4 school boards overlap in Lawfield, covering Ontario’s four systems
The largest is Hamilton-Wentworth DSB, with 29; beside it are Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB, CS catholique MonAvenir and CS Viamonde. Of its 44 tested schools, 5 sit in the top two fifths in Ontario and 23 in the bottom two. In or within 3 km of Lawfield: 41 elementary schools, 6 secondary schools and 2 alternative or adult schools, with 21,765 students.
What stands out about Lawfield’s schools
Results on the rise
At 30 tested schools out of 44, the three-year changes lean upward; Norwood Park Elementary School, Westmount Secondary School and St. Kateri Tekakwitha Catholic Elementary School gained most often. Results ↓
One big school
With 1,615 students, St. Jean de Brebeuf Catholic Secondary School is the area’s biggest. Every school ↓
The strongest results
The area’s best results are at Norwood Park Elementary School (elementary), in the top fifth in Ontario. Results ↓
Each finding compares the town’s schools with every school in its province.
Which of the 4 boards runs which school
Each board’s schools in the area, largest first.
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, Nora Frances Henderson, Sherwood, Lawfield, Queen Victoria Elementary, Adelaide Hoodless, Franklin Road Elementary, Highview … | English public | 29 | 13,525 |
| Hamilton-Wentworth CDSBSt. Jean de Brebeuf Catholic, Annunciation of Our Lord Catholic, Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic, St. Marguerite d'Youville Catholic, St. Michael Catholic, St. Margaret Mary Catholic, St. John the Baptist Catholic, St. John Paul II Catholic … | English Catholic | 15 | 6,860 |
| CS catholique MonAvenirÉÉC Monseigneur-de-Laval, ÉSAC Mère-Teresa, ÉÉC Notre-Dame, ÉIC Mère-Teresa | French Catholic | 4 | 1,085 |
| CS ViamondePavillon de la jeunesse | French public | 1 | 295 |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
How Lawfield’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 | 68% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 38 | 60% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 38 | 59% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 36 | 86% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 36 | 81% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 36 | 42% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 5 | 45% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 5 | 79% | 85% |
The widest gap is on Grade 9 math, where the area’s schools reach 45% against 55% in Ontario. Across 8 measures: 0 above the middle, 7 below.
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 |
| St. Kateri Tekakwitha Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 93% · G3 writing 82% · G3 math 86% · G6 reading 86% · G6 writing 86% · G6 math 38% | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| St. John the Baptist Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 73% · G3 writing 59% · G3 math 66% · G6 reading 95% · G6 writing 95% · G6 math 44% | 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 |
| Ray Lewis (Elementary) SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 65% · G3 writing 50% · G3 math 34% · G6 reading 90% · G6 writing 95% · G6 math 59% | Middle fifth |
| ÉSAC Mère-TeresaSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 45% · OSSLT 90% | 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. Anthony Daniel Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 69% · G3 writing 50% · G3 math 62% · G6 reading 85% · G6 writing 77% · G6 math 62% | 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 |
| Templemead Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 63% · G3 writing 51% · G3 math 50% · G6 reading 87% · G6 writing 85% · G6 math 35% | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Nora Frances HendersonSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 39% · OSSLT 67% | 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 |
| Rosedale Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–5 | G3 reading 58% · G3 writing 48% · G3 math 39% | 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 49 schools in and around Lawfield 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 Lawfield
The language each school teaches in, against every school in Ontario.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Ontario.
CS catholique MonAvenir and CS Viamonde runs the public French-language schools; all 5 are ÉSAC Mère-Teresa, ÉIC Mère-Teresa, École élémentaire Pavillon de la jeunesse and ÉÉC Notre-Dame.
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 Lawfield’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
By system, they split: English public 29, English Catholic 15 and French-language 5.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Lawfield
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
Ontario funds the Catholic system in full; its high schools are open to all, its elementary schools mostly to Catholic families.
