Fairwood Public School
201 Fairwood Drive · Keswick · L4P3Y5 · York Region DSB
With Fairwood Public School, Keswick counts 16 elementary schools within 3 km. Every school in and around Keswick →
What stands out about Fairwood Public School
- Its 320 students sit close to the 335 of a middle elementary school in Ontario.
- Across its measures, its results average to the bottom fifth in Ontario.
- Its weakest measure is Grade 6 math, at 21% where the middle in Ontario is 51%.
- Over three years, 4 of its measures fell by 5 points or more.
- An English public school, run by York Region DSB.
How Fairwood Public School does 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.
On average across 6 reported measures of 6, Fairwood Public School is in the bottom fifth in Ontario.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Ontario | Band | 3-year change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 reading | 61% | 76% | Bottom fifth | −1 |
| Grade 3 writing | 45% | 65% | Bottom fifth | −5 |
| Grade 3 math | 55% | 65% | Fourth fifth | −8 |
| Grade 6 reading | 70% | 88% | Bottom fifth | +4 |
| Grade 6 writing | 58% | 86% | Bottom fifth | −5 |
| Grade 6 math | 21% | 51% | Bottom fifth | −8 |
N/R: EQAO doesn’t report groups too small to keep students anonymous. The three-year change is in percentage points, as the ministry publishes it.
A standing for Fairwood Public School, not a grade
In Ontario, schools are compared on the province’s published results, so Fairwood Public School gets a place among them, the bottom fifth, rather than a letter of its own.
Fairwood Public School feeds into Keswick’s School Grade, together with the other schools nearby.
Getting a place at Fairwood Public School
Each board draws attendance areas: a child’s home address gives a designated school in each system. Families register with the board, and a school outside the area takes a child only if it has room.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
Side by side with the nearest elementary schools
Its nearest neighbours of the same level, any system.
3 of the 6 nearest elementary schools have more students than Fairwood Public School.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairwood Public School | English public | English | 320 | Bottom fifth | |
| R L Graham Public School | English public | English | 460 | Middle fifth | 0.9 km |
| Jersey Public School | English public | English | 255 | Bottom fifth | 1.1 km |
| Prince of Peace Catholic Elementary School | English Catholic | English | 275 | Bottom fifth | 1.3 km |
| Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Elementary School | English Catholic | English | 195 | – | 1.4 km |
| W J Watson Public School | English public | English | 385 | Bottom fifth | 2.3 km |
| Lake Simcoe Public School | English public | English | 590 | Fourth fifth | 2.8 km |
Elementary schools near Fairwood Public School
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Fairwood Public School
Who runs Fairwood Public School?
York Region DSB runs Fairwood Public School (English public).
What language does Fairwood Public School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at Fairwood Public School?
Ask the board which school serves your street, then register through it.
Which schools of the same kind are near Fairwood Public School?
Its nearest neighbours are R L Graham Public School (0.9 km), Jersey Public School (1.1 km) and Prince of Peace Catholic Elementary School (1.3 km).
Sources: Ontario Ministry of Education, School Information Finder 2024–25 and school contact list (Open Government Licence – Ontario) · Ontario Ministry of Education, School Information Finder 2024–25 (EQAO results; N/R where groups are too small). 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).