Photo: JustSomePics · CC BY-SA 3.0Most of Huron-Kinloss’s schools are public: 1 of 7 are Catholic, where in Ontario it is 34%
Catholic schooling here comes from Bruce-Grey CDSB. On the tests, 0 of 6 schools land above the middle in Ontario, 0 under it. In or within 3 km of Huron-Kinloss: 6 elementary schools and 1 secondary school, with 2,500 students.
What stands out about Huron-Kinloss’s schools
Results on the rise
More of the results rose than fell over three years at 5 schools of the 6 with results, Ripley-Huron Community - Junior Campus School, Elgin Market Public School and Lucknow Central Public School among them. Results ↓
Every figure here sets the area’s schools beside the rest of its province.
Who runs Huron-Kinloss’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
The split by system: English public 6 and English Catholic 1.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How Huron-Kinloss’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 A−: 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 | 5 | 82% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 5 | 61% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 5 | 76% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 5 | 89% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 5 | 82% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 5 | 54% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 1 | 49% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 1 | 91% | 85% |
Furthest from the provincial middle is Grade 3 math: 76% here, against 65% in Ontario. Of 8 measures, 4 sit above the province’s middle and 3 below.
Every school’s results (6)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Ripley-Huron Community - Junior Campus SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 85% · G3 writing 85% · G3 math 76% · G6 reading 81% · G6 writing 88% · G6 math 50% | Middle fifth |
| Elgin Market Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 77% · G3 writing 68% · G3 math 81% · G6 reading 88% · G6 writing 82% · G6 math 56% | Middle fifth |
| Lucknow Central Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 71% · G3 writing 57% · G3 math 76% · G6 reading 92% · G6 writing 92% · G6 math 62% | Middle fifth |
| Huron Heights Public SchoolElementary · Grades 1–8 | G3 reading 82% · G3 writing 61% · G3 math 65% · G6 reading 89% · G6 writing 82% · G6 math 54% | Middle fifth |
| Kincardine District Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 49% · OSSLT 91% | Middle fifth |
| St Anthony's Separate SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 83% · G3 writing 57% · G3 math 57% · G6 reading 89% · G6 writing 81% · G6 math 51% | Middle 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 7 schools in and around Huron-Kinloss are
Every school as a pin, coloured by system; each opens its own page.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Huron-Kinloss
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.
There is no French-language school among them.
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.
The 2 boards that run schools here
Every board or service centre with a school in the area, and its schools.
Among 2 boards, Bluewater DSB leads with 6.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bluewater DSBKincardine District, Ripley-Huron Community - Junior Campus, Elgin Market, Huron Heights, Kincardine District Senior, Lucknow Central | English public | 6 | 1,970 |
| Bruce-Grey CDSBSt Anthony's Separate | English Catholic | 1 | 530 |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
How children get a place in Huron-Kinloss
Catholic schools
Ontario’s Catholic boards are publicly funded. Their elementary schools generally ask that a parent or the child be Catholic; their high schools are open to all students.
The neighbourhood school
Attendance zones do the sorting here. Inside the zone a child is in; outside it, the answer turns on how full the school is.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 7 schools in and around Huron-Kinloss
High schools within reach of Huron-Kinloss
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
Within 15 km there is one high school, Kincardine District Secondary School (15 km).
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kincardine District Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Bluewater DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 675 | 15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centennial Scarborough | 13,453 | 34 | 13,110 | 1 | 0.9 km |
| … | |||||
| Wildfield | 8,511 | 9 | 3,915 | 0 | 4.5 km |
| Vaughan Metropolitan Centre | 8,484 | 44 | 17,515 | 2 | 0.9 km |
| Trinity Commons | 8,477 | 57 | 30,475 | 2 | 0.5 km |
| Muskoka Lakes | 8,463 | 5 | 1,630 | 0 | 19 km |
| Huron-Kinloss | 8,445 | 7 | 2,500 | 0 | 15 km |
| Britannia | 8,421 | 41 | 12,915 | 11 | 0.7 km |
| Goderich | 8,412 | 4 | 1,355 | 0 | 0.5 km |
| Norton Park | 8,402 | 55 | 24,605 | 2 | 1.6 km |
| Alta Vista | 8,387 | 52 | 23,180 | 9 | 1.3 km |
| … | |||||
| Rushdale | 5,154 | 39 | 18,320 | 3 | 0.8 km |
In 299 of the 361 others the count is higher. In 248 of the 362, at least one school teaches in French.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Huron-Kinloss
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huron-Kinloss | 7 | 0 | 1 | 15 km |
| Kincardine 19 km | 7 | 0 | 1 | 5.7 km |
It has more schools than any of its 1 neighbours.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The kinds of school. Elementary schools run from kindergarten to Grade 6 or 8, secondary ones to Grade 12; some cover every grade, and alternative, adult and online schools are listed apart.
- Which schools count. Inside Huron-Kinloss’s boundary, or no more than 3 km outside it: that is which schools are counted.
- 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.
- The year. Listed for 2024-25.
- 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.
Questions about schools in Huron-Kinloss
Which boards run the schools in Huron-Kinloss?
Bluewater DSB (6) and Bruce-Grey CDSB (1), with each one’s schools in brackets.
How do I get a place at a school in Huron-Kinloss?
Enrolment goes through the board; schools outside your area take students when they have room.
Is there a French-language school in Huron-Kinloss?
Not within 3 km of Huron-Kinloss. The French-language board still serves families here.
How many schools are there in Huron-Kinloss?
2 are inside the town itself and 5 lie within 3 km of its edge.
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).