In Markham, families choose among 6 boards: English and French, public and Catholic

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.

Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).

On Grade 6 math the area runs ahead, 71% against 51% in Ontario. The area is ahead on 8 of 8 measures and behind on 0. The three-year changes lean upward at 82 schools and downward at 78.

Ontario Ministry of Education, School Information Finder 2024–25 (EQAO results; N/R where groups are too small). Open Government Licence – Ontario.

Points from the provincial lists.

The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Ontario.

ÉÉC Sainte-Marguerite-Bourgeoys-Markham, École élémentaire Laure-Rièse, ÉSC Monseigneur-de-Charbonnel and ÉIC Monseigneur-de-Charbonnel teach in French; CS catholique MonAvenir and CS Viamonde runs the public ones among the 7.

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.

The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.

73 secondary schools are within 15 km: 50 English public, 18 English Catholic, 3 French Catholic and 2 French public. Bill Crothers Secondary School lies closest, 0.8 km from the centre.

Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.

Outside the usual elementary and high schools: alternative programs at Msgr Fraser College (Northeast). Their cards ↑

The kinds as the provincial lists give them (alternative, adult and continuing education, online, provincial schools).

It has more schools than any of its 6 neighbours.