Photo: ChadPerez49 · CC BY-SA 3.0Upper Cornell has 15 of its 27 tested schools in the top fifth in Ontario
They include Bill Hogarth Secondary School, Bur Oak Secondary School and E T Crowle Public School. None of them teaches in French, though 10% of schools in Ontario do. Counting a 3 km margin, Upper Cornell has 23 elementary schools and 4 secondary schools, for 17,585 students.
What stands out about Upper Cornell’s schools
One big school
With 2,055 students, Bill Hogarth Secondary School is the area’s biggest. Every school ↓
The strongest results
The area’s best results are at Bill Hogarth Secondary School (secondary), in the top fifth in Ontario. Results ↓
Each finding compares the town’s schools with every school in its province.
How Upper Cornell’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 A+: 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 | 21 | 82% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 21 | 76% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 23 | 79% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 23 | 95% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 23 | 93% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 23 | 72% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 4 | 78% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 4 | 95% | 85% |
Furthest from the provincial middle is Grade 6 math: 72% here, against 51% in Ontario. On 8 of 8 measures the area beats the provincial middle; on 0 it trails. Over three years, 15 schools gained on most measures and 8 lost ground.
Every school’s results (27)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Bill Hogarth Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 78% · OSSLT 97% | Top fifth |
| Bur Oak Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 89% · OSSLT 96% | Top fifth |
| E T Crowle Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 96% · G3 writing 96% · G3 math 89% · G6 reading 96% · G6 writing 100% · G6 math 70% | Top fifth |
| Markham District High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 77% · OSSLT 92% | Top fifth |
| Sam Chapman Public SchoolElementary · Grades 1–8 | G3 reading no data · G3 writing no data · G3 math 84% · G6 reading 95% · G6 writing 95% · G6 math 78% | Top fifth |
| St Brother André Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 69% · OSSLT 94% | Top fifth |
| Legacy Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 89% · G3 writing 83% · G3 math 75% · G6 reading 98% · G6 writing 98% · G6 math 68% | Top fifth |
| Mount Joy Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 85% · G3 writing 84% · G3 math 91% · G6 reading 97% · G6 writing 95% · G6 math 77% | Top fifth |
| Rouge Park Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 86% · G3 writing 81% · G3 math 85% · G6 reading 98% · G6 writing 96% · G6 math 86% | Top fifth |
| San Lorenzo Ruiz Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 90% · G3 writing 88% · G3 math 90% · G6 reading 98% · G6 writing 96% · G6 math 62% | Top fifth |
| St Joseph Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 91% · G3 writing 88% · G3 math 84% · G6 reading 96% · G6 writing 94% · G6 math 63% | Top fifth |
| St Edward Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading no data · G3 writing no data · G3 math 87% · G6 reading 100% · G6 writing 93% · G6 math 69% | Top fifth |
| Franklin Street Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 90% · G3 writing 86% · G3 math 86% · G6 reading 90% · G6 writing 93% · G6 math 72% | Top fifth |
| St Julia Billiart Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 95% · G3 writing 80% · G3 math 85% · G6 reading 98% · G6 writing 89% · G6 math 66% | Top fifth |
| Wismer Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 85% · G3 writing 81% · G3 math 79% · G6 reading 96% · G6 writing 92% · G6 math 75% | Top fifth |
| Greensborough Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 79% · G3 writing 72% · G3 math 79% · G6 reading 98% · G6 writing 90% · G6 math 81% | Second fifth |
| St Kateri Tekakwitha Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 83% · G3 writing 79% · G3 math 71% · G6 reading 91% · G6 writing 93% · G6 math 59% | Second fifth |
| William Armstrong Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 76% · G3 writing 76% · G3 math 76% · G6 reading 95% · G6 writing 95% · G6 math 62% | Second fifth |
| Black Walnut Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 76% · G3 writing 74% · G3 math 73% · G6 reading 94% · G6 writing 90% · G6 math 77% | Second fifth |
| Cornell Village Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 82% · G3 writing 74% · G3 math 74% · G6 reading 89% · G6 writing 93% · G6 math 74% | Second fifth |
| Donald Cousens Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 76% · G3 writing 58% · G3 math 67% · G6 reading 97% · G6 writing 96% · G6 math 85% | Second fifth |
| Ramer Wood Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 72% · G3 writing 67% · G3 math 76% · G6 reading 95% · G6 writing 90% · G6 math 67% | Second fifth |
| Fred Varley Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 65% · G3 writing 65% · G3 math 65% · G6 reading 92% · G6 writing 92% · G6 math 78% | Middle fifth |
| James Robinson Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 79% · G3 writing 55% · G3 math 70% · G6 reading 92% · G6 writing 88% · G6 math 60% | Middle fifth |
| Little Rouge Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 78% · G3 writing 68% · G3 math 68% · G6 reading 89% · G6 writing 90% · G6 math 73% | Middle fifth |
| Reesor Park Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 63% · G3 writing 63% · G3 math 85% · G6 reading 81% · G6 writing 84% · G6 math 55% | Middle fifth |
| St Patrick Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 65% · G3 writing 43% · G3 math 52% · G6 reading 90% · G6 writing 90% · G6 math 72% | Middle fifth |
Ontario Ministry of Education, School Information Finder 2024–25 (EQAO results; N/R where groups are too small). Open Government Licence – Ontario.
