Photo: Loozrboy from Toronto, Canada · CC BY-SA 2.0English or French, public or Catholic: Glen Cairn’s schools come under 4 boards
Most belong to Thames Valley DSB (30); London District Catholic School Board, CS Viamonde and Conseil scolaire catholique Providence run the remainder. Of its 38 tested schools, 7 sit in the top two fifths in Ontario and 20 in the bottom two. Taken together, Glen Cairn and its 3 km edge hold 33 elementary schools, 8 secondary schools and 1 alternative or adult school for 19,190 students.
What stands out about Glen Cairn’s schools
One big school
H B Beal Secondary School is the largest school here, with 1,525 students. Every school ↓
The strongest results
The area’s best results are at Lester B Pearson School for the Arts (elementary), in the top fifth in Ontario. Results ↓
Every figure here sets the area’s schools beside the rest of its province.
The 4 boards that run schools here
Every board or service centre with a school in the area, and its schools.
Ontario funds four systems side by side, and here all four overlap: a family picks English or French, public or Catholic, and each choice has its own board and its own schools.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thames Valley DSBH B Beal, Sir Wilfrid Laurier, London Central, London South, Summerside Public School, Princess Elizabeth, Glen Cairn, Prince Charles … | English public | 30 | 13,620 |
| London District Catholic School BoardCatholic Central, St Francis, St. John French Immersion, St Pius X Separate, St Martin Separate, St Sebastian Separate, St Bernadette Separate, Holy Rosary Separate … | English Catholic | 9 | 4,520 |
| CS ViamondeGabriel-Dumont, Académie de la Tamise | French public | 2 | 560 |
| Conseil scolaire catholique ProvidenceSaint-Jean-de-Brébeuf | French Catholic | 1 | 490 |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
How Glen Cairn’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 | 30 | 64% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 30 | 56% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 30 | 59% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 31 | 83% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 31 | 78% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 31 | 42% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 6 | 57% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 6 | 84% | 85% |
The widest gap is on Grade 6 math, where the area’s schools reach 42% against 51% in Ontario. Across 8 measures: 0 above the middle, 6 below. At 21 schools more of the measures rose than fell over three years; at 12, more fell.
Every school’s results (38)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| École secondaire Gabriel-DumontSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 77% · OSSLT 94% | 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 |
| London Central Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 81% · OSSLT 91% | 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 |
| Catholic Central High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 57% · OSSLT 89% | 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 |
| Summerside Public School Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 75% · G3 writing 69% · G3 math 63% · G6 reading 91% · G6 writing 93% · G6 math 64% | 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 |
| Mountsfield Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 61% · G3 writing 67% · G3 math 67% · G6 reading 93% · G6 writing 89% · G6 math 61% | Middle fifth |
| St Martin Separate SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 66% · G3 writing 81% · G3 math 67% · G6 reading 87% · G6 writing 89% · G6 math 42% | Middle fifth |
| Wortley Road Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 77% · G3 writing 56% · G3 math 72% · G6 reading 82% · G6 writing 89% · G6 math 50% | Middle fifth |
| École élémentaire catholique Saint-Jean-de-BrébeufElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 65% · G3 writing 67% · G3 math 63% · G6 reading 96% · G6 writing 77% · G6 math 47% | Middle fifth |
| Sir George Etienne Cartier Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 72% · G3 writing 60% · G3 math 69% · G6 reading 96% · G6 writing 82% · G6 math 32% | 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 |
| Tecumseh Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 74% · G3 writing 69% · G3 math 66% · G6 reading 83% · G6 writing 78% · G6 math 53% | Middle fifth |
| H B Beal Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 56% · OSSLT 79% | Fourth fifth |
| Sir Wilfrid Laurier Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 51% · OSSLT 79% | Fourth fifth |
| St Sebastian Separate SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 59% · G3 writing 62% · G3 math 62% · G6 reading 85% · G6 writing 75% · G6 math 45% | 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 |
| Cleardale Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 58% · G3 writing 57% · G3 math 59% · G6 reading 91% · G6 writing 77% · G6 math 36% | Fourth fifth |
| Holy Rosary Separate SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 74% · G3 writing 57% · G3 math 54% · G6 reading 80% · G6 writing 85% · G6 math 24% | Fourth fifth |
| St Francis SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 73% · G3 writing 59% · G3 math 58% · G6 reading 77% · G6 writing 91% · G6 math 19% | Fourth fifth |
| London South Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 49% · OSSLT 73% | 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 |
| Nicholas Wilson Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 48% · G3 writing 48% · G3 math 33% · G6 reading 67% · G6 writing 67% · G6 math 44% | Bottom fifth |
| Rick Hansen Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 53% · G3 writing 34% · G3 math 33% · G6 reading 50% · G6 writing 58% · G6 math 33% | Bottom fifth |
| Arthur Stringer Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 55% · G3 writing 41% · G3 math 41% · G6 reading 70% · G6 writing 70% · G6 math 28% | Bottom fifth |
