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0.5 km |
| Colborne 2.5 km | 17 | 0 | 5 | 2.9 km |
| Turnball 2.7 km | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0.4 km |
The busiest neighbour is Ainslie Wood East, with 28 schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What isn’t here. Inspection reports with ratings don’t exist here, and the lists give enrolment for one year at most.
- Bands, not ranks. Each result is placed in a fifth of Ontario’s schools on the same measure; a school’s band averages its fifths. EQAO doesn’t report small groups, so no school is ranked to the place.
- The year. The 2024-25 list.
- Boards and systems. Boards are set by language and, in Ontario, Alberta and Saskatchewan, by faith: public or Catholic.
- Which schools count. Schools inside Central Business Dis and those within 3 km of its outline: a family nearby would weigh them all.
- The kinds of school. Elementary and secondary come from the grades each school offers; a school offering both counts as all-grade.
Questions about schools in Central Business Dis
How many schools are there in Central Business Dis?
0 in the town, 24 just beyond it, within 3 km.
Is there a French-language school in Central Business Dis?
Yes, there are French-language schools: École secondaire Georges-P-Vanier and École élémentaire Georges-P-Vanier.
How do I get a place at a school in Central Business Dis?
Register with the board that runs the school: the address decides the designated school in each system, and the board can say which one it is.
Which boards run the schools in Central Business Dis?
Hamilton-Wentworth DSB (15), Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB (7) and CS Viamonde (2), with each one’s schools in brackets.
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).