Photo: P199 · Public domainMacdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional’s teenagers travel 17 km to the nearest high school
The town’s own schools, within 3 km, are 1 elementary school.
High schools within reach of Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
No secondary school is within 15 km of the town.
How Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional’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 | 1 | 82% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 1 | 55% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 1 | 64% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 1 | 82% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 1 | 82% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 1 | 46% | 51% |
The widest gap is on Grade 3 writing, where the area’s schools reach 55% against 65% in Ontario. 1 measures above the provincial middle, 4 below, out of 6. The three-year changes lean upward at 0 schools and downward at 1.
Every school’s results (1)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Echo Bay Central Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 82% · G3 writing 55% · G3 math 64% · G6 reading 82% · G6 writing 82% · G6 math 46% | 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 school in or near Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional is
Each pin is a school, coloured by the system that runs it, sized by its students where the province publishes them.
Points from the provincial lists.
How children get a place in Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional
The neighbourhood school
A home address sets the designated school in each board’s attendance area. Registration is with the board; a school outside the area admits only where there is space.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The school in and around Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional
Schools in the towns around Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 km |
| Laird 10 km | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 km |
| Garden River 14 12 km | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8.6 km |
Next door, Garden River 14 counts 4 schools, more than any other neighbour.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The kinds of school. Kindergarten to Grade 8 is elementary, Grade 9 to 12 secondary, though the split varies by province and board.
- Which schools count. A school counts when it sits inside Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional or less than 3 km beyond its edge.
- What isn’t here. No ratings by inspectors, no enrolment trend: neither is published school by school.
- Bands, not ranks. The fifths are of schools, not students: a small school counts as much as a large one.
- Boards and systems. Boards come in one language each, and where the province funds Catholic schools, as public or Catholic; independent schools stand outside them.
- The year. Listed for 2024-25.
Questions about schools in Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional
How many schools are there in Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional?
All 1 are inside the town itself.
Is there a French-language school in Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional?
Not within 3 km of Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional. The French-language board still serves families here.
Which schools near Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional have the best results?
No school reaches the top fifth in Ontario; Echo Bay Central Public School comes closest.
How do I get a place at a school in Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional?
Each board registers its own students; its website gives the school for an address.
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).