Photo: JFVoll · CC BY-SA 4.0Bridgeport East’s schools belong to 4 boards that cover the same streets
The largest is Waterloo Region DSB, with 28; beside it are Waterloo CDSB, CS catholique MonAvenir and CS Viamonde. Of its 33 tested schools, 11 sit in the top two fifths in Ontario and 15 in the bottom two. In or within 3 km of Bridgeport East: 32 elementary schools, 7 secondary schools and 1 alternative or adult school, with 22,565 students.
What stands out about Bridgeport East’s schools
One big school
With 1,765 students, Cameron Heights Collegiate Institute is the area’s biggest. Every school ↓
The strongest results
Top of the area: St Matthew Catholic Elementary School (elementary), its results in the top fifth in Ontario. Results ↓
Every figure here sets the area’s schools beside the rest of its province.
4 boards, school by school
Every board or service centre with a school in the area, and its schools.
Ontario funds four systems side by side, and here all four overlap: a family picks English or French, public or Catholic, and each choice has its own board and its own schools.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waterloo Region DSBCameron Heights, Kitchener Waterloo Collegiate and Vocational, Grand River, Waterloo, Eastwood, Bluevale, Lackner Woods, Franklin … | English public | 28 | 16,845 |
| Waterloo CDSBSt David Catholic, St Anne Catholic, St Agnes Catholic, St Daniel Catholic, Canadian Martyrs Catholic, St John Catholic, St Bernadette Catholic, St Matthew Catholic … | English Catholic | 10 | 5,210 |
| CS catholique MonAvenirÉÉC Mère-Élisabeth-Bruyère | French Catholic | 1 | 220 |
| CS ViamondeL'Harmonie | French public | 1 | 290 |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
How Bridgeport East’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 | 26 | 72% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 26 | 62% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 26 | 58% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 26 | 85% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 26 | 83% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 26 | 47% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 7 | 67% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 7 | 88% | 85% |
On Grade 9 math the area runs ahead, 67% against 55% in Ontario. Above the middle on 2, below on 6: that is the 8 measures. At 14 schools more of the measures rose than fell over three years; at 14, more fell.
Every school’s results (33)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| St Matthew Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 86% · G3 writing 78% · G3 math 83% · G6 reading 98% · G6 writing 95% · G6 math 72% | Top fifth |
| Bluevale Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 75% · OSSLT 88% | Second fifth |
| 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 |
| Lackner Woods Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 83% · G3 writing 63% · G3 math 80% · G6 reading 97% · G6 writing 98% · G6 math 77% | Second fifth |
| St David Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 67% · OSSLT 97% | 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 |
| École élémentaire L'HarmonieElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 92% · G3 writing 69% · G3 math 81% · G6 reading 90% · G6 writing 84% · G6 math 79% | Second fifth |
| ÉÉC Mère-Élisabeth-BruyèreElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 84% · G3 writing 68% · G3 math 73% · G6 reading 95% · G6 writing 91% · G6 math 68% | 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 |
| Breslau Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 79% · G3 writing 61% · G3 math 80% · G6 reading 91% · G6 writing 85% · G6 math 45% | Second 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 |
| Lexington Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 77% · G3 writing 67% · G3 math 77% · G6 reading 88% · G6 writing 80% · G6 math 60% | 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 |
| Waterloo Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 57% · OSSLT 85% | 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 |
| Elizabeth Ziegler Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 71% · G3 writing 60% · G3 math 48% · G6 reading 93% · G6 writing 86% · G6 math 47% | Fourth fifth |
| Sandowne Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 73% · G3 writing 50% · G3 math 57% · G6 reading 78% · G6 writing 91% · G6 math 35% | Fourth fifth |
| St Agnes Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 80% · G3 writing 64% · G3 math 71% · G6 reading 73% · G6 writing 74% · G6 math 43% | 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 |
| 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 |
| Lincoln Heights Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 71% · G3 writing 64% · G3 math 50% · G6 reading 75% · G6 writing 75% · G6 math 47% | 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 |
| Bridgeport Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 51% · G3 writing 42% · G3 math 53% · G6 reading 70% · G6 writing 72% · G6 math 50% | Bottom 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 |
Ontario Ministry of Education, School Information Finder 2024–25 (EQAO results; N/R where groups are too small). Open Government Licence – Ontario.
Where the 40 schools in and around Bridgeport East are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Bridgeport East
English, French and other languages of instruction, beside the mix in Ontario.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Ontario.
