Photo: davestew89 · CC BY 3.04 of the 7 schools around Marathon teach in French
Those are École catholique Val-des-Bois, École publique Cité-Supérieure and École publique de Marathon (CSDC des Aurores boréales and CS public du Grand Nord de l'Ontario). English and French, public and Catholic boards all run schools here. In or within 3 km of Marathon: 5 elementary schools and 2 secondary schools.
What stands out about Marathon’s schools
Results below the middle
2 of the 3 tested schools score in the lower two fifths in Ontario, among them Marathon High School, Holy Saviour and Margaret Twomey Public School. Results ↓
Small elementary schools
At 135 students on average, against 365 in Ontario, the elementary schools are small. Every school ↓
Every figure here sets the area’s schools beside the rest of its province.
Schooling in English and French around Marathon
English, French and other languages of instruction, beside the mix in Ontario.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Ontario.
By name, in French: École catholique Val-des-Bois, École publique Cité-Supérieure, École publique de Marathon and École secondaire Cité-Supérieure (CSDC des Aurores boréales and CS public du Grand Nord de l'Ontario).
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.
4 boards, school by school
Each board’s schools in the area, largest first.
The four systems cover the same streets, so the nearest school may not be the one a family’s system offers: English or French, public or Catholic, each has its own board.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| CS public du Grand Nord de l'Ontariopublique Cité-Supérieure, publique de Marathon, Cité-Supérieure | French public | 3 | – |
| Superior-Greenstone DSBMarathon, Margaret Twomey | English public | 2 | 335 |
| Superior North CDSBHoly Saviour | English Catholic | 1 | 120 |
| CSDC des Aurores boréalescatholique Val-des-Bois | French Catholic | 1 | – |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
How Marathon’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 | 2 | 67% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 2 | 49% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 2 | 52% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 2 | 82% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 2 | 85% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 2 | 47% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 1 | 24% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 1 | 46% | 85% |
The widest gap is on Grade 9 math, where the area’s schools reach 24% against 55% in Ontario. 0 measures above the provincial middle, 7 below, out of 8. At 2 schools more of the measures rose than fell over three years; at 1, more fell.
Every school’s results (3)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Margaret Twomey Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 73% · G3 writing 64% · G3 math 64% · G6 reading 92% · G6 writing 83% · G6 math 50% | Middle fifth |
| Holy SaviourElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 61% · G3 writing 33% · G3 math 39% · G6 reading 71% · G6 writing 86% · G6 math 43% | Bottom fifth |
| Marathon High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 24% · OSSLT 46% | Bottom 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 7 schools in and around Marathon are
Every school as a pin, coloured by system; each opens its own page.
Points from the provincial lists.
Who runs Marathon’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 2, English Catholic 1 and French-language 4.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Marathon
The neighbourhood school
Registration happens with the board, not the school; the board names the school for the address.
Catholic schools
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.
French-language schools
A child qualifies for a French-language school when a parent’s first language is French or a parent went to French school in Canada; an admissions committee can admit others.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 7 schools in and around Marathon
High schools within reach of Marathon
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
Counting out to 15 km, there are 2: 1 English public and 1 French public. Marathon High School is closest, at 0.6 km.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marathon High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Superior-Greenstone DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 185 | 0.6 km |
| École secondaire Cité-SupérieureSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CS public du Grand Nord de l'Ontario | French public | – | – | 0.6 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mt. Hope Huron Park | 5,174 | 33 | 17,610 | 2 | 1.2 km |
| … | |||||
| North Algona Wilberforce | 3,290 | 6 | 1,280 | 0 | 14 km |
| Hill Park | 3,262 | 48 | 22,735 | 3 | 1 km |
| Normanhurst | 3,260 | 25 | 13,725 | 2 | 0.2 km |
| Greater Madawaska | 3,234 | 1 | 75 | 0 | 21 km |
| Marathon | 3,223 | 7 | 455 | 4 | 0.6 km |
| St. Clair | 3,201 | 40 | 18,495 | 2 | 0.8 km |
| Adelaide-Metcalfe | 3,196 | 8 | 3,615 | 0 | 4.6 km |
| Cedar Hill | 3,190 | 36 | 18,245 | 0 | 0.4 km |
| Gilbert | 3,181 | 36 | 16,985 | 1 | 1 km |
| … | |||||
| Killaloe, Hagarty and Richards | 2,505 | 2 | 215 | 0 | 20 km |
122 of 176 similar towns count more schools. 106 of the 177 have a French-language school.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
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. The 2024-25 list.
- 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. EQAO publishes shares at the provincial standard; the band places each among Ontario’s schools by fifths.
- 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. Inside Marathon’s boundary, or no more than 3 km outside it: that is which schools are counted.
Questions about schools in Marathon
Which boards run the schools in Marathon?
By number of schools: CS public du Grand Nord de l'Ontario (3), Superior-Greenstone DSB (2), Superior North CDSB (1) and CSDC des Aurores boréales (1).
How do I get a place at a school in Marathon?
Ask the board which school serves your street, then register through it.
Is there a French-language school in Marathon?
Yes, there are French-language schools: École catholique Val-des-Bois, École publique Cité-Supérieure, École publique de Marathon and École secondaire Cité-Supérieure.
How many schools are there in Marathon?
The town holds all 7; none is outside it.
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).