Poplar Park leans Catholic: 7 of its 12 schools, where in Ontario it is 34%
The Catholic schools belong to Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB. Of its 12 tested schools, 6 sit in the top two fifths in Ontario and 4 in the bottom two. 7,525 students attend the 10 elementary schools and 2 secondary schools in or within 3 km of Poplar Park.
What stands out about Poplar Park’s schools
Results on the rise
At 8 tested schools out of 12, the three-year changes lean upward; St. Francis Xavier Catholic Elementary School, St. Martin of Tours Catholic Elementary School and St. John Henry Newman Catholic Secondary School gained most often. Results ↓
No French-language school
None of the 12 schools here teaches in French; in Ontario, 10% of schools do. Language ↓
One big school
With 1,640 students, St. John Henry Newman Catholic Secondary School is the area’s biggest. Every school ↓
Every figure here sets the area’s schools beside the rest of its province.
Who runs Poplar Park’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
Grouped by system: English public 5 and English Catholic 7.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How Poplar Park’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 | 10 | 77% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 10 | 69% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 10 | 66% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 10 | 84% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 10 | 87% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 10 | 44% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 2 | 59% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 2 | 88% | 85% |
Furthest from the provincial middle is Grade 6 math: 44% here, against 51% in Ontario. Above the middle on 2, below on 2: that is the 8 measures.
Every school’s results (12)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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. 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Lake Avenue Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 53% · G3 writing 45% · G3 math 34% · G6 reading 64% · G6 writing 62% · G6 math 10% | 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 12 schools in and around Poplar Park are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Poplar Park
The language each school teaches in, against every school in Ontario.
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.
2 boards, school by school
The boards and their schools here.
Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB counts 7, more than any of the other boards of the 2.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton-Wentworth CDSBSt. John Henry Newman Catholic, St. David Catholic, St. Francis Xavier Catholic, St. Agnes Catholic, Our Lady of Peace Catholic, St. Clare of Assisi Catholic, St. Martin of Tours Catholic | English Catholic | 7 | 3,790 |
| Hamilton-Wentworth DSBOrchard Park, Eastdale, Lake Avenue, South Meadow, Collegiate Avenue | English public | 5 | 3,735 |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
How children get a place in Poplar Park
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 neighbourhood school
Boards set boundaries for each school; living inside one guarantees a place there, and moving across one usually means a request.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 12 schools in and around Poplar Park
High schools within reach of Poplar Park
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
Within 15 km, families can reach 21 high schools: 13 English public, 6 English Catholic, 1 French Catholic and 1 French public. St. John Henry Newman Catholic Secondary School is closest, at 1.4 km.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. John Henry Newman Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 1,640 | 1.4 km |
| Orchard Park Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 1,070 | 1.5 km |
| Sir Isaac Brock System Alternative Education Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | – | 65 | 3.4 km |
| Glendale Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 1,260 | 4.2 km |
| Sir Winston Churchill Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 790 | 5.6 km |
| Saltfleet High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 1,280 | 6.1 km |
| Sherwood Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 1,255 | 7.7 km |
| ÉSAC Mère-TeresaSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CS catholique MonAvenir | French Catholic | Middle fifth | 300 | 8.2 km |
| Bishop Ryan Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 2,115 | 8.6 km |
| Bernie Custis Secondary School Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 955 | 8.6 km |
All 21 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hill Park System Alternative EducationSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | – | – | 9.2 km |
| Cathedral High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB | English Catholic | Bottom fifth | 1,650 | 11 km |
| St. Jean de Brebeuf Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB | English Catholic | Fourth fifth | 1,615 | 11 km |
| Nora Frances HendersonSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 1,270 | 12 km |
| Blessed Trinity Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Niagara CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 1,085 | 12 km |
| Burlington Central High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Halton DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 865 | 13 km |
| Aldershot High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Halton DSB | English public | Top fifth | 720 | 13 km |
| Westmount Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,310 | 14 km |
| École secondaire Georges-P-VanierSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CS Viamonde | French public | Top fifth | 85 | 14 km |
| Assumption Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Halton CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 1,070 | 15 km |
| Westdale Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 1,525 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenboro East | 4,800 | 31 | 13,260 | 8 | 1.6 km |
| … | |||||
| Rosedale | 3,070 | 37 | 17,740 | 4 | 1.3 km |
| Leslie Park - Bruce Farm | 3,056 | 32 | 12,000 | 6 | 0.8 km |
| Alpine | 3,055 | 33 | 19,185 | 1 | 0.8 km |
| Kirkendall South | 3,033 | 49 | 21,540 | 3 | 1.2 km |
| Poplar Park | 3,031 | 12 | 7,525 | 0 | 1.5 km |
| Riverside Park South - Revelstoke | 3,030 | 39 | 17,335 | 8 | 1.5 km |
| Buchanan | 3,006 | 48 | 23,275 | 3 | 0.8 km |
| McDougall | 3,002 | 9 | 1,755 | 2 | 11 km |
| Markstay-Warren | 2,990 | 4 | 310 | 3 | 34 km |
| … | |||||
| Killaloe, Hagarty and Richards | 2,505 | 2 | 215 | 0 | 20 km |
More schools than here: 88 of the 158 others. 92 of 159 have a school teaching in French.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Poplar Park
For each nearby town, its schools in or within 3 km of its outline, with straight-line distances.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poplar Park | 12 | 0 | 7 | 1.5 km |
| Eastdale 0.7 km | 15 | 0 | 7 | 1.2 km |
| Guernsey 1.2 km | 11 | 0 | 7 | 0.7 km |
| Highway Valley 1.4 km | 13 | 0 | 8 | 1.1 km |
| Riverdale East 1.4 km | 17 | 0 | 7 | 0.9 km |
| Lakeshore 1.7 km | 13 | 0 | 7 | 2.5 km |
| Westmeria 1.8 km | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0.5 km |
Most schools next door: Riverdale East, 17.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. Every school inside Poplar Park’s outline or within 3 km of it, the rule used across the site.
- The kinds of school. Kindergarten to Grade 8 is elementary, Grade 9 to 12 secondary, though the split varies by province and board.
- What isn’t here. Missing: inspection ratings (no province gives them), enrolment trends and Ontario’s private schools.
- Bands, not ranks. Each result is placed in a fifth of Ontario’s schools on the same measure; a school’s band averages its fifths. EQAO doesn’t report small groups, so no school is ranked to the place.
- The year. The provincial list for 2024-25.
- Boards and systems. The board is the public body that runs a school; this province has English and French boards, each public or Catholic.
Questions about schools in Poplar Park
Is there a French-language school in Poplar Park?
None within 3 km of Poplar Park. The French-language board serves it from schools further off.
How many schools are there in Poplar Park?
Inside the town there are 0; another 12 sit within 3 km.
How do I get a place at a school in Poplar Park?
Register with the board that runs the school: the address decides the designated school in each system, and the board can say which one it is.
Which boards run the schools in Poplar Park?
By number of schools: Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB (7) and Hamilton-Wentworth DSB (5).
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).