Photo: WabbitWanderer from London, Canada · CC BY-SA 2.0In Carling, families choose among 5 boards: English and French, public and Catholic
Thames Valley DSB has 35 of them, and London District Catholic School Board, Provincial and Demonstration Schools and Conseil scolaire catholique Providence share the others. On the tests, 16 of 47 schools land above the middle in Ontario, 18 under it. Taken together, Carling and its 3 km edge hold 40 elementary schools, 11 secondary schools and 5 alternative or adult schools for 27,400 students.
What stands out about Carling’s schools
Results on the rise
At 25 tested schools out of 47, the three-year changes lean upward; Jack Chambers Public School, St. John French Immersion School and Académie de la Tamise gained most often. Results ↓
One big school
Mother Teresa Catholic Secondary School is the largest school here, with 1,795 students. Every school ↓
The strongest results
Jack Chambers Public School (elementary) posts the area’s strongest results: the top fifth in Ontario. Results ↓
Each finding compares the town’s schools with every school in its province.
5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thames Valley DSBH B Beal, A B Lucas, Clarke Road, London Central, Stoney Creek, Montcalm, Cedar Hollow, Jack Chambers … | English public | 35 | 18,140 |
| London District Catholic School BoardMother Teresa Catholic, Catholic Central, John Paul II Catholic, St. John French Immersion, Blessed Sacrament Separate, St Anne's Separate, St Pius X Separate, St Mark Separate … | English Catholic | 12 | 7,915 |
| Provincial and Demonstration SchoolsRobarts Provincial School for the Deaf, Robarts Provincial School for the Deaf, Robarts/Amethyst Demonstration, Robarts/Amethyst Demonstration | Other | 4 | – |
| Conseil scolaire catholique ProvidenceSte-Jeanne-d'Arc, Monseigneur-Bruyère, Monseigneur-Bruyère | French Catholic | 3 | 875 |
| CS ViamondeAcadémie de la Tamise, Gabriel-Dumont | French public | 2 | 470 |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
How Carling’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 | 36 | 72% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 36 | 59% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 36 | 63% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 37 | 90% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 37 | 88% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 37 | 53% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 9 | 57% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 9 | 85% | 85% |
Furthest from the provincial middle is Grade 3 writing: 59% here, against 65% in Ontario. Above the middle on 2, below on 3: that is the 8 measures.
Every school’s results (47)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Jack Chambers Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 93% · G3 writing 90% · G3 math 95% · G6 reading 100% · G6 writing 100% · G6 math 92% | Top fifth |
| Lester B Pearson School for the ArtsElementary · Grades 4–8 | G6 reading 100% · G6 writing 98% · G6 math 82% | Top fifth |
| St Mary SchoolElementary · Grades 5–8 | G6 reading 98% · G6 writing 96% · G6 math 85% | Top fifth |
| St. John French Immersion SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 90% · G3 writing 92% · G3 math 82% · G6 reading 95% · G6 writing 96% · G6 math 58% | Top fifth |
| Académie de la TamiseElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 86% · G3 writing 77% · G3 math 91% · G6 reading 96% · G6 writing 93% · G6 math 86% | Second fifth |
| Jeanne-Sauvé Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 96% · G3 writing 78% · G3 math 89% · G6 reading 97% · G6 writing 91% · G6 math 58% | Second fifth |
| London Central Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 81% · OSSLT 91% | Second fifth |
| Old North Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 87% · G3 writing 84% · G3 math 91% · G6 reading 90% · G6 writing 88% · G6 math 86% | Second fifth |
| St. Kateri Separate SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 88% · G3 writing 83% · G3 math 88% · G6 reading 95% · G6 writing 88% · G6 math 58% | Second fifth |
| Cedar Hollow Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 88% · G3 writing 73% · G3 math 75% · G6 reading 94% · G6 writing 93% · G6 math 70% | Second fifth |
| Northridge Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 91% · G3 writing 88% · G3 math 89% · G6 reading 92% · G6 writing 86% · G6 math 65% | Second fifth |
| Woodfield French Immersion Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 88% · G3 writing 79% · G3 math 88% · G6 reading 90% · G6 writing 90% · G6 math 52% | Second fifth |
