Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0Lindsay’s 26 schools with results spread wide in Ontario, 10 in the top two fifths and 10 in the bottom two
Top of the area on results: Parkview Public School and Fenelon Twp Public School. None of them teaches in French, though 10% of schools in Ontario do. In or within 3 km of Lindsay: 23 elementary schools, 4 secondary schools and 1 alternative or adult school, with 9,620 students.
What stands out about Lindsay’s schools
The strongest results
The area’s best results are at Parkview Public School (elementary), in the top fifth in Ontario. Results ↓
The comparisons are with the province’s schools, never across provinces.
How Lindsay’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 | 78% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 21 | 62% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 21 | 69% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 21 | 88% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 21 | 85% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 21 | 55% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 4 | 47% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 4 | 80% | 85% |
Furthest from the provincial middle is Grade 9 math: 47% here, against 55% in Ontario. Above the middle on 2, below on 3: that is the 8 measures. At 9 schools more of the measures rose than fell over three years; at 7, more fell.
Every school’s results (26)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Parkview Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 82% · G3 writing 80% · G3 math 75% · G6 reading 100% · G6 writing 97% · G6 math 93% | Top fifth |
| Fenelon Twp Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 97% · G3 writing 97% · G3 math 100% · G6 reading 90% · G6 writing 90% · G6 math 55% | Second fifth |
| Grandview Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 96% · G3 writing 75% · G3 math 77% | Second fifth |
| Langton Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 95% · G3 writing 97% · G3 math 97% · G6 reading 92% · G6 writing 84% · G6 math 61% | Second fifth |
| Mariposa Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 95% · G3 writing 85% · G3 math 87% · G6 reading 88% · G6 writing 94% · G6 math 50% | Second fifth |
| Jack Callaghan Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 98% · G3 writing 95% · G3 math 98% · G6 reading 91% · G6 writing 85% · G6 math 55% | Second fifth |
| Lady Mackenzie Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 78% · G3 writing 61% · G3 math 69% · G6 reading 100% · G6 writing 95% · G6 math 75% | Second fifth |
| Bobcaygeon Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 84% · G3 writing 62% · G3 math 73% · G6 reading 98% · G6 writing 98% · G6 math 52% | Second fifth |
| Rolling Hills Public SchoolElementary · Grades 1–8 | G6 reading 88% · G6 writing 90% · G6 math 60% | Second fifth |
| Woodville Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 96% · G3 writing 96% · G3 math 96% · G6 reading 90% · G6 writing 80% · G6 math 20% | Second fifth |
| Dunsford District Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 62% · G3 writing 62% · G3 math 50% · G6 reading 92% · G6 writing 96% · G6 math 76% | Middle fifth |
| Scott Young Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 76% · G3 writing 68% · G3 math 74% · G6 reading 88% · G6 writing 85% · G6 math 73% | Middle fifth |
| Leslie Frost Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 59% · G3 writing 63% · G3 math 61% · G6 reading 86% · G6 writing 85% · G6 math 57% | Middle fifth |
| Queen Victoria Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 65% · G3 writing 43% · G3 math 65% · G6 reading 100% · G6 writing 83% · G6 math 50% | Middle fifth |
| Ridgewood Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 82% · G3 writing 75% · G3 math 54% · G6 reading 88% · G6 writing 83% · G6 math 12% | Middle fifth |
| St. Luke Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 43% · G3 writing 36% · G3 math 71% · G6 reading 88% · G6 writing 75% · G6 math 69% | Middle fifth |
| Lindsay Collegiate and Vocational InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 55% · OSSLT 77% | Fourth fifth |
| Alexandra Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 71% · G3 writing 43% · G3 math 52% · G6 reading 76% · G6 writing 82% · G6 math 71% | Fourth fifth |
| Dr George Hall Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 69% · G3 writing 49% · G3 math 56% · G6 reading 84% · G6 writing 89% · G6 math 19% | Fourth fifth |
| Fenelon Falls Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 48% · OSSLT 82% | Fourth fifth |
| I E Weldon Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 43% · OSSLT 82% | Fourth fifth |
| King Albert Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 80% · G3 writing 55% · G3 math 50% · G6 reading 77% · G6 writing 69% · G6 math 31% | Fourth fifth |
| St. Dominic Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 36% · G3 writing 27% · G3 math 39% · G6 reading 80% · G6 writing 83% · G6 math 43% | Fourth fifth |
| St. John Paul II Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 56% · G3 writing 50% · G3 math 62% · G6 reading 56% · G6 writing 44% · G6 math 6% | Bottom fifth |
| St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 45% · OSSLT 68% | Bottom fifth |
| St. Mary Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 50% · G3 writing 20% · G3 math 40% · G6 reading 73% · G6 writing 82% · G6 math 9% | Bottom fifth |
Ontario Ministry of Education, School Information Finder 2024–25 (EQAO results; N/R where groups are too small). Open Government Licence – Ontario.
