Photo: Francine Pallister · CC BY-SA 3.0Results around Malahide lean low: 4 of 7 schools in the lower two fifths in Ontario
The strongest results are at Assumption Separate School. Catholic schools are fewer here, 1 of 7, where in Ontario they are 34%. 2,595 students attend the 6 elementary schools and 1 secondary school in or within 3 km of Malahide.
What stands out about Malahide’s schools
Results on the rise
More of the results rose than fell over three years at 4 schools of the 7 with results, Assumption Separate School, South Dorchester Public School and Springfield Public School among them. Results ↓
Every figure here sets the area’s schools beside the rest of its province.
How Malahide’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 | 5 | 64% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 5 | 61% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 5 | 74% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 5 | 84% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 5 | 80% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 5 | 47% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 1 | 43% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 1 | 74% | 85% |
Furthest from the provincial middle is Grade 9 math: 43% here, against 55% in Ontario. On 1 of 8 measures the area beats the provincial middle; on 7 it trails.
Every school’s results (7)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Assumption Separate SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 86% · G3 writing 93% · G3 math 79% · G6 reading 84% · G6 writing 80% · G6 math 56% | Second fifth |
| South Dorchester Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 61% · G3 writing 71% · G3 math 75% · G6 reading 88% · G6 writing 81% · G6 math 65% | Middle fifth |
| Springfield Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 65% · G3 writing 48% · G3 math 74% · G6 reading 94% · G6 writing 88% · G6 math 47% | Middle fifth |
| Davenport Public SchoolElementary · Grades 4–8 | G6 reading 79% · G6 writing 77% · G6 math 45% | Fourth fifth |
| McGregor Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–3 | G3 reading 54% · G3 writing 54% · G3 math 59% | Fourth fifth |
| Summers' Corners Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 64% · G3 writing 61% · G3 math 48% · G6 reading 81% · G6 writing 66% · G6 math 28% | Fourth fifth |
| East Elgin Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 43% · OSSLT 74% | Bottom fifth |
Ontario Ministry of Education, School Information Finder 2024–25 (EQAO results; N/R where groups are too small). Open Government Licence – Ontario.
Who runs Malahide’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
By system, they split: English public 6 and English Catholic 1.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
Where the 7 schools in and around Malahide 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 Malahide
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.
No school here teaches in French.
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.
Which of the 2 boards runs which school
Every board or service centre with a school in the area, and its schools.
Thames Valley DSB runs the most, 6 of them, among 2 boards.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thames Valley DSBEast Elgin, Summers' Corners, South Dorchester, Davenport, McGregor, Springfield | English public | 6 | 2,400 |
| London District Catholic School BoardAssumption Separate | English Catholic | 1 | 195 |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
How children get a place in Malahide
Catholic schools
The Catholic boards are as public as the others: free, with elementary schools that generally require a Catholic parent and high schools open to everyone.
The neighbourhood school
Registration happens with the board, not the school; the board names the school for the address.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 7 schools in and around Malahide
High schools within reach of Malahide
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
East Elgin Secondary School, 2.3 km away, is the only secondary school within 15 km.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Elgin Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Thames Valley DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 985 | 2.3 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newtonbrook East | 15,996 | 64 | 26,210 | 3 | 0.6 km |
| … | |||||
| Palmerston | 10,029 | 4 | 2,110 | 0 | 8.7 km |
| Laurentian Hills | 10,026 | 40 | 22,270 | 1 | 2.1 km |
| Van Kirk | 10,014 | 37 | 21,120 | 1 | 1.8 km |
| Vincent | 10,011 | 38 | 22,810 | 3 | 1.4 km |
| Malahide | 9,995 | 7 | 2,595 | 0 | 2.4 km |
| The Valleys of Thornhill | 9,979 | 32 | 15,600 | 3 | 2.2 km |
| Bridle Path-Sunnybrook-York Mills | 9,909 | 74 | 39,805 | 3 | 1.8 km |
| M-Section (bramalea) | 9,901 | 56 | 30,970 | 1 | 0.9 km |
| Elizabethtown-Kitley | 9,886 | 18 | 4,385 | 3 | 9.1 km |
| … | |||||
| Homeside | 6,011 | 27 | 14,725 | 2 | 1.2 km |
In 333 of the 390 others the count is higher. 275 of the 391 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 Malahide
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malahide | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2.4 km |
| Aylmer 1.7 km | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0.6 km |
| Bayham 13 km | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 km |
| Central Elgin 15 km | 17 | 0 | 3 | 2 km |
| St. Thomas 17 km | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0.6 km |
Central Elgin leads the neighbours with 17 schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The kinds of school. Each school is elementary, secondary or all-grade by the grades it teaches; alternative, adult and online programs sit in a group of their own.
- Which schools count. Each school is placed by its address point; those inside Malahide or within 3 km of it are here.
- What isn’t here. Inspection reports with ratings don’t exist here, and the lists give enrolment for one year at most.
- Bands, not ranks. Bands compare within Ontario only, measure by measure, then average: never a place in a league table.
- Boards and systems. The board is the public body that runs a school; this province has English and French boards, each public or Catholic.
- The year. The province’s 2024-25 list.
Questions about schools in Malahide
How many schools are there in Malahide?
3 in the town, 4 just beyond it, within 3 km.
Is there a French-language school in Malahide?
Not near Malahide: within 3 km there is none, and the French-language board points to the closest.
Which boards run the schools in Malahide?
By number of schools: Thames Valley DSB (6) and London District Catholic School Board (1).
How do I get a place at a school in Malahide?
Registration is with the board, which assigns the school for the home 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).