Photo: Jfvoll · CC BY-SA 4.0In White Oaks, families choose among 4 boards: English and French, public and Catholic
The largest is Thames Valley DSB, with 23; beside it are London District Catholic School Board, CS Viamonde and Conseil scolaire catholique Providence. 20 of 31 schools with results score below the middle in Ontario. The 3 km around White Oaks counts 27 elementary schools, 6 secondary schools and 1 alternative or adult school, 16,770 students between them.
What stands out about White Oaks’s schools
Results on the rise
More of the results rose than fell over three years at 18 schools of the 31 with results, École secondaire Gabriel-Dumont, St Anthony Catholic French Immersion School and Sir Arthur Carty Separate School among them. Results ↓
The strongest results
The area’s best results are at École secondaire Gabriel-Dumont (secondary), in the top fifth in Ontario. Results ↓
Each finding compares the town’s schools with every school in 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 DSBSir Wilfrid Laurier, Westminster, White Oaks, London South, Summerside Public School, Princess Elizabeth, Ashley Oaks, Sir Isaac Brock … | English public | 23 | 12,025 |
| London District Catholic School BoardRegina Mundi College, Sir Arthur Carty Separate, St Francis, St Anthony Catholic French Immersion, St Martin Separate, St Jude Separate, St Sebastian Separate, Holy Rosary Separate … | English Catholic | 9 | 3,955 |
| CS ViamondeGabriel-Dumont | French public | 1 | 300 |
| 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 White Oaks’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 | 26 | 64% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 26 | 57% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 26 | 56% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 26 | 83% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 26 | 79% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 26 | 43% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 5 | 49% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 5 | 75% | 85% |
The widest gap is on Grade 6 math, where the area’s schools reach 43% against 51% in Ontario. 0 measures above the provincial middle, 8 below, out of 8.
Every school’s results (31)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| École secondaire Gabriel-DumontSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 77% · OSSLT 94% | Top 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| London South Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 49% · OSSLT 73% | Bottom fifth |
| Regina Mundi CollegeSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 43% · OSSLT 74% | 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 |
| 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 34 schools in and around White Oaks are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around White Oaks
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 Gabriel-Dumont and École élémentaire catholique Saint-Jean-de-Brébeuf teach in French; CS Viamonde and Conseil scolaire catholique Providence runs the public ones among the 2.
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 White Oaks’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
Split by system, that is English public 23, English Catholic 9 and French-language 2.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in White Oaks
French-language schools
French-language schools are for children of section 23 rights-holders first; the board may admit others case by case.
Catholic schools
Catholic schools here are public, paid for by the province. Elementary places usually go to Catholic families; Catholic high schools take any student.
The neighbourhood school
The neighbourhood school is the one the board designates for the address; choice beyond it depends on space.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 34 schools in and around White Oaks
Show all 27 elementary schools
High schools within reach of White Oaks
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
22 secondary schools are within 15 km: 14 English public, 6 English Catholic, 1 French public and 1 French Catholic. Closest of all: Sir Wilfrid Laurier Secondary School (2.8 km).
