Holy Family Separate School
334 10th Ave · Hanover · N4N2N5 · Bruce-Grey CDSB
Holy Family Separate School sits among 4 elementary schools within 3 km of Hanover. Every school in and around Hanover →
What stands out about Holy Family Separate School
- A typical size: 345 students, where the middle elementary school in Ontario has 335.
- On the measures with a value, it lands in the second fifth in Ontario.
- Its best showing is Grade 3 reading, at 87% where the middle in Ontario is 76%.
- Over three years, 6 of its measures rose by 5 points or more.
- Catholic and English-language, under Bruce-Grey CDSB.
- No other English Catholic elementary school is within 3 km of Hanover.
How Holy Family Separate School does 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.
With 6 of 6 measures reported, Holy Family Separate School averages the second fifth in Ontario.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Ontario | Band | 3-year change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 reading | 87% | 76% | Top fifth | +23 |
| Grade 3 writing | 70% | 65% | Second fifth | +8 |
| Grade 3 math | 70% | 65% | Second fifth | +19 |
| Grade 6 reading | 100% | 88% | Top fifth | +32 |
| Grade 6 writing | 82% | 86% | Fourth fifth | +11 |
| Grade 6 math | 44% | 51% | Fourth fifth | +9 |
N/R: EQAO doesn’t report groups too small to keep students anonymous. The three-year change is in percentage points, as the ministry publishes it.
Holy Family Separate School is placed by its results, not lettered
Single schools aren’t lettered here; towns are. Holy Family Separate School is placed instead by its results against the other schools in Ontario, which puts it in the second fifth.
Hanover’s School Grade, on its Schools page, is where Holy Family Separate School counts towards a letter.
Getting a place at Holy Family Separate School
Families enrol through the board, which assigns the school serving their street; transfers depend on space.
Ontario funds the Catholic system in full; its high schools are open to all, its elementary schools mostly to Catholic families.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
Side by side with the nearest elementary schools
The nearest schools of the same level, as the crow flies: system, language and, where published, students and results.
Of the 6 elementary schools nearest Holy Family Separate School, 3 are larger.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Family Separate School | English Catholic | English | 345 | Second fifth | |
| Dawnview Public School | English public | English | 195 | Second fifth | 0.5 km |
| Hanover Heights Community School | English public | English | 395 | Fourth fifth | 0.9 km |
| John Diefenbaker Senior School | English public | English | 145 | – | 1.1 km |
| Walkerton District Community School | English public | English | 400 | Bottom fifth | 10 km |
| St Teresa of Calcutta Catholic School | English Catholic | English | 365 | Middle fifth | 10 km |
| Normanby Community School | English public | English | 185 | Middle fifth | 13 km |
Elementary schools near Holy Family Separate School
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Holy Family Separate School
Who runs Holy Family Separate School?
Holy Family Separate School comes under Bruce-Grey CDSB (English Catholic).
What language does Holy Family Separate School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at Holy Family Separate School?
Each board registers its own students; its website gives the school for an address.
Which schools of the same kind are near Holy Family Separate School?
The closest schools are Dawnview Public School (0.5 km), Hanover Heights Community School (0.9 km) and John Diefenbaker Senior School (1.1 km).
Sources: Ontario Ministry of Education, School Information Finder 2024–25 and school contact list (Open Government Licence – Ontario) · Ontario Ministry of Education, School Information Finder 2024–25 (EQAO results; N/R where groups are too small). 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).