3 school boards share Trinity
Hamilton-Wentworth DSB leads with 13 schools, alongside Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB and CS catholique MonAvenir. On the tests, 9 of 23 schools land above the middle in Ontario, 6 under it. Counting a 3 km margin, Trinity has 19 elementary schools and 5 secondary schools, for 14,700 students.
What stands out about Trinity’s schools
Results on the rise
At 13 tested schools out of 23, the three-year changes lean upward; Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Elementary School, Bishop Tonnos Catholic Secondary School and St. Joachim Catholic Elementary School gained most often. Results ↓
One big school
With 2,115 students, Bishop Ryan Catholic Secondary School is the area’s biggest. Every school ↓
The strongest results
Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic 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.
The 3 boards that run schools here
Each board’s schools in the area, largest first.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton-Wentworth DSBSaltfleet, Ancaster, Shannen Koostachin Elementary School Elementary, Gatestone Elementary, Templemead, Mount Albion, Frank Panabaker South Senior, Janet Lee … | English public | 13 | 7,630 |
| Hamilton-Wentworth CDSBBishop Ryan Catholic, Bishop Tonnos Catholic, Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic, St. James the Apostle Catholic, St. Mark Catholic, St. Joachim Catholic, St. Paul Catholic, St. Kateri Tekakwitha Catholic … | English Catholic | 9 | 6,635 |
| CS catholique MonAvenirÉSAC Mère-Teresa, ÉIC Mère-Teresa | French Catholic | 2 | 435 |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
How Trinity’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 | 17 | 77% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 17 | 67% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 17 | 71% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 17 | 87% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 17 | 86% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 17 | 49% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 5 | 51% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 5 | 90% | 85% |
On Grade 3 math the area runs ahead, 71% against 65% in Ontario. The area is ahead on 3 of 8 measures and behind on 2.
Every school’s results (23)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 89% · G3 writing 93% · G3 math 81% · G6 reading 97% · G6 writing 90% · G6 math 71% | Top fifth |
| Bishop Tonnos Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 69% · OSSLT 90% | Second fifth |
| St. James the Apostle Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 89% · G3 writing 85% · G3 math 85% · G6 reading 91% · G6 writing 94% · G6 math 51% | Second fifth |
| St. Mark Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 72% · G3 writing 72% · G3 math 74% · G6 reading 100% · G6 writing 98% · G6 math 61% | Second fifth |
| Ancaster High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 67% · OSSLT 90% | Second fifth |
| St. Joachim Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 87% · G3 writing 72% · G3 math 89% · G6 reading 87% · G6 writing 88% · G6 math 62% | Second fifth |
| St. Paul Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 95% · G3 writing 83% · G3 math 79% · G6 reading 88% · G6 writing 88% · G6 math 50% | Second fifth |
| Janet Lee Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 77% · G3 writing 85% · G3 math 82% · G6 reading 92% · G6 writing 84% · G6 math 49% | 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 |
| Frank Panabaker North SchoolElementary · Grades 1–8 | G3 reading 85% · G3 writing 73% · G3 math 58% | Middle fifth |
| Billy Green Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 63% · G3 writing 67% · G3 math 63% · G6 reading 92% · G6 writing 88% · G6 math 58% | 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 |
| Bishop Ryan Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 51% · OSSLT 85% | Middle fifth |
| Spring Valley SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 80% · G3 writing 64% · G3 math 80% · G6 reading 74% · G6 writing 84% · G6 math 44% | Middle fifth |
| ÉSAC Mère-TeresaSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 45% · OSSLT 90% | Middle fifth |
| Frank Panabaker South Senior Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G6 reading 84% · G6 writing 88% · G6 math 50% | 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 |
| Mount Albion Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 71% · G3 writing 63% · G3 math 56% · G6 reading 80% · G6 writing 91% · G6 math 42% | Fourth fifth |
| Saltfleet High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 48% · OSSLT 83% | Fourth fifth |
| Shannen Koostachin Elementary School Elementary Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 70% · G3 writing 61% · G3 math 57% · G6 reading 86% · G6 writing 85% · G6 math 27% | 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 |
| Gatestone Elementary Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 72% · G3 writing 63% · G3 math 59% · G6 reading 68% · G6 writing 75% · G6 math 29% | Fourth 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 |
Ontario Ministry of Education, School Information Finder 2024–25 (EQAO results; N/R where groups are too small). Open Government Licence – Ontario.
Where the 24 schools in and around Trinity 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 Trinity
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: ÉIC Mère-Teresa and ÉSAC Mère-Teresa, 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 Trinity’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
By system, they split: English public 13, English Catholic 9 and French-language 2.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Trinity
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.
Catholic schools
Families who aren’t Catholic can usually choose a Catholic high school, though rarely a Catholic elementary one.
