Photo: Nhl4hamilton (Rick Cordeiro) · Public domain20 of Stinson’s 33 tested schools score in the lower two fifths in Ontario
The highest results belong to Norwood Park Elementary School and Strathcona Junior Public School. 3 boards run its schools. The 3 km around Stinson counts 32 elementary schools, 3 secondary schools and 2 alternative or adult schools, 16,070 students between them.
What stands out about Stinson’s schools
Results on the rise
At 27 tested schools out of 33, the three-year changes lean upward; Norwood Park Elementary School, Strathcona Junior Public School and Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Elementary School gained most often. Results ↓
One big school
With 1,650 students, Cathedral High School is the area’s biggest. Every school ↓
The strongest results
Norwood Park Elementary School (elementary) posts the area’s strongest results: the top fifth in Ontario. Results ↓
Each finding compares the town’s schools with every school in its province.
How Stinson’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 | 30 | 69% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 30 | 57% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 30 | 59% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 28 | 81% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 28 | 79% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 28 | 45% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 2 | 40% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 2 | 65% | 85% |
The widest gap is on Grade 9 math, where the area’s schools reach 40% against 55% in Ontario. Across 8 measures: 0 above the middle, 8 below.
Every school’s results (33)
| 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 |
| Strathcona Junior Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–5 | G3 reading 94% · G3 writing 78% · G3 math 72% | 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. Joseph Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 76% · G3 writing 64% · G3 math 62% · G6 reading 94% · G6 writing 94% · G6 math 65% | Second fifth |
| ÉÉC Monseigneur-de-LavalElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 82% · G3 writing 78% · G3 math 75% · G6 reading 96% · G6 writing 75% · G6 math 35% | Middle 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 |
| Earl Kitchener Junior Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–5 | G3 reading 82% · G3 writing 77% · G3 math 56% | 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 |
| Buchanan Park SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 71% · G3 writing 75% · G3 math 59% · G6 reading 88% · G6 writing 88% · G6 math 62% | 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. 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. 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. Lawrence Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 61% · G3 writing 61% · G3 math 65% · G6 reading 81% · G6 writing 81% · G6 math 57% | 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 |
| Kanétskare Elementary School Middle SchoolElementary · Grades 6–8 | G6 reading 79% · G6 writing 80% · G6 math 46% | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Hess Street Junior Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 50% · G3 writing 35% · G3 math 19% · G6 reading 66% · G6 writing 62% · G6 math 38% | Bottom fifth |
| Bennetto Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 54% · G3 writing 36% · G3 math 33% · G6 reading 64% · G6 writing 57% · G6 math 19% | 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 |
| Central Junior Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–5 | G3 reading 41% · G3 writing 35% · G3 math 48% | 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 |
Ontario Ministry of Education, School Information Finder 2024–25 (EQAO results; N/R where groups are too small). Open Government Licence – Ontario.
3 boards, school by school
The boards and their schools here.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton-Wentworth DSBBernie Custis Secondary School, Dr. J. Edgar Davey Elementary, Queen Victoria Elementary, Adelaide Hoodless, Franklin Road Elementary, Highview, Bennetto, Cathy Wever Elementary … | English public | 22 | 9,210 |
| Hamilton-Wentworth CDSBCathedral, Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic, Holy Name of Jesus Catholic, St. Joseph Catholic, St. Michael Catholic, St. Patrick Catholic, St. John the Baptist Catholic, St. Ann (Hamilton) Catholic … | English Catholic | 13 | 6,210 |
| CS catholique MonAvenirÉÉC Monseigneur-de-Laval, ÉÉC Notre-Dame | French Catholic | 2 | 650 |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
Where the 37 schools in and around Stinson 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 Stinson
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.
Schooling in French, 2 schools: ÉÉC Notre-Dame and ÉÉC Monseigneur-de-Laval, with CS catholique MonAvenir running 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 Stinson’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
Counted by who runs them: English public 22, English Catholic 13 and French-language 2.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Stinson
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.
French-language schools
French-language boards admit the children of rights-holders under section 23 of the Charter (a parent whose first language is French, or who was schooled in French in Canada), and may admit others through an admissions committee.
