Guernsey leans Catholic: 7 of its 11 schools, where in Ontario it is 34%
Catholic schooling here comes from Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB. On the tests, 6 of 11 schools land above the middle in Ontario, 3 under it. Counting a 3 km margin, Guernsey has 9 elementary schools and 2 secondary schools, for 6,645 students.
What stands out about Guernsey’s schools
Results on the rise
More of the results rose than fell over three years at 7 schools of the 11 with results, St. Francis Xavier Catholic Elementary School, St. Martin of Tours Catholic Elementary School and St. John Henry Newman Catholic Secondary School among them. Results ↓
No French-language school
For schooling in French, families look beyond these 11 schools: in Ontario, 10% of schools teach in it. Language ↓
One big school
With 1,640 students, St. John Henry Newman Catholic Secondary School is the area’s biggest. Every school ↓
The comparisons are with the province’s schools, never across provinces.
Who runs Guernsey’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 4 and English Catholic 7.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How Guernsey’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 | 9 | 79% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 9 | 76% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 9 | 82% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 9 | 85% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 9 | 86% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 9 | 50% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 2 | 59% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 2 | 88% | 85% |
On Grade 3 math the area runs ahead, 82% against 65% in Ontario. 4 measures above the provincial middle, 1 below, out of 8.
Every school’s results (11)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| St. Francis Xavier Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 93% · G3 writing 76% · G3 math 86% · G6 reading 100% · G6 writing 98% · G6 math 42% | Second fifth |
| St. Martin of Tours Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 74% · G3 writing 79% · G3 math 71% · G6 reading 96% · G6 writing 96% · G6 math 52% | Second fifth |
| Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 85% · G3 writing 82% · G3 math 85% · G6 reading 86% · G6 writing 86% · G6 math 61% | Second fifth |
| St. John Henry Newman Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 67% · OSSLT 90% | Second fifth |
| Our Lady of Peace Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 82% · G3 writing 93% · G3 math 86% · G6 reading 83% · G6 writing 92% · G6 math 50% | Second fifth |
| St. Agnes Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 79% · G3 writing 79% · G3 math 83% · G6 reading 89% · G6 writing 85% · G6 math 33% | Second fifth |
| Collegiate Avenue SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 82% · G3 writing 62% · G3 math 61% · G6 reading 85% · G6 writing 88% · G6 math 55% | Middle fifth |
| St. Clare of Assisi Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 74% · G3 writing 62% · G3 math 82% · G6 reading 76% · G6 writing 81% · G6 math 62% | Middle fifth |
| Orchard Park Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 50% · OSSLT 85% | Fourth fifth |
| South Meadow Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 72% · G3 writing 60% · G3 math 57% · G6 reading 78% · G6 writing 81% · G6 math 35% | Fourth fifth |
| Eastdale Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 67% · G3 writing 60% · G3 math 40% · G6 reading 82% · G6 writing 80% · G6 math 26% | Fourth 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 11 schools in and around Guernsey 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 Guernsey
The language each school teaches in, against every school in Ontario.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Ontario.
For schooling in French, families look further afield.
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.
2 boards, school by school
The boards and their schools here.
Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB counts 7, more than any of the other boards of the 2.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton-Wentworth CDSBSt. John Henry Newman Catholic, St. Francis Xavier Catholic, Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic, St. Agnes Catholic, Our Lady of Peace Catholic, St. Clare of Assisi Catholic, St. Martin of Tours Catholic | English Catholic | 7 | 3,640 |
| Hamilton-Wentworth DSBOrchard Park, Eastdale, South Meadow, Collegiate Avenue | English public | 4 | 3,005 |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
How children get a place in Guernsey
Catholic schools
A Catholic elementary school usually asks for a Catholic parent or a baptized child; a Catholic high school admits all.
