Holy Saviour
23 Penn Lake Rd · Marathon · P0T2E0 · Superior North CDSB
With Holy Saviour, Marathon counts 5 elementary schools within 3 km. Every school in and around Marathon →
What stands out about Holy Saviour
- 120 students, well under the 335 of a typical elementary school in Ontario.
- Its results sit in the bottom fifth in Ontario, averaged over its measures.
- On Grade 3 writing it reaches 33%, below the 65% in Ontario.
- Over three years, 3 of its measures rose by 5 points or more.
- An English Catholic school, run by Superior North CDSB.
- The only English Catholic elementary school in or within 3 km of Marathon.
How Holy Saviour 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.
On average across 6 reported measures of 6, Holy Saviour is in the bottom fifth in Ontario.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Ontario | Band | 3-year change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 reading | 61% | 76% | Bottom fifth | – |
| Grade 3 writing | 33% | 65% | Bottom fifth | – |
| Grade 3 math | 39% | 65% | Bottom fifth | – |
| Grade 6 reading | 71% | 88% | Bottom fifth | +24 |
| Grade 6 writing | 86% | 86% | Middle fifth | +33 |
| Grade 6 math | 43% | 51% | Fourth fifth | +10 |
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.
Where Holy Saviour sits among the province’s schools
Single schools aren’t lettered here; towns are. Holy Saviour is placed instead by its results against the other schools in Ontario, which puts it in the bottom fifth.
Holy Saviour feeds into Marathon’s School Grade, together with the other schools nearby.
Getting a place at Holy Saviour
The neighbourhood school is the one the board designates for the address; choice beyond it depends on space.
A Catholic elementary school usually asks for a Catholic parent or a baptized child; a Catholic high school admits all.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Saviour | English Catholic | English | Bottom fifth | |
| École catholique Val-des-Bois | French Catholic | French | – | 0.1 km |
| École publique Cité-Supérieure | French public | French | – | 0.7 km |
| École publique de Marathon | French public | French | – | 0.7 km |
| Margaret Twomey Public School | English public | English | Middle fifth | 1.7 km |
Elementary schools near Holy Saviour
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Holy Saviour
Who runs Holy Saviour?
Holy Saviour comes under Superior North CDSB (English Catholic).
What language does Holy Saviour teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at Holy Saviour?
Registration is with the board, which assigns the school for the home address.
Which schools of the same kind are near Holy Saviour?
The closest schools are École catholique Val-des-Bois (0.1 km), École publique Cité-Supérieure (0.7 km) and École publique de Marathon (0.7 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).