The schools around Country Hills answer to 3 boards
The largest is Waterloo Region DSB, with 18; beside it are Waterloo CDSB and CS catholique MonAvenir. Of its 26 tested schools, 4 sit in the top two fifths in Ontario and 12 in the bottom two. Within 3 km of Country Hills are 26 elementary schools and 3 secondary schools, teaching 15,850 students.
What stands out about Country Hills’s schools
One big school
St Mary's High School is the largest school here, with 2,240 students. Every school ↓
Every figure here sets the area’s schools beside the rest of its province.
3 boards, school by school
Every board or service centre with a school in the area, and its schools.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waterloo Region DSBHuron Heights, Eastwood, Janet Metcalfe, Oak Creek, Jean Steckle, Williamsburg, Brigadoon, Wilson Avenue … | English public | 18 | 9,630 |
| Waterloo CDSBSt Mary's, St Josephine Bakhita Catholic, St Aloysius Catholic, St Kateri Tekakwitha Catholic, St Bernadette Catholic, Monsignor Haller Catholic, St Timothy Catholic, Our Lady of Grace Catholic … | English Catholic | 10 | 5,970 |
| CS catholique MonAvenirÉÉC Cardinal-Léger | French Catholic | 1 | 250 |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
How Country Hills’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 | 23 | 73% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 23 | 58% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 23 | 58% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 23 | 82% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 23 | 83% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 23 | 46% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 3 | 48% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 3 | 88% | 85% |
On Grade 9 math the area trails, 48% against 55% in Ontario. On 1 of 8 measures the area beats the provincial middle; on 7 it trails. At 10 schools more of the measures rose than fell over three years; at 10, more fell.
Every school’s results (26)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Huron Heights Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 61% · 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 Timothy Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 80% · G3 writing 72% · G3 math 76% · G6 reading 89% · G6 writing 81% · G6 math 70% | Second fifth |
| Williamsburg Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 75% · G3 writing 62% · G3 math 57% · G6 reading 94% · G6 writing 95% · G6 math 72% | Second fifth |
| Glencairn Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 77% · G3 writing 51% · G3 math 68% · G6 reading 100% · G6 writing 93% · G6 math 63% | Middle fifth |
| St Josephine Bakhita Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 87% · G3 writing 76% · G3 math 71% · G6 reading 81% · G6 writing 81% · G6 math 66% | Middle fifth |
| St Mary's High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 48% · OSSLT 94% | Middle fifth |
| Blessed Sacrament Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 82% · G3 writing 71% · G3 math 75% · G6 reading 80% · G6 writing 84% · G6 math 48% | Middle fifth |
| Brigadoon Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 65% · G3 writing 58% · G3 math 63% · G6 reading 89% · G6 writing 89% · G6 math 72% | Middle fifth |
| Jean Steckle Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 73% · G3 writing 67% · G3 math 60% · G6 reading 78% · G6 writing 88% · G6 math 50% | 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 |
| Janet Metcalfe Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 64% · G3 writing 48% · G3 math 53% · G6 reading 94% · G6 writing 89% · G6 math 55% | 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 |
| St Kateri Tekakwitha Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 69% · G3 writing 69% · G3 math 65% · G6 reading 85% · G6 writing 87% · G6 math 38% | Middle fifth |
| Eastwood Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 42% · OSSLT 84% | Fourth fifth |
| Oak Creek Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 60% · G3 writing 56% · G3 math 56% · G6 reading 89% · G6 writing 89% · G6 math 50% | 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 |
| ÉÉC Cardinal-LégerElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 78% · G3 writing 63% · G3 math 70% · G6 reading 81% · G6 writing 59% · G6 math 44% | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Pioneer Park Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 64% · G3 writing 40% · G3 math 47% · G6 reading 82% · G6 writing 75% · G6 math 36% | Fourth 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 29 schools in and around Country Hills 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 Country Hills
English, French and other languages of instruction, beside the mix in Ontario.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Ontario.
The 1 French-language schools are ÉÉC Cardinal-Léger; CS catholique MonAvenir runs the public ones.
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 Country Hills’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 18, English Catholic 10 and French-language 1.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Country Hills
The neighbourhood school
Children go to the board’s designated school for their address, unless another school agrees to take them.