| Stoney Creek Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 85% · G3 writing 82% · G3 math 67% · G6 reading 94% · G6 writing 90% · G6 math 75% | Second fifth |
| Stoneybrook Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 81% · G3 writing 63% · G3 math 72% · G6 reading 95% · G6 writing 92% · G6 math 70% | Second fifth |
| A B Lucas Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 75% · OSSLT 85% | Second fifth |
| École secondaire catholique Monseigneur-BruyèreSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 57% · OSSLT 93% | Second fifth |
| Catholic Central High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 57% · OSSLT 89% | Middle fifth |
| Louise Arbour French Immersion Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 70% · G3 writing 53% · G3 math 68% · G6 reading 91% · G6 writing 96% · G6 math 70% | Middle fifth |
| Mother Teresa Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 58% · OSSLT 90% | Middle fifth |
| Princess AnneFrench Immersion Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 72% · G3 writing 56% · G3 math 72% · G6 reading 98% · G6 writing 91% · G6 math 54% | Middle fifth |
| St Mark Separate SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 84% · G3 writing 77% · G3 math 70% · G6 reading 90% · G6 writing 80% · G6 math 46% | Middle fifth |
| St Michael Separate SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 76% · G3 writing 71% · G3 math 57% · G6 reading 94% · G6 writing 100% · G6 math 53% | Middle fifth |
| Tweedsmuir Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 78% · G3 writing 47% · G3 math 64% · G6 reading 97% · G6 writing 92% · G6 math 72% | Middle fifth |
| Blessed Sacrament Separate SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 71% · G3 writing 74% · G3 math 65% · G6 reading 86% · G6 writing 93% · G6 math 52% | Middle fifth |
| St Georges Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 70% · G3 writing 69% · G3 math 56% · G6 reading 90% · G6 writing 86% · G6 math 81% | Middle fifth |
| Hillcrest Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 81% · G3 writing 65% · G3 math 62% · G6 reading 88% · G6 writing 71% · G6 math 58% | Middle fifth |
| Chippewa Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 78% · G3 writing 72% · G3 math 71% · G6 reading 81% · G6 writing 81% · G6 math 42% | Middle fifth |
| Ealing Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 72% · G3 writing 56% · G3 math 61% · G6 reading not reported · G6 writing not reported · G6 math not reported | Middle fifth |
| École élémentaire catholique Ste-Jeanne-d'ArcElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 69% · G3 writing 56% · G3 math 65% · G6 reading 98% · G6 writing 65% · G6 math 52% | Middle fifth |
| H B Beal Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 56% · OSSLT 79% | Fourth fifth |
| Princess Elizabeth Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 63% · G3 writing 43% · G3 math 51% · G6 reading 88% · G6 writing 88% · G6 math 53% | Fourth fifth |
| St Anne's Separate SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 64% · G3 writing 61% · G3 math 57% · G6 reading 77% · G6 writing 77% · G6 math 36% | Fourth fifth |
| Northbrae Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 38% · G3 writing 26% · G3 math 35% · G6 reading 85% · G6 writing 88% · G6 math 31% | Fourth fifth |
| Clarke Road Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 45% · OSSLT 61% | Bottom fifth |
| John Paul II Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 44% · OSSLT 71% | Bottom fifth |
| St Pius X Separate SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 68% · G3 writing 53% · G3 math 53% · G6 reading 71% · G6 writing 68% · G6 math 25% | Bottom fifth |
| Aberdeen Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 43% · G3 writing 36% · G3 math 50% · G6 reading 65% · G6 writing 71% · G6 math 33% | Bottom fifth |
| East Carling Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 39% · G3 writing 32% · G3 math 34% · G6 reading 76% · G6 writing 70% · G6 math 46% | Bottom fifth |
| Evelyn Harrison Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 50% · G3 writing 18% · G3 math 36% · G6 reading 75% · G6 writing 80% · G6 math 40% | Bottom fifth |
| Knollwood Park Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 53% · G3 writing 51% · G3 math 39% · G6 reading 74% · G6 writing 70% · G6 math 38% | Bottom fifth |
| Forest City Public School Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 50% · G3 writing 50% · G3 math 27% · G6 reading 59% · G6 writing 56% · G6 math 19% | Bottom fifth |
