Four parallel systems run Rushdale’s schools through 4 boards: English and French, public and Catholic
Hamilton-Wentworth DSB has 22 of them, and Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB, CS catholique MonAvenir and CS Viamonde share the others. Results are mixed: 6 of 35 schools above the middle in Ontario, 17 below it. In or within 3 km of Rushdale: 32 elementary schools, 6 secondary schools and 1 alternative or adult school, with 18,320 students.
What stands out about Rushdale’s schools
Results on the rise
At 24 tested schools out of 35, the three-year changes lean upward; Corpus Christi Catholic Elementary School, Norwood Park Elementary School and Westmount Secondary School gained most often. Results ↓
One big school
With 1,615 students, St. Jean de Brebeuf Catholic Secondary School is the area’s biggest. Every school ↓
The strongest results
Top of the area: Corpus Christi Catholic Elementary School (elementary), its results in 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
Each board’s schools in the area, largest first.
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 DSBWestmount, Nora Frances Henderson, Sherwood, Lawfield, Franklin Road Elementary, Highview, Templemead, Norwood Park … | English public | 22 | 10,945 |
| Hamilton-Wentworth CDSBSt. Jean de Brebeuf Catholic, Annunciation of Our Lord Catholic, Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic, St. Marguerite d'Youville Catholic, St. Michael Catholic, Corpus Christi Catholic, St. Margaret Mary Catholic, St. John Paul II Catholic … | English Catholic | 14 | 6,645 |
| CS catholique MonAvenirÉSAC Mère-Teresa, ÉIC Mère-Teresa | French Catholic | 2 | 435 |
| CS ViamondePavillon de la jeunesse | French public | 1 | 295 |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
How Rushdale’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 | 29 | 70% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 29 | 63% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 29 | 60% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 28 | 86% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 28 | 85% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 28 | 44% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 5 | 45% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 5 | 79% | 85% |
Furthest from the provincial middle is Grade 9 math: 45% here, against 55% in Ontario. Across 8 measures: 0 above the middle, 6 below.
Every school’s results (35)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Corpus Christi Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 92% · G3 writing 95% · G3 math 95% · G6 reading 98% · G6 writing 100% · G6 math 98% | Top fifth |
| 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 |
| Westmount Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 66% · OSSLT 95% | Second 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 |
| St. John Paul II Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 83% · G3 writing 70% · G3 math 70% · G6 reading 87% · G6 writing 92% · G6 math 50% | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Ray Lewis (Elementary) SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 65% · G3 writing 50% · G3 math 34% · G6 reading 90% · G6 writing 95% · G6 math 59% | 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. Marguerite d'Youville Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 79% · G3 writing 67% · G3 math 58% · G6 reading 90% · G6 writing 79% · G6 math 42% | 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 |
| 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 |
| St. Jean de Brebeuf Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 52% · OSSLT 78% | Fourth 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 |
| Templemead Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 63% · G3 writing 51% · G3 math 50% · G6 reading 87% · G6 writing 85% · G6 math 35% | Fourth fifth |
| Annunciation of Our Lord Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 71% · G3 writing 68% · G3 math 69% · G6 reading 70% · G6 writing 74% · G6 math 33% | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Richard Beasley Junior Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–5 | G3 reading 62% · G3 writing 62% · G3 math 40% | Fourth fifth |
| Westview Middle SchoolElementary · Grades 6–8 | G6 reading 85% · G6 writing 81% · G6 math 19% | Fourth fifth |
| Westwood Junior Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–5 | G3 reading 65% · G3 writing 63% · G3 math 46% | Fourth fifth |
| Helen Detwiler Junior Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 66% · G3 writing 63% · G3 math 44% · G6 reading 76% · G6 writing 80% · G6 math 36% | 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 |
| James MacDonald Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 65% · G3 writing 58% · G3 math 52% · G6 reading 72% · G6 writing 62% · G6 math 30% | Bottom fifth |
| Sherwood Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 39% · OSSLT 79% | 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 |
| Nora Frances HendersonSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 39% · OSSLT 67% | 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 39 schools in and around Rushdale are
Every school as a pin, coloured by system; each opens its own page.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Rushdale
Each school by its language of instruction, with the share in Ontario marked.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Ontario.
In French: ÉSAC Mère-Teresa, ÉIC Mère-Teresa and École élémentaire Pavillon de la jeunesse. The public ones of the 3 come under CS catholique MonAvenir and CS Viamonde.
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 Rushdale’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
Their systems: English public 22, English Catholic 14 and French-language 3.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Rushdale
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.
French-language schools
Section 23 rights-holders, francophone parents or those schooled in French in Canada, have a place; others apply to the board’s committee.
