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Photo: Unknown Unknown · Public domainAround Hawkesbury, 8 schools of 9 teach in French
Those are École secondaire catholique régionale de Hawkesbury, École élémentaire publique Nouvel Horizon and École secondaire publique Le Sommet (CSDC de l'Est ontarien, CÉP de l'Est de l'Ontario and Centre de services scolaire de la Rivière-du-Nord). No single board runs them all: there are 4. Within 3 km of Hawkesbury are 7 elementary schools and 2 secondary schools, teaching 1,490 students.
What stands out about Hawkesbury’s schools
Results on both sides
2 of the 4 tested schools sit above the middle in Ontario, 2 below it; École secondaire catholique régionale de Hawkesbury, École secondaire publique Le Sommet and École élémentaire catholique Paul VI score best. Results ↓
Small elementary schools
At 209 students on average, against 365 in Ontario, the elementary schools are small. Every school ↓
The comparisons are with the province’s schools, never across provinces.
Schooling in English and French around Hawkesbury
The language each school teaches in, against every school in Ontario.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Ontario.
The French-language schools are École secondaire catholique régionale de Hawkesbury, École élémentaire publique Nouvel Horizon, École secondaire publique Le Sommet and École élémentaire catholique Paul VI, run by CSDC de l'Est ontarien, CÉP de l'Est de l'Ontario and Centre de services scolaire de la Rivière-du-Nord.
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.
Which of the 4 boards runs which school
Each board’s schools in the area, largest first.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| CSDC de l'Est ontarienrégionale de Hawkesbury, Paul VI, intermédiaire catholique - Pavillon Hawkesbury | French Catholic | 3 | 745 |
| CÉP de l'Est de l'Ontariopublique Nouvel Horizon, publique Le Sommet, publique Le Sommet | French public | 3 | 745 |
| Centre de services scolaire de la Rivière-du-NordDansereau et Saint-Martin, Dansereau et Saint-Martin | French public | 2 | – |
| Commission scolaire Sir-Wilfrid-Laurierprimaire de Grenville | English public | 1 | – |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
How Hawkesbury’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 | 2 | 51% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 2 | 33% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 2 | 43% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 2 | 92% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 2 | 78% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 2 | 46% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 2 | 59% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 2 | 100% | 85% |
On Grade 3 writing the area trails, 33% against 65% in Ontario. The area is ahead on 3 of 8 measures and behind on 5. At 2 schools more of the measures rose than fell over three years; at 2, more fell.
Every school’s results (4)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| École secondaire catholique régionale de HawkesburySecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 61% · OSSLT 100% | Second fifth |
| École secondaire publique Le SommetSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 56% · OSSLT 100% | Second fifth |
| École élémentaire catholique Paul VIElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 55% · G3 writing 31% · G3 math 42% · G6 reading 100% · G6 writing 92% · G6 math 54% | Fourth fifth |
| École élémentaire publique Nouvel HorizonElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 46% · G3 writing 34% · G3 math 43% · G6 reading 83% · G6 writing 64% · G6 math 38% | 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 9 schools in and around Hawkesbury are
Every school as a pin, coloured by system; each opens its own page.
Points from the provincial lists.
Who runs Hawkesbury’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
The split by system: English public 1 and French-language 8.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Hawkesbury
Catholic schools
A Catholic elementary school usually asks for a Catholic parent or a baptized child; a Catholic high school admits all.
French-language schools
Section 23 rights-holders, francophone parents or those schooled in French in Canada, have a place; others apply to the board’s committee.
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 9 schools in and around Hawkesbury
High schools within reach of Hawkesbury
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
Within 15 km, families can reach 4 high schools: 1 French public, 1 French Catholic, 1 English public and 1 independent. 0.9 km away, École secondaire publique Le Sommet is the nearest.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| École secondaire publique Le SommetSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CÉP de l'Est de l'Ontario | French public | Second fifth | 275 | 0.9 km |
| École secondaire catholique régionale de HawkesburySecondary · Grades 9–12 | CSDC de l'Est ontarien | French Catholic | Second fifth | 380 | 1.3 km |
| Vankleek Hill Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Upper Canada DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 370 | 10 km |
| Séminaire du Sacré CoeurSecondary | – | Independent | – | – | 12 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Towns its size in Ontario
Similar-sized towns and their schools within 3 km, by population.
| Town | Population | Schools | Students | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Downtown Yonge East | 18,251 | 70 | 21,045 | 4 | 0.2 km |
| … | |||||
| Millbrook | 11,507 | 20 | 7,310 | 1 | 13 km |
| New Toronto | 11,502 | 26 | 12,730 | 2 | 0.7 km |
| North Riverdale | 11,491 | 84 | 33,325 | 8 | 0.7 km |
| Arnprior | 11,459 | 6 | 2,405 | 1 | 1.1 km |
| Hawkesbury | 11,451 | 9 | 1,490 | 8 | 0.9 km |
| Katimavik-Hazeldean | 11,437 | 31 | 17,695 | 6 | 0.7 km |
| Keelesdale-Eglinton West | 11,407 | 86 | 34,295 | 1 | 0.4 km |
| Long Branch | 11,400 | 22 | 10,140 | 1 | 1.3 km |
| Pelmo Park-Humberlea | 11,396 | 79 | 32,110 | 3 | 0.6 km |
| … | |||||
| Perth | 6,972 | 8 | 2,440 | 0 | 0.5 km |
In 318 of the 380 others the count is higher. 280 of the 381 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 Hawkesbury
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawkesbury | 9 | 8 | 3 | 0.9 km |
| Grenville 2.6 km | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2.9 km |
| Grenville-sur-la-Rouge 5.4 km | 11 | 10 | 5 | 5.1 km |
| Vankleek Hill 5.9 km | 15 | 11 | 7 | 5 km |
| East Hawkesbury 13 km | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 km |
| Brownsburg-Chatham 17 km | 11 | 9 | 0 | 6.6 km |
Top among the neighbours: Vankleek Hill, 15 schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The kinds of school. Elementary and secondary come from the grades each school offers; a school offering both counts as all-grade.
- Which schools count. A 3 km band around Hawkesbury’s outline is included, as it is for every town on the site.
- Boards and systems. Each board covers a territory in one language and one system, public or Catholic; boards of different systems overlap.
- The year. The open list of 2024-25.
- What isn’t here. No ratings by inspectors, no enrolment trend: neither is published school by school.
- Bands, not ranks. Top fifth means a result among the best fifth of Ontario’s schools on that test; the card shows the average of a school’s fifths.
Questions about schools in Hawkesbury
Which boards run the schools in Hawkesbury?
By number of schools: CSDC de l'Est ontarien (3), CÉP de l'Est de l'Ontario (3), Centre de services scolaire de la Rivière-du-Nord (2) and Commission scolaire Sir-Wilfrid-Laurier (1).
How do I get a place at a school in Hawkesbury?
Ask the board which school serves your street, then register through it.
How many schools are there in Hawkesbury?
Inside the town there are 6; another 3 sit within 3 km.
Is there a French-language school in Hawkesbury?
Yes: École secondaire catholique régionale de Hawkesbury, École élémentaire publique Nouvel Horizon, École secondaire publique Le Sommet and École élémentaire catholique Paul VI, the French-language schools here.
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).