French-language schools
Eligibility comes from the parents: French as a first language, or French schooling in Canada; otherwise, the board’s admissions committee decides.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 49 schools in and around Lawfield
Show all 41 elementary schools
High schools within reach of Lawfield
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
26 secondary schools are within 15 km: 17 English public, 7 English Catholic, 1 French Catholic and 1 French public. Nearest: Hill Park System Alternative Education, 1.4 km off.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hill Park System Alternative EducationSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | – | – | 1.4 km |
| St. Jean de Brebeuf Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB | English Catholic | Fourth fifth | 1,615 | 1.7 km |
| ÉSAC Mère-TeresaSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CS catholique MonAvenir | French Catholic | Middle fifth | 300 | 2 km |
| Nora Frances HendersonSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 1,270 | 2.6 km |
| Sherwood Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 1,255 | 2.8 km |
| Westmount Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,310 | 3.7 km |
| Cathedral High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB | English Catholic | Bottom fifth | 1,650 | 4 km |
| Bernie Custis Secondary School Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 955 | 4.5 km |
| Bishop Ryan Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 2,115 | 4.8 km |
| Sir Winston Churchill Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 790 | 5.3 km |
All 26 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Thomas More Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB | English Catholic | Fourth fifth | 1,810 | 5.4 km |
| Sir Allan MacNab Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 660 | 5.9 km |
| Glendale Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 1,260 | 6 km |
| Westdale Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 1,525 | 6.3 km |
| École secondaire Georges-P-VanierSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CS Viamonde | French public | Top fifth | 85 | 6.6 km |
| Sir Isaac Brock System Alternative Education Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | – | 65 | 6.8 km |
| Saltfleet High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 1,280 | 7 km |
| St. Mary Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 935 | 7.4 km |
| St. John Henry Newman Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 1,640 | 8.8 km |
| Aldershot High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Halton DSB | English public | Top fifth | 720 | 9.8 km |
| Dundas Valley Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 810 | 11 km |
| Orchard Park Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 1,070 | 11 km |
| Bishop Tonnos Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 1,320 | 12 km |
| Ancaster High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,180 | 12 km |
| Burlington Central High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Halton DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 865 | 13 km |
| Waterdown District High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 1,140 | 14 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Alternative, adult and other schools around Lawfield
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
Places of about the same size and their schools in or within 3 km, largest first.
| Town | Population | Schools | Students | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North London | 9,584 | 49 | 24,775 | 4 | 2 km |
| … | |||||
| Rolston | 6,124 | 42 | 20,670 | 1 | 0.3 km |
| Sioux Lookout | 6,122 | 3 | 1,045 | 0 | 1.7 km |
| Civic Hospital | 6,091 | 42 | 17,450 | 5 | 1.2 km |
| Crystal Bay - Lakeview Park | 6,059 | 121 | 54,485 | 32 | 2.3 km |
| Lawfield | 6,021 | 49 | 21,765 | 5 | 1.5 km |
| Homeside | 6,011 | 27 | 14,725 | 2 | 1.2 km |
| Underwood | 5,972 | 47 | 23,605 | 1 | 0.7 km |
| Cochrane | 5,948 | 5 | 1,025 | 2 | 0.7 km |
| Lowertown West | 5,947 | 41 | 12,855 | 15 | 0.7 km |
| … | |||||
| Timiskaming, Unorganized, West Part | 3,606 | 24 | 4,270 | 8 | 18 km |
35 out of 299 comparable towns have more schools. Schooling in French is on hand in 195 of the 300.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Lawfield
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawfield | 49 | 5 | 19 | 1.5 km |
| Rushdale 0.9 km | 39 | 3 | 16 | 0.8 km |
| Berrisfield 1.2 km | 35 | 4 | 15 | 1 km |
| Bruleville 1.2 km | 44 | 2 | 17 | 2.1 km |
| Burkholme 1.3 km | 54 | 5 | 21 | 0.9 km |
| Macassa 1.3 km | 46 | 4 | 20 | 0.1 km |
| Hampton Heights 1.3 km | 41 | 4 | 17 | 0.4 km |
Burkholme leads the neighbours with 54 schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The year. The 2024-25 list.
- Boards and systems. Boards come in one language each, and where the province funds Catholic schools, as public or Catholic; independent schools stand outside them.
- 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. Ontario’s results are whole percentages with small groups left out, so the page gives fifths, not ranks.
- Which schools count. The page takes in schools within Lawfield and up to 3 km past its boundary, so a school just over the line is still here.
- The kinds of school. Grades shown are the published range, from junior kindergarten (JK) upward.
Questions about schools in Lawfield
How do I get a place at a school in Lawfield?
Start with the board for the system you want; your address sets the school.
Which boards run the schools in Lawfield?
By number of schools: Hamilton-Wentworth DSB (29), Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB (15), CS catholique MonAvenir (4) and CS Viamonde (1).
Is there a French-language school in Lawfield?
Yes, there are French-language schools: ÉSAC Mère-Teresa, ÉIC Mère-Teresa, École élémentaire Pavillon de la jeunesse and ÉÉC Notre-Dame.
How many schools are there in Lawfield?
Inside the town there are 2; 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).