5 above the middle in Ontario, 4 below: Highland’s 11 tested schools
The highest results belong to Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Elementary School and St. James the Apostle Catholic Elementary School. Over three years, results rose at 7 of its 11 tested schools. Within 3 km of Highland are 9 elementary schools and 2 secondary schools, teaching 8,400 students.
What stands out about Highland’s schools
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 2,115 students, Bishop Ryan Catholic Secondary School is the area’s biggest. Every school ↓
Big elementary schools
At 556 students on average, against 365 in Ontario, the elementary schools are large; Gatestone Elementary Public School and St. Mark Catholic Elementary School lead. Every school ↓
The strongest results
Top of the area: Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Elementary School (elementary), its results in the top fifth in Ontario. Results ↓
Every figure here sets the area’s schools beside the rest of its province.
How Highland’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 | 72% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 9 | 72% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 9 | 74% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 9 | 91% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 9 | 88% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 9 | 50% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 2 | 50% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 2 | 84% | 85% |
Furthest from the provincial middle is Grade 3 math: 74% here, against 65% in Ontario. 3 measures above the provincial middle, 2 below, out of 8.
Every school’s results (11)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 89% · G3 writing 93% · G3 math 81% · G6 reading 97% · G6 writing 90% · G6 math 71% | Top fifth |
| St. James the Apostle Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 89% · G3 writing 85% · G3 math 85% · G6 reading 91% · G6 writing 94% · G6 math 51% | Second fifth |
| St. Mark Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 72% · G3 writing 72% · G3 math 74% · G6 reading 100% · G6 writing 98% · G6 math 61% | Second fifth |
| St. Paul Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 95% · G3 writing 83% · G3 math 79% · G6 reading 88% · G6 writing 88% · G6 math 50% | Second fifth |
| Janet Lee Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 77% · G3 writing 85% · G3 math 82% · G6 reading 92% · G6 writing 84% · G6 math 49% | Second fifth |
| Billy Green Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 63% · G3 writing 67% · G3 math 63% · G6 reading 92% · G6 writing 88% · G6 math 58% | Middle fifth |
| Bishop Ryan Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 51% · OSSLT 85% | Middle fifth |
| Mount Albion Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 71% · G3 writing 63% · G3 math 56% · G6 reading 80% · G6 writing 91% · G6 math 42% | Fourth fifth |
| Saltfleet High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 48% · OSSLT 83% | Fourth fifth |
| Shannen Koostachin Elementary School Elementary Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 70% · G3 writing 61% · G3 math 57% · G6 reading 86% · G6 writing 85% · G6 math 27% | Fourth fifth |
| Gatestone Elementary Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 72% · G3 writing 63% · G3 math 59% · G6 reading 68% · G6 writing 75% · G6 math 29% | 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 Highland 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 Highland
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.
None of them 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 Highland’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
System by system: English public 6 and English Catholic 5.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
The 2 boards that run schools here
The boards and their schools here.
Among 2 boards, Hamilton-Wentworth DSB leads with 6.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton-Wentworth DSBSaltfleet, Shannen Koostachin Elementary School Elementary, Gatestone Elementary, Mount Albion, Janet Lee, Billy Green | English public | 6 | 4,015 |
| Hamilton-Wentworth CDSBBishop Ryan Catholic, Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic, St. James the Apostle Catholic, St. Mark Catholic, St. Paul Catholic | English Catholic | 5 | 4,385 |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
How children get a place in Highland
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
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 11 schools in and around Highland
High schools within reach of Highland
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
Counting out to 15 km, there are 20: 12 English public, 6 English Catholic, 1 French Catholic and 1 French public. First by distance comes Saltfleet High School, at 0.7 km.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saltfleet High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 1,280 | 0.7 km |
| Bishop Ryan Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 2,115 | 2.7 km |
| Glendale Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 1,260 | 5.2 km |
| Sir Isaac Brock System Alternative Education Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | – | 65 | 5.3 km |
| ÉSAC Mère-TeresaSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CS catholique MonAvenir | French Catholic | Middle fifth | 300 | 5.4 km |
| St. John Henry Newman Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 1,640 | 5.7 km |
| Sherwood Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 1,255 | 6.4 km |
| Sir Winston Churchill Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 790 | 6.7 km |
| Nora Frances HendersonSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 1,270 | 7 km |
| St. Jean de Brebeuf Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB | English Catholic | Fourth fifth | 1,615 | 7.1 km |
All 20 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hill Park System Alternative EducationSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | – | – | 7.1 km |
| Orchard Park Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 1,070 | 7.3 km |
| Bernie Custis Secondary School Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 955 | 8.9 km |
| Cathedral High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB | English Catholic | Bottom fifth | 1,650 | 10 km |
| Westmount Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,310 | 11 km |
| St. Thomas More Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB | English Catholic | Fourth fifth | 1,810 | 12 km |
| Sir Allan MacNab Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 660 | 13 km |
| Westdale Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 1,525 | 13 km |
| École secondaire Georges-P-VanierSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CS Viamonde | French public | Top fifth | 85 | 13 km |
| St. Mary Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 935 | 14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell | 10,080 | 6 | 1,500 | 0 | 1.1 km |
| … | |||||
| Mcquesten West | 6,349 | 24 | 14,300 | 1 | 0.9 km |
| Pineview | 6,346 | 33 | 15,155 | 11 | 2 km |
| Beasley | 6,338 | 30 | 13,925 | 3 | 1.1 km |
| Turnball | 6,312 | 12 | 4,370 | 0 | 0.4 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 |
| … | |||||
| Eleanor | 3,805 | 26 | 11,280 | 2 | 0.7 km |
215 of 307 similar towns count more schools. A school in French is nearby in 201 towns of 308.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Highland
Each town’s schools in or within 3 km of its outline; distances as the crow flies.
The neighbour with most schools is Vincent (38).
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. The 2024-25 list.
- 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 kinds of school. Grades shown are the published range, from junior kindergarten (JK) upward.
- Which schools count. A school counts when it sits inside Highland or less than 3 km beyond its edge.
Questions about schools in Highland
Which boards run the schools in Highland?
Hamilton-Wentworth DSB (6) and Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB (5), with each one’s schools in brackets.
How do I get a place at a school in Highland?
Ask the board which school serves your street, then register through it.
How many schools are there in Highland?
2 in the town, 9 just beyond it, within 3 km.
Is there a French-language school in Highland?
Not near Highland: within 3 km there is none, and the French-language board points to the closest.
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).