Photo: JFVoll · CC BY-SA 4.03 boards run the schools in and around Grand River North
Beside Waterloo Region DSB, which has 15, sit Waterloo CDSB and CS Viamonde. The 16 with results split, 6 in the upper two fifths in Ontario and 7 in the lower. The 3 km around Grand River North counts 19 elementary schools, 4 secondary schools and 1 alternative or adult school, 10,435 students between them.
What stands out about Grand River North’s schools
One big school
Grand River Collegiate Institute is the largest school here, with 1,560 students. Every school ↓
The strongest results
The area’s best results are at École secondaire David Saint-Jacques (secondary), in the top fifth in Ontario. Results ↓
Each finding compares the town’s schools with every school in its province.
The 3 boards that run schools here
Each board’s schools in the area, largest first.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waterloo Region DSBGrand River, Eastwood, Chicopee Hills, Lackner Woods, Franklin, Breslau, Crestview, Mackenzie King … | English public | 15 | 7,725 |
| Waterloo CDSBSt Anne Catholic, Saint John Paul II Catholic, St Daniel Catholic, Canadian Martyrs Catholic, Notre Dame Catholic Intermediate, Notre Dame Catholic, St Patrick Catholic | English Catholic | 7 | 2,515 |
| CS ViamondeDavid Saint-Jacques, David-Saint-Jacques | French public | 2 | 195 |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
How Grand River North’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 A−: 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 | 13 | 74% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 13 | 62% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 13 | 58% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 13 | 83% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 13 | 84% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 13 | 57% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 3 | 58% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 3 | 84% | 85% |
The widest gap is on Grade 6 math, where the area’s schools reach 57% against 51% in Ontario. The area is ahead on 2 of 8 measures and behind on 3. At 5 schools more of the measures rose than fell over three years; at 8, more fell.
Every school’s results (16)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
Ontario Ministry of Education, School Information Finder 2024–25 (EQAO results; N/R where groups are too small). Open Government Licence – Ontario.
Where the 24 schools in and around Grand River North 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 Grand River North
The language each school teaches in, against every school in Ontario.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Ontario.
École secondaire David Saint-Jacques and École élémentaire David-Saint-Jacques teach in French; CS Viamonde runs the public ones among the 2.
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 Grand River North’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
Counted by who runs them: English public 15, English Catholic 7 and French-language 2.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Grand River North
The neighbourhood school
Children go to the board’s designated school for their address, unless another school agrees to take them.
French-language schools
Section 23 rights-holders, francophone parents or those schooled in French in Canada, have a place; others apply to the board’s committee.
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 provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 24 schools in and around Grand River North
High schools within reach of Grand River North
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
Counting out to 15 km, there are 19: 12 English public, 5 English Catholic, 1 French public and 1 French Catholic. For the shortest journey, Grand River Collegiate Institute: 0.7 km.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand River Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo Region DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 1,560 | 0.7 km |
| Eastwood Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo Region DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 1,270 | 3.2 km |
| Notre Dame Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo CDSB | English Catholic | – | – | 3.5 km |
| Cameron Heights Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo Region DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,765 | 4.1 km |
| École secondaire David Saint-JacquesSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CS Viamonde | French public | Top fifth | 105 | 4.1 km |
| Bluevale Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo Region DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,115 | 5.1 km |
| St Mary's High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo CDSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 2,240 | 5.5 km |
| Kitchener Waterloo Collegiate and Vocational SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo Region DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,650 | 5.7 km |
| ÉSC Père-René-de-GalinéeSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CS catholique MonAvenir | French Catholic | Top fifth | 495 | 6.4 km |
| Waterloo Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo Region DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 1,480 | 7.6 km |
All 19 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St David Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 1,080 | 7.6 km |
| Forest Heights Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo Region DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 1,555 | 8 km |
| Huron Heights Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo Region DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,455 | 8 km |
| Resurrection Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo CDSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 1,920 | 9.1 km |
| Preston High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo Region DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 855 | 10 km |
| Jacob Hespeler Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo Region DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 1,070 | 11 km |
| Laurel Heights Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo Region DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,765 | 13 km |
| St Benedict Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo CDSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 1,955 | 14 km |
| Galt Collegiate and Vocational InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo Region DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 960 | 14 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Alternative, adult and other schools around Grand River North
Outside the usual 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
Places of about the same size and their schools in or within 3 km, largest first.
| Town | Population | Schools | Students | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Civic Hospital | 6,091 | 42 | 17,450 | 5 | 1.2 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 |
| Mulmur | 3,813 | 3 | 1,520 | 0 | 17 km |
| Guernsey | 3,808 | 11 | 6,645 | 0 | 0.7 km |
| Eleanor | 3,805 | 26 | 11,280 | 2 | 0.7 km |
| … | |||||
| Killaloe, Hagarty and Richards | 2,505 | 2 | 215 | 0 | 20 km |
102 of 221 similar towns count more schools. A school in French is nearby in 140 towns of 222.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Grand River North
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand River North | 24 | 2 | 7 | 0.8 km |
| Heritage Park 0.9 km | 30 | 0 | 9 | 0.7 km |
| Rosemount 1.7 km | 32 | 0 | 8 | 0.3 km |
| Idlewood 2 km | 26 | 2 | 8 | 1.4 km |
| Stanley Park 2.4 km | 37 | 2 | 11 | 1 km |
| Grand River South 2.6 km | 24 | 4 | 9 | 1 km |
| Auditorium 3.4 km | 34 | 0 | 10 | 0.8 km |
Most schools next door: Stanley Park, 37.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Bands, not ranks. A band is the fifth of Ontario’s schools a result falls in, averaged over the school’s measures; small groups go unreported, so places would overstate it.
- What isn’t here. What no open list gives: inspection grades, several years of enrolment, and Ontario’s private schools.
- The year. The provincial list for 2024-25.
- Boards and systems. English and French, public and Catholic: the board decides the system, and the address decides the school.
- Which schools count. A school counts when it sits inside Grand River North or less than 3 km beyond its edge.
- The kinds of school. Schools are grouped by what they teach: elementary, secondary, every grade, and the alternative, adult and online programs.
Questions about schools in Grand River North
Is there a French-language school in Grand River North?
Yes: École secondaire David Saint-Jacques and École élémentaire David-Saint-Jacques, the French-language schools here.
How many schools are there in Grand River North?
Inside the town there are 0; another 24 sit within 3 km.
How do I get a place at a school in Grand River North?
Choose a system, then register with its board; the address decides the school.
Which boards run the schools in Grand River North?
By number of schools: Waterloo Region DSB (15), Waterloo CDSB (7) and CS Viamonde (2).
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).