Photo: JFVoll · CC BY-SA 4.0Of Auditorium’s 26 tested schools, 5 sit above the middle in Ontario and 14 below
Best placed: Cameron Heights Collegiate Institute and Kitchener Waterloo Collegiate and Vocational School. None of them teaches in French, though 10% of schools in Ontario do. Within 3 km of Auditorium are 28 elementary schools, 5 secondary schools and 1 alternative or adult school, teaching 18,980 students.
What stands out about Auditorium’s schools
One big school
With 2,240 students, St Mary's High School is the area’s biggest. Every school ↓
Each finding compares the town’s schools with every school in its province.
How Auditorium’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 B: 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 | 21 | 70% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 21 | 58% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 21 | 52% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 21 | 81% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 21 | 82% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 21 | 45% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 5 | 58% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 5 | 88% | 85% |
The widest gap is on Grade 3 math, where the area’s schools reach 52% against 65% in Ontario. Above the middle on 2, below on 6: that is the 8 measures. The three-year changes lean upward at 14 schools and downward at 8.
Every school’s results (26)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Cameron Heights Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 74% · OSSLT 90% | Second fifth |
| Kitchener Waterloo Collegiate and Vocational SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 73% · OSSLT 88% | Second fifth |
| Canadian Martyrs Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 75% · G3 writing 74% · G3 math 69% · G6 reading 94% · G6 writing 98% · G6 math 80% | Second fifth |
| Mackenzie King Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 78% · G3 writing 63% · G3 math 50% · G6 reading 100% · G6 writing 97% · G6 math 87% | Second fifth |
| Alpine Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 73% · G3 writing 64% · G3 math 73% · G6 reading 90% · G6 writing 90% · G6 math 59% | Second fifth |
| St Mary's High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 48% · OSSLT 94% | Middle fifth |
| St Teresa Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 72% · G3 writing 64% · G3 math 69% · G6 reading 86% · G6 writing 91% · G6 math 45% | Middle fifth |
| Grand River Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 58% · OSSLT 83% | Middle fifth |
| Suddaby Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 67% · G3 writing 58% · G3 math 58% · G6 reading 90% · G6 writing 89% · G6 math 58% | Middle fifth |
| Queen Elizabeth Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 70% · G3 writing 36% · G3 math 39% · G6 reading 94% · G6 writing 89% · G6 math 79% | Middle fifth |
| Sheppard Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 82% · G3 writing 62% · G3 math 58% · G6 reading 72% · G6 writing 84% · G6 math 60% | Middle fifth |
| St Bernadette Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 85% · G3 writing 48% · G3 math 52% · G6 reading 92% · G6 writing 83% · G6 math 42% | Middle fifth |
| Eastwood Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 42% · OSSLT 84% | Fourth fifth |
| St Anne Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 68% · G3 writing 53% · G3 math 55% · G6 reading 90% · G6 writing 82% · G6 math 45% | Fourth fifth |
| St Aloysius Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 76% · G3 writing 72% · G3 math 52% · G6 reading 81% · G6 writing 77% · G6 math 30% | Fourth fifth |
| Crestview Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 68% · G3 writing 56% · G3 math 48% · G6 reading 83% · G6 writing 83% · G6 math 53% | Fourth fifth |
| Franklin Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 70% · G3 writing 63% · G3 math 63% · G6 reading 74% · G6 writing 83% · G6 math 31% | Fourth fifth |
| J F Carmichael Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 72% · G3 writing 65% · G3 math 58% · G6 reading 70% · G6 writing 77% · G6 math 33% | Fourth fifth |
| Wilson Avenue Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 60% · G3 writing 46% · G3 math 53% · G6 reading 85% · G6 writing 81% · G6 math 46% | Fourth fifth |
| Smithson Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 64% · G3 writing 48% · G3 math 48% · G6 reading 69% · G6 writing 79% · G6 math 57% | Fourth fifth |
| Our Lady of Grace Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 76% · G3 writing 56% · G3 math 59% · G6 reading 71% · G6 writing 71% · G6 math 32% | Fourth fifth |
| St Daniel Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 50% · G3 writing 60% · G3 math 40% · G6 reading 80% · G6 writing 73% · G6 math 42% | Bottom fifth |
| Prueter Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 58% · G3 writing 60% · G3 math 50% · G6 reading 62% · G6 writing 67% · G6 math 17% | Bottom fifth |
| King Edward Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 55% · G3 writing 33% · G3 math 36% · G6 reading 77% · G6 writing 77% · G6 math 30% | Bottom fifth |
| St John Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 44% · G3 writing 34% · G3 math 39% · G6 reading 63% · G6 writing 63% · G6 math 43% | Bottom fifth |
| Rockway Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 27% · G3 writing 8% · G3 math 19% · G6 reading 63% · G6 writing 52% · G6 math 26% | 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 Auditorium
The language each school teaches in, against every school in Ontario.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Ontario.
For schooling in French, families look further afield.
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 34 schools in and around Auditorium are
Every school as a pin, coloured by system; each opens its own page.
Points from the provincial lists.
Who runs Auditorium’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
Split by system, that is English public 24 and English Catholic 10.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
Which of the 2 boards runs which school
Every board or service centre with a school in the area, and its schools.