CS catholique MonAvenir and CS Viamonde runs the public French-language schools; all 2 are ÉÉC Mère-Élisabeth-Bruyère and École élémentaire L'Harmonie.
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.
Who runs Bridgeport East’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 28, English Catholic 10 and French-language 2.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Bridgeport East
The neighbourhood school
Where a family lives settles it: the board’s map ties every address to one school, and a seat anywhere else waits on spare room.
French-language schools
French-language boards admit the children of rights-holders under section 23 of the Charter (a parent whose first language is French, or who was schooled in French in Canada), and may admit others through an admissions committee.
Catholic schools
Families who aren’t Catholic can usually choose a Catholic high school, though rarely a Catholic elementary one.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 40 schools in and around Bridgeport East
Show all 32 elementary schools
High schools within reach of Bridgeport East
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
Within 15 km, families can reach 17 high schools: 11 English public, 4 English Catholic, 1 French public and 1 French Catholic. Closest of all: Bluevale Collegiate Institute (1.7 km).
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluevale Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo Region DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,115 | 1.7 km |
| Kitchener Waterloo Collegiate and Vocational SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo Region DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,650 | 2.9 km |
| Cameron Heights Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo Region DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,765 | 3 km |
| Grand River Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo Region DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 1,560 | 3.8 km |
| Eastwood Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo Region DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 1,270 | 3.8 km |
| Waterloo Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo Region DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 1,480 | 4.1 km |
| St David Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 1,080 | 4.2 km |
| St Mary's High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo CDSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 2,240 | 5.8 km |
| Forest Heights Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo Region DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 1,555 | 6.1 km |
| Resurrection Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo CDSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 1,920 | 6.4 km |
All 17 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notre Dame Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo CDSB | English Catholic | – | – | 6.8 km |
| École secondaire David Saint-JacquesSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CS Viamonde | French public | Top fifth | 105 | 6.9 km |
| Huron Heights Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo Region DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,455 | 8.6 km |
| Laurel Heights Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo Region DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,765 | 9.2 km |
| ÉSC Père-René-de-GalinéeSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CS catholique MonAvenir | French Catholic | Top fifth | 495 | 9.5 km |
| Preston High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo Region DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 855 | 13 km |
| Jacob Hespeler Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo Region DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 1,070 | 14 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Alternative, adult and other schools around Bridgeport East
The area also has 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
Places of about the same size and their schools in or within 3 km, largest first.
| Town | Population | Schools | Students | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Playfair Park - Guildwood Estates | 6,186 | 39 | 17,675 | 8 | 1.3 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 |
| Grand River North | 3,823 | 24 | 10,435 | 2 | 0.8 km |
| Corkery | 3,822 | 1 | 275 | 0 | 9.9 km |
| … | |||||
| Killaloe, Hagarty and Richards | 2,505 | 2 | 215 | 0 | 20 km |
Among 231 towns its size, 35 have more schools nearby. Schooling in French is on hand in 147 of the 232.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Bridgeport East
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgeport East | 40 | 2 | 11 | 1.7 km |
| Fairfield 1.3 km | 31 | 2 | 8 | 1.4 km |
| Central Frederick 1.7 km | 36 | 1 | 8 | 1.3 km |
| Mt. Hope Huron Park 1.8 km | 33 | 2 | 7 | 1.2 km |
| Rosemount 2.1 km | 32 | 0 | 8 | 0.3 km |
| Auditorium 2.4 km | 34 | 0 | 10 | 0.8 km |
| City Commercial Core 2.4 km | 34 | 1 | 7 | 0.8 km |
It has more schools than any of its 6 neighbours.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What isn’t here. There are no inspection ratings to show, and a single year of enrolment gives no trend.
- Bands, not ranks. A school with no reported result has no band; one with several averages its fifths.
- The year. 2024-25, the latest open 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. The page takes in schools within Bridgeport East and up to 3 km past its boundary, so a school just over the line is still here.
- The kinds of school. Middle and junior high schools count as secondary when they start at Grade 7 or later, elementary otherwise.
Questions about schools in Bridgeport East
Is there a French-language school in Bridgeport East?
Yes, there are French-language schools: ÉÉC Mère-Élisabeth-Bruyère and École élémentaire L'Harmonie.
How many schools are there in Bridgeport East?
Inside the town there are 1; another 39 sit within 3 km.
How do I get a place at a school in Bridgeport East?
Start with the board for the system you want; your address sets the school.
Which boards run the schools in Bridgeport East?
By number of schools: Waterloo Region DSB (28), Waterloo CDSB (10), CS catholique MonAvenir (1) and CS Viamonde (1).
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).