Photo: JFVoll · CC BY-SA 4.0Schools in Falkirk East: 3 boards, side by side
Most belong to Hamilton-Wentworth DSB (15); Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB and CS catholique MonAvenir run the remainder. Of its 27 tested schools, 9 sit in the top two fifths in Ontario and 9 in the bottom two. Counting a 3 km margin, Falkirk East has 24 elementary schools and 3 secondary schools, for 13,940 students.
What stands out about Falkirk East’s schools
Results on the rise
More of the results rose than fell over three years at 17 schools of the 27 with results, Corpus Christi Catholic Elementary School, Westmount Secondary School and Immaculate Conception Catholic Elementary School among them. Results ↓
One big school
With 1,810 students, St. Thomas More Catholic Secondary School is the area’s biggest. Every school ↓
The strongest results
The area’s best results are at Corpus Christi Catholic Elementary School (elementary), in the top fifth in Ontario. Results ↓
Every figure here sets the area’s schools beside the rest of its province.
Which of the 3 boards runs which school
Each board’s schools in the area, largest first.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton-Wentworth DSBWestmount, R A Riddell, Tiffany Hills Elementary, Sir Allan MacNab, Ancaster Meadow Elementary, Ridgemount Junior, Chedoke, Helen Detwiler Junior … | English public | 15 | 7,290 |
| Hamilton-Wentworth CDSBSt. Thomas More Catholic, Annunciation of Our Lord Catholic, St. Thérèse of Lisieux Catholic, Immaculate Conception Catholic, St. Marguerite d'Youville Catholic, St. Michael Catholic, Corpus Christi Catholic, St. Vincent de Paul Catholic … | English Catholic | 11 | 6,215 |
| CS catholique MonAvenirÉÉC Monseigneur-de-Laval | French Catholic | 1 | 435 |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
How Falkirk 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 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 | 23 | 76% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 23 | 68% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 23 | 61% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 23 | 88% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 23 | 85% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 23 | 54% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 3 | 48% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 3 | 80% | 85% |
The widest gap is on Grade 9 math, where the area’s schools reach 48% against 55% in Ontario. On 2 of 8 measures the area beats the provincial middle; on 3 it trails.
Every school’s results (27)
| 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. 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| ÉÉC Monseigneur-de-LavalElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 82% · G3 writing 78% · G3 math 75% · G6 reading 96% · G6 writing 75% · G6 math 35% | Middle 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 |
| Buchanan Park SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 71% · G3 writing 75% · G3 math 59% · G6 reading 88% · G6 writing 88% · G6 math 62% | 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 |
| 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. Michael Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 67% · G3 writing 58% · G3 math 56% · G6 reading 95% · G6 writing 84% · G6 math 52% | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Ridgemount Junior Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 67% · G3 writing 50% · G3 math 52% · G6 reading 75% · G6 writing 85% · G6 math 54% | 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 27 schools in and around Falkirk East 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 Falkirk East
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.
Schooling in French, 1 schools: ÉÉC Monseigneur-de-Laval, with CS catholique MonAvenir running the public ones.
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 Falkirk East’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
Their systems: English public 15, English Catholic 11 and French-language 1.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Falkirk East
The neighbourhood school
Children go to the board’s designated school for their address, unless another school agrees to take them.
French-language schools
A child qualifies for a French-language school when a parent’s first language is French or a parent went to French school in Canada; an admissions committee can admit others.
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 27 schools in and around Falkirk East
High schools within reach of Falkirk East
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
24 secondary schools are within 15 km: 15 English public, 7 English Catholic, 1 French public and 1 French Catholic. 0.2 km away, St. Thomas More Catholic Secondary School is the nearest.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Thomas More Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB | English Catholic | Fourth fifth | 1,810 | 0.2 km |
| Sir Allan MacNab Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 660 | 2 km |
| Westmount Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,310 | 2.3 km |
| St. Jean de Brebeuf Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB | English Catholic | Fourth fifth | 1,615 | 4.5 km |
| St. Mary Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 935 | 4.5 km |
| Nora Frances HendersonSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 1,270 | 4.7 km |
| Westdale Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 1,525 | 5.3 km |
| École secondaire Georges-P-VanierSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CS Viamonde | French public | Top fifth | 85 | 6.1 km |
| Hill Park System Alternative EducationSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | – | – | 6.2 km |
| Bishop Tonnos Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 1,320 | 6.5 km |
All 24 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cathedral High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB | English Catholic | Bottom fifth | 1,650 | 6.5 km |
| Dundas Valley Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 810 | 6.9 km |
| Ancaster High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,180 | 7.2 km |
| ÉSAC Mère-TeresaSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CS catholique MonAvenir | French Catholic | Middle fifth | 300 | 7.2 km |
| Sherwood Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 1,255 | 7.8 km |
| Bernie Custis Secondary School Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 955 | 8.4 km |
| Bishop Ryan Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 2,115 | 8.9 km |
| Sir Winston Churchill Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 790 | 10 km |
| Glendale Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 1,260 | 11 km |
| Aldershot High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Halton DSB | English public | Top fifth | 720 | 11 km |
| Saltfleet High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 1,280 | 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 | 13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitewater Region | 7,899 | 5 | 630 | 2 | 18 km |
| … | |||||
| Meinzinger Park-Lakeside | 5,007 | 45 | 26,240 | 1 | 1.6 km |
| Tyendinaga | 5,005 | 4 | 825 | 0 | 18 km |
| Idlewood | 5,005 | 26 | 11,500 | 2 | 1.4 km |
| Bells Corners East | 4,963 | 20 | 8,295 | 3 | 1 km |
| Falkirk East | 4,961 | 27 | 13,940 | 1 | 0.3 km |
| Hastings Highlands | 4,957 | 3 | 300 | 0 | 15 km |
| Westdale South | 4,931 | 32 | 12,155 | 3 | 0.3 km |
| York Road | 4,931 | 24 | 11,030 | 2 | 2.8 km |
| South Common | 4,867 | 28 | 14,020 | 1 | 1.7 km |
| … | |||||
| McDougall | 3,002 | 9 | 1,755 | 2 | 11 km |
In 120 of the 266 others the count is higher. Teaching in French: 169 of the 267 have it.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Falkirk East
Each town’s schools in or within 3 km of its outline; distances as the crow flies.
Gourley leads the neighbours with 38 schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What isn’t here. No province rates its schools by inspection, and enrolment covers one year (Ontario and Alberta only), so there is no trend.
- Bands, not ranks. EQAO publishes shares at the provincial standard; the band places each among Ontario’s schools by fifths.
- 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. 2024-25, the latest open list.
- The kinds of school. An all-grade school teaches from kindergarten through high school; elementary and secondary schools split those years.
- Which schools count. Every school inside Falkirk East’s outline or within 3 km of it, the rule used across the site.
Questions about schools in Falkirk East
How many schools are there in Falkirk East?
1 in the town, 26 just beyond it, within 3 km.
Is there a French-language school in Falkirk East?
Yes: ÉÉC Monseigneur-de-Laval, the French-language schools here.
Which boards run the schools in Falkirk East?
By number of schools: Hamilton-Wentworth DSB (15), Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB (11) and CS catholique MonAvenir (1).
How do I get a place at a school in Falkirk East?
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.
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).