Four parallel systems run Raleigh’s schools through 4 boards: English and French, public and Catholic
Hamilton-Wentworth DSB runs the most, 29 of them; Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB, CS catholique MonAvenir and CS Viamonde run the rest. Results lean low: 26 of 46 in the lower two fifths in Ontario. Counting a 3 km margin, Raleigh has 43 elementary schools, 6 secondary schools and 1 alternative or adult school, for 22,690 students.
What stands out about Raleigh’s schools
Results on the rise
More of the results rose than fell over three years at 36 schools of the 46 with results, Norwood Park Elementary School, St. Kateri Tekakwitha Catholic Elementary School and Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Elementary School among them. Results ↓
One big school
Cathedral High School is the largest school here, with 1,650 students. Every school ↓
The strongest results
Norwood Park Elementary School (elementary) posts the area’s strongest results: the top fifth in Ontario. Results ↓
Every figure here sets the area’s schools beside the rest of its province.
4 boards, school by school
Every board or service centre with a school in the area, and its schools.
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 DSBSherwood, Bernie Custis Secondary School, Sir Winston Churchill, Lawfield, W H Ballard, Dr. J. Edgar Davey Elementary, Queen Victoria Elementary, Adelaide Hoodless … | English public | 29 | 14,105 |
| Hamilton-Wentworth CDSBCathedral, St. Eugene Catholic, Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic, Holy Name of Jesus Catholic, St. Michael Catholic, St. Margaret Mary Catholic, St. Patrick Catholic, St. John the Baptist Catholic … | English Catholic | 17 | 7,640 |
| CS catholique MonAvenirÉSAC Mère-Teresa, ÉÉC Notre-Dame, ÉIC Mère-Teresa | French Catholic | 3 | 650 |
| CS ViamondePavillon de la jeunesse | French public | 1 | 295 |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
How Raleigh’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 | 41 | 69% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 41 | 59% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 41 | 59% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 38 | 84% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 38 | 80% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 38 | 40% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 5 | 39% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 5 | 65% | 85% |
On Grade 9 math the area trails, 39% against 55% in Ontario. 0 measures above the provincial middle, 8 below, out of 8.
Every school’s results (46)
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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. Ann (Hamilton) Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 73% · G3 writing 55% · G3 math 63% · G6 reading 88% · G6 writing 88% · G6 math 52% | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| St. Patrick Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 80% · G3 writing 73% · G3 math 59% · G6 reading 69% · G6 writing 60% · G6 math 41% | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Prince of Wales Elementary Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 61% · G3 writing 49% · G3 math 48% · G6 reading 79% · G6 writing 79% · G6 math 49% | Fourth fifth |
| Cathedral High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 43% · OSSLT 64% | Bottom 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Dr. J. Edgar Davey Elementary Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 65% · G3 writing 45% · G3 math 35% · G6 reading 71% · G6 writing 61% · G6 math 14% | 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 |
| Bernie Custis Secondary School Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 36% · OSSLT 65% | Bottom fifth |
| Cathy Wever Elementary Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 56% · G3 writing 42% · G3 math 42% · G6 reading 72% · G6 writing 70% · G6 math 23% | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 50 schools in and around Raleigh 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 Raleigh
The language each school teaches in, against every school in Ontario.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Ontario.
The 4 French-language schools are ÉÉC Notre-Dame, École élémentaire Pavillon de la jeunesse, ÉSAC Mère-Teresa and ÉIC Mère-Teresa; CS catholique MonAvenir and CS Viamonde runs the public ones.
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 Raleigh’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
The split by system: English public 29, English Catholic 17 and French-language 4.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Raleigh
French-language schools
The French boards take rights-holders’ children by right and others by committee.
Catholic schools
Ontario funds the Catholic system in full; its high schools are open to all, its elementary schools mostly to Catholic families.
