Photo: JFVoll · CC BY-SA 4.0In Delta East, families choose among 4 boards: English and French, public and Catholic
The largest is Hamilton-Wentworth DSB, with 28; beside it are Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB, CS catholique MonAvenir and CS Viamonde. Of the 41 with results, 27 sit in the lower two fifths in Ontario. Within 3 km of Delta East are 37 elementary schools and 7 secondary schools, teaching 22,030 students.
What stands out about Delta East’s schools
Results on the rise
At 32 tested schools out of 41, the three-year changes lean upward; Parkdale School, Huntington Park Junior Public School and St. John the Baptist Catholic Elementary School gained most often. Results ↓
One big school
Cathedral High School is the largest school here, with 1,650 students. Every school ↓
The comparisons are with the province’s schools, never across provinces.
Which of the 4 boards runs which school
Each board’s schools in the area, largest first.
The four systems cover the same streets, so the nearest school may not be the one a family’s system offers: English or French, public or Catholic, each has its own board.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton-Wentworth DSBGlendale, Sherwood, Bernie Custis Secondary School, Sir Wilfrid Laurier, Sir Winston Churchill, Viola Desmond Elementary School, Lawfield, W H Ballard … | English public | 28 | 15,365 |
| Hamilton-Wentworth CDSBCathedral, St. Eugene Catholic, Holy Name of Jesus Catholic, St. Margaret Mary Catholic, St. Patrick Catholic, St. John the Baptist Catholic, St. Luke Catholic, St. Ann (Hamilton) Catholic … | English Catholic | 12 | 5,720 |
| CS catholique MonAvenirÉSAC Mère-Teresa, ÉÉC Notre-Dame, ÉIC Mère-Teresa | French Catholic | 3 | 650 |
| CS ViamondePavillon de la jeunesse | French public | 1 | 295 |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
How Delta East’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 C−: 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 | 35 | 68% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 35 | 53% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 35 | 48% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 31 | 81% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 31 | 77% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 31 | 38% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 6 | 39% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 6 | 72% | 85% |
The widest gap is on Grade 9 math, where the area’s schools reach 39% against 55% in Ontario. The area is ahead on 0 of 8 measures and behind on 8.
Every school’s results (41)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Parkdale SchoolElementary · Grades JK–5 | G3 reading 77% · G3 writing 80% · G3 math 71% | Second fifth |
| Blessed Sacrament Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 70% · G3 writing 63% · G3 math 63% · G6 reading 97% · G6 writing 93% · G6 math 50% | Middle fifth |
| Huntington Park Junior Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 83% · G3 writing 71% · G3 math 60% · G6 reading 86% · G6 writing 88% · G6 math 45% | Middle fifth |
| St. John the Baptist Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 73% · G3 writing 59% · G3 math 66% · G6 reading 95% · G6 writing 95% · G6 math 44% | Middle fifth |
| St. Margaret Mary Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 86% · G3 writing 75% · G3 math 75% · G6 reading 86% · G6 writing 81% · G6 math 42% | Middle fifth |
| Viscount Montgomery Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 89% · G3 writing 63% · G3 math 74% · G6 reading 88% · G6 writing 85% · G6 math 32% | Middle fifth |
| École élémentaire Pavillon de la jeunesseElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 77% · G3 writing 63% · G3 math 79% · G6 reading 85% · G6 writing 77% · G6 math 50% | Middle fifth |
| Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 87% · G3 writing 67% · G3 math 76% · G6 reading 86% · G6 writing 81% · G6 math 31% | Middle fifth |
| ÉSAC Mère-TeresaSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 45% · OSSLT 90% | Middle fifth |
| St. Ann (Hamilton) Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 73% · G3 writing 55% · G3 math 63% · G6 reading 88% · G6 writing 88% · G6 math 52% | Middle fifth |
| St. Eugene Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 76% · G3 writing 71% · G3 math 61% · G6 reading 81% · G6 writing 79% · G6 math 45% | Middle fifth |
| St. Luke Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 85% · G3 writing 72% · G3 math 62% · G6 reading 79% · G6 writing 77% · G6 math 36% | Middle fifth |
| Adelaide Hoodless Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 83% · G3 writing 62% · G3 math 60% · G6 reading 79% · G6 writing 65% · G6 math 52% | Middle fifth |
| St. Anthony Daniel Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 69% · G3 writing 50% · G3 math 62% · G6 reading 85% · G6 writing 77% · G6 math 62% | Middle fifth |
