Industrial’s schools mostly beat the middle in Ontario, 8 of the 14 with results
The strongest include Smith Public School, St. Francis Xavier Catholic Elementary School and St. Martin of Tours Catholic Elementary School. Catholic schools make up 8 of 14, above the 34% in Ontario. The 3 km around Industrial counts 12 elementary schools and 2 secondary schools, 8,430 students between them.
What stands out about Industrial’s schools
Several boards
The area’s schools come under 3 boards, Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB, Hamilton-Wentworth DSB and DSB Niagara. The boards ↓
Results on the rise
At 10 tested schools out of 14, the three-year changes lean upward; Smith Public School, St. Francis Xavier Catholic Elementary School and St. Martin of Tours Catholic Elementary School gained most often. Results ↓
No French-language school
For schooling in French, families look beyond these 14 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 ↓
Each finding compares the town’s schools with every school in its province.
How Industrial’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 | 12 | 81% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 12 | 78% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 12 | 77% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 12 | 86% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 12 | 87% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 12 | 51% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 2 | 59% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 2 | 88% | 85% |
Furthest from the provincial middle is Grade 3 writing: 78% here, against 65% in Ontario. The area is ahead on 4 of 8 measures and behind on 0.
Every school’s results (14)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Smith Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 94% · G3 writing 81% · G3 math 72% · G6 reading 100% · G6 writing 98% · G6 math 76% | Top fifth |
| 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 |
| St. Gabriel Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 88% · G3 writing 86% · G3 math 84% · G6 reading 76% · G6 writing 79% · G6 math 58% | 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 |
| Winona Elementary Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 61% · G3 writing 51% · G3 math 65% · G6 reading 91% · G6 writing 87% · G6 math 41% | 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.
Who runs Industrial’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
The split by system: English public 6 and English Catholic 8.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
Where the 14 schools in and around Industrial 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 Industrial
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.
No school here 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.
3 boards, school by school
The boards and their schools here.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton-Wentworth CDSBSt. John Henry Newman Catholic, St. Gabriel 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 | 8 | 4,165 |
| Hamilton-Wentworth DSBOrchard Park, Winona Elementary, Eastdale, South Meadow, Collegiate Avenue | English public | 5 | 3,905 |
| DSB NiagaraSmith | English public | 1 | 360 |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
How children get a place in Industrial
The neighbourhood school
No application round, no lottery: the address fixes the school, and the board handles the paperwork.
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 14 schools in and around Industrial
High schools within reach of Industrial
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
12 secondary schools are within 15 km: 8 English public, 3 English Catholic and 1 French Catholic. Orchard Park Secondary School is closest, at 4.5 km.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orchard Park Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 1,070 | 4.5 km |
| Blessed Trinity Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Niagara CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 1,085 | 6.7 km |
| St. John Henry Newman Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 1,640 | 7.2 km |
| Sir Isaac Brock System Alternative Education Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | – | 65 | 9.3 km |
| Glendale Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 1,260 | 10 km |
| Saltfleet High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 1,280 | 11 km |
| Sir Winston Churchill Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 790 | 11 km |
| West Niagara Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | DSB Niagara | English public | Second fifth | 1,655 | 12 km |
| Sherwood Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 1,255 | 14 km |
| Bishop Ryan Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 2,115 | 14 km |
All 12 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ÉSAC Mère-TeresaSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CS catholique MonAvenir | French Catholic | Middle fifth | 300 | 14 km |
| Bernie Custis Secondary School Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 955 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weston-Pelham Park | 10,680 | 101 | 36,690 | 6 | 1.8 km |
| … | |||||
| The Estates of Rainbow Creek | 6,822 | 19 | 8,855 | 0 | 2.2 km |
| Riverdale West | 6,804 | 19 | 11,755 | 0 | 1.5 km |
| Beaverbrook | 6,762 | 24 | 13,845 | 3 | 0.4 km |
| Old Ottawa South | 6,704 | 54 | 23,490 | 12 | 1.6 km |
| Industrial | 6,690 | 14 | 8,430 | 0 | 4.6 km |
| Barnstown | 6,603 | 32 | 17,430 | 1 | 1.3 km |
| Rivers Edge / Castlemore Crossing | 6,577 | 16 | 10,690 | 0 | 0.7 km |
| Stipeley | 6,572 | 32 | 15,635 | 2 | 0.6 km |
| Corman | 6,566 | 32 | 18,515 | 1 | 0.2 km |
| … | |||||
| Kentley | 4,007 | 22 | 13,080 | 0 | 1 km |
210 of the 315 others have more schools in reach. A French-language school is within reach in 210 of the 316.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Industrial
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Industrial | 14 | 0 | 8 | 4.6 km |
| Fifty Point 1.9 km | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5.2 km |
| Trillium 2.1 km | 8 | 0 | 4 | 3 km |
| Westmeria 4.1 km | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0.5 km |
| Guernsey 4.7 km | 11 | 0 | 7 | 0.7 km |
| Highway Valley 5.5 km | 13 | 0 | 8 | 1.1 km |
| Lakeshore 5.6 km | 13 | 0 | 7 | 2.5 km |
No neighbour of the 6 counts more schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Bands, not ranks. EQAO publishes shares at the provincial standard; the band places each among Ontario’s schools by 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.
- Boards and systems. English and French, public and Catholic: the board decides the system, and the address decides the school.
- The year. The open list of 2024-25.
- The kinds of school. Middle and junior high schools count as secondary when they start at Grade 7 or later, elementary otherwise.
- Which schools count. A 3 km band around Industrial’s outline is included, as it is for every town on the site.
Questions about schools in Industrial
Is there a French-language school in Industrial?
There is none in or near Industrial (within 3 km); the French-language board covers the area from elsewhere.
How many schools are there in Industrial?
Inside the town there are 2; another 12 sit within 3 km.
Which boards run the schools in Industrial?
Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB (8), Hamilton-Wentworth DSB (5) and DSB Niagara (1), with each one’s schools in brackets.
How do I get a place at a school in Industrial?
Registration is with the board, which assigns the school for the home address.
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).