Mixed results around Oakes: 8 high and 3 low of 18 schools in Ontario
Best placed: Holy Name of Mary Catholic Elementary School and Immaculate Conception Catholic Elementary School. None of them teaches in French, though 10% of schools in Ontario do. Counting a 3 km margin, Oakes has 17 elementary schools and 2 secondary schools, for 9,400 students.
What stands out about Oakes’s schools
One big school
St. Thomas More Catholic Secondary School is the largest school here, with 1,810 students. Every school ↓
Every figure here sets the area’s schools beside the rest of its province.
How Oakes’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 B: 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 | 15 | 80% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 15 | 71% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 15 | 74% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 15 | 87% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 15 | 87% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 15 | 62% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 2 | 43% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 2 | 75% | 85% |
The widest gap is on Grade 9 math, where the area’s schools reach 43% against 55% in Ontario. Across 8 measures: 4 above the middle, 2 below. The three-year changes lean upward at 7 schools and downward at 6.
Every school’s results (18)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Holy Name of Mary Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 76% · G3 writing 71% · G3 math 74% · G6 reading 97% · G6 writing 100% · G6 math 86% | Second fifth |
| Immaculate Conception Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 85% · G3 writing 79% · G3 math 87% · G6 reading 94% · G6 writing 90% · G6 math 66% | Second fifth |
| St. Teresa of Avila Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 74% · G3 writing 70% · G3 math 83% · G6 reading 95% · G6 writing 95% · G6 math 58% | Second fifth |
| St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 91% · G3 writing 83% · G3 math 80% · G6 reading 92% · G6 writing 85% · G6 math 50% | Second fifth |
| St. Ann (Ancaster) Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 93% · G3 writing 100% · G3 math 100% · G6 reading 83% · G6 writing 83% · G6 math 62% | Second fifth |
| St. Joachim Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 87% · G3 writing 72% · G3 math 89% · G6 reading 87% · G6 writing 88% · G6 math 62% | Second fifth |
| Ancaster Meadow Elementary Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 80% · G3 writing 73% · G3 math 51% · G6 reading 93% · G6 writing 95% · G6 math 63% | Second fifth |
| Mountview Junior Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 89% · G3 writing 93% · G3 math 89% · G6 reading 80% · G6 writing 80% · G6 math 65% | Second fifth |
| Frank Panabaker North SchoolElementary · Grades 1–8 | G3 reading 85% · G3 writing 73% · G3 math 58% | Middle fifth |
| Tiffany Hills Elementary Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 76% · G3 writing 65% · G3 math 52% · G6 reading 97% · G6 writing 87% · G6 math 66% | Middle fifth |
| Rousseau Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 57% · G3 writing 54% · G3 math 49% · G6 reading 92% · G6 writing 92% · G6 math 68% | Middle fifth |
| Spring Valley SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 80% · G3 writing 64% · G3 math 80% · G6 reading 74% · G6 writing 84% · G6 math 44% | Middle fifth |
| R A Riddell Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 78% · G3 writing 67% · G3 math 61% · G6 reading 81% · G6 writing 87% · G6 math 55% | Middle fifth |
| St. Thérèse of Lisieux Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 78% · G3 writing 68% · G3 math 62% · G6 reading 81% · G6 writing 85% · G6 math 55% | Middle fifth |
| Frank Panabaker South Senior Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G6 reading 84% · G6 writing 88% · G6 math 50% | Middle fifth |
| Gordon Price SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 65% · G3 writing 44% · G3 math 36% · G6 reading 78% · G6 writing 85% · G6 math 45% | Fourth fifth |
| St. Thomas More Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 48% · OSSLT 80% | Fourth fifth |
| Sir Allan MacNab Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 38% · OSSLT 70% | Bottom fifth |
Ontario Ministry of Education, School Information Finder 2024–25 (EQAO results; N/R where groups are too small). Open Government Licence – Ontario.
Schooling in English and French around Oakes
The language each school teaches in, against every school in Ontario.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Ontario.
None of them 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.
Where the 19 schools in and around Oakes are
Every school as a pin, coloured by system; each opens its own page.
Points from the provincial lists.
Who runs Oakes’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
The split by system: English public 11 and English Catholic 8.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
The 2 boards that run schools here
The boards and their schools here.
