Photo: JFVoll · CC BY-SA 4.04 school boards overlap in Mt. Hope Huron Park, covering Ontario’s four systems
Beside Waterloo Region DSB, which has 25, sit Waterloo CDSB, CS Viamonde and CS catholique MonAvenir. The 26 with results split, 6 in the upper two fifths in Ontario and 14 in the lower. Taken together, Mt. Hope Huron Park and its 3 km edge hold 27 elementary schools, 5 secondary schools and 1 alternative or adult school for 17,610 students.
What stands out about Mt. Hope Huron Park’s schools
One big school
With 1,765 students, Cameron Heights Collegiate Institute is the area’s biggest. Every school ↓
Each finding compares the town’s schools with every school in its province.
4 boards, school by school
Every board or service centre with a school in the area, and its schools.
The four systems cover the same streets, so the nearest school may not be the one a family’s system offers: English or French, public or Catholic, each has its own board.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waterloo Region DSBCameron Heights, Kitchener Waterloo Collegiate and Vocational, Waterloo, Eastwood, Bluevale, Elizabeth Ziegler, MacGregor, Suddaby … | English public | 25 | 14,120 |
| Waterloo CDSBSt Anne Catholic, St Agnes Catholic, St John Catholic, St Bernadette Catholic, Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic, St Teresa Catholic | English Catholic | 6 | 2,980 |
| 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 Mt. Hope Huron Park’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 | 21 | 71% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 21 | 59% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 21 | 55% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 21 | 83% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 21 | 83% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 21 | 45% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 5 | 73% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 5 | 88% | 85% |
Furthest from the provincial middle is Grade 9 math: 73% here, against 55% in Ontario. On 2 of 8 measures the area beats the provincial middle; on 6 it trails. Over three years, 12 schools gained on most measures and 11 lost ground.
Every school’s results (26)
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Eastwood Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 42% · OSSLT 84% | Fourth 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Bridgeport Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 51% · G3 writing 42% · G3 math 53% · G6 reading 70% · G6 writing 72% · G6 math 50% | Bottom 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 |
| 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 33 schools in and around Mt. Hope Huron Park 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 Mt. Hope Huron Park
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, 2 schools: École élémentaire L'Harmonie and ÉÉC Mère-Élisabeth-Bruyère, with CS Viamonde and 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 Mt. Hope Huron Park’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
Grouped by system: English public 25, English Catholic 6 and French-language 2.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Mt. Hope Huron Park
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.
French-language schools
French-language schools are for children of section 23 rights-holders first; the board may admit others case by case.
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.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 33 schools in and around Mt. Hope Huron Park
Show all 27 elementary schools
High schools within reach of Mt. Hope Huron Park
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
16 secondary schools are within 15 km: 10 English public, 4 English Catholic, 1 French public and 1 French Catholic. The shortest trip is to Kitchener Waterloo Collegiate and Vocational School, 1.2 km.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kitchener Waterloo Collegiate and Vocational SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo Region DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,650 | 1.2 km |
| Bluevale Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo Region DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,115 | 1.7 km |
| Cameron Heights Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo Region DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,765 | 2.1 km |
| Waterloo Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo Region DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 1,480 | 3.5 km |
| Eastwood Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo Region DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 1,270 | 3.6 km |
| St David Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 1,080 | 3.7 km |
| Forest Heights Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo Region DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 1,555 | 4.5 km |
| Resurrection Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo CDSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 1,920 | 4.7 km |
| Grand River Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo Region DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 1,560 | 4.7 km |
| St Mary's High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo CDSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 2,240 | 5 km |
All 16 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| École secondaire David Saint-JacquesSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CS Viamonde | French public | Top fifth | 105 | 7.3 km |
| Notre Dame Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo CDSB | English Catholic | – | – | 7.7 km |
| Huron Heights Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo Region DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,455 | 7.7 km |
| Laurel Heights Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Waterloo Region DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,765 | 8 km |
| ÉSC Père-René-de-GalinéeSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CS catholique MonAvenir | French Catholic | Top fifth | 495 | 10 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.
Alternative, adult and other schools around Mt. Hope Huron Park
Besides the 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plattsville | 8,251 | 12 | 3,540 | 2 | 15 km |
| … | |||||
| Norwood | 5,308 | 5 | 1,185 | 0 | 0.6 km |
| Southdale | 5,277 | 38 | 21,225 | 1 | 1.4 km |
| Gourley | 5,271 | 38 | 19,735 | 1 | 1.1 km |
| Crown Point East | 5,215 | 28 | 13,680 | 2 | 1.3 km |
| Mt. Hope Huron Park | 5,174 | 33 | 17,610 | 2 | 1.2 km |
| Centre Hastings | 5,170 | 2 | 865 | 0 | 4.4 km |
| Rushdale | 5,154 | 39 | 18,320 | 3 | 0.8 km |
| Westmount | 5,048 | 40 | 23,625 | 1 | 1.6 km |
| Hearst | 5,032 | 8 | 790 | 6 | 0.2 km |
| … | |||||
| Ainslie Wood East | 3,112 | 28 | 10,145 | 3 | 0.5 km |
More schools than here: 81 of the 271 others. 172 of 272 have a school teaching in French.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Mt. Hope Huron Park
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mt. Hope Huron Park | 33 | 2 | 7 | 1.2 km |
| Fairfield 0.4 km | 31 | 2 | 8 | 1.4 km |
| City Commercial Core 1.3 km | 34 | 1 | 7 | 0.8 km |
| Central Frederick 1.3 km | 36 | 1 | 8 | 1.3 km |
| Cherry Hill 1.6 km | 43 | 2 | 12 | 0.6 km |
| Victoria Park 1.7 km | 34 | 1 | 9 | 1.4 km |
| Bridgeport East 1.8 km | 40 | 2 | 11 | 1.7 km |
43 schools make Cherry Hill the best supplied neighbour.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. Inside Mt. Hope Huron Park’s boundary, or no more than 3 km outside it: that is which schools are counted.
- The kinds of school. Middle and junior high schools count as secondary when they start at Grade 7 or later, elementary otherwise.
- The year. The provincial list for 2024-25.
- Boards and systems. Every public school has a board: English or French, and in this province public or Catholic too. Independent schools have none.
- What isn’t here. No ratings by inspectors, no enrolment trend: neither is published school by school.
- 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.
Questions about schools in Mt. Hope Huron Park
How do I get a place at a school in Mt. Hope Huron Park?
Ask the board which school serves your street, then register through it.
Which boards run the schools in Mt. Hope Huron Park?
By number of schools: Waterloo Region DSB (25), Waterloo CDSB (6), CS Viamonde (1) and CS catholique MonAvenir (1).
How many schools are there in Mt. Hope Huron Park?
1 in the town, 32 just beyond it, within 3 km.
Is there a French-language school in Mt. Hope Huron Park?
Yes, there are French-language schools: École élémentaire L'Harmonie and ÉÉC Mère-Élisabeth-Bruyère.
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).