ÉSAC Mère-Teresa
50 Lisgar cour · Hamilton · L8T4Y4 · CS catholique MonAvenir
One of Lisgar’s 6 secondary schools, counting 3 km beyond the edge: ÉSAC Mère-Teresa. Every school in and around Lisgar →
What stands out about ÉSAC Mère-Teresa
- 300 students, well under the 810 of a typical secondary school in Ontario.
- Across its measures, its results average to the middle fifth in Ontario.
- Its weakest measure is Grade 9 math, at 45% where the middle in Ontario is 55%.
- Catholic and French-language, under CS catholique MonAvenir.
- No other French Catholic secondary school is within 3 km of Lisgar.
How ÉSAC Mère-Teresa does 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.
On average across 2 reported measures of 2, ÉSAC Mère-Teresa is in the middle fifth in Ontario.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Ontario | Band | 3-year change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 math | 45% | 55% | Fourth fifth | −4 |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 90% | 85% | Second fifth | +8 |
N/R: EQAO doesn’t report groups too small to keep students anonymous. The three-year change is in percentage points, as the ministry publishes it.
How ÉSAC Mère-Teresa is placed without a letter
Its standing, the middle fifth in Ontario, comes from the province’s published results set beside every other school’s; ÉSAC Mère-Teresa itself carries no letter, since letters are kept for towns.
For a letter, see Lisgar’s Schools page: the town’s grade takes in ÉSAC Mère-Teresa and its neighbours.
Getting a place at ÉSAC Mère-Teresa
No application round, no lottery: the address fixes the school, and the board handles the paperwork.
The Catholic boards are as public as the others: free, with elementary schools that generally require a Catholic parent and high schools open to everyone.
Section 23 rights-holders, francophone parents or those schooled in French in Canada, have a place; others apply to the board’s committee.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
Side by side with the nearest secondary schools
Schools of the same level around it, closest first.
Of the 6 secondary schools nearest ÉSAC Mère-Teresa, 5 are larger.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ÉSAC Mère-Teresa | French Catholic | French | 300 | Middle fifth | |
| Sherwood Secondary School | English public | English | 1,255 | Bottom fifth | 1.6 km |
| Hill Park System Alternative Education | English public | English | – | – | 1.7 km |
| St. Jean de Brebeuf Catholic Secondary School | English Catholic | English | 1,615 | Fourth fifth | 3.2 km |
| Bishop Ryan Catholic Secondary School | English Catholic | English | 2,115 | Middle fifth | 3.7 km |
| Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School | English public | English | 790 | Bottom fifth | 3.8 km |
| Nora Frances Henderson | English public | English | 1,270 | Bottom fifth | 3.8 km |
Secondary schools near ÉSAC Mère-Teresa
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about ÉSAC Mère-Teresa
Who runs ÉSAC Mère-Teresa?
It is CS catholique MonAvenir that runs ÉSAC Mère-Teresa, in the French Catholic system.
What language does ÉSAC Mère-Teresa teach in?
French.
How do pupils get a place at ÉSAC Mère-Teresa?
Ask the board which school serves your street, then register through it.
Which schools of the same kind are near ÉSAC Mère-Teresa?
Nearest of all: Sherwood Secondary School (1.6 km), Hill Park System Alternative Education (1.7 km) and St. Jean de Brebeuf Catholic Secondary School (3.2 km).
Sources: Ontario Ministry of Education, School Information Finder 2024–25 and school contact list (Open Government Licence – Ontario) · Ontario Ministry of Education, School Information Finder 2024–25 (EQAO results; N/R where groups are too small). 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).