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
The Catholic boards are as public as the others: free, with elementary schools that generally require a Catholic parent and high schools open to everyone.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 29 schools in and around Country Hills
Show all 26 elementary schools
High schools within reach of Country Hills
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
Within 15 km, families can reach 20 high schools: 13 English public, 5 English Catholic, 1 French public and 1 French Catholic. St Mary's High School is closest, at 0.8 km.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary's High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo CDSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 2,240 | 0.8 km |
| Huron Heights Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo Region DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,455 | 2 km |
| Eastwood Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo Region DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 1,270 | 3.1 km |
| Cameron Heights Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo Region DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,765 | 3.7 km |
| Forest Heights Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo Region DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 1,555 | 4.5 km |
| École secondaire David Saint-JacquesSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CS Viamonde | French public | Top fifth | 105 | 4.9 km |
| Grand River Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo Region DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 1,560 | 5.6 km |
| Kitchener Waterloo Collegiate and Vocational SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo Region DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,650 | 5.7 km |
| Notre Dame Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo CDSB | English Catholic | – | – | 6.6 km |
| Resurrection Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo CDSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 1,920 | 7 km |
All 20 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ÉSC Père-René-de-GalinéeSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CS catholique MonAvenir | French Catholic | Top fifth | 495 | 7.2 km |
| Bluevale Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo Region DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,115 | 7.4 km |
| Preston High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo Region DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 855 | 8.8 km |
| Waterloo Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo Region DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 1,480 | 8.9 km |
| St David Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 1,080 | 9.3 km |
| Laurel Heights Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo Region DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,765 | 12 km |
| Jacob Hespeler Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo Region DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 1,070 | 12 km |
| Southwood Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo Region DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 700 | 13 km |
| Galt Collegiate and Vocational InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo Region DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 960 | 13 km |
| St Benedict Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo CDSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 1,955 | 14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanier South | 7,259 | 32 | 13,065 | 12 | 1 km |
| … | |||||
| Iroquois Falls | 4,640 | 8 | 730 | 4 | 3.3 km |
| Horning | 4,587 | 30 | 15,470 | 0 | 2 km |
| Albion | 4,585 | 30 | 18,045 | 2 | 2.4 km |
| Gurnett | 4,582 | 28 | 13,860 | 1 | 1 km |
| Country Hills | 4,561 | 29 | 15,850 | 1 | 0.8 km |
| Red Hill | 4,540 | 52 | 28,820 | 4 | 1.5 km |
| Queenswood - Chatelaine | 4,537 | 32 | 14,895 | 12 | 1.6 km |
| Casselman | 4,535 | 6 | 1,830 | 6 | 0.6 km |
| Felker | 4,534 | 13 | 9,595 | 0 | 0.6 km |
| … | |||||
| Eastdale | 2,703 | 15 | 9,625 | 0 | 1.2 km |
More schools than here: 107 of the 270 others. A school in French is nearby in 167 towns of 271.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Country Hills
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country Hills | 29 | 1 | 11 | 0.8 km |
| Trillium Industrial Park 1.1 km | 51 | 5 | 17 | 1 km |
| Alpine 1.1 km | 33 | 1 | 11 | 0.8 km |
| Country Hills West 1.5 km | 32 | 1 | 12 | 2 km |
| Vanier 2.3 km | 43 | 3 | 12 | 1.7 km |
| Laurentian Hills 2.5 km | 40 | 1 | 12 | 2.1 km |
| Southdale 2.7 km | 38 | 1 | 11 | 1.4 km |
Trillium Industrial Park has the most schools nearby, 51.
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. No ratings by inspectors, no enrolment trend: neither is published school by school.
- The year. 2024-25, the latest open list.
- Boards and systems. A school’s system is its board’s: the language it teaches in, and whether the board is public or Catholic.
- Which schools count. A school counts when it sits inside Country Hills or less than 3 km beyond its edge.
- The kinds of school. The kind of school is what its province lists: elementary, secondary or both.
Questions about schools in Country Hills
Is there a French-language school in Country Hills?
Yes: ÉÉC Cardinal-Léger, the French-language schools here.
How many schools are there in Country Hills?
1 are inside the town itself and 28 lie within 3 km of its edge.
How do I get a place at a school in Country Hills?
Ask the board which school serves your street, then register through it.
Which boards run the schools in Country Hills?
By number of schools: Waterloo Region DSB (18), Waterloo CDSB (10) and CS catholique MonAvenir (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).