Photo: This image is Image Number 569299 at Mushroom Observer , a source for mycological images. · CC BY-SA 3.0English or French, public or Catholic: Hill Park’s schools come under 4 boards
Hamilton-Wentworth DSB leads with 30 schools, alongside Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB, CS catholique MonAvenir and CS Viamonde. On results, 26 of its 44 tested schools sit in the lower two fifths in Ontario. Taken together, Hill Park and its 3 km edge hold 41 elementary schools, 5 secondary schools and 2 alternative or adult schools for 22,735 students.
What stands out about Hill Park’s schools
Results on the rise
At 31 tested schools out of 44, the three-year changes lean upward; Norwood Park Elementary School, Westmount Secondary School and Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Elementary School gained most often. Results ↓
One big school
With 1,650 students, Cathedral High School is the area’s biggest. Every school ↓
The strongest results
Norwood Park Elementary School (elementary) posts the area’s strongest results: the top fifth in Ontario. Results ↓
Each finding compares the town’s schools with every school in its province.
4 boards, school by school
Every board or service centre with a school in the area, and its schools.
Ontario funds four systems side by side, and here all four overlap: a family picks English or French, public or Catholic, and each choice has its own board and its own schools.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton-Wentworth DSBWestmount, Sherwood, Lawfield, Dr. J. Edgar Davey Elementary, Queen Victoria Elementary, Adelaide Hoodless, Franklin Road Elementary, Highview … | English public | 30 | 13,300 |
| Hamilton-Wentworth CDSBCathedral, St. Jean de Brebeuf Catholic, Annunciation of Our Lord Catholic, Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic, St. Marguerite d'Youville Catholic, St. Joseph Catholic, St. Michael Catholic, St. Margaret Mary Catholic … | English Catholic | 15 | 8,490 |
| CS catholique MonAvenirÉÉC Monseigneur-de-Laval, ÉÉC Notre-Dame | French Catholic | 2 | 650 |
| CS ViamondePavillon de la jeunesse | French public | 1 | 295 |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
How Hill Park’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 | 38 | 69% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 38 | 62% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 38 | 59% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 36 | 85% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 36 | 80% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 36 | 42% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 4 | 48% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 4 | 79% | 85% |
The widest gap is on Grade 6 math, where the area’s schools reach 42% against 51% in Ontario. Above the middle on 0, below on 8: that is the 8 measures.
Every school’s results (44)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Norwood Park Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 93% · G3 writing 86% · G3 math 74% · G6 reading 98% · G6 writing 96% · G6 math 72% | Top fifth |
| Westmount Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 66% · OSSLT 95% | Second fifth |
| Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 85% · G3 writing 85% · G3 math 82% · G6 reading 89% · G6 writing 88% · G6 math 51% | Second fifth |
| St. John Paul II Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 83% · G3 writing 70% · G3 math 70% · G6 reading 87% · G6 writing 92% · G6 math 50% | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Earl Kitchener Junior Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–5 | G3 reading 82% · G3 writing 77% · G3 math 56% | 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 |
| Cecil B Stirling SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 82% · G3 writing 65% · G3 math 71% · G6 reading 100% · G6 writing 81% · G6 math 31% | 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 |
| St. Teresa of Calcutta Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 55% · G3 writing 60% · G3 math 65% · G6 reading 94% · G6 writing 90% · G6 math 71% | 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 |
| 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 |
| Lincoln Alexander Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 84% · G3 writing 71% · G3 math 81% · G6 reading 68% · G6 writing 80% · G6 math 24% | 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 |
| 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. Jean de Brebeuf Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 52% · OSSLT 78% | Fourth 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 |
| Kanétskare Elementary School Middle SchoolElementary · Grades 6–8 | G6 reading 79% · G6 writing 80% · G6 math 46% | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Queensdale SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 66% · G3 writing 59% · G3 math 69% · G6 reading 76% · G6 writing 73% · G6 math 39% | Fourth fifth |
| Richard Beasley Junior Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–5 | G3 reading 62% · G3 writing 62% · G3 math 40% | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Pauline Johnson Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 65% · G3 writing 45% · G3 math 39% · G6 reading 62% · G6 writing 58% · G6 math 28% | 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 |
| Central Junior Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–5 | G3 reading 41% · G3 writing 35% · G3 math 48% | 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 |
Ontario Ministry of Education, School Information Finder 2024–25 (EQAO results; N/R where groups are too small). Open Government Licence – Ontario.
Where the 48 schools in and around Hill Park 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 Hill Park
English, French and other languages of instruction, beside the mix in Ontario.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Ontario.
Schooling in French, 3 schools: ÉÉC Monseigneur-de-Laval, ÉÉC Notre-Dame and École élémentaire Pavillon de la jeunesse, with CS catholique MonAvenir and CS Viamonde 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 Hill Park’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 30, English Catholic 15 and French-language 3.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Hill Park
Catholic schools
A Catholic elementary school usually asks for a Catholic parent or a baptized child; a Catholic high school admits all.
French-language schools
Section 23 rights-holders, francophone parents or those schooled in French in Canada, have a place; others apply to the board’s committee.