| Franklin Road Elementary Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 63% · G3 writing 48% · G3 math 43% · G6 reading 89% · G6 writing 92% · G6 math 54% | Fourth fifth |
| St. Patrick Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 80% · G3 writing 73% · G3 math 59% · G6 reading 69% · G6 writing 60% · G6 math 41% | Fourth fifth |
| ÉÉC Notre-DameElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 23% · G3 writing 23% · G3 math 45% · G6 reading 96% · G6 writing 78% · G6 math 65% | Fourth fifth |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 72% · G3 writing 40% · G3 math 48% · G6 reading 81% · G6 writing 86% · G6 math 52% | Fourth fifth |
| Queen Mary Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 70% · G3 writing 69% · G3 math 52% · G6 reading 82% · G6 writing 80% · G6 math 33% | Fourth fifth |
| A M Cunningham Junior Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–5 | G3 reading 68% · G3 writing 62% · G3 math 41% | Fourth fifth |
| Highview Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 72% · G3 writing 51% · G3 math 68% · G6 reading 77% · G6 writing 75% · G6 math 27% | Fourth fifth |
| Richard Beasley Junior Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–5 | G3 reading 62% · G3 writing 62% · G3 math 40% | Fourth fifth |
| Lawfield Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 61% · G3 writing 40% · G3 math 34% · G6 reading 86% · G6 writing 86% · G6 math 38% | Fourth fifth |
| Prince of Wales Elementary Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 61% · G3 writing 49% · G3 math 48% · G6 reading 79% · G6 writing 79% · G6 math 49% | Fourth fifth |
| Cathedral High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 43% · OSSLT 64% | Bottom fifth |
| George L Armstrong Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 67% · G3 writing 56% · G3 math 59% · G6 reading 76% · G6 writing 68% · G6 math 22% | Bottom fifth |
| Glendale Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 38% · OSSLT 78% | Bottom fifth |
| Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 53% · G3 writing 32% · G3 math 26% · G6 reading 86% · G6 writing 71% · G6 math 38% | Bottom fifth |
| Sherwood Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 39% · OSSLT 79% | Bottom fifth |
| W H Ballard Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 43% · G3 writing 18% · G3 math 36% · G6 reading 79% · G6 writing 77% · G6 math 38% | Bottom fifth |
| Viola Desmond Elementary School Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 58% · G3 writing 53% · G3 math 42% · G6 reading 78% · G6 writing 72% · G6 math 29% | Bottom fifth |
| Dr. J. Edgar Davey Elementary Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 65% · G3 writing 45% · G3 math 35% · G6 reading 71% · G6 writing 61% · G6 math 14% | Bottom fifth |
| Hillcrest Elementary Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 49% · G3 writing 32% · G3 math 32% · G6 reading 64% · G6 writing 80% · G6 math 16% | Bottom fifth |
| Lisgar Junior Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 39% · G3 writing 25% · G3 math 21% · G6 reading 80% · G6 writing 70% · G6 math 14% | Bottom fifth |
| Bernie Custis Secondary School Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 36% · OSSLT 65% | Bottom fifth |
| Cathy Wever Elementary Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 56% · G3 writing 42% · G3 math 42% · G6 reading 72% · G6 writing 70% · G6 math 23% | Bottom fifth |
| Memorial Elementary School Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 52% · G3 writing 36% · G3 math 35% · G6 reading 72% · G6 writing 70% · G6 math 30% | Bottom fifth |
| Queen Victoria Elementary Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 48% · G3 writing 44% · G3 math 40% · G6 reading 64% · G6 writing 66% · G6 math 14% | Bottom fifth |
| Rosedale Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–5 | G3 reading 58% · G3 writing 48% · G3 math 39% | Bottom fifth |
| Sir Wilfrid Laurier Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 55% · G3 writing 42% · G3 math 43% · G6 reading 63% · G6 writing 74% · G6 math 20% | Bottom fifth |
| Sir Winston Churchill Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 35% · OSSLT 56% | 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 44 schools in and around Delta East are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Delta East
The language each school teaches in, against every school in Ontario.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Ontario.
ÉÉC Notre-Dame, École élémentaire Pavillon de la jeunesse, ÉIC Mère-Teresa and ÉSAC Mère-Teresa teach in French; CS catholique MonAvenir and CS Viamonde runs the public ones among the 4.
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 Delta East’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
Who runs them, in numbers: English public 28, English Catholic 12 and French-language 4.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Delta East
French-language schools
Eligibility comes from the parents: French as a first language, or French schooling in Canada; otherwise, the board’s admissions committee decides.