The neighbourhood school
Where a family lives settles it: the board’s map ties every address to one school, and a seat anywhere else waits on spare room.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 39 schools in and around Rushdale
Show all 32 elementary schools
High schools within reach of Rushdale
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
Counting out to 15 km, there are 26: 17 English public, 7 English Catholic, 1 French Catholic and 1 French public. For the shortest journey, St. Jean de Brebeuf Catholic Secondary School: 0.8 km.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Jean de Brebeuf Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB | English Catholic | Fourth fifth | 1,615 | 0.8 km |
| Nora Frances HendersonSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 1,270 | 1.6 km |
| Hill Park System Alternative EducationSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | – | – | 2.4 km |
| ÉSAC Mère-TeresaSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CS catholique MonAvenir | French Catholic | Middle fifth | 300 | 2.6 km |
| Sherwood Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 1,255 | 3.7 km |
| Westmount Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,310 | 3.7 km |
| Bishop Ryan Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 2,115 | 4.5 km |
| Cathedral High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB | English Catholic | Bottom fifth | 1,650 | 4.9 km |
| St. Thomas More Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB | English Catholic | Fourth fifth | 1,810 | 5 km |
| Bernie Custis Secondary School Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 955 | 5.5 km |
All 26 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sir Allan MacNab Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 660 | 5.8 km |
| Sir Winston Churchill Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 790 | 6.1 km |
| Glendale Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 1,260 | 6.6 km |
| Westdale Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 1,525 | 6.7 km |
| Saltfleet High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 1,280 | 7 km |
| École secondaire Georges-P-VanierSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CS Viamonde | French public | Top fifth | 85 | 7.1 km |
| Sir Isaac Brock System Alternative Education Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | – | 65 | 7.4 km |
| St. Mary Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 935 | 7.6 km |
| St. John Henry Newman Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 1,640 | 9.3 km |
| Aldershot High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Halton DSB | English public | Top fifth | 720 | 11 km |
| Dundas Valley Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 810 | 11 km |
| Bishop Tonnos Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 1,320 | 11 km |
| Ancaster High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,180 | 12 km |
| Orchard Park Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 1,070 | 12 km |
| Burlington Central High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Halton DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 865 | 14 km |
| Waterdown District High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 1,140 | 15 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Alternative, adult and other schools around Rushdale
Besides the 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
Places of about the same size and their schools in or within 3 km, largest first.
| Town | Population | Schools | Students | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alnwick/Haldimand | 8,197 | 6 | 1,495 | 0 | 14 km |
| … | |||||
| Gourley | 5,271 | 38 | 19,735 | 1 | 1.1 km |
| Crown Point East | 5,215 | 28 | 13,680 | 2 | 1.3 km |
| Mt. Hope Huron Park | 5,174 | 33 | 17,610 | 2 | 1.2 km |
| Centre Hastings | 5,170 | 2 | 865 | 0 | 4.4 km |
| Rushdale | 5,154 | 39 | 18,320 | 3 | 0.8 km |
| Westmount | 5,048 | 40 | 23,625 | 1 | 1.6 km |
| Hearst | 5,032 | 8 | 790 | 6 | 0.2 km |
| Huntington | 5,024 | 44 | 20,455 | 4 | 0.7 km |
| Northern Bruce Peninsula | 5,018 | 3 | 300 | 0 | 12 km |
| … | |||||
| Ainslie Wood East | 3,112 | 28 | 10,145 | 3 | 0.5 km |
More schools than here: 53 of the 268 others. 170 of the 269 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 Rushdale
Each town’s schools in or within 3 km of its outline; distances as the crow flies.
Next door, Lawfield counts 49 schools, more than any other neighbour.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. The area is Rushdale plus a 3 km margin around it, measured from its census outline.
- The kinds of school. Elementary and secondary come from the grades each school offers; a school offering both counts as all-grade.
- The year. As the province lists them in 2024-25.
- Boards and systems. Each board covers a territory in one language and one system, public or Catholic; boards of different systems overlap.
- What isn’t here. No ratings by inspectors, no enrolment trend: neither is published school by school.
- Bands, not ranks. Bands compare within Ontario only, measure by measure, then average: never a place in a league table.
Questions about schools in Rushdale
How do I get a place at a school in Rushdale?
Each board registers its own students; its website gives the school for an address.
Which boards run the schools in Rushdale?
Hamilton-Wentworth DSB (22), Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB (14), CS catholique MonAvenir (2) and CS Viamonde (1), with each one’s schools in brackets.
Is there a French-language school in Rushdale?
Yes, there are French-language schools: ÉSAC Mère-Teresa, ÉIC Mère-Teresa and École élémentaire Pavillon de la jeunesse.
How many schools are there in Rushdale?
The town holds 2 of them; 37 more are within 3 km of its outline.
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).