Photo: JFVoll · CC BY-SA 3.0English or French, public or Catholic: Cherry Hill’s schools come under 4 boards
Waterloo Region DSB leads with 30 schools, alongside Waterloo CDSB, CS Viamonde and CS catholique MonAvenir. On the tests, 8 of 36 schools land above the middle in Ontario, 18 under it. Within 3 km of Cherry Hill are 37 elementary schools and 6 secondary schools, teaching 24,495 students.
What stands out about Cherry Hill’s schools
One big school
With 1,920 students, Resurrection Catholic Secondary School is the area’s biggest. Every school ↓
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 DSBCameron Heights, Kitchener Waterloo Collegiate and Vocational, Forest Heights, Waterloo, Bluevale, Sandhills, Elizabeth Ziegler, MacGregor … | English public | 30 | 17,225 |
| Waterloo CDSBResurrection Catholic, St Anne Catholic, St Agnes Catholic, St Dominic Savio Catholic, St Paul Catholic, St John Catholic, St Bernadette Catholic, Monsignor Haller Catholic … | English Catholic | 11 | 6,760 |
| CS ViamondeL'Harmonie | French public | 1 | 290 |
| CS catholique MonAvenirÉÉC Mère-Élisabeth-Bruyère | French Catholic | 1 | 220 |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
How Cherry 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 | 30 | 72% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 30 | 61% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 30 | 58% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 30 | 85% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 30 | 83% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 30 | 45% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 6 | 65% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 6 | 88% | 85% |
Furthest from the provincial middle is Grade 9 math: 65% here, against 55% in Ontario. On 2 of 8 measures the area beats the provincial middle; on 6 it trails. At 18 schools more of the measures rose than fell over three years; at 13, more fell.
Every school’s results (36)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
| St Dominic Savio Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 78% · G3 writing 67% · G3 math 69% · G6 reading 93% · G6 writing 100% · G6 math 71% | 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 |
| Empire Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 86% · G3 writing 70% · G3 math 70% · G6 reading 87% · G6 writing 90% · G6 math 52% | Second fifth |
| Resurrection Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 57% · OSSLT 90% | Middle fifth |
| St Mark Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 94% · G3 writing 91% · G3 math 91% · G6 reading 76% · G6 writing 81% · G6 math 38% | 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 |
| Keatsway Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 79% · G3 writing 69% · G3 math 69% · G6 reading 84% · G6 writing 79% · G6 math 50% | Middle fifth |
| Sandhills Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 77% · G3 writing 69% · G3 math 67% · G6 reading 88% · G6 writing 80% · G6 math 59% | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Forest Heights Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 48% · OSSLT 86% | Fourth fifth |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 71% · G3 writing 54% · G3 math 64% · G6 reading 83% · G6 writing 83% · G6 math 45% | 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 |
| St Paul Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 72% · G3 writing 58% · G3 math 60% · G6 reading 88% · G6 writing 81% · G6 math 44% | 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 |
| 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 |
| Meadowlane Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 47% · G3 writing 27% · G3 math 43% · G6 reading 93% · G6 writing 89% · 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
Ontario Ministry of Education, School Information Finder 2024–25 (EQAO results; N/R where groups are too small). Open Government Licence – Ontario.
Where the 43 schools in and around Cherry Hill are
Every school as a pin, coloured by system; each opens its own page.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Cherry Hill
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 Viamonde and CS catholique MonAvenir runs the public French-language schools; all 2 are École élémentaire L'Harmonie and ÉÉC Mère-Élisabeth-Bruyère.
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 Cherry Hill’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
By system, they split: English public 30, English Catholic 11 and French-language 2.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Cherry Hill
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
French-language schools are for children of section 23 rights-holders first; the board may admit others case by case.
