Our Lady of Lourdes School
7 Flicker St · Manitouwadge · P0T2C0 · Superior North CDSB
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What stands out about Our Lady of Lourdes School
- With 115 students it is smaller than three in four elementary schools in Ontario (middle: 335).
- Across its measures, its results average to the middle fifth in Ontario.
- Strongest on Grade 3 reading: 100%, against 76% in Ontario.
- An English Catholic school, run by Superior North CDSB.
- The only English Catholic elementary school in or within 3 km of Manitouwadge.
How Our Lady of Lourdes School does 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.
With 3 of 6 measures reported, Our Lady of Lourdes School averages the middle fifth in Ontario.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Ontario | Band | 3-year change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 reading | 100% | 76% | Top fifth | – |
| Grade 3 writing | 58% | 65% | Fourth fifth | – |
| Grade 3 math | 67% | 65% | Middle fifth | – |
| Grade 6 reading | not reported | – | – | – |
| Grade 6 writing | not reported | – | – | – |
| Grade 6 math | not reported | – | – | – |
N/R: EQAO doesn’t report groups too small to keep students anonymous. The three-year change is in percentage points, as the ministry publishes it.
A standing for Our Lady of Lourdes School, not a grade
In Ontario, schools are compared on the province’s published results, so Our Lady of Lourdes School gets a place among them, the middle fifth, rather than a letter of its own.
Our Lady of Lourdes School feeds into Manitouwadge’s School Grade, together with the other schools nearby.
Getting a place at Our Lady of Lourdes School
Where a family lives settles it: the board’s map ties every address to one school, and a seat anywhere else waits on spare room.
Ontario’s Catholic boards are publicly funded. Their elementary schools generally ask that a parent or the child be Catholic; their high schools are open to all students.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
Side by side with the nearest elementary schools
The nearest schools of the same level, as the crow flies: system, language and, where published, students and results.
| School | System | Language | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Our Lady of Lourdes School | English Catholic | English | Middle fifth | |
| École publique Franco-Manitou | French public | French | – | 0.6 km |
| Manitouwadge Public School | English public | English | – | 0.6 km |
Elementary schools near Our Lady of Lourdes School
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Our Lady of Lourdes School
Who runs Our Lady of Lourdes School?
The board is Superior North CDSB; Our Lady of Lourdes School is English Catholic.
What language does Our Lady of Lourdes School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at Our Lady of Lourdes School?
Enrolment goes through the board; schools outside your area take students when they have room.
Which schools of the same kind are near Our Lady of Lourdes School?
Its nearest neighbours are École publique Franco-Manitou (0.6 km) and Manitouwadge Public School (0.6 km).
Sources: Ontario Ministry of Education, School Information Finder 2024–25 and school contact list (Open Government Licence – Ontario) · Ontario Ministry of Education, School Information Finder 2024–25 (EQAO results; N/R where groups are too small). 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).