Schooling in English and French around Upper Cornell
English, French and other languages of instruction, beside the mix in Ontario.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Ontario.
Not one 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.
Where the 27 schools in and around Upper Cornell are
Each pin is a school, coloured by the system that runs it, sized by its students where the province publishes them.
Points from the provincial lists.
Who runs Upper Cornell’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
Grouped by system: English public 20 and English Catholic 7.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
Which of the 2 boards runs which school
Every board or service centre with a school in the area, and its schools.
York Region DSB counts 20, more than any of the other boards of the 2.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| York Region DSBBill Hogarth, Bur Oak, Markham District, Black Walnut, Rouge Park, Wismer, Donald Cousens, Fred Varley … | English public | 20 | 14,245 |
| York CDSBSt Brother André Catholic, St Joseph Catholic, San Lorenzo Ruiz Catholic, St Julia Billiart Catholic, St Kateri Tekakwitha Catholic, St Edward Catholic, St Patrick Catholic | English Catholic | 7 | 3,340 |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
How children get a place in Upper Cornell
The neighbourhood school
The neighbourhood school is the one the board designates for the address; choice beyond it depends on space.
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.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 27 schools in and around Upper Cornell
High schools within reach of Upper Cornell
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
Counting out to 15 km, there are 39: 26 English public, 11 English Catholic, 1 French Catholic and 1 French public. Bill Hogarth Secondary School is closest, at 1 km.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Hogarth Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York Region DSB | English public | Top fifth | 2,055 | 1 km |
| St Brother André Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York CDSB | English Catholic | Top fifth | 1,280 | 1.9 km |
| Markham District High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York Region DSB | English public | Top fifth | 1,415 | 2.5 km |
| Bur Oak Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York Region DSB | English public | Top fifth | 1,865 | 3.4 km |
| Markville Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York Region DSB | English public | Top fifth | 1,575 | 4.9 km |
| Pierre Elliott Trudeau High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York Region DSB | English public | Top fifth | 1,865 | 6.2 km |
| Middlefield Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York Region DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,500 | 6.4 km |
| Father Michael McGivney Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 1,170 | 6.5 km |
| Stouffville District Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York Region DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,300 | 7.2 km |
| Bill Crothers Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York Region DSB | English public | Top fifth | 1,575 | 7.5 km |
All 39 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ÉSC Pape-FrançoisSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CS catholique MonAvenir | French Catholic | Top fifth | 55 | 7.6 km |
| Milliken Mills High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York Region DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,595 | 8.9 km |
| Unionville High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York Region DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,865 | 9.2 km |
| St Augustine Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York CDSB | English Catholic | Top fifth | 1,575 | 10 km |
| St Mother Teresa Catholic AcademySecondary · Grades 9–12 | Toronto CDSB | English Catholic | Bottom fifth | 525 | 10 km |
| Albert Campbell Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Toronto DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,270 | 11 km |
| Lester B Pearson Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Toronto DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 1,125 | 11 km |
| Francis Libermann Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Toronto CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 815 | 11 km |
| Mary Ward Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Toronto CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 970 | 11 km |
| Delphi Secondary Alternative SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Toronto DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 60 | 12 km |
| St Mary Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Durham CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 1,310 | 12 km |
| Msgr Fraser-MidlandSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Toronto CDSB | English Catholic | Bottom fifth | 270 | 12 km |
