4 school boards overlap in Normanhurst, covering Ontario’s four systems
Hamilton-Wentworth DSB has 17 of them, and Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB, CS Viamonde and CS catholique MonAvenir share the others. Of the 24 with results, 14 sit in the lower two fifths in Ontario. Within 3 km of Normanhurst are 20 elementary schools and 5 secondary schools, teaching 13,725 students.
What stands out about Normanhurst’s schools
Results on the rise
More of the results rose than fell over three years at 19 schools of the 24 with results, Parkdale School, St. David Catholic Elementary School and Huntington Park Junior Public School among them. Results ↓
One big school
Glendale Secondary School is the largest school here, with 1,260 students. Every school ↓
The comparisons are with the province’s schools, never across provinces.
Which of the 4 boards runs which school
The boards and their schools here.
The four systems cover the same streets, so the nearest school may not be the one a family’s system offers: English or French, public or Catholic, each has its own board.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton-Wentworth DSBGlendale, Sherwood, Bernie Custis Secondary School, Sir Wilfrid Laurier, Sir Winston Churchill, Viola Desmond Elementary School, W H Ballard, Highview … | English public | 17 | 10,450 |
| Hamilton-Wentworth CDSBSt. Eugene Catholic, St. David Catholic, Holy Name of Jesus Catholic, St. Margaret Mary Catholic, St. John the Baptist Catholic, St. Luke Catholic | English Catholic | 6 | 2,765 |
| CS ViamondePavillon de la jeunesse | French public | 1 | 295 |
| CS catholique MonAvenirÉÉC Notre-Dame | French Catholic | 1 | 215 |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
How Normanhurst’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 | 20 | 73% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 20 | 63% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 20 | 59% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 17 | 82% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 17 | 79% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 17 | 36% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 4 | 37% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 4 | 72% | 85% |
On Grade 9 math the area trails, 37% against 55% in Ontario. On 0 of 8 measures the area beats the provincial middle; on 8 it trails.
Every school’s results (24)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Parkdale SchoolElementary · Grades JK–5 | G3 reading 77% · G3 writing 80% · G3 math 71% | Second fifth |
| St. David Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 85% · G3 writing 79% · G3 math 57% · G6 reading 93% · G6 writing 90% · G6 math 45% | Second 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 |
| 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 |
| Viscount Montgomery Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 89% · G3 writing 63% · G3 math 74% · G6 reading 88% · G6 writing 85% · G6 math 32% | 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 |
| Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 87% · G3 writing 67% · G3 math 76% · G6 reading 86% · G6 writing 81% · G6 math 31% | Middle fifth |
| St. Eugene Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 76% · G3 writing 71% · G3 math 61% · G6 reading 81% · G6 writing 79% · G6 math 45% | Middle fifth |
| St. Luke Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 85% · G3 writing 72% · G3 math 62% · G6 reading 79% · G6 writing 77% · G6 math 36% | Middle 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 |
| Queen Mary Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 70% · G3 writing 69% · G3 math 52% · G6 reading 82% · G6 writing 80% · G6 math 33% | Fourth fifth |
| A M Cunningham Junior Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–5 | G3 reading 68% · G3 writing 62% · G3 math 41% | 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 |
| Glendale Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 38% · OSSLT 78% | Bottom fifth |
| Sherwood Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 39% · OSSLT 79% | Bottom fifth |
| W H Ballard Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 43% · G3 writing 18% · G3 math 36% · G6 reading 79% · G6 writing 77% · G6 math 38% | Bottom fifth |
| Viola Desmond Elementary School Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 58% · G3 writing 53% · G3 math 42% · G6 reading 78% · G6 writing 72% · G6 math 29% | Bottom fifth |
| Hillcrest Elementary Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 49% · G3 writing 32% · G3 math 32% · G6 reading 64% · G6 writing 80% · G6 math 16% | Bottom fifth |
| Bernie Custis Secondary School Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 36% · OSSLT 65% | Bottom fifth |
| Memorial Elementary School Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 52% · G3 writing 36% · G3 math 35% · G6 reading 72% · G6 writing 70% · G6 math 30% | Bottom fifth |
| Rosedale Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–5 | G3 reading 58% · G3 writing 48% · G3 math 39% | Bottom fifth |
| Sir Wilfrid Laurier Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 55% · G3 writing 42% · G3 math 43% · G6 reading 63% · G6 writing 74% · G6 math 20% | Bottom fifth |
| Sir Winston Churchill Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 35% · OSSLT 56% | 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 25 schools in and around Normanhurst 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 Normanhurst
English, French and other languages of instruction, beside the mix in Ontario.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Ontario.
2 of them teach in French: École élémentaire Pavillon de la jeunesse and ÉÉC Notre-Dame; the public ones belong to CS Viamonde and CS catholique MonAvenir.
