Photo: Francine Pallister · CC BY-SA 3.0Four parallel systems run Centreville Chicopee’s schools through 4 boards: English and French, public and Catholic
Waterloo Region DSB leads with 17 schools, alongside Waterloo CDSB, CS Viamonde and CS catholique MonAvenir. Results are mixed: 6 of 22 schools above the middle in Ontario, 12 below it. The 3 km around Centreville Chicopee counts 24 elementary schools, 6 secondary schools and 1 alternative or adult school, 14,955 students between them.
What stands out about Centreville Chicopee’s schools
One big school
With 2,240 students, St Mary's High School is the area’s biggest. Every school ↓
The strongest results
Top of the area: ÉSC Père-René-de-Galinée (secondary), its results in the top fifth in Ontario. Results ↓
The comparisons are with the province’s schools, never across provinces.
4 boards, school by school
Each board’s schools in the area, largest first.
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 DSBGrand River, Eastwood, Chicopee Hills, Lackner Woods, Franklin, Wilson Avenue, Crestview, Country Hills … | English public | 17 | 8,360 |
| Waterloo CDSBSt Mary's, St Anne Catholic, Saint John Paul II Catholic, St Daniel Catholic, St Aloysius Catholic, Canadian Martyrs Catholic, Our Lady of Grace Catholic, Notre Dame Catholic Intermediate … | English Catholic | 10 | 5,660 |
| CS ViamondeDavid Saint-Jacques, David-Saint-Jacques | French public | 2 | 195 |
| CS catholique MonAvenirÉSC Père-René-de-Galinée, ÉIC Père-René-de-Galinée | French Catholic | 2 | 740 |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
How Centreville Chicopee’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 | 17 | 72% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 17 | 60% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 17 | 53% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 17 | 81% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 17 | 83% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 17 | 46% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 5 | 58% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 5 | 94% | 85% |
On Grade 3 math the area trails, 53% against 65% in Ontario. 2 measures above the provincial middle, 6 below, out of 8. At 8 schools more of the measures rose than fell over three years; at 10, more fell.
Every school’s results (22)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| ÉSC Père-René-de-GalinéeSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 70% · OSSLT 94% | Top fifth |
| École secondaire David Saint-JacquesSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 70% · OSSLT 100% | Top 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 |
| 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 |
| Saint John Paul II Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 72% · G3 writing 62% · G3 math 66% · G6 reading 96% · G6 writing 94% · G6 math 74% | 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 |
| Chicopee Hills Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 79% · G3 writing 70% · G3 math 76% · G6 reading 81% · G6 writing 84% · G6 math 57% | Middle fifth |
| St Mary's High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 48% · OSSLT 94% | Middle fifth |
| Grand River Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 58% · OSSLT 83% | 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 |
| 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 |
| Howard Robertson Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 74% · G3 writing 55% · G3 math 52% · G6 reading 73% · G6 writing 85% · G6 math 42% | 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 |
| Country Hills Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 45% · G3 writing 41% · G3 math 34% · G6 reading 69% · G6 writing 78% · G6 math 22% | 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.
Where the 31 schools in and around Centreville Chicopee are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Centreville Chicopee
The language each school teaches in, against every school in Ontario.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Ontario.
In French: École secondaire David Saint-Jacques, École élémentaire David-Saint-Jacques, ÉSC Père-René-de-Galinée and ÉIC Père-René-de-Galinée. The public ones of the 4 come under CS Viamonde and CS catholique MonAvenir.
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 Centreville Chicopee’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
Who runs them, in numbers: English public 17, English Catholic 10 and French-language 4.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Centreville Chicopee
The neighbourhood school
Where a family lives sets the school: each board draws a catchment around every one of its schools, and a child living inside it has a place there. Other schools take children from outside when they have room.
French-language schools
The French boards take rights-holders’ children by right and others by committee.