| Lord Elgin Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 32% · G3 writing 21% · G3 math 32% · G6 reading 48% · G6 writing 48% · G6 math 21% | Bottom fifth |
| Montcalm Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 33% · OSSLT 65% | Bottom fifth |
| Prince Charles Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 50% · G3 writing 38% · G3 math 40% · G6 reading 39% · G6 writing 40% · G6 math 9% | Bottom fifth |
| Sir John A Macdonald Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 44% · G3 writing 24% · G3 math 32% · G6 reading 68% · G6 writing 66% · G6 math 26% | Bottom fifth |
| St Bernadette Separate SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 24% · G3 writing 20% · G3 math 24% · G6 reading 75% · G6 writing 64% · G6 math 18% | Bottom fifth |
| Trafalgar Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 28% · G3 writing 28% · G3 math 17% · G6 reading 52% · G6 writing 43% · 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.
Where the 56 schools in and around Carling are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Carling
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 catholique Monseigneur-Bruyère, École élémentaire catholique Monseigneur-Bruyère, École élémentaire Gabriel-Dumont and Académie de la Tamise teach in French; Conseil scolaire catholique Providence and CS Viamonde runs the public ones among the 5.
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 Carling’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 35, English Catholic 12, French-language 5 and independent or other 4.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Carling
The neighbourhood school
Each school serves a defined area. A place elsewhere is possible when that school has room.
French-language schools
Eligibility comes from the parents: French as a first language, or French schooling in Canada; otherwise, the board’s admissions committee decides.
Catholic schools
Ontario funds the Catholic system in full; its high schools are open to all, its elementary schools mostly to Catholic families.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 56 schools in and around Carling
Show all 40 elementary schools
High schools within reach of Carling
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
Counting out to 15 km, there are 23: 15 English public, 6 English Catholic, 1 French Catholic and 1 French public. For the shortest journey, École secondaire catholique Monseigneur-Bruyère: 0.3 km.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| École secondaire catholique Monseigneur-BruyèreSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Conseil scolaire catholique Providence | French Catholic | Second fifth | 245 | 0.3 km |
| Montcalm Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Thames Valley DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 890 | 1.8 km |
| John Paul II Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | London District Catholic School Board | English Catholic | Bottom fifth | 940 | 2 km |
| A B Lucas Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Thames Valley DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,495 | 2.5 km |
| H B Beal Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Thames Valley DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 1,525 | 2.8 km |
| London Central Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Thames Valley DSB | English public | Second fifth | 955 | 2.9 km |
| Catholic Central High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | London District Catholic School Board | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 1,310 | 2.9 km |
| B Davison Secondary School Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Thames Valley DSB | English public | – | – | 4 km |
| Mother Teresa Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | London District Catholic School Board | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 1,795 | 4.3 km |
| G A Wheable Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Thames Valley DSB | English public | – | – | 4.7 km |
All 23 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London South Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Thames Valley DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 880 | 4.9 km |
| Clarke Road Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Thames Valley DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 1,115 | 5.1 km |
| Sir Frederick Banting Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Thames Valley DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 1,590 | 6 km |
| Medway High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Thames Valley DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,435 | 6.3 km |
