The schools around Huron South answer to 3 boards
Beside Waterloo Region DSB, which has 14, sit Waterloo CDSB and CS catholique MonAvenir. Of its 19 tested schools, 5 sit in the top two fifths in Ontario and 4 in the bottom two. In or within 3 km of Huron South: 20 elementary schools and 2 secondary schools, with 12,925 students.
What stands out about Huron South’s schools
Results easing
At 11 tested schools out of 19, the three-year changes lean downward, as at New Dundee Public School, J W Gerth Public School and Williamsburg Public School. Results ↓
One big school
With 2,240 students, St Mary's High School is the area’s biggest. Every school ↓
Big elementary schools
At 513 students on average, against 365 in Ontario, the elementary schools are large; St Josephine Bakhita Catholic Elementary School and Oak Creek Public School lead. Every school ↓
The strongest results
Top of the area: New Dundee Public School (elementary), its results in the top fifth in Ontario. Results ↓
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, Groh, Janet Metcalfe, Oak Creek, Jean Steckle, Williamsburg, Brigadoon, J W Gerth … | English public | 14 | 7,725 |
| Waterloo CDSBSt Mary's, St Josephine Bakhita Catholic, John Sweeney Catholic, St Kateri Tekakwitha Catholic, St Timothy Catholic, Blessed Sacrament Catholic, Holy Trinity Catholic | English Catholic | 7 | 4,950 |
| CS catholique MonAvenirÉÉC Cardinal-Léger | French Catholic | 1 | 250 |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
How Huron South’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 | 17 | 73% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 17 | 63% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 17 | 63% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 17 | 89% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 17 | 87% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 17 | 63% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 2 | 55% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 2 | 91% | 85% |
The widest gap is on Grade 6 math, where the area’s schools reach 63% against 51% in Ontario. Above the middle on 2, below on 3: that is the 8 measures.
Every school’s results (19)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| New Dundee Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 95% · G3 writing 80% · G3 math 85% · G6 reading 100% · G6 writing 100% · G6 math 81% | Top fifth |
| Huron Heights Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 61% · OSSLT 88% | Second fifth |
| J W Gerth Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 65% · G3 writing 63% · G3 math 63% · G6 reading 94% · G6 writing 95% · G6 math 80% | 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 |
| John Sweeney Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 85% · G3 writing 73% · G3 math 66% · G6 reading 85% · G6 writing 82% · G6 math 72% | 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 |
| Groh Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 69% · G3 writing 58% · G3 math 62% · G6 reading 90% · G6 writing 87% · G6 math 65% | 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 |
| 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 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
Ontario Ministry of Education, School Information Finder 2024–25 (EQAO results; N/R where groups are too small). Open Government Licence – Ontario.
Where the 22 schools in and around Huron South 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 Huron South
The language each school teaches in, against every school in Ontario.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Ontario.
Schooling in French, 1 schools: ÉÉC Cardinal-Léger, with CS catholique MonAvenir running 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 Huron South’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
The split by system: English public 14, English Catholic 7 and French-language 1.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Huron South
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.
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.
The neighbourhood school
Registration happens with the board, not the school; the board names the school for the address.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 22 schools in and around Huron South
High schools within reach of Huron South
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
22 secondary schools are within 15 km: 14 English public, 6 English Catholic, 1 French public and 1 French Catholic. Nearest: Huron Heights Secondary School, 1.4 km off.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huron Heights Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo Region DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,455 | 1.4 km |
| St Mary's High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo CDSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 2,240 | 4.1 km |
| Eastwood Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo Region DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 1,270 | 6.4 km |
| Forest Heights Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo Region DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 1,555 | 6.4 km |
| École secondaire David Saint-JacquesSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CS Viamonde | French public | Top fifth | 105 | 7 km |
| Cameron Heights Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo Region DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,765 | 7 km |
| Preston High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo Region DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 855 | 8.4 km |
| ÉSC Père-René-de-GalinéeSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CS catholique MonAvenir | French Catholic | Top fifth | 495 | 8.4 km |
| Grand River Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo Region DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 1,560 | 8.7 km |
| Kitchener Waterloo Collegiate and Vocational SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo Region DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,650 | 8.7 km |
All 22 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notre Dame Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo CDSB | English Catholic | – | – | 8.8 km |
| Resurrection Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo CDSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 1,920 | 9 km |
| Bluevale Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo Region DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,115 | 11 km |
| Southwood Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo Region DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 700 | 11 km |
| Waterloo Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo Region DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 1,480 | 12 km |
| Galt Collegiate and Vocational InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo Region DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 960 | 12 km |
| St David Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 1,080 | 12 km |
| Jacob Hespeler Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo Region DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 1,070 | 13 km |
| St Benedict Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo CDSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 1,955 | 14 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.
Towns its size in Ontario
Similar-sized towns and their schools within 3 km, by population.
| Town | Population | Schools | Students | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DT Cooksville | 8,864 | 44 | 21,415 | 1 | 0.3 km |
| … | |||||
| Greenboro West | 5,597 | 34 | 14,460 | 8 | 2.4 km |
| Countryside | 5,595 | 32 | 21,240 | 1 | 1.2 km |
| Gananoque | 5,568 | 4 | 915 | 0 | 0.6 km |
| West Lorne | 5,566 | 3 | 865 | 0 | 3.1 km |
| Huron South | 5,555 | 22 | 12,925 | 1 | 1.4 km |
| Espanola | 5,504 | 5 | 1,205 | 2 | 0.7 km |
| Stirling | 5,489 | 1 | 690 | 0 | 16 km |
| Island Park-Wellington Village | 5,486 | 36 | 10,600 | 13 | 2 km |
| Southwold | 5,473 | 9 | 5,050 | 0 | 11 km |
| … | |||||
| Mill Courtland Woodside Park | 3,319 | 43 | 22,315 | 0 | 0.8 km |
Set against 290 others, 153 have more schools in reach. A French-language school is within reach in 183 of the 291.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Huron South
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huron South | 22 | 1 | 8 | 1.4 km |
| Rosenberg 1.7 km | 35 | 1 | 12 | 2 km |
| Pioneer Park 2.9 km | 17 | 1 | 6 | 2.3 km |
| Doon South 3.1 km | 16 | 1 | 5 | 3.6 km |
| Country Hills West 3.2 km | 32 | 1 | 12 | 2 km |
| Country Hills 3.3 km | 29 | 1 | 11 | 0.8 km |
| Trillium Industrial Park 4 km | 51 | 5 | 17 | 1 km |
Next door, Trillium Industrial Park counts 51 schools, more than any other neighbour.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. Counted: Huron South’s own schools and any within 3 km of its edge.
- The kinds of school. The kind of school is what its province lists: elementary, secondary or both.
- The year. The 2024-25 list.
- Boards and systems. Boards come in one language each, and where the province funds Catholic schools, as public or Catholic; independent schools stand outside them.
- Bands, not ranks. Ontario’s results are whole percentages with small groups left out, so the page gives fifths, not ranks.
- What isn’t here. Enrolment is a single year, where published at all, and no inspectorate rates schools.
Questions about schools in Huron South
How do I get a place at a school in Huron South?
Registration is with the board, which assigns the school for the home address.
Which boards run the schools in Huron South?
By number of schools: Waterloo Region DSB (14), Waterloo CDSB (7) and CS catholique MonAvenir (1).
How many schools are there in Huron South?
The town holds 3 of them; 19 more are within 3 km of its outline.
Is there a French-language school in Huron South?
Yes, there are French-language schools: ÉÉC Cardinal-Léger.
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).