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 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.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 44 schools in and around Delta East
Show all 37 elementary schools
High schools within reach of Delta East
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
Counting out to 15 km, there are 28: 18 English public, 8 English Catholic, 1 French Catholic and 1 French public. Sherwood Secondary School lies closest, 1 km from the centre.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwood Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 1,255 | 1 km |
| Bernie Custis Secondary School Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 955 | 1.8 km |
| Sir Winston Churchill Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 790 | 2 km |
| Hill Park System Alternative EducationSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | – | – | 2.2 km |
| ÉSAC Mère-TeresaSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CS catholique MonAvenir | French Catholic | Middle fifth | 300 | 2.6 km |
| Cathedral High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB | English Catholic | Bottom fifth | 1,650 | 3.3 km |
| Glendale Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 1,260 | 3.4 km |
| Sir Isaac Brock System Alternative Education Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | – | 65 | 4.2 km |
| St. Jean de Brebeuf Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB | English Catholic | Fourth fifth | 1,615 | 5.3 km |
| Nora Frances HendersonSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 1,270 | 6 km |
All 28 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bishop Ryan Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 2,115 | 6.1 km |
| St. John Henry Newman Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 1,640 | 6.2 km |
| Westmount Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,310 | 6.2 km |
| Saltfleet High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 1,280 | 6.8 km |
| École secondaire Georges-P-VanierSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CS Viamonde | French public | Top fifth | 85 | 6.9 km |
| Westdale Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 1,525 | 7.1 km |
| Aldershot High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Halton DSB | English public | Top fifth | 720 | 7.9 km |
| Sir Allan MacNab Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 660 | 8.4 km |
| St. Thomas More Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB | English Catholic | Fourth fifth | 1,810 | 8.5 km |
| St. Mary Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 935 | 8.9 km |
| Orchard Park Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 1,070 | 9 km |
| Burlington Central High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Halton DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 865 | 10 km |
| Assumption Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Halton CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 1,070 | 13 km |
| Dundas Valley Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 810 | 13 km |
| Waterdown District High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 1,140 | 13 km |
| M M Robinson High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Halton DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 1,155 | 14 km |
| Nelson High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Halton DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,330 | 14 km |
| Bishop Tonnos Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 1,320 | 15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabethtown-Kitley | 9,886 | 18 | 4,385 | 3 | 9.1 km |
| … | |||||
| Highland | 6,306 | 11 | 8,400 | 0 | 0.7 km |
| Cherry Hill | 6,304 | 43 | 24,495 | 2 | 0.6 km |
| Mildmay | 6,247 | 13 | 4,170 | 0 | 6 km |
| Playfair Park - Guildwood Estates | 6,186 | 39 | 17,675 | 8 | 1.3 km |
| Delta East | 6,186 | 44 | 22,030 | 4 | 1 km |
| Tay Valley | 6,171 | 10 | 2,845 | 0 | 9.9 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 |
| … | |||||
| Industrial Sector A and Keith | 3,723 | 33 | 17,230 | 2 | 1 km |
54 out of 300 comparable towns have more schools. In 196 of the 301, 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 Delta East
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delta East | 44 | 4 | 15 | 1 km |
| Bartonville 1 km | 35 | 4 | 12 | 1.1 km |
| Crown Point East 1.1 km | 28 | 2 | 9 | 1.3 km |
| Crown Point West 1.3 km | 30 | 2 | 10 | 0.6 km |
| Sherwood 1.3 km | 41 | 4 | 14 | 0.3 km |
| Blakeley 1.5 km | 41 | 4 | 16 | 1.1 km |
| Rosedale 1.5 km | 37 | 4 | 12 | 1.3 km |
None of its 6 neighbours has more schools in reach.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. A school counts when it sits inside Delta East or less than 3 km beyond its edge.
- The kinds of school. Kindergarten to Grade 8 is elementary, Grade 9 to 12 secondary, though the split varies by province and board.
- What isn’t here. Ontario’s private schools aren’t in the open list; no province publishes inspection grades.
- Bands, not ranks. EQAO publishes shares at the provincial standard; the band places each among Ontario’s schools by fifths.
- The year. 2024-25, the latest open list.
- Boards and systems. Each board covers a territory in one language and one system, public or Catholic; boards of different systems overlap.
Questions about schools in Delta East
Is there a French-language school in Delta East?
Yes: ÉÉC Notre-Dame, École élémentaire Pavillon de la jeunesse, ÉIC Mère-Teresa and ÉSAC Mère-Teresa, the French-language schools here.
How many schools are there in Delta East?
Inside the town there are 2; another 42 sit within 3 km.
How do I get a place at a school in Delta East?
Ask the board which school serves your street, then register through it.
Which boards run the schools in Delta East?
By number of schools: Hamilton-Wentworth DSB (28), Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB (12), CS catholique MonAvenir (3) and CS Viamonde (1).
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).