| Dr Norman Bethune Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Toronto DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,135 | 12 km |
| Sir William Osler High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Toronto DSB | English public | – | 120 | 12 km |
| Pine Ridge Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Durham DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 1,150 | 12 km |
| St John Paul II Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Toronto CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 1,355 | 13 km |
| L'Amoreaux Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Toronto DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 455 | 13 km |
| Agincourt Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Toronto DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,460 | 13 km |
| Richmond Green Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York Region DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,160 | 13 km |
| Dunbarton High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Durham DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,630 | 13 km |
| École secondaire Ronald-MarionSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CS Viamonde | French public | Top fifth | 230 | 13 km |
| St Robert Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York CDSB | English Catholic | Top fifth | 1,705 | 14 km |
| Woburn Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Toronto DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 1,035 | 14 km |
| Stephen Leacock Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Toronto DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 575 | 14 km |
| West Hill Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Toronto DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 945 | 14 km |
| Sir John A Macdonald Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Toronto DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 990 | 14 km |
| Bayview Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York Region DSB | English public | Top fifth | 1,940 | 14 km |
| Our Lady Queen of the World CA High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York CDSB | English Catholic | Top fifth | 1,200 | 15 km |
| A Y Jackson Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Toronto DSB | English public | Top fifth | 1,400 | 15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thornhill Woods | 13,237 | 30 | 16,860 | 1 | 0.8 km |
| … | |||||
| McNab/Braeside | 8,340 | 7 | 2,690 | 1 | 8.5 km |
| Bayfield | 8,327 | 12 | 3,620 | 0 | 16 km |
| Clinton | 8,318 | 10 | 3,105 | 0 | 5.9 km |
| Old Ottawa East | 8,308 | 55 | 22,980 | 16 | 0.4 km |
| Upper Cornell | 8,304 | 27 | 17,585 | 0 | 1 km |
| Crestview-Tanglewood | 8,302 | 38 | 16,610 | 7 | 1.1 km |
| Plattsville | 8,251 | 12 | 3,540 | 2 | 15 km |
| G-Section (bramalea) | 8,224 | 40 | 19,365 | 1 | 0.3 km |
| St. Marys | 8,203 | 5 | 1,410 | 0 | 0.5 km |
| … | |||||
| Idlewood | 5,005 | 26 | 11,500 | 2 | 1.4 km |
Set against 360 others, 197 have more schools in reach. 246 of 361 have a school teaching in French.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Upper Cornell
Each town’s schools in or within 3 km of its outline; distances as the crow flies.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Cornell | 27 | 0 | 7 | 1 km |
| Cornell 1.2 km | 27 | 0 | 7 | 0.2 km |
| Greensborough 1.8 km | 66 | 3 | 21 | 0.6 km |
| Mount Joy 2.7 km | 40 | 0 | 10 | 0.8 km |
| Markham Village 2.8 km | 50 | 0 | 11 | 0.7 km |
| Wismer Commons 3.6 km | 36 | 0 | 9 | 0.3 km |
| Box Grove 5 km | 48 | 1 | 13 | 2.4 km |
Of the neighbours, Greensborough counts the most schools: 66.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The year. The provincial list for 2024-25.
- Boards and systems. A school’s system is its board’s: the language it teaches in, and whether the board is public or Catholic.
- What isn’t here. Enrolment is a single year, where published at all, and no inspectorate rates schools.
- Bands, not ranks. Each result is placed in a fifth of Ontario’s schools on the same measure; a school’s band averages its fifths. EQAO doesn’t report small groups, so no school is ranked to the place.
- Which schools count. The area is Upper Cornell plus a 3 km margin around it, measured from its census outline.
- The kinds of school. Grades shown are the published range, from junior kindergarten (JK) upward.
Questions about schools in Upper Cornell
How do I get a place at a school in Upper Cornell?
Register with the board that runs the school: the address decides the designated school in each system, and the board can say which one it is.
Which boards run the schools in Upper Cornell?
York Region DSB (20) and York CDSB (7), with each one’s schools in brackets.
How many schools are there in Upper Cornell?
2 in the town, 25 just beyond it, within 3 km.
Is there a French-language school in Upper Cornell?
There is none in or near Upper Cornell (within 3 km); the French-language board covers the area from elsewhere.
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).