Highland’s schools belong to 4 boards that cover the same streets
Thames Valley DSB has 33 of them, and London District Catholic School Board, Conseil scolaire catholique Providence and CS Viamonde share the others. 26 of 43 schools with results score below the middle in Ontario. The 3 km around Highland counts 37 elementary schools and 9 secondary schools, 25,370 students between them.
What stands out about Highland’s schools
One big school
Saunders Secondary School is the largest school here, with 2,010 students. Every school ↓
The strongest results
Top of the area: Lester B Pearson School for the Arts (elementary), its results in the top fifth in Ontario. Results ↓
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.
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 DSBSaunders, H B Beal, Sir Wilfrid Laurier, Westminster, London Central, White Oaks, London South, Kensal Park … | English public | 33 | 18,730 |
| London District Catholic School BoardCatholic Central, Sir Arthur Carty Separate, St. Rose of Lima Separate, St Francis, St. John French Immersion, St Anthony Catholic French Immersion, St Martin Separate, St Jude Separate … | English Catholic | 11 | 5,775 |
| Conseil scolaire catholique ProvidenceFrère André | French Catholic | 1 | 460 |
| CS ViamondeLa Pommeraie | French public | 1 | 405 |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
How Highland’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 C+: 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 | 34 | 62% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 34 | 55% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 34 | 56% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 36 | 85% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 36 | 81% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 36 | 45% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 7 | 51% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 7 | 79% | 85% |
Furthest from the provincial middle is Grade 3 reading: 62% here, against 76% in Ontario. Across 8 measures: 0 above the middle, 8 below. Over three years, 22 schools gained on most measures and 16 lost ground.
Every school’s results (43)
| 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 |
| 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 |
| London Central Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 81% · OSSLT 91% | Second fifth |
| École élémentaire catholique Frère AndréElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 72% · G3 writing 81% · G3 math 80% · G6 reading 91% · G6 writing 89% · G6 math 76% | Second fifth |
| St Anthony Catholic French Immersion SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 83% · G3 writing 80% · G3 math 65% · G6 reading 92% · G6 writing 96% · G6 math 53% | Second fifth |
| St. Rose of Lima Separate SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 77% · G3 writing 72% · G3 math 75% · G6 reading 90% · G6 writing 94% · G6 math 59% | Second fifth |
| Kensal Park Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 65% · G3 writing 51% · G3 math 71% · G6 reading 96% · G6 writing 95% · G6 math 57% | Second fifth |
| Catholic Central High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 57% · OSSLT 89% | Middle fifth |
| Sir Arthur Carty Separate SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 76% · G3 writing 69% · G3 math 79% · G6 reading 90% · G6 writing 90% · G6 math 43% | Middle fifth |
| St Jude Separate SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 73% · G3 writing 68% · G3 math 54% · G6 reading 90% · G6 writing 97% · G6 math 51% | Middle fifth |
| École élémentaire La PommeraieElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 78% · G3 writing 67% · G3 math 81% · G6 reading 89% · G6 writing 71% · G6 math 71% | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Arthur Ford Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 72% · G3 writing 53% · G3 math 66% · G6 reading 80% · G6 writing 77% · G6 math 50% | Fourth 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 |
| Sir Isaac Brock Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 57% · G3 writing 51% · G3 math 43% · G6 reading 87% · G6 writing 92% · G6 math 55% | 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 |
| W Sherwood Fox Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 64% · G3 writing 64% · G3 math 51% · G6 reading 67% · G6 writing 79% · G6 math 33% | Fourth fifth |
| Westmount Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 59% · G3 writing 43% · G3 math 58% · G6 reading 84% · G6 writing 83% · G6 math 46% | Fourth fifth |
| Woodland Heights Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 50% · G3 writing 43% · G3 math 43% · G6 reading 86% · G6 writing 71% · G6 math 51% | Fourth fifth |
| London South Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 49% · OSSLT 73% | Bottom fifth |
| Saunders Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 46% · OSSLT 70% | 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 |
| Ashley Oaks Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 42% · G3 writing 37% · G3 math 29% · G6 reading 73% · G6 writing 66% · 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 |
| 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 |
| Westminster Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 38% · OSSLT 75% | Bottom fifth |
| White Oaks Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 36% · G3 writing 30% · G3 math 36% · G6 reading 66% · G6 writing 73% · G6 math 16% | 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 46 schools in and around Highland 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 Highland
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 2 French-language schools are École élémentaire catholique Frère André and École élémentaire La Pommeraie; 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 Highland’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
By system, they split: English public 33, English Catholic 11 and French-language 2.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Highland
Catholic schools
Families who aren’t Catholic can usually choose a Catholic high school, though rarely a Catholic elementary one.
French-language schools
Section 23 rights-holders, francophone parents or those schooled in French in Canada, have a place; others apply to the board’s committee.