| C C Carrothers Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 36% · G3 writing 27% · G3 math 36% · G6 reading 50% · G6 writing 62% · G6 math 27% | Bottom fifth |
| Glen Cairn Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 35% · G3 writing 18% · G3 math 22% · G6 reading 65% · G6 writing 46% · G6 math 28% | 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 |
| 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 |
| Victoria Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 61% · G3 writing 48% · G3 math 48% · G6 reading 42% · G6 writing 47% · G6 math 5% | Bottom fifth |
| Wilton Grove Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 32% · G3 writing 22% · G3 math 22% · G6 reading 50% · G6 writing 55% · G6 math 18% | 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 42 schools in and around Glen Cairn are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Glen Cairn
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.
The 3 French-language schools are École élémentaire catholique Saint-Jean-de-Brébeuf, École secondaire Gabriel-Dumont and Académie de la Tamise; Conseil scolaire catholique Providence and CS Viamonde runs 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 Glen Cairn’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
Grouped by system: English public 30, English Catholic 9 and French-language 3.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Glen Cairn
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.
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.
The neighbourhood school
Each board draws attendance areas: a child’s home address gives a designated school in each system. Families register with the board, and a school outside the area takes a child only if it has room.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 42 schools in and around Glen Cairn
Show all 33 elementary schools
High schools within reach of Glen Cairn
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
Within 15 km, families can reach 23 high schools: 15 English public, 6 English Catholic, 1 French public and 1 French Catholic. 1.6 km away, G A Wheable Secondary School is the nearest.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G A Wheable Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Thames Valley DSB | English public | – | – | 1.6 km |
| Sir Wilfrid Laurier Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Thames Valley DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 1,145 | 1.7 km |
| B Davison Secondary School Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Thames Valley DSB | English public | – | – | 2.1 km |
| École secondaire Gabriel-DumontSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CS Viamonde | French public | Top fifth | 300 | 3 km |
| London South Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Thames Valley DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 880 | 3.1 km |
| H B Beal Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Thames Valley DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 1,525 | 3.7 km |
| Catholic Central High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | London District Catholic School Board | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 1,310 | 4 km |
| London Central Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Thames Valley DSB | English public | Second fifth | 955 | 4.4 km |
| Clarke Road Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Thames Valley DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 1,115 | 5.1 km |
| John Paul II Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | London District Catholic School Board | English Catholic | Bottom fifth | 940 | 5.5 km |
All 23 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westminster Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Thames Valley DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 980 | 5.8 km |
| École secondaire catholique Monseigneur-BruyèreSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Conseil scolaire catholique Providence | French Catholic | Second fifth | 245 | 6.4 km |
| Montcalm Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Thames Valley DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 890 | 7.1 km |
| Saunders Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Thames Valley DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 2,010 | 7.2 km |
| Regina Mundi CollegeSecondary · Grades 9–12 | London District Catholic School Board | English Catholic | Bottom fifth | 860 | 7.5 km |
| A B Lucas Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Thames Valley DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,495 | 8.6 km |
| Oakridge Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Thames Valley DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,045 | 8.9 km |
| Sir Frederick Banting Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Thames Valley DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 1,590 | 9.2 km |
| Mother Teresa Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | London District Catholic School Board | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 1,795 | 10 km |
| St Thomas Aquinas Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | London District Catholic School Board | English Catholic | Second fifth | 1,425 | 11 km |
| St. Andre Bessette Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | London District Catholic School Board | English Catholic | Second fifth | 1,465 | 12 km |
| Medway High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Thames Valley DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,435 | 12 km |
| Lord Dorchester Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Thames Valley DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 605 | 12 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Alternative, adult and other schools around Glen Cairn
Also within reach: alternative programs at Thames Valley Alternative 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
Places of about the same size and their schools in or within 3 km, largest first.