Among 2 boards, Waterloo Region DSB leads with 24.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waterloo Region DSBCameron Heights, Kitchener Waterloo Collegiate and Vocational, Grand River, Eastwood, Franklin, Wilson Avenue, Suddaby, J F Carmichael … | English public | 24 | 12,725 |
| Waterloo CDSBSt Mary's, St Anne Catholic, St Daniel Catholic, St Aloysius Catholic, Canadian Martyrs Catholic, St John Catholic, St Bernadette Catholic, Our Lady of Grace Catholic … | English Catholic | 10 | 6,255 |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
How children get a place in Auditorium
The neighbourhood school
Children go to the board’s designated school for their address, unless another school agrees to take them.
Catholic schools
A Catholic elementary school usually asks for a Catholic parent or a baptized child; a Catholic high school admits all.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 34 schools in and around Auditorium
Show all 28 elementary schools
High schools within reach of Auditorium
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
Counting out to 15 km, there are 17: 11 English public, 4 English Catholic, 1 French public and 1 French Catholic. The closest high school is Cameron Heights Collegiate Institute, 0.7 km out.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Heights Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo Region DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,765 | 0.7 km |
| Eastwood Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo Region DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 1,270 | 1.6 km |
| Kitchener Waterloo Collegiate and Vocational SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo Region DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,650 | 2.8 km |
| Grand River Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo Region DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 1,560 | 3.2 km |
| St Mary's High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo CDSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 2,240 | 3.4 km |
| Bluevale Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo Region DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,115 | 3.4 km |
| Forest Heights Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo Region DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 1,555 | 4.6 km |
| École secondaire David Saint-JacquesSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CS Viamonde | French public | Top fifth | 105 | 5.3 km |
| Waterloo Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo Region DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 1,480 | 5.5 km |
| St David Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 1,080 | 5.7 km |
All 17 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resurrection Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo CDSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 1,920 | 5.8 km |
| Notre Dame Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo CDSB | English Catholic | – | – | 5.9 km |
| Huron Heights Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo Region DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,455 | 6.2 km |
| ÉSC Père-René-de-GalinéeSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CS catholique MonAvenir | French Catholic | Top fifth | 495 | 8.1 km |
| Laurel Heights Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo Region DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,765 | 9.9 km |
| Preston High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo Region DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 855 | 11 km |
| Jacob Hespeler Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo Region DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 1,070 | 13 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Alternative, adult and other schools around Auditorium
Also within reach: alternative programs at Rosemount - U Turn School. Their cards ↑
The kinds as the provincial lists give them (alternative, adult and continuing education, online, provincial schools).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mildmay | 6,247 | 13 | 4,170 | 0 | 6 km |
| … | |||||
| Kentley | 4,007 | 22 | 13,080 | 0 | 1 km |
| Stinson | 3,969 | 37 | 16,070 | 2 | 0.2 km |
| Watford | 3,955 | 5 | 1,635 | 0 | 19 km |
| Lisgar | 3,945 | 35 | 17,285 | 4 | 0.6 km |
| Auditorium | 3,918 | 34 | 18,980 | 0 | 0.8 km |
| Ainslie Wood West | 3,917 | 24 | 10,185 | 0 | 0.8 km |
| Bridgeport East | 3,903 | 40 | 22,565 | 2 | 1.7 km |
| Trend-Arlington | 3,844 | 26 | 9,325 | 3 | 0.7 km |
| Stoney Creek | 3,828 | 17 | 10,905 | 0 | 0.8 km |
| … | |||||
| Killaloe, Hagarty and Richards | 2,505 | 2 | 215 | 0 | 20 km |
Of the 232 others, 62 count more schools. In 147 of the 233, 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 Auditorium
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auditorium | 34 | 0 | 10 | 0.8 km |
| Central Frederick 0.8 km | 36 | 1 | 8 | 1.3 km |
| City Commercial Core 1 km | 34 | 1 | 7 | 0.8 km |
| Cedar Hill 1 km | 36 | 0 | 9 | 0.4 km |
| Mill Courtland Woodside Park 1.4 km | 43 | 0 | 11 | 0.8 km |
| Rosemount 1.7 km | 32 | 0 | 8 | 0.3 km |
| Mt. Hope Huron Park 2 km | 33 | 2 | 7 | 1.2 km |
The busiest neighbour is Mill Courtland Woodside Park, with 43 schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Bands, not ranks. Each result is placed in a fifth of Ontario’s schools on the same measure; a school’s band averages its fifths. EQAO doesn’t report small groups, so no school is ranked to the place.
- What isn’t here. Provinces don’t grade schools by inspection; class sizes and enrolment over time aren’t in the open lists.
- Boards and systems. Every public school has a board: English or French, and in this province public or Catholic too. Independent schools have none.
- The year. The 2024-25 list.
- The kinds of school. The kind of school is what its province lists: elementary, secondary or both.
- Which schools count. Schools inside Auditorium and those within 3 km of its outline: a family nearby would weigh them all.
Questions about schools in Auditorium
How many schools are there in Auditorium?
Inside the town there are 2; another 32 sit within 3 km.
Is there a French-language school in Auditorium?
Not within 3 km of Auditorium. The French-language board still serves families here.
Which boards run the schools in Auditorium?
Waterloo Region DSB (24) and Waterloo CDSB (10), with each one’s schools in brackets.
How do I get a place at a school in Auditorium?
Contact the board: it names the school for your address and takes the registration.
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).