Photo: Joey Coleman from Hamilton, Canada · CC BY-SA 2.06 above the middle in Ontario, 8 below: Stoney Creek’s 16 tested schools
Top of the area on results: St. Francis Xavier Catholic Elementary School and St. Martin of Tours Catholic Elementary School. Over three years, results rose at 12 of its 16 tested schools. Counting a 3 km margin, Stoney Creek has 13 elementary schools and 4 secondary schools, for 10,905 students.
What stands out about Stoney Creek’s schools
No French-language school
None of the 17 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 ↓
Big elementary schools
Elementary schools here average 528 students, against 365 in Ontario; Collegiate Avenue School and St. Martin of Tours Catholic Elementary School are the largest. Every school ↓
Every figure here sets the area’s schools beside the rest of its province.
How Stoney Creek’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 | 13 | 74% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 13 | 62% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 13 | 57% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 13 | 82% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 13 | 81% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 13 | 35% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 3 | 50% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 3 | 85% | 85% |
Furthest from the provincial middle is Grade 6 math: 35% here, against 51% in Ontario. Of 8 measures, 0 sit above the province’s middle and 6 below.
Every school’s results (16)
| 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 |
| Glendale Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 38% · OSSLT 78% | Bottom fifth |
| Viola Desmond Elementary School Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 58% · G3 writing 53% · G3 math 42% · G6 reading 78% · G6 writing 72% · G6 math 29% | Bottom fifth |
| Hillcrest Elementary Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 49% · G3 writing 32% · G3 math 32% · G6 reading 64% · G6 writing 80% · G6 math 16% | Bottom 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 |
| Sir Wilfrid Laurier Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 55% · G3 writing 42% · G3 math 43% · G6 reading 63% · G6 writing 74% · G6 math 20% | 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 17 schools in and around Stoney Creek are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Stoney Creek
The language each school teaches in, against every school in Ontario.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Ontario.
Not one 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.
Who runs Stoney Creek’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 10 and English Catholic 7.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
2 boards, school by school
Each board’s schools in the area, largest first.
The biggest of the 2 is Hamilton-Wentworth DSB: 10 schools.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton-Wentworth DSBGlendale, Orchard Park, Eastdale, Sir Wilfrid Laurier, Viola Desmond Elementary School, Lake Avenue, South Meadow, Collegiate Avenue … | English public | 10 | 7,115 |
| 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 |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
How children get a place in Stoney Creek
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
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 17 schools in and around Stoney Creek
High schools within reach of Stoney Creek
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
Counting out to 15 km, there are 24: 14 English public, 8 English Catholic, 1 French Catholic and 1 French public. Closest of all: St. John Henry Newman Catholic Secondary School (0.7 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 | 0.7 km |
| Sir Isaac Brock System Alternative Education Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | – | 65 | 1.5 km |
| Glendale Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 1,260 | 2.2 km |
| Orchard Park Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 1,070 | 3.4 km |
| Sir Winston Churchill Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 790 | 3.9 km |
| Saltfleet High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 1,280 | 4.5 km |
| Sherwood Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 1,255 | 5.7 km |
| ÉSAC Mère-TeresaSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CS catholique MonAvenir | French Catholic | Middle fifth | 300 | 6 km |
| Bishop Ryan Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 2,115 | 6.6 km |
| Bernie Custis Secondary School Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 955 | 7 km |
All 24 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hill Park System Alternative EducationSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | – | – | 7.2 km |
| Cathedral High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB | English Catholic | Bottom fifth | 1,650 | 8.9 km |
| St. Jean de Brebeuf Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB | English Catholic | Fourth fifth | 1,615 | 9.1 km |
| Nora Frances HendersonSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 1,270 | 9.5 km |
| Westmount Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,310 | 12 km |
| Aldershot High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Halton DSB | English public | Top fifth | 720 | 12 km |
| École secondaire Georges-P-VanierSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CS Viamonde | French public | Top fifth | 85 | 13 km |
| Westdale Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 1,525 | 13 km |
| Burlington Central High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Halton DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 865 | 13 km |
| St. Thomas More Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB | English Catholic | Fourth fifth | 1,810 | 13 km |
| Sir Allan MacNab Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 660 | 14 km |
| Blessed Trinity Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Niagara CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 1,085 | 14 km |
| Assumption Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Halton CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 1,070 | 15 km |
| St. Mary Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 935 | 15 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Towns its size in Ontario
Towns of a similar population, with their schools in or within 3 km; described, not ranked.
| Town | Population | Schools | Students | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Civic Hospital | 6,091 | 42 | 17,450 | 5 | 1.2 km |
| … | |||||
| Auditorium | 3,918 | 34 | 18,980 | 0 | 0.8 km |
| Ainslie Wood West | 3,917 | 24 | 10,185 | 0 | 0.8 km |
| Bridgeport East | 3,903 | 40 | 22,565 | 2 | 1.7 km |
| Trend-Arlington | 3,844 | 26 | 9,325 | 3 | 0.7 km |
| Stoney Creek | 3,828 | 17 | 10,905 | 0 | 0.8 km |
| Grand River North | 3,823 | 24 | 10,435 | 2 | 0.8 km |
| Corkery | 3,822 | 1 | 275 | 0 | 9.9 km |
| Mulmur | 3,813 | 3 | 1,520 | 0 | 17 km |
| Guernsey | 3,808 | 11 | 6,645 | 0 | 0.7 km |
| … | |||||
| Killaloe, Hagarty and Richards | 2,505 | 2 | 215 | 0 | 20 km |
More schools are within reach in 122 of the 221 other towns. Teaching in French: 140 of the 222 have it.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Stoney Creek
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stoney Creek | 17 | 0 | 7 | 0.8 km |
| Battlefield 0.9 km | 24 | 0 | 9 | 0.7 km |
| Riverdale East 1.4 km | 17 | 0 | 7 | 0.9 km |
| Riverdale West 1.5 km | 19 | 0 | 7 | 1.5 km |
| Eastdale 1.9 km | 15 | 0 | 7 | 1.2 km |
| Corman 2 km | 32 | 1 | 11 | 0.2 km |
| Poplar Park 2.1 km | 12 | 0 | 7 | 1.5 km |
The busiest neighbour is Corman, with 32 schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The kinds of school. Elementary means kindergarten to Grade 6 or 8, secondary up to Grade 12 (Secondary V in Quebec); a few schools take every grade.
- Which schools count. A school counts when it sits inside Stoney Creek or less than 3 km beyond its edge.
- Boards and systems. A school’s system is its board’s: the language it teaches in, and whether the board is public or Catholic.
- The year. Listed for 2024-25.
- What isn’t here. Ontario’s private schools aren’t in the open list; no province publishes inspection grades.
- Bands, not ranks. A school with no reported result has no band; one with several averages its fifths.
Questions about schools in Stoney Creek
Which boards run the schools in Stoney Creek?
By number of schools: Hamilton-Wentworth DSB (10) and Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB (7).
How do I get a place at a school in Stoney Creek?
Registration is with the board, which assigns the school for the home address.
Is there a French-language school in Stoney Creek?
No, none within 3 km of Stoney Creek; ask the French-language board for the nearest.
How many schools are there in Stoney Creek?
2 in the town, 15 just beyond it, 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).