The neighbourhood school
A home address sets the designated school in each board’s attendance area. Registration is with the board; a school outside the area admits only where there is space.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 50 schools in and around Raleigh
Show all 43 elementary schools
High schools within reach of Raleigh
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
28 secondary schools are within 15 km: 18 English public, 8 English Catholic, 1 French Catholic and 1 French public. Hill Park System Alternative Education lies closest, 0.9 km from the centre.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hill Park System Alternative EducationSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | – | – | 0.9 km |
| Sherwood Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 1,255 | 1.5 km |
| Bernie Custis Secondary School Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 955 | 2.2 km |
| Cathedral High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB | English Catholic | Bottom fifth | 1,650 | 2.4 km |
| ÉSAC Mère-TeresaSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CS catholique MonAvenir | French Catholic | Middle fifth | 300 | 2.4 km |
| Sir Winston Churchill Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 790 | 3.6 km |
| St. Jean de Brebeuf Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB | English Catholic | Fourth fifth | 1,615 | 4 km |
| Westmount Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,310 | 4.6 km |
| Nora Frances HendersonSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 1,270 | 4.9 km |
| Glendale Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 1,260 | 4.9 km |
All 28 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sir Isaac Brock System Alternative Education Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | – | 65 | 5.7 km |
| École secondaire Georges-P-VanierSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CS Viamonde | French public | Top fifth | 85 | 5.8 km |
| Westdale Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 1,525 | 5.8 km |
| Bishop Ryan Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 2,115 | 6 km |
| Sir Allan MacNab Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 660 | 6.8 km |
| St. Thomas More Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB | English Catholic | Fourth fifth | 1,810 | 6.9 km |
| Saltfleet High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 1,280 | 7.4 km |
| St. Mary Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 935 | 7.5 km |
| St. John Henry Newman Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 1,640 | 7.7 km |
| Aldershot High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Halton DSB | English public | Top fifth | 720 | 7.9 km |
| Orchard Park Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 1,070 | 10 km |
| Burlington Central High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Halton DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 865 | 11 km |
| Dundas Valley Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 810 | 11 km |
| Waterdown District High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 1,140 | 13 km |
| Bishop Tonnos Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 1,320 | 13 km |
| Ancaster High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,180 | 14 km |
| Assumption Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Halton CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 1,070 | 14 km |
| M M Robinson High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Halton DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 1,155 | 15 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Alternative, adult and other schools around Raleigh
Outside the usual elementary and high schools: alternative programs at St. Charles Catholic Adult Secondary School. Their cards ↑
The kinds as the provincial lists give them (alternative, adult and continuing education, online, provincial schools).
Towns its size in Ontario
Similar-sized towns and their schools within 3 km, by population.
| Town | Population | Schools | Students | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long Branch | 11,400 | 22 | 10,140 | 1 | 1.3 km |
| … | |||||
| Brown's Corners | 7,228 | 55 | 27,080 | 1 | 0.5 km |
| Concord | 7,225 | 34 | 17,575 | 0 | 1.1 km |
| Colborne | 7,216 | 3 | 705 | 0 | 12 km |
| Carlisle | 7,161 | 14 | 6,675 | 0 | 9.3 km |
| Raleigh | 7,113 | 50 | 22,690 | 4 | 0.9 km |
| Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh | 7,052 | 6 | 1,870 | 0 | 14 km |
| Edgeley | 7,016 | 80 | 40,165 | 4 | 3.2 km |
| Algoma, Unorganized, North Part | 7,008 | 5 | 305 | 3 | 31 km |
| Hope | 6,997 | 54 | 29,190 | 4 | 2.6 km |
| … | |||||
| Bruleville | 4,310 | 44 | 19,670 | 2 | 2.1 km |
Of the 332 others, 49 count more schools. 230 towns of the 333 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 Raleigh
Each town’s schools in or within 3 km of its outline; distances as the crow flies.
The busiest neighbour is Burkholme, with 54 schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. A 3 km band around Raleigh’s outline is included, as it is for every town on the site.
- The kinds of school. The kind of school is what its province lists: elementary, secondary or both.
- Bands, not ranks. EQAO publishes shares at the provincial standard; the band places each among Ontario’s schools by fifths.
- What isn’t here. What no open list gives: inspection grades, several years of enrolment, and Ontario’s private schools.
- The year. The provincial list for 2024-25.
- Boards and systems. A school’s system is its board’s: the language it teaches in, and whether the board is public or Catholic.
Questions about schools in Raleigh
How many schools are there in Raleigh?
1 are inside the town itself and 49 lie within 3 km of its edge.
Is there a French-language school in Raleigh?
Yes: ÉÉC Notre-Dame, École élémentaire Pavillon de la jeunesse, ÉSAC Mère-Teresa and ÉIC Mère-Teresa, the French-language schools here.
How do I get a place at a school in Raleigh?
Ask the board which school serves your street, then register through it.
Which boards run the schools in Raleigh?
Hamilton-Wentworth DSB (29), Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB (17), CS catholique MonAvenir (3) and CS Viamonde (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).