The neighbourhood school
Attendance zones do the sorting here. Inside the zone a child is in; outside it, the answer turns on how full the school is.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 46 schools in and around Highland
Show all 37 elementary schools
High schools within reach of Highland
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
Counting out to 15 km, there are 22: 14 English public, 6 English Catholic, 1 French public and 1 French Catholic. 1.9 km away, Westminster Secondary School is the nearest.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westminster Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Thames Valley DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 980 | 1.9 km |
| London South Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Thames Valley DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 880 | 2.3 km |
| Saunders Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Thames Valley DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 2,010 | 2.9 km |
| G A Wheable Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Thames Valley DSB | English public | – | – | 3.8 km |
| Sir Wilfrid Laurier Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Thames Valley DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 1,145 | 4.2 km |
| B Davison Secondary School Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Thames Valley DSB | English public | – | – | 4.2 km |
| Catholic Central High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | London District Catholic School Board | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 1,310 | 4.3 km |
| London Central Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Thames Valley DSB | English public | Second fifth | 955 | 4.3 km |
| H B Beal Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Thames Valley DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 1,525 | 4.4 km |
| Oakridge Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Thames Valley DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,045 | 5.4 km |
All 22 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Thomas Aquinas Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | London District Catholic School Board | English Catholic | Second fifth | 1,425 | 6.7 km |
| Sir Frederick Banting Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Thames Valley DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 1,590 | 6.9 km |
| École secondaire Gabriel-DumontSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CS Viamonde | French public | Top fifth | 300 | 6.9 km |
| École secondaire catholique Monseigneur-BruyèreSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Conseil scolaire catholique Providence | French Catholic | Second fifth | 245 | 7.5 km |
| John Paul II Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | London District Catholic School Board | English Catholic | Bottom fifth | 940 | 7.7 km |
| Regina Mundi CollegeSecondary · Grades 9–12 | London District Catholic School Board | English Catholic | Bottom fifth | 860 | 7.7 km |
| Clarke Road Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Thames Valley DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 1,115 | 8.8 km |
| Montcalm Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Thames Valley DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 890 | 8.8 km |
| A B Lucas Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Thames Valley DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,495 | 9.1 km |
| St. Andre Bessette Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | London District Catholic School Board | English Catholic | Second fifth | 1,465 | 9.2 km |
| Mother Teresa Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | London District Catholic School Board | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 1,795 | 11 km |
| Medway High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Thames Valley DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,435 | 11 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lisgar | 31,627 | 40 | 21,935 | 0 | 0.3 km |
| … | |||||
| Maple | 20,122 | 36 | 20,810 | 2 | 1.4 km |
| Niagara-on-the-Lake | 20,080 | 37 | 13,330 | 1 | 8.4 km |
| Fort York-Liberty Village | 20,071 | 68 | 19,790 | 5 | 0.5 km |
| Pelham | 19,980 | 20 | 7,290 | 3 | 1.2 km |
| Highland | 19,963 | 46 | 25,370 | 2 | 1.9 km |
| Overbrook | 19,953 | 46 | 20,230 | 15 | 0.2 km |
| Henry Farm | 19,953 | 84 | 28,535 | 4 | 1.1 km |
| Purpleville | 19,918 | 47 | 25,405 | 2 | 1 km |
| Kanata Lakes | 19,861 | 40 | 23,215 | 7 | 0.4 km |
| … | |||||
| Georgian Bluffs | 12,061 | 13 | 6,200 | 2 | 6.4 km |
160 out of 315 comparable towns have more schools. Schooling in French is on hand in 249 of the 316.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Highland
For each nearby town, its schools in or within 3 km of its outline, with straight-line distances.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highland | 46 | 2 | 12 | 1.9 km |
| Southcrest 2 km | 44 | 2 | 12 | 0.2 km |
| Bostwick 2.3 km | 35 | 4 | 10 | 2.5 km |
| South London 2.3 km | 53 | 1 | 14 | 0.2 km |
| White Oaks 2.5 km | 34 | 2 | 10 | 2.9 km |
| Westmount 3.3 km | 37 | 3 | 11 | 0.5 km |
| Westminster 3.9 km | 34 | 2 | 8 | 0.6 km |
South London leads the neighbours with 53 schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. A school counts when it sits inside Highland or less than 3 km beyond its edge.
- The kinds of school. Kindergarten to Grade 8 is elementary, Grade 9 to 12 secondary, though the split varies by province and board.
- The year. The 2024-25 list.
- Boards and systems. Boards are set by language and, in Ontario, Alberta and Saskatchewan, by faith: public or Catholic.
- What isn’t here. No province rates its schools by inspection, and enrolment covers one year (Ontario and Alberta only), so there is no trend.
- Bands, not ranks. EQAO publishes shares at the provincial standard; the band places each among Ontario’s schools by fifths.
Questions about schools in Highland
How do I get a place at a school in Highland?
Start with the board for the system you want; your address sets the school.
Which boards run the schools in Highland?
Thames Valley DSB (33), London District Catholic School Board (11), Conseil scolaire catholique Providence (1) and CS Viamonde (1), with each one’s schools in brackets.
Is there a French-language school in Highland?
Yes, there are French-language schools: École élémentaire catholique Frère André and École élémentaire La Pommeraie.
How many schools are there in Highland?
The town holds 5 of them; 41 more are within 3 km of its outline.
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).