Photo: JFVoll · CC BY-SA 4.0Results around Hanover split both ways in Ontario: 2 of 4 schools high, 2 low
Best placed: Dawnview Public School and Holy Family Separate School. Results have climbed at 4 of 4 schools over three years. The 3 km around Hanover counts 4 elementary schools and 1 secondary school, 1,705 students between them.
How Hanover’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 | 3 | 87% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 3 | 67% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 3 | 70% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 3 | 96% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 3 | 82% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 3 | 36% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 1 | 54% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 1 | 79% | 85% |
The widest gap is on Grade 6 math, where the area’s schools reach 36% against 51% in Ontario. The area is ahead on 4 of 8 measures and behind on 3.
Every school’s results (4)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Dawnview Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 92% · G3 writing 67% · G3 math 83% · G6 reading 96% · G6 writing 96% · G6 math 28% | Second fifth |
| Holy Family Separate SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 87% · G3 writing 70% · G3 math 70% · G6 reading 100% · G6 writing 82% · G6 math 44% | Second fifth |
| John Diefenbaker Senior SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 54% · OSSLT 79% | Fourth fifth |
| Hanover Heights Community SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 65% · G3 writing 60% · G3 math 54% · G6 reading 68% · G6 writing 70% · G6 math 36% | Fourth 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 5 schools in and around Hanover are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Hanover
English, French and other languages of instruction, beside the mix 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 Hanover’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
By system, they split: English public 4 and English Catholic 1.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
Which of the 2 boards runs which school
Every board or service centre with a school in the area, and its schools.
Bluewater DSB has 4 of the area’s schools, the most of the 2 boards.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bluewater DSBJohn Diefenbaker Senior, Hanover Heights, Dawnview, John Diefenbaker Senior | English public | 4 | 1,360 |
| Bruce-Grey CDSBHoly Family Separate | English Catholic | 1 | 345 |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
How children get a place in Hanover
The neighbourhood school
No application round, no lottery: the address fixes the school, and the board handles the paperwork.
Catholic schools
A Catholic elementary school usually asks for a Catholic parent or a baptized child; a Catholic high school admits all.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 5 schools in and around Hanover
High schools within reach of Hanover
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
3 secondary schools are within 15 km: 2 English public and 1 English Catholic. First by distance comes John Diefenbaker Senior School, at 1 km.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Diefenbaker Senior SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Bluewater DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 625 | 1 km |
| Sacred Heart High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Bruce-Grey CDSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 765 | 10 km |
| Walkerton District Community SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Bluewater DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 430 | 11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rideaucrest - Davidson Heights | 13,998 | 35 | 20,775 | 8 | 2.2 km |
| … | |||||
| Drummond/North Elmsley | 8,817 | 18 | 4,750 | 0 | 6.6 km |
| Pioneer Park | 8,781 | 17 | 10,745 | 1 | 2.3 km |
| Manotick | 8,770 | 21 | 9,355 | 5 | 3 km |
| Craig Henry - Manordale | 8,758 | 32 | 12,915 | 3 | 1.3 km |
| Hanover | 8,723 | 5 | 1,705 | 0 | 1 km |
| Renfrew | 8,721 | 8 | 1,905 | 0 | 0.4 km |
| Stanley Park | 8,721 | 37 | 18,535 | 2 | 1 km |
| Tavistock | 8,710 | 21 | 8,760 | 3 | 13 km |
| Carleton Heights-Courtland Park | 8,621 | 67 | 28,835 | 12 | 0.6 km |
| … | |||||
| Crown Point East | 5,215 | 28 | 13,680 | 2 | 1.3 km |
330 out of 371 comparable towns have more schools. Teaching in French: 258 of the 372 have it.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Hanover
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
Walkerton leads the neighbours with 13 schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Bands, not ranks. Fifths are worked out among every Ontario school with a result on that measure, then averaged per school.
- What isn’t here. Ontario’s private schools aren’t in the open list; no province publishes inspection grades.
- The year. The province’s school list, 2024-25.
- Boards and systems. A public school belongs to a board of one language; in Ontario, Alberta and Saskatchewan a board is also public or Catholic. An independent school runs itself.
- Which schools count. The page takes in schools within Hanover and up to 3 km past its boundary, so a school just over the line is still here.
- The kinds of school. Schools are grouped by what they teach: elementary, secondary, every grade, and the alternative, adult and online programs.
Questions about schools in Hanover
How many schools are there in Hanover?
The town holds all 5; none is outside it.
Is there a French-language school in Hanover?
Not in or within 3 km of Hanover; the French-language board can name the nearest.
How do I get a place at a school in Hanover?
Enrolment goes through the board; schools outside your area take students when they have room.
Which boards run the schools in Hanover?
By number of schools: Bluewater DSB (4) and Bruce-Grey CDSB (1).
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).