The neighbourhood school
Where a family lives sets the school: each board draws a catchment around every one of its schools, and a child living inside it has a place there. Other schools take children from outside when they have room.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 11 schools in and around Guernsey
High schools within reach of Guernsey
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
18 secondary schools are within 15 km: 12 English public, 5 English Catholic and 1 French Catholic. 0.6 km away, Orchard Park Secondary School is the nearest.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orchard Park Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 1,070 | 0.6 km |
| St. John Henry Newman Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 1,640 | 2.6 km |
| Sir Isaac Brock System Alternative Education Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | – | 65 | 4.6 km |
| Glendale Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 1,260 | 5.4 km |
| Sir Winston Churchill Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 790 | 6.8 km |
| Saltfleet High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 1,280 | 6.9 km |
| Sherwood Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 1,255 | 8.9 km |
| ÉSAC Mère-TeresaSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CS catholique MonAvenir | French Catholic | Middle fifth | 300 | 9.3 km |
| Bishop Ryan Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 2,115 | 9.5 km |
| Bernie Custis Secondary School Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 955 | 9.7 km |
All 18 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hill Park System Alternative EducationSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | – | – | 10 km |
| Blessed Trinity Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Niagara CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 1,085 | 11 km |
| Cathedral High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB | English Catholic | Bottom fifth | 1,650 | 12 km |
| St. Jean de Brebeuf Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB | English Catholic | Fourth fifth | 1,615 | 12 km |
| Nora Frances HendersonSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 1,270 | 13 km |
| Burlington Central High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Halton DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 865 | 14 km |
| Aldershot High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Halton DSB | English public | Top fifth | 720 | 14 km |
| Westmount Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,310 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Civic Hospital | 6,091 | 42 | 17,450 | 5 | 1.2 km |
| … | |||||
| Stoney Creek | 3,828 | 17 | 10,905 | 0 | 0.8 km |
| Grand River North | 3,823 | 24 | 10,435 | 2 | 0.8 km |
| Corkery | 3,822 | 1 | 275 | 0 | 9.9 km |
| Mulmur | 3,813 | 3 | 1,520 | 0 | 17 km |
| Guernsey | 3,808 | 11 | 6,645 | 0 | 0.7 km |
| Eleanor | 3,805 | 26 | 11,280 | 2 | 0.7 km |
| Georgian Bay | 3,798 | 2 | 155 | 0 | 29 km |
| East Hawkesbury | 3,787 | 4 | 855 | 4 | 13 km |
| Berrisfield | 3,773 | 35 | 15,220 | 4 | 1 km |
| … | |||||
| Killaloe, Hagarty and Richards | 2,505 | 2 | 215 | 0 | 20 km |
In 135 of the 221 others the count is higher. Teaching in French: 140 of the 222 have it.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Guernsey
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guernsey | 11 | 0 | 7 | 0.7 km |
| Westmeria 0.7 km | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0.5 km |
| Poplar Park 1.2 km | 12 | 0 | 7 | 1.5 km |
| Highway Valley 1.4 km | 13 | 0 | 8 | 1.1 km |
| Lakeshore 1.8 km | 13 | 0 | 7 | 2.5 km |
| Eastdale 1.8 km | 15 | 0 | 7 | 1.2 km |
| Riverdale East 2.5 km | 17 | 0 | 7 | 0.9 km |
17 schools make Riverdale East the best supplied neighbour.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. A 3 km band around Guernsey’s outline is included, as it is for every town on the site.
- The kinds of school. Elementary and secondary come from the grades each school offers; a school offering both counts as all-grade.
- Bands, not ranks. Top fifth means a result among the best fifth of Ontario’s schools on that test; the card shows the average of a school’s fifths.
- 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.
- The year. The open list of 2024-25.
- 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 Guernsey
How many schools are there in Guernsey?
0 are inside the town itself and 11 lie within 3 km of its edge.
Is there a French-language school in Guernsey?
No, none within 3 km of Guernsey; ask the French-language board for the nearest.
How do I get a place at a school in Guernsey?
Each board registers its own students; its website gives the school for an address.
Which boards run the schools in Guernsey?
Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB (7) and Hamilton-Wentworth DSB (4), 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).