| Town | Population | Schools | Students | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stonegate-Queensway | 25,745 | 60 | 30,510 | 1 | 0.4 km |
| … | |||||
| Old Hunt Club | 16,270 | 41 | 18,035 | 9 | 3 km |
| Oakridge | 16,247 | 35 | 22,040 | 2 | 0.4 km |
| Cliffcrest | 16,184 | 63 | 26,765 | 3 | 0.1 km |
| Bathurst Manor | 16,176 | 61 | 30,540 | 2 | 1.1 km |
| Glen Cairn | 16,119 | 42 | 19,190 | 3 | 1.6 km |
| Almonte | 16,073 | 19 | 6,375 | 2 | 0.5 km |
| North Toronto | 16,007 | 40 | 21,410 | 0 | 0.2 km |
| Newtonbrook East | 15,996 | 64 | 26,210 | 3 | 0.6 km |
| Lansing-Westgate | 15,980 | 64 | 30,215 | 2 | 1.3 km |
| … | |||||
| Laurentian Valley | 9,714 | 16 | 5,115 | 5 | 3.4 km |
182 out of 374 comparable towns have more schools. In 291 of the 375, at least one school teaches in French.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Glen Cairn
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Cairn | 42 | 3 | 10 | 1.6 km |
| Hamilton Road 2.1 km | 52 | 3 | 13 | 2.3 km |
| Westminster 2.2 km | 34 | 2 | 8 | 0.6 km |
| Jackson 2.9 km | 25 | 2 | 6 | 0.7 km |
| South London 3.4 km | 53 | 1 | 14 | 0.2 km |
| East London 3.5 km | 56 | 4 | 15 | 0.7 km |
| White Oaks 3.9 km | 34 | 2 | 10 | 2.9 km |
56 schools make East London the best supplied neighbour.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The kinds of school. The kind of school is what its province lists: elementary, secondary or both.
- Which schools count. Counted: Glen Cairn’s own schools and any within 3 km of its edge.
- Boards and systems. Public and Catholic boards are both publicly funded here, in English and in French; an independent school answers to no board.
- The year. The open list of 2024-25.
- Bands, not ranks. Fifths are worked out among every Ontario school with a result on that measure, then averaged per school.
- What isn’t here. Ontario’s private schools aren’t in the open list; no province publishes inspection grades.
Questions about schools in Glen Cairn
Which boards run the schools in Glen Cairn?
By number of schools: Thames Valley DSB (30), London District Catholic School Board (9), CS Viamonde (2) and Conseil scolaire catholique Providence (1).
How do I get a place at a school in Glen Cairn?
Start with the board for the system you want; your address sets the school.
Is there a French-language school in Glen Cairn?
Yes, there are French-language schools: École élémentaire catholique Saint-Jean-de-Brébeuf, École secondaire Gabriel-Dumont and Académie de la Tamise.
How many schools are there in Glen Cairn?
Inside the town there are 5; another 37 sit within 3 km.
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).