Hamilton-Wentworth DSB runs the most, 11 of them, among 2 boards.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton-Wentworth DSBR A Riddell, Tiffany Hills Elementary, Sir Allan MacNab, Ancaster Meadow Elementary, Frank Panabaker South Senior, Spring Valley, Gordon Price, Frank Panabaker North … | English public | 11 | 4,810 |
| Hamilton-Wentworth CDSBSt. Thomas More Catholic, St. Thérèse of Lisieux Catholic, Immaculate Conception Catholic, St. Joachim Catholic, St. Vincent de Paul Catholic, Holy Name of Mary Catholic, St. Ann (Ancaster) Catholic, St. Teresa of Avila Catholic | English Catholic | 8 | 4,590 |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
How children get a place in Oakes
The neighbourhood school
Each school serves a defined area. A place elsewhere is possible when that school has room.
Catholic schools
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.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 19 schools in and around Oakes
High schools within reach of Oakes
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
Within 15 km, families can reach 23 high schools: 15 English public, 6 English Catholic, 1 French public and 1 French Catholic. The nearest is St. Thomas More Catholic Secondary School, 2.7 km away.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Thomas More Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB | English Catholic | Fourth fifth | 1,810 | 2.7 km |
| Sir Allan MacNab Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 660 | 2.9 km |
| Bishop Tonnos Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 1,320 | 3.9 km |
| Ancaster High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,180 | 4.2 km |
| St. Mary Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 935 | 4.4 km |
| Westmount Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,310 | 4.8 km |
| Dundas Valley Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 810 | 4.8 km |
| Westdale Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 1,525 | 6.2 km |
| École secondaire Georges-P-VanierSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CS Viamonde | French public | Top fifth | 85 | 7.1 km |
| St. Jean de Brebeuf Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB | English Catholic | Fourth fifth | 1,615 | 7.5 km |
All 23 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nora Frances HendersonSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 1,270 | 7.6 km |
| Cathedral High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB | English Catholic | Bottom fifth | 1,650 | 8.8 km |
| Hill Park System Alternative EducationSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | – | – | 9 km |
| ÉSAC Mère-TeresaSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CS catholique MonAvenir | French Catholic | Middle fifth | 300 | 10 km |
| Sherwood Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 1,255 | 11 km |
| Bernie Custis Secondary School Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 955 | 11 km |
| Bishop Ryan Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 2,115 | 12 km |
| Aldershot High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Halton DSB | English public | Top fifth | 720 | 13 km |
| Sir Winston Churchill Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 790 | 13 km |
| Waterdown District High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 1,140 | 13 km |
| Glendale Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 1,260 | 14 km |
| Saltfleet High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 1,280 | 15 km |
| Sir Isaac Brock System Alternative Education Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | – | 65 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glencoe | 6,468 | 5 | 1,120 | 0 | 0.9 km |
| … | |||||
| Lake of Bays | 4,105 | 1 | 140 | 0 | 14 km |
| Inch Park | 4,065 | 50 | 23,125 | 3 | 1.3 km |
| Perth South | 4,055 | 18 | 6,390 | 0 | 4.6 km |
| Centremount | 4,053 | 47 | 20,995 | 4 | 0.4 km |
| Oakes | 4,048 | 19 | 9,400 | 0 | 2.8 km |
| Morris-Turnberry | 4,028 | 4 | 1,260 | 0 | 4.9 km |
| Callander | 4,021 | 3 | 900 | 0 | 10 km |
| Kentley | 4,007 | 22 | 13,080 | 0 | 1 km |
| Stinson | 3,969 | 37 | 16,070 | 2 | 0.2 km |
| … | |||||
| Killaloe, Hagarty and Richards | 2,505 | 2 | 215 | 0 | 20 km |
Among 252 towns its size, 134 have more schools nearby. Teaching in French: 158 of the 253 have it.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Oakes
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
Horning has the most schools nearby, 30.
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 ratings by inspectors, no enrolment trend: neither is published school by school.
- Boards and systems. Every public school has a board: English or French, and in this province public or Catholic too. Independent schools have none.
- The year. 2024-25, the latest open list.
- The kinds of school. Schools are grouped by what they teach: elementary, secondary, every grade, and the alternative, adult and online programs.
- Which schools count. Each school is placed by its address point; those inside Oakes or within 3 km of it are here.
Questions about schools in Oakes
How many schools are there in Oakes?
The town holds 1 of them; 18 more are within 3 km of its outline.
Is there a French-language school in Oakes?
None within 3 km of Oakes. The French-language board serves it from schools further off.
Which boards run the schools in Oakes?
By number of schools: Hamilton-Wentworth DSB (11) and Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB (8).
How do I get a place at a school in Oakes?
The board’s school locator gives the designated school; registration is with the board or the school.
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).