The neighbourhood school
Registration happens with the board, not the school; the board names the school for the address.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 48 schools in and around Hill Park
Show all 41 elementary schools
High schools within reach of Hill Park
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
27 secondary schools are within 15 km: 17 English public, 8 English Catholic, 1 French Catholic and 1 French public. Nearest: Hill Park System Alternative Education, 2.1 km off.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hill Park System Alternative EducationSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | – | – | 2.1 km |
| Westmount Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,310 | 2.3 km |
| Cathedral High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB | English Catholic | Bottom fifth | 1,650 | 2.6 km |
| St. Jean de Brebeuf Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB | English Catholic | Fourth fifth | 1,615 | 3.2 km |
| Sherwood Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 1,255 | 3.6 km |
| ÉSAC Mère-TeresaSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CS catholique MonAvenir | French Catholic | Middle fifth | 300 | 3.7 km |
| Bernie Custis Secondary School Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 955 | 4 km |
| Nora Frances HendersonSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 1,270 | 4 km |
| Westdale Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 1,525 | 4.3 km |
| Sir Allan MacNab Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 660 | 4.5 km |
All 27 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| École secondaire Georges-P-VanierSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CS Viamonde | French public | Top fifth | 85 | 4.6 km |
| St. Thomas More Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB | English Catholic | Fourth fifth | 1,810 | 4.6 km |
| St. Mary Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 935 | 5.5 km |
| Sir Winston Churchill Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 790 | 5.9 km |
| Bishop Ryan Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 2,115 | 6.8 km |
| Glendale Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 1,260 | 7.1 km |
| Sir Isaac Brock System Alternative Education Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | – | 65 | 7.9 km |
| Aldershot High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Halton DSB | English public | Top fifth | 720 | 8.3 km |
| Saltfleet High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 1,280 | 8.9 km |
| Dundas Valley Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 810 | 9.4 km |
| St. John Henry Newman Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 1,640 | 9.9 km |
| Bishop Tonnos Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 1,320 | 11 km |
| Ancaster High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,180 | 11 km |
| Waterdown District High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 1,140 | 12 km |
| Burlington Central High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Halton DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 865 | 12 km |
| Orchard Park Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 1,070 | 13 km |
| Assumption Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Halton CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 1,070 | 15 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Alternative, adult and other schools around Hill Park
Other schooling here: alternative programs at St. Charles Catholic Adult Secondary School and Turning Point Alternative Education School. Their cards ↑
The kinds as the provincial lists give them (alternative, adult and continuing education, online, provincial schools).
Towns its size in Ontario
Towns of a similar population, with their schools in or within 3 km; described, not ranked.
| Town | Population | Schools | Students | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mt. Hope Huron Park | 5,174 | 33 | 17,610 | 2 | 1.2 km |
| … | |||||
| North Kawartha | 3,355 | 2 | 240 | 0 | 36 km |
| Mill Courtland Woodside Park | 3,319 | 43 | 22,315 | 0 | 0.8 km |
| Greeningdon | 3,296 | 44 | 21,695 | 1 | 1.5 km |
| North Algona Wilberforce | 3,290 | 6 | 1,280 | 0 | 14 km |
| Hill Park | 3,262 | 48 | 22,735 | 3 | 1 km |
| Normanhurst | 3,260 | 25 | 13,725 | 2 | 0.2 km |
| Greater Madawaska | 3,234 | 1 | 75 | 0 | 21 km |
| Marathon | 3,223 | 7 | 455 | 4 | 0.6 km |
| St. Clair | 3,201 | 40 | 18,495 | 2 | 0.8 km |
| … | |||||
| Killaloe, Hagarty and Richards | 2,505 | 2 | 215 | 0 | 20 km |
More schools than here: 9 of the 176 others. 106 towns of the 177 have a French-language school.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Hill Park
Each town’s schools in or within 3 km of its outline; distances as the crow flies.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hill Park | 48 | 3 | 17 | 1 km |
| Balfour 0.8 km | 47 | 2 | 17 | 0.9 km |
| Greeningdon 0.9 km | 44 | 1 | 17 | 1.5 km |
| Bruleville 1.1 km | 44 | 2 | 17 | 2.1 km |
| Burkholme 1.2 km | 54 | 5 | 21 | 0.9 km |
| Inch Park 1.3 km | 50 | 3 | 18 | 1.3 km |
| Centremount 1.4 km | 47 | 4 | 15 | 0.4 km |
54 schools make Burkholme the best supplied neighbour.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. Each school is placed by its address point; those inside Hill Park or within 3 km of it are here.
- The kinds of school. The kind of school is what its province lists: elementary, secondary or both.
- The year. The provincial list for 2024-25.
- Boards and systems. A school’s system is its board’s: the language it teaches in, and whether the board is public or Catholic.
- 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. Ontario’s private schools aren’t in the open list; no province publishes inspection grades.
Questions about schools in Hill Park
How do I get a place at a school in Hill Park?
Start with the board for the system you want; your address sets the school.
Which boards run the schools in Hill Park?
Hamilton-Wentworth DSB (30), Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB (15), CS catholique MonAvenir (2) and CS Viamonde (1), with each one’s schools in brackets.
Is there a French-language school in Hill Park?
Yes, schooling in French is at ÉÉC Monseigneur-de-Laval, ÉÉC Notre-Dame and École élémentaire Pavillon de la jeunesse.
How many schools are there in Hill Park?
Inside the town there are 1; another 47 sit within 3 km.
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).