Photo: P199 · Public domainHighlands East’s teenagers travel 21 km to the nearest high school
Within 3 km of the town there are 2 elementary schools only.
High schools within reach of Highlands East
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
Within 15 km of the town there is no secondary school at all.
How Highlands East’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 C−: 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 6 reading | 1 | 81% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 1 | 69% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 1 | 38% | 51% |
On Grade 6 math the area trails, 38% against 51% in Ontario. On 0 of 3 measures the area beats the provincial middle; on 3 it trails.
Every school’s results (1)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Wilberforce Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades 4–8 | G6 reading 81% · G6 writing 69% · G6 math 38% | 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 2 schools in and around Highlands East 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 Highlands East
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.
None of them 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 Highlands East’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
Only one system is present here: every one English public.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Highlands East
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 2 schools in and around Highlands East
Towns its size in Ontario
Places of about the same size and their schools in or within 3 km, largest first.
| Town | Population | Schools | Students | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hope | 6,997 | 54 | 29,190 | 4 | 2.6 km |
| … | |||||
| Highway Valley | 4,469 | 13 | 7,870 | 0 | 1.1 km |
| Bells Corners West | 4,422 | 11 | 4,330 | 4 | 0.2 km |
| Montague | 4,414 | 10 | 2,525 | 1 | 7 km |
| Geraldton | 4,398 | 11 | 575 | 4 | 0.7 km |
| Highlands East | 4,372 | 2 | 50 | 0 | 21 km |
| Deep River | 4,353 | 4 | 1,015 | 0 | 0.6 km |
| Prescott | 4,342 | 4 | 1,115 | 0 | 0.9 km |
| Bancroft | 4,331 | 5 | 1,205 | 0 | 3.8 km |
| Eganville | 4,326 | 5 | 865 | 0 | 10 km |
| … | |||||
| Lambeth | 2,609 | 3 | 1,205 | 1 | 4.3 km |
More schools are within reach in 242 of the 264 other towns. Of the 265, 164 offer 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 Highlands East
Each town’s schools in or within 3 km of its outline; distances as the crow flies.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highlands East | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21 km |
| Haliburton Village 18 km | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5.3 km |
4 schools make Haliburton Village the best supplied neighbour.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. Every school inside Highlands East’s outline or within 3 km of it, the rule used across the site.
- The kinds of school. Elementary and secondary come from the grades each school offers; a school offering both counts as all-grade.
- The year. The provincial list for 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.
- 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. A school with no reported result has no band; one with several averages its fifths.
Questions about schools in Highlands East
How do I get a place at a school in Highlands East?
Each board registers its own students; its website gives the school for an address.
Which schools near Highlands East have the best results?
No school reaches the top fifth in Ontario; Wilberforce Elementary School comes closest.
How many schools are there in Highlands East?
1 are inside the town itself and 1 lie within 3 km of its edge.
Is there a French-language school in Highlands East?
None within 3 km of Highlands East. The French-language board serves it from schools further off.
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).