Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.04 of the 8 schools around Iroquois Falls teach in French
CSDC des Grandes Rivières and CS public du Nord-Est de l'Ontario runs them: École catholique Sts-Martyrs-Canadiens, École publique Étoile du Nord and École secondaire catholique L'Alliance. On results, 5 of its 6 tested schools sit in the lower two fifths in Ontario. Taken together, Iroquois Falls and its 3 km edge hold 5 elementary schools and 3 secondary schools for 730 students.
What stands out about Iroquois Falls’s schools
Four systems, one town
The four systems overlap on the same streets, each with its own board: DSB Ontario North East, CSDC des Grandes Rivières, CS public du Nord-Est de l'Ontario and Northeastern CDSB. The boards ↓
Small elementary schools
Elementary schools here average 110 students, against 365 in Ontario. Every school ↓
The comparisons are with the province’s schools, never across provinces.
Schooling in English and French around Iroquois Falls
English, French and other languages of instruction, beside the mix in Ontario.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Ontario.
By name, in French: École catholique Sts-Martyrs-Canadiens, École publique Étoile du Nord, École secondaire catholique L'Alliance and École secondaire l'Alliance (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.
How Iroquois Falls’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 3 reading | 3 | 50% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 3 | 52% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 3 | 38% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 3 | 70% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 3 | 64% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 3 | 22% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 1 | 38% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 3 | 71% | 85% |
On Grade 6 math the area trails, 22% against 51% in Ontario. The area is ahead on 0 of 8 measures and behind on 8. At 1 schools more of the measures rose than fell over three years; at 2, more fell.
Every school’s results (6)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| École secondaire catholique L'AllianceSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math not reported · OSSLT 90% | Second fifth |
| St. Anne English Catholic SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 67% · G3 writing 52% · G3 math 48% · G6 reading 87% · G6 writing 87% · G6 math 22% | Fourth fifth |
| Iroquois Falls Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 50% · G3 writing 60% · G3 math 38% · G6 reading 64% · G6 writing 64% · G6 math 18% | Bottom fifth |
| École catholique Sts-Martyrs-CanadiensElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 40% · G3 writing 33% · G3 math 20% · G6 reading 70% · G6 writing 45% · G6 math 40% | Bottom fifth |
| Iroquois Falls Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 38% · OSSLT 63% | Bottom fifth |
| École secondaire l'AllianceSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math not reported · OSSLT 71% | 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 Iroquois Falls are
Every school as a pin, coloured by system; each opens its own page.
Points from the provincial lists.
Who runs Iroquois Falls’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
Their systems: English public 3, English Catholic 1 and French-language 4.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
4 boards, school by school
Every board or service centre with a school in the area, and its schools.
The four systems cover the same streets, so the nearest school may not be the one a family’s system offers: English or French, public or Catholic, each has its own board.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| DSB Ontario North EastIroquois Falls, Iroquois Falls, Iroquois Falls Secondary School (Elementary) | English public | 3 | 355 |
| CSDC des Grandes Rivièrescatholique Sts-Martyrs-Canadiens, L'Alliance | French Catholic | 2 | 140 |
| CS public du Nord-Est de l'Ontariopublique Étoile du Nord, l'Alliance | French public | 2 | 65 |
| Northeastern CDSBSt. Anne English | English Catholic | 1 | 170 |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
How children get a place in Iroquois Falls
The neighbourhood school
A home address sets the designated school in each board’s attendance area. Registration is with the board; a school outside the area admits only where there is space.
French-language schools
Eligibility comes from the parents: French as a first language, or French schooling in Canada; otherwise, the board’s admissions committee decides.
Catholic schools
Catholic schools here are public, paid for by the province. Elementary places usually go to Catholic families; Catholic high schools take any student.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 8 schools in and around Iroquois Falls
High schools within reach of Iroquois Falls
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
Counting out to 15 km, there are 3: 1 French Catholic, 1 English public and 1 French public. First by distance comes École secondaire catholique L'Alliance, at 3.3 km.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| École secondaire catholique L'AllianceSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CSDC des Grandes Rivières | French Catholic | Second fifth | – | 3.3 km |
| Iroquois Falls Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | DSB Ontario North East | English public | Bottom fifth | 180 | 3.3 km |
| École secondaire l'AllianceSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CS public du Nord-Est de l'Ontario | French public | Bottom fifth | – | 3.3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trent Lakes | 7,357 | 2 | 645 | 0 | 23 km |
| … | |||||
| Grand Valley | 4,759 | 1 | 395 | 0 | 16 km |
| Riverside Park - Mooneys Bay | 4,692 | 39 | 17,625 | 8 | 0.5 km |
| Dutton | 4,686 | 1 | 440 | 0 | 11 km |
| Britannia | 4,641 | 34 | 18,745 | 1 | 1.5 km |
| Iroquois Falls | 4,640 | 8 | 730 | 4 | 3.3 km |
| Horning | 4,587 | 30 | 15,470 | 0 | 2 km |
| Albion | 4,585 | 30 | 18,045 | 2 | 2.4 km |
| Gurnett | 4,582 | 28 | 13,860 | 1 | 1 km |
| Country Hills | 4,561 | 29 | 15,850 | 1 | 0.8 km |
| … | |||||
| Jerome | 2,820 | 36 | 18,770 | 1 | 1.6 km |
184 of 262 similar towns count more schools. In 164 of the 263, 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
- Bands, not ranks. EQAO publishes shares at the provincial standard; the band places each among Ontario’s schools by fifths.
- What isn’t here. There are no inspection ratings to show, and a single year of enrolment gives no trend.
- The year. The 2024-25 list.
- Boards and systems. Every public school has a board: English or French, and in this province public or Catholic too. Independent schools have none.
- Which schools count. Every school inside Iroquois Falls’s outline or within 3 km of it, the rule used across the site.
- The kinds of school. Elementary means kindergarten to Grade 6 or 8, secondary up to Grade 12 (Secondary V in Quebec); a few schools take every grade.
Questions about schools in Iroquois Falls
How many schools are there in Iroquois Falls?
All 8 are inside the town itself.
Is there a French-language school in Iroquois Falls?
Yes, there are French-language schools: École catholique Sts-Martyrs-Canadiens, École publique Étoile du Nord, École secondaire catholique L'Alliance and École secondaire l'Alliance.
How do I get a place at a school in Iroquois Falls?
Ask the board which school serves your street, then register through it.
Which boards run the schools in Iroquois Falls?
DSB Ontario North East (3), CSDC des Grandes Rivières (2), CS public du Nord-Est de l'Ontario (2) and Northeastern CDSB (1), with each one’s schools in brackets.
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).