Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0Lucan’s teenagers travel 18 km to the nearest high school
The town’s own schools, within 3 km, are 2 elementary schools. 0 of its 2 schools with results sit in the top two fifths in Ontario.
High schools within reach of Lucan
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
Within 15 km of the town there is no secondary school at all.
How Lucan’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 | 2 | 84% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 2 | 64% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 2 | 72% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 2 | 78% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 2 | 68% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 2 | 55% | 51% |
On Grade 6 writing the area trails, 68% against 86% in Ontario. Across 6 measures: 3 above the middle, 2 below. The three-year changes lean upward at 1 schools and downward at 1.
Every school’s results (2)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| St Patrick Separate SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 90% · G3 writing 77% · G3 math 77% · G6 reading 67% · G6 writing 59% · G6 math 56% | Middle fifth |
| Wilberforce Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 78% · G3 writing 50% · G3 math 66% · G6 reading 88% · G6 writing 77% · G6 math 53% | Middle 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 2 schools in and around Lucan 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 Lucan
The language each school teaches in, against every school in Ontario.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Ontario.
A French-language school would mean a trip out of the area.
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 Lucan’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 1 and English Catholic 1.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
Which of the 2 boards runs which school
The boards and their schools here.
Of 2 boards, the largest here is Thames Valley DSB, with 1.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thames Valley DSBWilberforce | English public | 1 | 645 |
| London District Catholic School BoardSt Patrick Separate | English Catholic | 1 | 325 |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
How children get a place in Lucan
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.
Catholic schools
Families who aren’t Catholic can usually choose a Catholic high school, though rarely a Catholic elementary one.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 2 schools in and around Lucan
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wendover | 10,896 | 11 | 1,255 | 11 | 1.6 km |
| … | |||||
| Perth | 6,972 | 8 | 2,440 | 0 | 0.5 km |
| Parkhill | 6,864 | 6 | 900 | 0 | 1.6 km |
| Hawthorn Meadows - Sheffield Glen | 6,838 | 35 | 15,390 | 10 | 1.5 km |
| Thunder Bay, Unorganized | 6,831 | 22 | 1,610 | 5 | 22 km |
| Lucan | 6,827 | 2 | 970 | 0 | 18 km |
| The Estates of Rainbow Creek | 6,822 | 19 | 8,855 | 0 | 2.2 km |
| Riverdale West | 6,804 | 19 | 11,755 | 0 | 1.5 km |
| Beaverbrook | 6,762 | 24 | 13,845 | 3 | 0.4 km |
| Old Ottawa South | 6,704 | 54 | 23,490 | 12 | 1.6 km |
| … | |||||
| Lake of Bays | 4,105 | 1 | 140 | 0 | 14 km |
More schools are within reach in 304 of the 317 other towns. 214 of the 318 have a French-language school.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Lucan
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucan | 2 | 0 | 1 | 18 km |
| Exeter 18 km | 8 | 0 | 2 | 3.8 km |
| Sunningdale 19 km | 40 | 4 | 12 | 1.4 km |
| Uplands 19 km | 18 | 3 | 6 | 2 km |
The neighbour with most schools is Sunningdale (40).
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Boards and systems. A public school belongs to a board of one language; in Ontario, Alberta and Saskatchewan a board is also public or Catholic. An independent school runs itself.
- The year. Schools as listed for 2024-25.
- What isn’t here. Provinces don’t grade schools by inspection; class sizes and enrolment over time aren’t in the open lists.
- Bands, not ranks. Top fifth means a result among the best fifth of Ontario’s schools on that test; the card shows the average of a school’s fifths.
- The kinds of school. Elementary and secondary come from the grades each school offers; a school offering both counts as all-grade.
- Which schools count. Every school inside Lucan’s outline or within 3 km of it, the rule used across the site.
Questions about schools in Lucan
Which boards run the schools in Lucan?
Thames Valley DSB (1) and London District Catholic School Board (1), with each one’s schools in brackets.
How do I get a place at a school in Lucan?
Contact the board: it names the school for your address and takes the registration.
How many schools are there in Lucan?
All 2 are inside the town itself.
Is there a French-language school in Lucan?
There is none in or near Lucan (within 3 km); the French-language board covers the area from elsewhere.
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).