| Westminster Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Thames Valley DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 980 | 7.1 km |
| Sir Wilfrid Laurier Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Thames Valley DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 1,145 | 7.7 km |
| Oakridge Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Thames Valley DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,045 | 7.8 km |
| St. Andre Bessette Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | London District Catholic School Board | English Catholic | Second fifth | 1,465 | 7.8 km |
| École secondaire Gabriel-DumontSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CS Viamonde | French public | Top fifth | 300 | 8.4 km |
| Saunders Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Thames Valley DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 2,010 | 8.9 km |
| St Thomas Aquinas Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | London District Catholic School Board | English Catholic | Second fifth | 1,425 | 9.7 km |
| Regina Mundi CollegeSecondary · Grades 9–12 | London District Catholic School Board | English Catholic | Bottom fifth | 860 | 13 km |
| Lord Dorchester Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Thames Valley DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 605 | 14 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Alternative, adult and other schools around Carling
Outside the usual elementary and high schools: alternative programs at Thames Valley Alternative Secondary School; schooling for deaf or blind students at Robarts Provincial School for the Deaf and Robarts Provincial School for the Deaf; a provincial demonstration school, Robarts/Amethyst Demonstration Elementary School and Robarts/Amethyst Demonstration Secondary 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thorold | 33,844 | 42 | 15,445 | 3 | 2.3 km |
| … | |||||
| Sunningdale | 21,645 | 40 | 23,235 | 4 | 1.4 km |
| The Beaches | 21,602 | 80 | 33,875 | 5 | 1.1 km |
| South Frontenac | 21,599 | 10 | 2,960 | 0 | 3.3 km |
| L'Amoreaux West | 21,575 | 89 | 32,625 | 1 | 0.6 km |
| Carling | 21,536 | 56 | 27,400 | 5 | 0.3 km |
| East L'Amoreaux | 21,533 | 90 | 29,110 | 3 | 1.2 km |
| Englemount-Lawrence | 21,455 | 59 | 27,180 | 1 | 0.4 km |
| Tillsonburg | 21,450 | 6 | 2,855 | 0 | 0.8 km |
| Oakdale-Beverley Heights | 21,386 | 83 | 32,845 | 2 | 1.5 km |
| … | |||||
| Brighton | 12,900 | 5 | 2,055 | 0 | 0.4 km |
More schools than here: 121 of the 294 others. A school in French is nearby in 237 towns of 295.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Carling
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carling | 56 | 5 | 15 | 0.3 km |
| North London 2 km | 49 | 4 | 14 | 2 km |
| Huron Heights 2.2 km | 46 | 5 | 13 | 0.6 km |
| Stoneybrook 2.6 km | 38 | 4 | 11 | 0.2 km |
| East London 2.8 km | 56 | 4 | 15 | 0.7 km |
| Central London 3.1 km | 56 | 5 | 14 | 0.3 km |
| Stoney Creek 3.6 km | 22 | 4 | 8 | 0.8 km |
Of 6 neighbours, none has more schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What isn’t here. No ratings by inspectors, no enrolment trend: neither is published school by school.
- Bands, not ranks. Fifths are worked out among every Ontario school with a result on that measure, then averaged per school.
- Boards and systems. Boards are set by language and, in Ontario, Alberta and Saskatchewan, by faith: public or Catholic.
- The year. The provincial list for 2024-25.
- The kinds of school. Each school is elementary, secondary or all-grade by the grades it teaches; alternative, adult and online programs sit in a group of their own.
- Which schools count. Inside Carling’s boundary, or no more than 3 km outside it: that is which schools are counted.
Questions about schools in Carling
How many schools are there in Carling?
The town holds 10 of them; 46 more are within 3 km of its outline.
Is there a French-language school in Carling?
Yes, schooling in French is at École secondaire catholique Monseigneur-Bruyère, École élémentaire catholique Monseigneur-Bruyère, École élémentaire Gabriel-Dumont and Académie de la Tamise.
Which boards run the schools in Carling?
Thames Valley DSB (35), London District Catholic School Board (12), Provincial and Demonstration Schools (4), Conseil scolaire catholique Providence (3) and CS Viamonde (2), with each one’s schools in brackets.
How do I get a place at a school in Carling?
The board’s school locator gives the designated school; registration is with the board or the school.
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).