Photo: Adam Bishop · CC BY-SA 4.0The schools around Leamington answer to 4 boards
The largest is Greater Essex County DSB, with 7; beside it are Windsor-Essex CDSB, Conseil scolaire catholique Providence and Lambton Kent DSB. The 11 with results split, 2 in the upper two fifths in Ontario and 4 in the lower. Counting a 3 km margin, Leamington has 10 elementary schools and 2 secondary schools, for 4,490 students.
The 4 boards that run schools here
The boards and their schools here.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greater Essex County DSBLeamington District, Queen Elizabeth, Margaret D Bennie, Gore Hill, Mount Carmel Blytheswood, East Mersea, Pelee Island | English public | 7 | 2,485 |
| Windsor-Essex CDSBCardinal Carter Catholic, St Louis, Cardinal Carter | English Catholic | 3 | 1,495 |
| Conseil scolaire catholique ProvidenceSaint-Michel | French Catholic | 1 | 340 |
| Lambton Kent DSBWheatley Area | English public | 1 | 170 |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
How Leamington’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 | 7 | 66% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 7 | 62% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 7 | 60% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 8 | 86% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 8 | 88% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 8 | 43% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 2 | 49% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 2 | 88% | 85% |
On Grade 6 math the area trails, 43% against 51% in Ontario. 0 measures above the provincial middle, 5 below, out of 8. At 6 schools more of the measures rose than fell over three years; at 4, more fell.
Every school’s results (11)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal Carter Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 56% · OSSLT 100% | Second fifth |
| Cardinal Carter Middle SchoolElementary · Grades 6–8 | G6 reading 91% · G6 writing 89% · G6 math 58% | Second fifth |
| Margaret D Bennie Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 74% · G3 writing 65% · G3 math 61% · G6 reading 100% · G6 writing 100% · G6 math 35% | Middle fifth |
| East Mersea Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading not reported · G3 writing not reported · G3 math not reported · G6 reading 85% · G6 writing 92% · G6 math 46% | Middle fifth |
| Mount Carmel Blytheswood Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 92% · G3 writing 85% · G3 math 64% · G6 reading 86% · G6 writing 82% · G6 math 41% | Middle fifth |
| Wheatley Area Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 83% · G3 writing 67% · G3 math 72% · G6 reading 86% · G6 writing 86% · G6 math 36% | Middle fifth |
| Queen Elizabeth Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 66% · G3 writing 62% · G3 math 60% · G6 reading 84% · G6 writing 92% · G6 math 44% | Middle fifth |
| St Louis Catholic SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 59% · G3 writing 51% · G3 math 59% | Fourth fifth |
| Gore Hill Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 61% · G3 writing 52% · G3 math 48% · G6 reading 71% · G6 writing 76% · G6 math 43% | Bottom fifth |
| Leamington District Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 42% · OSSLT 75% | Bottom fifth |
| École élémentaire catholique Saint-MichelElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 42% · G3 writing 30% · G3 math 39% · G6 reading 79% · G6 writing 62% · 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 12 schools in and around Leamington are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Leamington
Each school by its language of instruction, with the share in Ontario marked.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Ontario.
1 of them teach in French: École élémentaire catholique Saint-Michel; the public ones belong to Conseil scolaire catholique Providence.
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 Leamington’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 8, English Catholic 3 and French-language 1.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Leamington
The neighbourhood school
Boards set boundaries for each school; living inside one guarantees a place there, and moving across one usually means a request.
French-language schools
The French boards take rights-holders’ children by right and others by 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 12 schools in and around Leamington
High schools within reach of Leamington
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
Within 15 km, families can reach 3 high schools: 2 English public and 1 English Catholic. 1.7 km away, Leamington District Secondary School is the nearest.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leamington District Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Greater Essex County DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 925 | 1.7 km |
| Cardinal Carter Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Windsor-Essex CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 630 | 2.3 km |
| Erie Migration District Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Greater Essex County DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 730 | 12 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roseborough | 54,539 | 81 | 40,865 | 7 | 0.6 km |
| … | |||||
| Fort Erie | 37,226 | 9 | 3,890 | 0 | 2.1 km |
| LaSalle | 36,452 | 24 | 15,560 | 3 | 1.4 km |
| Central Erin Mills | 36,393 | 77 | 38,375 | 2 | 0.3 km |
| Stratford | 36,097 | 13 | 5,320 | 0 | 2 km |
| Leamington | 34,653 | 12 | 4,490 | 1 | 1.8 km |
| Fergus | 34,565 | 13 | 4,760 | 0 | 3.1 km |
| Thorold | 33,844 | 42 | 15,445 | 3 | 2.3 km |
| West Humber-Clairville | 33,690 | 87 | 39,405 | 2 | 0.9 km |
| Applewood | 33,229 | 68 | 30,600 | 1 | 1.3 km |
| … | |||||
| Oakwood Village | 20,830 | 93 | 34,050 | 6 | 1.2 km |
129 of the 144 others have more schools in reach. 113 of 145 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 Leamington
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leamington | 12 | 1 | 4 | 1.8 km |
| Kingsville 12 km | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0.9 km |
Of 1 neighbours, none has more schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What isn’t here. What no open list gives: inspection grades, several years of enrolment, and Ontario’s private schools.
- Bands, not ranks. Ontario’s results are whole percentages with small groups left out, so the page gives fifths, not ranks.
- The year. As the province lists them in 2024-25.
- Boards and systems. Each board covers a territory in one language and one system, public or Catholic; boards of different systems overlap.
- Which schools count. The page takes in schools within Leamington and up to 3 km past its boundary, so a school just over the line is still here.
- The kinds of school. Where a province publishes grades, the card gives them; elementary and secondary follow those grades.
Questions about schools in Leamington
How many schools are there in Leamington?
11 in the town, 1 just beyond it, within 3 km.
Is there a French-language school in Leamington?
Yes, schooling in French is at École élémentaire catholique Saint-Michel.
How do I get a place at a school in Leamington?
Ask the board which school serves your street, then register through it.
Which boards run the schools in Leamington?
By number of schools: Greater Essex County DSB (7), Windsor-Essex CDSB (3), Conseil scolaire catholique Providence (1) and Lambton Kent DSB (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).