Photo: Julius177 · CC BY-SA 4.019 of Cedar Hill’s 28 tested schools score in the lower two fifths in Ontario
The strongest results are at Cameron Heights Collegiate Institute and Kitchener Waterloo Collegiate and Vocational School. No French-language school is among them; in Ontario, 10% of schools are. In or within 3 km of Cedar Hill: 31 elementary schools, 4 secondary schools and 1 alternative or adult school, with 18,245 students.
What stands out about Cedar Hill’s schools
One big school
St Mary's High School is the largest school here, with 2,240 students. Every school ↓
The comparisons are with the province’s schools, never across provinces.
How Cedar Hill’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 | 24 | 68% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 24 | 57% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 24 | 53% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 24 | 81% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 24 | 80% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 24 | 42% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 4 | 61% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 4 | 89% | 85% |
Furthest from the provincial middle is Grade 3 math: 53% here, against 65% in Ontario. The area is ahead on 2 of 8 measures and behind on 6. At 14 schools more of the measures rose than fell over three years; at 10, more fell.
Every school’s results (28)
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Trillium Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 75% · G3 writing 62% · G3 math 62% · G6 reading 82% · G6 writing 88% · G6 math 30% | Fourth fifth |
| Westmount Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 66% · G3 writing 59% · G3 math 57% · G6 reading 93% · G6 writing 87% · G6 math 38% | 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 |
| Monsignor Haller Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 79% · G3 writing 61% · G3 math 58% · G6 reading 82% · G6 writing 64% · G6 math 32% | 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 |
| Forest Hill Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 64% · G3 writing 56% · G3 math 51% · G6 reading 64% · G6 writing 57% · G6 math 41% | 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 |
| Southridge Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 61% · G3 writing 51% · G3 math 37% · G6 reading 69% · G6 writing 69% · G6 math 38% | Bottom fifth |
| Hillside Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 30% · G3 writing 15% · G3 math 15% · G6 reading 81% · G6 writing 72% · G6 math 19% | 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 Cedar Hill
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.
Schooling in French isn’t on offer here.
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 36 schools in and around Cedar Hill 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 Cedar Hill’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
System by system: English public 27 and English Catholic 9.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
2 boards, school by school
Every board or service centre with a school in the area, and its schools.
Among 2 boards, Waterloo Region DSB leads with 27.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waterloo Region DSBCameron Heights, Kitchener Waterloo Collegiate and Vocational, Eastwood, Franklin, Wilson Avenue, Elizabeth Ziegler, Suddaby, J F Carmichael … | English public | 27 | 12,660 |
| Waterloo CDSBSt Mary's, St Anne Catholic, St Daniel Catholic, St John Catholic, St Bernadette Catholic, Monsignor Haller Catholic, Our Lady of Grace Catholic, St Teresa Catholic … | English Catholic | 9 | 5,585 |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
How children get a place in Cedar Hill
Catholic schools
Ontario’s Catholic boards are publicly funded. Their elementary schools generally ask that a parent or the child be Catholic; their high schools are open to all students.
The neighbourhood school
Each school serves a defined area. A place elsewhere is possible when that school has room.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 36 schools in and around Cedar Hill
Show all 31 elementary schools
High schools within reach of Cedar Hill
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
Within 15 km, families can reach 17 high schools: 11 English public, 4 English Catholic, 1 French public and 1 French Catholic. Cameron Heights Collegiate Institute lies closest, 0.3 km from the centre.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Heights Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo Region DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,765 | 0.3 km |
| Eastwood Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo Region DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 1,270 | 2.1 km |
| Kitchener Waterloo Collegiate and Vocational SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo Region DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,650 | 2.2 km |
| St Mary's High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo CDSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 2,240 | 3.1 km |
| Bluevale Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo Region DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,115 | 3.6 km |
| Forest Heights Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo Region DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 1,555 | 3.6 km |
| Grand River Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo Region DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 1,560 | 4.2 km |
| Resurrection Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo CDSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 1,920 | 4.9 km |
| Waterloo Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo Region DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 1,480 | 5.2 km |
| St David Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 1,080 | 5.6 km |
All 17 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huron Heights Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo Region DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,455 | 5.8 km |
| École secondaire David Saint-JacquesSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CS Viamonde | French public | Top fifth | 105 | 6 km |
| Notre Dame Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo CDSB | English Catholic | – | – | 6.7 km |
| ÉSC Père-René-de-GalinéeSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CS catholique MonAvenir | French Catholic | Top fifth | 495 | 8.7 km |
| Laurel Heights Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo Region DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,765 | 9.2 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 | 14 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Alternative, adult and other schools around Cedar Hill
Besides the elementary and high schools: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westmount | 5,048 | 40 | 23,625 | 1 | 1.6 km |
| … | |||||
| Greater Madawaska | 3,234 | 1 | 75 | 0 | 21 km |
| Marathon | 3,223 | 7 | 455 | 4 | 0.6 km |
| St. Clair | 3,201 | 40 | 18,495 | 2 | 0.8 km |
| Adelaide-Metcalfe | 3,196 | 8 | 3,615 | 0 | 4.6 km |
| Cedar Hill | 3,190 | 36 | 18,245 | 0 | 0.4 km |
| Gilbert | 3,181 | 36 | 16,985 | 1 | 1 km |
| French River / Rivière des Français | 3,178 | 4 | 245 | 3 | 2 km |
| Enniskillen | 3,174 | 7 | 2,275 | 0 | 2.1 km |
| Queensway Terrace North | 3,160 | 35 | 14,530 | 5 | 0.6 km |
| … | |||||
| Killaloe, Hagarty and Richards | 2,505 | 2 | 215 | 0 | 20 km |
32 out of 173 comparable towns have more schools. A school in French is nearby in 104 towns of 174.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Cedar Hill
For each nearby town, its schools in or within 3 km of its outline, with straight-line distances.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Hill | 36 | 0 | 9 | 0.4 km |
| Mill Courtland Woodside Park 0.4 km | 43 | 0 | 11 | 0.8 km |
| City Commercial Core 0.6 km | 34 | 1 | 7 | 0.8 km |
| Auditorium 1 km | 34 | 0 | 10 | 0.8 km |
| Victoria Park 1.1 km | 34 | 1 | 9 | 1.4 km |
| Southdale 1.3 km | 38 | 1 | 11 | 1.4 km |
| Central Frederick 1.3 km | 36 | 1 | 8 | 1.3 km |
Mill Courtland Woodside Park leads the neighbours with 43 schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. Every school inside Cedar Hill’s outline or within 3 km of it, the rule used across the site.
- The kinds of school. Elementary and secondary come from the grades each school offers; a school offering both counts as all-grade.
- What isn’t here. Provinces don’t grade schools by inspection; class sizes and enrolment over time aren’t in the open lists.
- Bands, not ranks. Top fifth means a result among the best fifth of Ontario’s schools on that test; the card shows the average of a school’s fifths.
- The year. The province’s school list, 2024-25.
- Boards and systems. English and French, public and Catholic: the board decides the system, and the address decides the school.
Questions about schools in Cedar Hill
Is there a French-language school in Cedar Hill?
Not near Cedar Hill: within 3 km there is none, and the French-language board points to the closest.
How many schools are there in Cedar Hill?
The town holds 1 of them; 35 more are within 3 km of its outline.
How do I get a place at a school in Cedar Hill?
Registration is with the board, which assigns the school for the home address.
Which boards run the schools in Cedar Hill?
Waterloo Region DSB (27) and Waterloo CDSB (9), 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).