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 37 schools in and around Stinson
Show all 32 elementary schools
High schools within reach of Stinson
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
Counting out to 15 km, there are 30: 19 English public, 9 English Catholic, 1 French public and 1 French Catholic. Cathedral High School is closest, at 0.2 km.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cathedral High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB | English Catholic | Bottom fifth | 1,650 | 0.2 km |
| Bernie Custis Secondary School Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 955 | 2.2 km |
| Hill Park System Alternative EducationSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | – | – | 2.9 km |
| Sherwood Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 1,255 | 3.6 km |
| École secondaire Georges-P-VanierSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CS Viamonde | French public | Top fifth | 85 | 3.7 km |
| Westdale Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 1,525 | 3.9 km |
| Westmount Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,310 | 4.1 km |
| ÉSAC Mère-TeresaSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CS catholique MonAvenir | French Catholic | Middle fifth | 300 | 4.6 km |
| Sir Winston Churchill Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 790 | 5 km |
| St. Jean de Brebeuf Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB | English Catholic | Fourth fifth | 1,615 | 5.4 km |
All 30 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 |
| St. Mary Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 935 | 5.9 km |
| Aldershot High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Halton DSB | English public | Top fifth | 720 | 6 km |
| Nora Frances HendersonSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 1,270 | 6.2 km |
| St. Thomas More Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB | English Catholic | Fourth fifth | 1,810 | 6.6 km |
| Glendale Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 1,260 | 6.6 km |
| Sir Isaac Brock System Alternative Education Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | – | 65 | 7.4 km |
| Bishop Ryan Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 2,115 | 8.2 km |
| St. John Henry Newman Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 1,640 | 9.4 km |
| Saltfleet High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 1,280 | 9.6 km |
| Burlington Central High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Halton DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 865 | 9.7 km |
| Dundas Valley Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 810 | 9.9 km |
| Waterdown District High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 1,140 | 10 km |
| Orchard Park Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 1,070 | 12 km |
| Assumption Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Halton CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 1,070 | 12 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 | 13 km |
| M M Robinson High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Halton DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 1,155 | 13 km |
| Nelson High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Halton DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,330 | 14 km |
| Notre Dame Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Halton CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 1,030 | 14 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Alternative, adult and other schools around Stinson
Beyond the ordinary schools: alternative programs at St. Charles Catholic Adult Secondary School and Turning Point Alternative Education 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 6,400 | 9 | 4,140 | 1 | 9.6 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 |
| Watford | 3,955 | 5 | 1,635 | 0 | 19 km |
| Lisgar | 3,945 | 35 | 17,285 | 4 | 0.6 km |
| Auditorium | 3,918 | 34 | 18,980 | 0 | 0.8 km |
| Ainslie Wood West | 3,917 | 24 | 10,185 | 0 | 0.8 km |
| … | |||||
| Killaloe, Hagarty and Richards | 2,505 | 2 | 215 | 0 | 20 km |
50 of the 246 others have more schools in reach. Teaching in French: 155 of the 247 have it.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Stinson
For each nearby town, its schools in or within 3 km of its outline, with straight-line distances.
50 schools make Inch Park the best supplied neighbour.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. Counted: Stinson’s own schools and any within 3 km of its edge.
- The kinds of school. The kind of school is what its province lists: elementary, secondary or both.
- The year. 2024-25, the latest open list.
- Boards and systems. The board is the public body that runs a school; this province has English and French boards, each public or Catholic.
- Bands, not ranks. Ontario’s results are whole percentages with small groups left out, so the page gives fifths, not ranks.
- What isn’t here. Missing: inspection ratings (no province gives them), enrolment trends and Ontario’s private schools.
Questions about schools in Stinson
How do I get a place at a school in Stinson?
Each board registers its own students; its website gives the school for an address.
Which boards run the schools in Stinson?
Hamilton-Wentworth DSB (22), Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB (13) and CS catholique MonAvenir (2), with each one’s schools in brackets.
Is there a French-language school in Stinson?
Yes: ÉÉC Notre-Dame and ÉÉC Monseigneur-de-Laval, the French-language schools here.
How many schools are there in Stinson?
Inside the town there are 1; another 36 sit within 3 km.
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).