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 43 schools in and around Cherry Hill
Show all 37 elementary schools
High schools within reach of Cherry Hill
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
Within 15 km, families can reach 16 high schools: 10 English public, 4 English Catholic, 1 French public and 1 French Catholic. The nearest is Kitchener Waterloo Collegiate and Vocational School, 0.5 km away.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kitchener Waterloo Collegiate and Vocational SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo Region DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,650 | 0.5 km |
| Cameron Heights Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo Region DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,765 | 2.4 km |
| Bluevale Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo Region DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,115 | 2.8 km |
| Forest Heights Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo Region DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 1,555 | 3 km |
| Resurrection Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo CDSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 1,920 | 3.1 km |
| Waterloo Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo Region DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 1,480 | 3.5 km |
| St David Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 1,080 | 3.9 km |
| Eastwood Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo Region DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 1,270 | 4.2 km |
| St Mary's High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo CDSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 2,240 | 4.8 km |
| Grand River Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo Region DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 1,560 | 6 km |
All 16 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laurel Heights Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo Region DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,765 | 7.1 km |
| Huron Heights Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo Region DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,455 | 7.2 km |
| École secondaire David Saint-JacquesSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CS Viamonde | French public | Top fifth | 105 | 8.1 km |
| Notre Dame Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo CDSB | English Catholic | – | – | 8.7 km |
| ÉSC Père-René-de-GalinéeSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CS catholique MonAvenir | French Catholic | Top fifth | 495 | 11 km |
| Preston High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo Region DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 855 | 13 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Towns its size in Ontario
Similar-sized towns and their schools within 3 km, by population.
| Town | Population | Schools | Students | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell | 10,080 | 6 | 1,500 | 0 | 1.1 km |
| … | |||||
| Pineview | 6,346 | 33 | 15,155 | 11 | 2 km |
| Beasley | 6,338 | 30 | 13,925 | 3 | 1.1 km |
| Turnball | 6,312 | 12 | 4,370 | 0 | 0.4 km |
| Highland | 6,306 | 11 | 8,400 | 0 | 0.7 km |
| Cherry Hill | 6,304 | 43 | 24,495 | 2 | 0.6 km |
| Mildmay | 6,247 | 13 | 4,170 | 0 | 6 km |
| Playfair Park - Guildwood Estates | 6,186 | 39 | 17,675 | 8 | 1.3 km |
| Delta East | 6,186 | 44 | 22,030 | 4 | 1 km |
| Tay Valley | 6,171 | 10 | 2,845 | 0 | 9.9 km |
| … | |||||
| Eleanor | 3,805 | 26 | 11,280 | 2 | 0.7 km |
In 64 of the 307 others the count is higher. In 201 of the 308, 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 Cherry Hill
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cherry Hill | 43 | 2 | 12 | 0.6 km |
| Victoria Park 1.1 km | 34 | 1 | 9 | 1.4 km |
| Westmount 1.2 km | 40 | 1 | 10 | 1.6 km |
| Victoria Hills 1.5 km | 39 | 1 | 9 | 1.8 km |
| Mt. Hope Huron Park 1.6 km | 33 | 2 | 7 | 1.2 km |
| City Commercial Core 1.8 km | 34 | 1 | 7 | 0.8 km |
| Mill Courtland Woodside Park 1.9 km | 43 | 0 | 11 | 0.8 km |
No neighbour of the 6 counts more schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Bands, not ranks. The fifths are of schools, not students: a small school counts as much as a large one.
- What isn’t here. No ratings by inspectors, no enrolment trend: neither is published school by school.
- 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 province’s 2024-25 list.
- The kinds of school. Elementary and secondary come from the grades each school offers; a school offering both counts as all-grade.
- Which schools count. A school counts when it sits inside Cherry Hill or less than 3 km beyond its edge.
Questions about schools in Cherry Hill
How many schools are there in Cherry Hill?
3 are inside the town itself and 40 lie within 3 km of its edge.
Is there a French-language school in Cherry Hill?
Yes, schooling in French is at École élémentaire L'Harmonie and ÉÉC Mère-Élisabeth-Bruyère.
Which boards run the schools in Cherry Hill?
Waterloo Region DSB (30), Waterloo CDSB (11), CS Viamonde (1) and CS catholique MonAvenir (1), with each one’s schools in brackets.
How do I get a place at a school in Cherry Hill?
Registration is with the board, which assigns the school for the home address.
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).