Catholic schools
Catholic schools here are public, paid for by the province. Elementary places usually go to Catholic families; Catholic high schools take any student.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 31 schools in and around Centreville Chicopee
High schools within reach of Centreville Chicopee
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
Counting out to 15 km, there are 22: 14 English public, 6 English Catholic, 1 French public and 1 French Catholic. Nearest: École secondaire David Saint-Jacques, 1.1 km off.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| École secondaire David Saint-JacquesSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CS Viamonde | French public | Top fifth | 105 | 1.1 km |
| Notre Dame Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo CDSB | English Catholic | – | – | 2.6 km |
| Eastwood Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo Region DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 1,270 | 2.8 km |
| Grand River Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo Region DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 1,560 | 3 km |
| St Mary's High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo CDSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 2,240 | 3.6 km |
| ÉSC Père-René-de-GalinéeSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CS catholique MonAvenir | French Catholic | Top fifth | 495 | 3.9 km |
| Cameron Heights Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo Region DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,765 | 4.6 km |
| Huron Heights Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo Region DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,455 | 5.1 km |
| Preston High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo Region DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 855 | 6.8 km |
| Kitchener Waterloo Collegiate and Vocational SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo Region DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,650 | 7 km |
All 22 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluevale Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo Region DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,115 | 7.6 km |
| Forest Heights Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo Region DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 1,555 | 7.6 km |
| Jacob Hespeler Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo Region DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 1,070 | 9.1 km |
| Resurrection Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo CDSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 1,920 | 9.6 km |
| Waterloo Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo Region DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 1,480 | 9.8 km |
| St David Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 1,080 | 10 km |
| St Benedict Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo CDSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 1,955 | 11 km |
| Galt Collegiate and Vocational InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo Region DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 960 | 11 km |
| Southwood Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo Region DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 700 | 12 km |
| Glenview Park Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo Region DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 1,055 | 14 km |
| Laurel Heights Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo Region DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,765 | 14 km |
| Monsignor Doyle Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo CDSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 1,115 | 15 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Alternative, adult and other schools around Centreville Chicopee
Other schooling here: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A-B-C-D-Section (bramalea) | 16,400 | 43 | 21,530 | 1 | 0.3 km |
| … | |||||
| Greely | 10,359 | 18 | 9,435 | 3 | 4.8 km |
| Masonville | 10,359 | 40 | 25,515 | 3 | 2.8 km |
| Professors Lake | 10,335 | 56 | 30,930 | 1 | 1.1 km |
| Markham Village | 10,319 | 50 | 34,825 | 0 | 0.7 km |
| Centreville Chicopee | 10,291 | 31 | 14,955 | 4 | 1.1 km |
| City Centre | 10,269 | 27 | 12,635 | 5 | 0.3 km |
| Leeds and the Thousand Islands | 10,185 | 7 | 1,430 | 0 | 12 km |
| Temiskaming Shores | 10,144 | 10 | 2,575 | 5 | 4.8 km |
| Runnymede-Bloor West Village | 10,129 | 67 | 29,260 | 6 | 0.8 km |
| … | |||||
| Mildmay | 6,247 | 13 | 4,170 | 0 | 6 km |
215 of the 387 others have more schools in reach. 273 towns of the 388 have a French-language school.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Centreville Chicopee
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centreville Chicopee | 31 | 4 | 12 | 1.1 km |
| Idlewood 1.7 km | 26 | 2 | 8 | 1.4 km |
| Vanier 1.8 km | 43 | 3 | 12 | 1.7 km |
| Stanley Park 2.3 km | 37 | 2 | 11 | 1 km |
| Grand River South 2.7 km | 24 | 4 | 9 | 1 km |
| Trillium Industrial Park 2.8 km | 51 | 5 | 17 | 1 km |
| Heritage Park 3.2 km | 30 | 0 | 9 | 0.7 km |
The neighbour with most schools is Trillium Industrial Park (51).
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Bands, not ranks. A school with no reported result has no band; one with several averages its fifths.
- What isn’t here. Ontario’s private schools aren’t in the open list; no province publishes inspection grades.
- The year. As the province lists them in 2024-25.
- Boards and systems. A public school belongs to a board of one language; in Ontario, Alberta and Saskatchewan a board is also public or Catholic. An independent school runs itself.
- Which schools count. A 3 km band around Centreville Chicopee’s outline is included, as it is for every town on the site.
- The kinds of school. An all-grade school teaches from kindergarten through high school; elementary and secondary schools split those years.
Questions about schools in Centreville Chicopee
Is there a French-language school in Centreville Chicopee?
Yes, schooling in French is at École secondaire David Saint-Jacques, École élémentaire David-Saint-Jacques, ÉSC Père-René-de-Galinée and ÉIC Père-René-de-Galinée.
How many schools are there in Centreville Chicopee?
3 are inside the town itself and 28 lie within 3 km of its edge.
How do I get a place at a school in Centreville Chicopee?
Ask the board which school serves your street, then register through it.
Which boards run the schools in Centreville Chicopee?
Waterloo Region DSB (17), Waterloo CDSB (10), CS Viamonde (2) and CS catholique MonAvenir (2), 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).