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 Normanhurst’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
Split by system, that is English public 17, English Catholic 6 and French-language 2.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Normanhurst
The neighbourhood school
Where a family lives sets the school: each board draws a catchment around every one of its schools, and a child living inside it has a place there. Other schools take children from outside when they have room.
French-language schools
French-language schools are for children of section 23 rights-holders first; the board may admit others case by case.
Catholic schools
Families who aren’t Catholic can usually choose a Catholic high school, though rarely a Catholic elementary one.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 25 schools in and around Normanhurst
High schools within reach of Normanhurst
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
Within 15 km, families can reach 27 high schools: 18 English public, 7 English Catholic, 1 French Catholic and 1 French public. Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School lies closest, 0.2 km from the centre.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sir Winston Churchill Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 790 | 0.2 km |
| Glendale Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 1,260 | 1.9 km |
| Sir Isaac Brock System Alternative Education Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | – | 65 | 2.5 km |
| Sherwood Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 1,255 | 2.7 km |
| Bernie Custis Secondary School Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 955 | 3 km |
| ÉSAC Mère-TeresaSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CS catholique MonAvenir | French Catholic | Middle fifth | 300 | 4 km |
| Hill Park System Alternative EducationSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | – | – | 4.2 km |
| St. John Henry Newman Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 1,640 | 4.4 km |
| Cathedral High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB | English Catholic | Bottom fifth | 1,650 | 5.1 km |
| Saltfleet High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 1,280 | 6.4 km |
All 27 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bishop Ryan Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 2,115 | 6.7 km |
| St. Jean de Brebeuf Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB | English Catholic | Fourth fifth | 1,615 | 7.1 km |
| Orchard Park Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 1,070 | 7.1 km |
| Nora Frances HendersonSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 1,270 | 7.7 km |
| Westmount Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,310 | 8.3 km |
| Aldershot High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Halton DSB | English public | Top fifth | 720 | 8.6 km |
| École secondaire Georges-P-VanierSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CS Viamonde | French public | Top fifth | 85 | 8.6 km |
| Westdale Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 1,525 | 8.9 km |
| Burlington Central High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Halton DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 865 | 10 km |
| Sir Allan MacNab Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 660 | 10 km |
| St. Thomas More Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB | English Catholic | Fourth fifth | 1,810 | 11 km |
| St. Mary Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 935 | 11 km |
| Assumption Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Halton CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 1,070 | 12 km |
| Nelson High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Halton DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,330 | 13 km |
| M M Robinson High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Halton DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 1,155 | 14 km |
| Waterdown District High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 1,140 | 14 km |
| Dundas Valley Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 810 | 15 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mt. Hope Huron Park | 5,174 | 33 | 17,610 | 2 | 1.2 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 |
| Adelaide-Metcalfe | 3,196 | 8 | 3,615 | 0 | 4.6 km |
| … | |||||
| Killaloe, Hagarty and Richards | 2,505 | 2 | 215 | 0 | 20 km |
77 of the 176 others have more schools in reach. 106 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 Normanhurst
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normanhurst | 25 | 2 | 7 | 0.2 km |
| Mcquesten West 0.7 km | 24 | 1 | 7 | 0.9 km |
| Glenview West 0.8 km | 31 | 3 | 10 | 0.6 km |
| Homeside 1.1 km | 27 | 2 | 7 | 1.2 km |
| Bartonville 1.2 km | 35 | 4 | 12 | 1.1 km |
| Crown Point East 1.8 km | 28 | 2 | 9 | 1.3 km |
| Rosedale 1.9 km | 37 | 4 | 12 | 1.3 km |
Top among the neighbours: Rosedale, 37 schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What isn’t here. Enrolment is a single year, where published at all, and no inspectorate rates schools.
- Bands, not ranks. Bands compare within Ontario only, measure by measure, then average: never a place in a league table.
- The year. The provincial list for 2024-25.
- Boards and systems. Public and Catholic boards are both publicly funded here, in English and in French; an independent school answers to no board.
- Which schools count. Counted: Normanhurst’s own schools and any within 3 km of its edge.
- The kinds of school. Elementary means kindergarten to Grade 6 or 8, secondary up to Grade 12 (Secondary V in Quebec); a few schools take every grade.
Questions about schools in Normanhurst
Is there a French-language school in Normanhurst?
Yes: École élémentaire Pavillon de la jeunesse and ÉÉC Notre-Dame, the French-language schools here.
How many schools are there in Normanhurst?
2 are inside the town itself and 23 lie within 3 km of its edge.
How do I get a place at a school in Normanhurst?
Contact the board: it names the school for your address and takes the registration.
Which boards run the schools in Normanhurst?
Hamilton-Wentworth DSB (17), Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB (6), CS Viamonde (1) and CS catholique MonAvenir (1), with each one’s schools in brackets.
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).