Photo: Town of Kirkland Lake · CC BY-SA 4.0Results around Kirkland Lake lean low: 7 of 7 schools in the lower two fifths in Ontario
French-language schooling is strong here, 3 of 9, where in Ontario it is 10%. Taken together, Kirkland Lake and its 3 km edge hold 7 elementary schools and 2 secondary schools for 1,610 students.
What stands out about Kirkland Lake’s schools
More Catholic schools
Catholic schools are 5 of 9 here, above the 34% in Ontario, under CSDC des Grandes Rivières and Northeastern CDSB. Who runs them ↓
Several boards
The area’s schools come under 3 boards, DSB Ontario North East, CSDC des Grandes Rivières and Northeastern CDSB. The boards ↓
Small elementary schools
Elementary schools here average 186 students, against 365 in Ontario. Every school ↓
Each finding compares the town’s schools with every school in its province.
How Kirkland Lake’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 | 53% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 3 | 22% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 4 | 32% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 4 | 66% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 4 | 57% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 4 | 26% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 2 | 47% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 2 | 82% | 85% |
Furthest from the provincial middle is Grade 3 writing: 22% here, against 65% in Ontario. Of 8 measures, 0 sit above the province’s middle and 8 below. At 3 schools more of the measures rose than fell over three years; at 4, more fell.
Every school’s results (7)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| École secondaire catholique l’Envolée du NordSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 38% · OSSLT 91% | Fourth fifth |
| Kirkland Lake District Composite Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 55% · OSSLT 73% | Fourth fifth |
| Sacred Heart Catholic SchoolElementary · Grades 4–8 | G6 reading 74% · G6 writing 77% · G6 math 52% | Fourth fifth |
| École catholique Assomption (Kirkland Lake)Elementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 57% · G3 writing 62% · G3 math 76% · G6 reading 75% · G6 writing 55% · G6 math 40% | Fourth fifth |
| Central SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading no data · G3 writing no data · G3 math 34% · G6 reading 58% · G6 writing 58% · G6 math 11% | Bottom fifth |
| Federal Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 22% · G3 writing 6% · G3 math 16% · G6 reading 30% · G6 writing 26% · G6 math 4% | Bottom fifth |
| St. Jerome SchoolElementary · Grades JK–3 | G3 reading 53% · G3 writing 22% · G3 math 29% | Bottom fifth |
Ontario Ministry of Education, School Information Finder 2024–25 (EQAO results; N/R where groups are too small). Open Government Licence – Ontario.
Schooling in English and French around Kirkland Lake
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.
The French-language schools are École catholique Assomption (Kirkland Lake), École secondaire catholique l’Envolée du Nord and École catholique l’Envolée du Nord, run by CSDC des Grandes Rivières.
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.
Where the 9 schools in and around Kirkland Lake 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.
Who runs Kirkland Lake’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
Grouped by system: English public 4, English Catholic 2 and French-language 3.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
3 boards, school by school
Each board’s schools in the area, largest first.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| DSB Ontario North EastKirkland Lake District Composite, Central, Federal, Kirkland Lake District Composite | English public | 4 | 1,040 |
| CSDC des Grandes Rivièrescatholique Assomption (Kirkland Lake), l’Envolée du Nord, catholique l’Envolée du Nord | French Catholic | 3 | 215 |
| Northeastern CDSBSt. Jerome, Sacred Heart | English Catholic | 2 | 355 |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
How children get a place in Kirkland Lake
French-language schools
The French boards take rights-holders’ children by right and others by committee.
Catholic schools
The Catholic boards are as public as the others: free, with elementary schools that generally require a Catholic parent and high schools open to everyone.
The neighbourhood school
Ask the board first. It holds the enrolment list and points each street to its own school; out-of-area requests go ahead only with space to spare.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 9 schools in and around Kirkland Lake
High schools within reach of Kirkland Lake
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
Within 15 km, families can reach 2 high schools: 1 French Catholic and 1 English public. The closest high school is École secondaire catholique l’Envolée du Nord, 0.2 km out.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| École secondaire catholique l’Envolée du NordSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CSDC des Grandes Rivières | French Catholic | Fourth fifth | 55 | 0.2 km |
| Kirkland Lake District Composite Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | DSB Ontario North East | English public | Fourth fifth | 440 | 4.3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deerfield | 13,090 | 51 | 29,920 | 0 | 1.2 km |
| … | |||||
| Plattsville | 8,251 | 12 | 3,540 | 2 | 15 km |
| G-Section (bramalea) | 8,224 | 40 | 19,365 | 1 | 0.3 km |
| St. Marys | 8,203 | 5 | 1,410 | 0 | 0.5 km |
| Alnwick/Haldimand | 8,197 | 6 | 1,495 | 0 | 14 km |
| Kirkland Lake | 8,158 | 9 | 1,610 | 3 | 0.2 km |
| Elmvale - Canterbury | 8,149 | 30 | 13,500 | 7 | 0.7 km |
| Langstaff | 8,147 | 44 | 21,240 | 2 | 1.6 km |
| Jackson | 8,124 | 25 | 10,145 | 2 | 0.7 km |
| Haliburton Village | 8,100 | 4 | 1,185 | 0 | 5.3 km |
| … | |||||
| York Road | 4,931 | 24 | 11,030 | 2 | 2.8 km |
Set against 357 others, 279 have more schools in reach. 244 of the 358 have a French-language school.
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
- The kinds of school. The kind of school is what its province lists: elementary, secondary or both.
- Which schools count. Each school is placed by its address point; those inside Kirkland Lake or within 3 km of it are here.
- Bands, not ranks. EQAO publishes shares at the provincial standard; the band places each among Ontario’s schools by fifths.
- What isn’t here. What no open list gives: inspection grades, several years of enrolment, and Ontario’s private schools.
- Boards and systems. Boards are set by language and, in Ontario, Alberta and Saskatchewan, by faith: public or Catholic.
- The year. Schools as listed for 2024-25.
Questions about schools in Kirkland Lake
How many schools are there in Kirkland Lake?
All 9 sit within the town’s own boundary.
Is there a French-language school in Kirkland Lake?
Yes: École catholique Assomption (Kirkland Lake), École secondaire catholique l’Envolée du Nord and École catholique l’Envolée du Nord, the French-language schools here.
Which boards run the schools in Kirkland Lake?
DSB Ontario North East (4), CSDC des Grandes Rivières (3) and Northeastern CDSB (2), with each one’s schools in brackets.
How do I get a place at a school in Kirkland Lake?
The board’s school locator gives the designated school; registration is with the board or the school.
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).