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sir Wilfrid Laurier Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Thames Valley DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 1,145 | 2.8 km |
| London South Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Thames Valley DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 880 | 3.9 km |
| Westminster Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Thames Valley DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 980 | 4.2 km |
| G A Wheable Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Thames Valley DSB | English public | – | – | 4.3 km |
| Saunders Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Thames Valley DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 2,010 | 4.7 km |
| B Davison Secondary School Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Thames Valley DSB | English public | – | – | 4.9 km |
| Regina Mundi CollegeSecondary · Grades 9–12 | London District Catholic School Board | English Catholic | Bottom fifth | 860 | 5.3 km |
| École secondaire Gabriel-DumontSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CS Viamonde | French public | Top fifth | 300 | 5.6 km |
| H B Beal Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Thames Valley DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 1,525 | 5.8 km |
| Catholic Central High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | London District Catholic School Board | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 1,310 | 5.8 km |
All 22 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London Central Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Thames Valley DSB | English public | Second fifth | 955 | 6 km |
| Oakridge Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Thames Valley DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,045 | 7.8 km |
| John Paul II Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | London District Catholic School Board | English Catholic | Bottom fifth | 940 | 8.7 km |
| St Thomas Aquinas Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | London District Catholic School Board | English Catholic | Second fifth | 1,425 | 8.9 km |
| Clarke Road Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Thames Valley DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 1,115 | 8.9 km |
| École secondaire catholique Monseigneur-BruyèreSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Conseil scolaire catholique Providence | French Catholic | Second fifth | 245 | 9 km |
| Sir Frederick Banting Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Thames Valley DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 1,590 | 9.3 km |
| Montcalm Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Thames Valley DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 890 | 10 km |
| A B Lucas Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Thames Valley DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,495 | 11 km |
| St. Andre Bessette Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | London District Catholic School Board | English Catholic | Second fifth | 1,465 | 12 km |
| Mother Teresa Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | London District Catholic School Board | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 1,795 | 13 km |
| Medway High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Thames Valley DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,435 | 14 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Alternative, adult and other schools around White Oaks
The area also has online learning through LDCSB Online School High 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Humber-Clairville | 33,690 | 87 | 39,405 | 2 | 0.9 km |
| … | |||||
| Tillsonburg | 21,450 | 6 | 2,855 | 0 | 0.8 km |
| Oakdale-Beverley Heights | 21,386 | 83 | 32,845 | 2 | 1.5 km |
| Forest Glade | 21,328 | 43 | 21,860 | 7 | 1.9 km |
| Black Creek | 21,307 | 41 | 16,575 | 0 | 1 km |
| White Oaks | 21,108 | 34 | 16,770 | 2 | 2.9 km |
| West Rouge | 20,915 | 52 | 21,720 | 1 | 2.4 km |
| Huron Heights | 20,890 | 46 | 24,350 | 5 | 0.6 km |
| East Windsor | 20,876 | 41 | 19,240 | 5 | 0.8 km |
| Thornlea | 20,872 | 65 | 30,555 | 4 | 1 km |
| … | |||||
| Winchester | 12,706 | 8 | 1,750 | 2 | 5.4 km |
In 201 of the 298 others the count is higher. 241 of 299 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 White Oaks
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White Oaks | 34 | 2 | 10 | 2.9 km |
| Westminster 2.2 km | 34 | 2 | 8 | 0.6 km |
| Highland 2.5 km | 46 | 2 | 12 | 1.9 km |
| Bostwick 2.6 km | 35 | 4 | 10 | 2.5 km |
| Glen Cairn 3.9 km | 42 | 3 | 10 | 1.6 km |
| South London 4 km | 53 | 1 | 14 | 0.2 km |
| Southcrest 4.4 km | 44 | 2 | 12 | 0.2 km |
Top among the neighbours: South London, 53 schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. Counted: White Oaks’s own schools and any within 3 km of 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.
- What isn’t here. Ontario’s private schools aren’t in the open list; no province publishes inspection grades.
- Bands, not ranks. A school with no reported result has no band; one with several averages its fifths.
- The year. The open list of 2024-25.
- Boards and systems. Every public school has a board: English or French, and in this province public or Catholic too. Independent schools have none.
Questions about schools in White Oaks
Is there a French-language school in White Oaks?
Yes: École secondaire Gabriel-Dumont and École élémentaire catholique Saint-Jean-de-Brébeuf, the French-language schools here.
How many schools are there in White Oaks?
6 are inside the town itself and 28 lie within 3 km of its edge.
How do I get a place at a school in White Oaks?
Contact the board: it names the school for your address and takes the registration.
Which boards run the schools in White Oaks?
By number of schools: Thames Valley DSB (23), London District Catholic School Board (9), CS Viamonde (1) and Conseil scolaire catholique Providence (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).