Photo: Hearst1958 · CC BY-SA 4.0Hearst has 6 French-language schools among its 8
Those are École secondaire catholique Hearst, École élémentaire publique Passeport Jeunesse and École catholique St-Louis (Hearst) (CSDC des Grandes Rivières and CS public du Nord-Est de l'Ontario). No single board runs them all: there are 3. The 3 km around Hearst counts 5 elementary schools and 3 secondary schools, 790 students between them.
What stands out about Hearst’s schools
More Catholic schools
Catholic schools are 4 of 8 here, above the 34% in Ontario, under CSDC des Grandes Rivières. Who runs them ↓
Results on both sides
2 of the 5 tested schools sit above the middle in Ontario, 1 below it; École secondaire catholique Hearst, École catholique Pavillon Notre-Dame and École élémentaire publique Passeport Jeunesse score best. Results ↓
Results on the rise
More of the results rose than fell over three years at 3 schools of the 5 with results, École secondaire catholique Hearst, École catholique Pavillon Notre-Dame and École catholique St-Louis (Hearst) among them. Results ↓
Small elementary schools
Elementary schools here average 112 students, against 365 in Ontario. Every school ↓
The comparisons are with the province’s schools, never across provinces.
Schooling in English and French around Hearst
The language each school teaches in, against every school in Ontario.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Ontario.
By name, in French: École secondaire catholique Hearst, École élémentaire publique Passeport Jeunesse, École catholique St-Louis (Hearst) and École catholique Pavillon Notre-Dame (CSDC des Grandes Rivières and CS public du Nord-Est de l'Ontario).
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 3 boards runs which school
Each board’s schools in the area, largest first.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| CSDC des Grandes RivièresHearst, catholique St-Louis (Hearst), catholique Pavillon Notre-Dame, catholique Ste-Anne | French Catholic | 4 | 535 |
| CS public du Nord-Est de l'Ontariopublique Passeport Jeunesse, Passeport Jeunesse | French public | 2 | 190 |
| DSB Ontario North EastClayton Brown, Hearst | English public | 2 | 65 |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
How Hearst’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 | 84% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 2 | 75% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 2 | 75% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 2 | 93% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 2 | 60% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 2 | 57% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 2 | 42% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 1 | 92% | 85% |
The widest gap is on Grade 6 writing, where the area’s schools reach 60% against 86% in Ontario. 6 measures above the provincial middle, 2 below, out of 8.
Every school’s results (5)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| École secondaire catholique HearstSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 63% · OSSLT 92% | Second fifth |
| École catholique Pavillon Notre-DameElementary · Grades JK–4 | G3 reading 76% · G3 writing 76% · G3 math 76% | Second fifth |
| École élémentaire publique Passeport JeunesseElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 91% · G3 writing 73% · G3 math 73% · G6 reading 93% · G6 writing 43% · G6 math 54% | Middle fifth |
| École catholique St-Louis (Hearst)Elementary · Grades 5–8 | G6 reading 93% · G6 writing 76% · G6 math 59% | Middle fifth |
| Hearst High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 20% · OSSLT not reported | 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 8 schools in and around Hearst are
Every school as a pin, coloured by system; each opens its own page.
Points from the provincial lists.
Who runs Hearst’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
Their systems: English public 2 and French-language 6.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Hearst
The neighbourhood school
The neighbourhood school is the one the board designates for the address; choice beyond it depends on space.
French-language schools
A child qualifies for a French-language school when a parent’s first language is French or a parent went to French school in Canada; an admissions committee can admit others.
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 8 schools in and around Hearst
High schools within reach of Hearst
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
Counting out to 15 km, there are 3: 1 English public, 1 French Catholic and 1 French public. Closest of all: Hearst High School (0.2 km).
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hearst High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | DSB Ontario North East | English public | Bottom fifth | – | 0.2 km |
| École secondaire catholique HearstSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CSDC des Grandes Rivières | French Catholic | Second fifth | 230 | 0.4 km |
| École secondaire Passeport JeunesseSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CS public du Nord-Est de l'Ontario | French public | – | – | 0.4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haliburton Village | 8,100 | 4 | 1,185 | 0 | 5.3 km |
| … | |||||
| Mt. Hope Huron Park | 5,174 | 33 | 17,610 | 2 | 1.2 km |
| Centre Hastings | 5,170 | 2 | 865 | 0 | 4.4 km |
| Rushdale | 5,154 | 39 | 18,320 | 3 | 0.8 km |
| Westmount | 5,048 | 40 | 23,625 | 1 | 1.6 km |
| Hearst | 5,032 | 8 | 790 | 6 | 0.2 km |
| Huntington | 5,024 | 44 | 20,455 | 4 | 0.7 km |
| Northern Bruce Peninsula | 5,018 | 3 | 300 | 0 | 12 km |
| Meinzinger Park-Lakeside | 5,007 | 45 | 26,240 | 1 | 1.6 km |
| Tyendinaga | 5,005 | 4 | 825 | 0 | 18 km |
| … | |||||
| McDougall | 3,002 | 9 | 1,755 | 2 | 11 km |
194 of the 275 others have more schools in reach. In 175 of the 276, at least one school teaches in French.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- The year. The province’s 2024-25 list.
- Boards and systems. Boards come in one language each, and where the province funds Catholic schools, as public or Catholic; independent schools stand outside them.
- Which schools count. The page takes in schools within Hearst and up to 3 km past its boundary, so a school just over the line is still here.
- The kinds of school. The kind of school is what its province lists: elementary, secondary or both.
Questions about schools in Hearst
Is there a French-language school in Hearst?
Yes, there are French-language schools: École secondaire catholique Hearst, École élémentaire publique Passeport Jeunesse, École catholique St-Louis (Hearst) and École catholique Pavillon Notre-Dame.
How many schools are there in Hearst?
The town holds all 8; none is outside it.
How do I get a place at a school in Hearst?
Choose a system, then register with its board; the address decides the school.
Which boards run the schools in Hearst?
By number of schools: CSDC des Grandes Rivières (4), CS public du Nord-Est de l'Ontario (2) and DSB Ontario North East (2).
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).