Schooling in English and French around Lindsay
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.
Not one teaches in French.
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.
Where the 28 schools in and around Lindsay are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
Points from the provincial lists.
Who runs Lindsay’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
Grouped by system: English public 22 and English Catholic 6.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
The 2 boards that run schools here
The boards and their schools here.
The biggest of the 2 is Trillium Lakelands DSB: 22 schools.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trillium Lakelands DSBI E Weldon, Fenelon Falls, Lindsay, Leslie Frost, Bobcaygeon, Scott Young, Langton, Parkview … | English public | 22 | 8,475 |
| Peterborough Victoria Northum Clarington CDSBSt. Dominic Catholic, St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic, St. John Paul II Catholic, St. Luke Catholic, St. Mary Catholic, PVNC Online | English Catholic | 6 | 1,145 |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
How children get a place in Lindsay
The neighbourhood school
Children go to the board’s designated school for their address, unless another school agrees to take them.
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 28 schools in and around Lindsay
High schools within reach of Lindsay
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
Counting out to 15 km, there are 4: 3 English public and 1 English Catholic. Nearest: I E Weldon Secondary School, 6.1 km off.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I E Weldon Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Trillium Lakelands DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 1,050 | 6.1 km |
| Lindsay Collegiate and Vocational InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Trillium Lakelands DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 600 | 7 km |
| St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peterborough Victoria Northum Clarington CDSB | English Catholic | Bottom fifth | 260 | 9.3 km |
| Fenelon Falls Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Trillium Lakelands DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 680 | 13 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Alternative, adult and other schools around Lindsay
Also within reach: online learning through PVNC Online Catholic School. Their cards ↑
The kinds as the provincial lists give them (alternative, adult and continuing education, online, provincial schools).
Towns its size in Ontario
Towns of a similar population, with their schools in or within 3 km; described, not ranked.
| Town | Population | Schools | Students | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brantford | 123,521 | 50 | 20,085 | 1 | 1.2 km |
| … | |||||
| Chatham | 112,716 | 45 | 14,950 | 6 | 0.9 km |
| Peterborough | 97,834 | 34 | 14,960 | 2 | 1.1 km |
| Newmarket | 95,763 | 48 | 27,000 | 2 | 2.2 km |
| Bolton | 90,201 | 86 | 48,920 | 2 | 5.5 km |
| Lindsay | 85,351 | 28 | 9,620 | 0 | 6.2 km |
| Sault Ste. Marie | 81,182 | 36 | 11,455 | 3 | 0.5 km |
| Sarnia | 80,539 | 30 | 11,200 | 6 | 0.8 km |
| Simcoe | 75,618 | 32 | 11,730 | 1 | 5.2 km |
| Georgetown | 68,265 | 44 | 22,165 | 3 | 1.5 km |
| … | |||||
| Bradford | 51,346 | 18 | 9,525 | 0 | 0.1 km |
More schools than here: 18 of the 24 others. 20 of the 25 have a French-language school.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Bands, not ranks. The fifths are of schools, not students: a small school counts as much as a large one.
- What isn’t here. No ratings by inspectors, no enrolment trend: neither is published school by school.
- The year. The provincial list for 2024-25.
- Boards and systems. Boards are set by language and, in Ontario, Alberta and Saskatchewan, by faith: public or Catholic.
- Which schools count. The page takes in schools within Lindsay and up to 3 km past its boundary, so a school just over the line is still here.
- The kinds of school. Elementary schools run from kindergarten to Grade 6 or 8, secondary ones to Grade 12; some cover every grade, and alternative, adult and online schools are listed apart.
Questions about schools in Lindsay
How many schools are there in Lindsay?
The town holds all 28; none is outside it.
Is there a French-language school in Lindsay?
None within 3 km of Lindsay. The French-language board serves it from schools further off.
How do I get a place at a school in Lindsay?
Ask the board which school serves your street, then register through it.
Which boards run the schools in Lindsay?
Trillium Lakelands DSB (22) and Peterborough Victoria Northum Clarington CDSB (6), with each one’s schools in brackets.
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).