The neighbourhood school
Registration happens with the board, not the school; the board names the school for the address.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 24 schools in and around Trinity
High schools within reach of Trinity
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
Within 15 km, families can reach 22 high schools: 13 English public, 7 English Catholic, 1 French Catholic and 1 French public. First by distance comes Bishop Ryan Catholic Secondary School, at 0.5 km.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bishop Ryan Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 2,115 | 0.5 km |
| Saltfleet High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 1,280 | 2.8 km |
| ÉSAC Mère-TeresaSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CS catholique MonAvenir | French Catholic | Middle fifth | 300 | 3.4 km |
| Nora Frances HendersonSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 1,270 | 4.5 km |
| St. Jean de Brebeuf Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB | English Catholic | Fourth fifth | 1,615 | 4.6 km |
| Sherwood Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 1,255 | 4.8 km |
| Hill Park System Alternative EducationSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | – | – | 5.1 km |
| Glendale Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 1,260 | 5.2 km |
| Sir Isaac Brock System Alternative Education Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | – | 65 | 5.6 km |
| Sir Winston Churchill Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 790 | 6 km |
All 22 secondary schools
| 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 | 6.8 km |
| Bernie Custis Secondary School Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 955 | 7.5 km |
| Cathedral High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB | English Catholic | Bottom fifth | 1,650 | 8.1 km |
| Westmount Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,310 | 8.2 km |
| Orchard Park Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 1,070 | 8.9 km |
| St. Thomas More Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB | English Catholic | Fourth fifth | 1,810 | 9.3 km |
| Sir Allan MacNab Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 660 | 10 km |
| Westdale Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 1,525 | 11 km |
| École secondaire Georges-P-VanierSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CS Viamonde | French public | Top fifth | 85 | 11 km |
| St. Mary Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 935 | 12 km |
| Aldershot High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Halton DSB | English public | Top fifth | 720 | 14 km |
| Bishop Tonnos Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 1,320 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Lake | 4,285 | 5 | 745 | 1 | 0.3 km |
| … | |||||
| Little Current | 2,764 | 3 | 725 | 0 | 24 km |
| Marritt | 2,759 | 17 | 9,135 | 0 | 3.1 km |
| Waterridge Village | 2,737 | 46 | 13,120 | 23 | 1.1 km |
| Freelton | 2,724 | 4 | 1,135 | 0 | 10 km |
| Trinity | 2,708 | 24 | 14,700 | 2 | 0.5 km |
| Eastdale | 2,703 | 15 | 9,625 | 0 | 1.2 km |
| Westmeria | 2,646 | 9 | 5,825 | 0 | 0.5 km |
| Kinburn | 2,639 | 9 | 3,375 | 1 | 14 km |
| Lambeth | 2,609 | 3 | 1,205 | 1 | 4.3 km |
| … | |||||
| Killaloe, Hagarty and Richards | 2,505 | 2 | 215 | 0 | 20 km |
In 56 of the 128 others the count is higher. 74 of the 129 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 Trinity
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinity | 24 | 2 | 11 | 0.5 km |
| Valley Park 1.4 km | 23 | 2 | 10 | 2 km |
| Albion 2.4 km | 30 | 2 | 14 | 2.4 km |
| Highland 2.5 km | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0.7 km |
| Felker 2.8 km | 13 | 0 | 6 | 0.6 km |
| Templemead 3.1 km | 25 | 2 | 11 | 1.6 km |
| Lisgar 3.2 km | 35 | 4 | 15 | 0.6 km |
Among the neighbours, Lisgar has 35, the most.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The kinds of school. Schools are grouped by what they teach: elementary, secondary, every grade, and the alternative, adult and online programs.
- Which schools count. Schools inside Trinity and those within 3 km of its outline: a family nearby would weigh them all.
- What isn’t here. Inspection reports with ratings don’t exist here, and the lists give enrolment for one year at most.
- Bands, not ranks. EQAO publishes shares at the provincial standard; the band places each among Ontario’s schools by fifths.
- Boards and systems. The board is the public body that runs a school; this province has English and French boards, each public or Catholic.
- The year. Listed for 2024-25.
Questions about schools in Trinity
Is there a French-language school in Trinity?
Yes: ÉIC Mère-Teresa and ÉSAC Mère-Teresa, the French-language schools here.
How many schools are there in Trinity?
The town holds 0 of them; 24 more are within 3 km of its outline.
Which boards run the schools in Trinity?
Hamilton-Wentworth DSB (13), Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB (9) and CS catholique MonAvenir (2), with each one’s schools in brackets.
How do I get a place at a school in Trinity?
Enrolment goes through the board; schools outside your area take students when they have room.
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).