Photo: ChadPerez49 · CC BY-SA 3.0Around Wismer Commons, 20 of 36 schools with results rank among the top fifth in Ontario
Among them: All Saints Catholic Elementary School, Bill Hogarth Secondary School and Bur Oak Secondary School. None of them teaches in French, though 10% of schools in Ontario do. Taken together, Wismer Commons and its 3 km edge hold 30 elementary schools and 6 secondary schools for 24,150 students.
What stands out about Wismer Commons’s schools
One big school
With 2,055 students, Bill Hogarth Secondary School is the area’s biggest. Every school ↓
The strongest results
All Saints Catholic Elementary School (elementary) posts the area’s strongest results: the top fifth in Ontario. Results ↓
The comparisons are with the province’s schools, never across provinces.
How Wismer Commons’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 | 28 | 83% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 28 | 79% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 30 | 83% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 30 | 95% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 30 | 93% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 30 | 73% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 6 | 84% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 6 | 96% | 85% |
The widest gap is on Grade 9 math, where the area’s schools reach 84% against 55% in Ontario. The area is ahead on 8 of 8 measures and behind on 0. Over three years, 18 schools gained on most measures and 12 lost ground.
Every school’s results (36)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| All Saints Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 91% · G3 writing 82% · G3 math 82% · G6 reading 95% · G6 writing 95% · G6 math 84% | Top fifth |
| 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 |
| Markville Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 92% · OSSLT 96% | Top fifth |
| Pierre Elliott Trudeau High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 91% · OSSLT 97% | 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 |
| Central Park Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 93% · G3 writing 91% · G3 math 93% · G6 reading 92% · G6 writing 95% · G6 math 77% | Top fifth |
| John McCrae Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 95% · G3 writing 95% · G3 math 95% · G6 reading 96% · G6 writing 96% · G6 math 65% | 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 |
| 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 |
| Roy H Crosby Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 87% · G3 writing 87% · G3 math 67% · G6 reading 98% · G6 writing 100% · G6 math 81% | 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 |
| St Matthew Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 100% · G3 writing 100% · G3 math 100% · G6 reading 91% · G6 writing 91% · G6 math 82% | 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 |
| Beckett Farm Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 78% · G3 writing 79% · G3 math 84% · G6 reading 91% · G6 writing 94% · G6 math 70% | Second fifth |
| Castlemore Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 84% · G3 writing 84% · G3 math 86% · G6 reading 94% · G6 writing 92% · G6 math 80% | Second 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 |
| Stonebridge Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 79% · G3 writing 76% · G3 math 82% · G6 reading 96% · G6 writing 91% · G6 math 86% | Second fifth |
| Parkview Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 80% · G3 writing 79% · G3 math 83% · G6 reading 92% · G6 writing 85% · G6 math 85% | 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 |
| 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 |
| Unionville Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 75% · G3 writing 68% · G3 math 71% · G6 reading 88% · G6 writing 85% · G6 math 67% | 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 Wismer Commons
Each school by its language of instruction, with the share in Ontario marked.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Ontario.
All teach in the province’s majority language; none 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 36 schools in and around Wismer Commons are
Every school as a pin, coloured by system; each opens its own page.
Points from the provincial lists.
Who runs Wismer Commons’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 27 and English Catholic 9.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
2 boards, school by school
The boards and their schools here.
York Region DSB runs the most, 27 of them, among 2 boards.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| York Region DSBBill Hogarth, Bur Oak, Pierre Elliott Trudeau, Markville, Markham District, Beckett Farm, Stonebridge, Castlemore … | English public | 27 | 20,470 |
| 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, All Saints Catholic … | English Catholic | 9 | 3,680 |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
How children get a place in Wismer Commons
Catholic schools
The Catholic boards are as public as the others: free, with elementary schools that generally require a Catholic parent and high schools open to everyone.
The neighbourhood 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.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 36 schools in and around Wismer Commons
Show all 30 elementary schools
High schools within reach of Wismer Commons
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
Counting out to 15 km, there are 48: 32 English public, 14 English Catholic, 1 French Catholic and 1 French public. Nearest: Bur Oak Secondary School, 0.3 km off.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bur Oak Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York Region DSB | English public | Top fifth | 1,865 | 0.3 km |
| St Brother André Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York CDSB | English Catholic | Top fifth | 1,280 | 1.8 km |
| Markville Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York Region DSB | English public | Top fifth | 1,575 | 2.2 km |
| Pierre Elliott Trudeau High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York Region DSB | English public | Top fifth | 1,865 | 2.6 km |
| Markham District High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York Region DSB | English public | Top fifth | 1,415 | 3 km |
| Bill Hogarth Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York Region DSB | English public | Top fifth | 2,055 | 4.1 km |
| Bill Crothers Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York Region DSB | English public | Top fifth | 1,575 | 4.8 km |
| Father Michael McGivney Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 1,170 | 5.1 km |
| Middlefield Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York Region DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,500 | 5.5 km |
| Unionville High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York Region DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,865 | 6.1 km |
All 48 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Augustine Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York CDSB | English Catholic | Top fifth | 1,575 | 6.6 km |
| Milliken Mills High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York Region DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,595 | 6.8 km |
| Stouffville District Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York Region DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,300 | 7.7 km |
| ÉSC Pape-FrançoisSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CS catholique MonAvenir | French Catholic | Top fifth | 55 | 8.3 km |
| Mary Ward Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Toronto CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 970 | 9.3 km |
| Richmond Green Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York Region DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,160 | 9.4 km |
| Albert Campbell Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Toronto DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,270 | 9.7 km |
| Dr Norman Bethune Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Toronto DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,135 | 9.8 km |
| Francis Libermann Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Toronto CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 815 | 9.9 km |
| St Robert Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York CDSB | English Catholic | Top fifth | 1,705 | 10 km |
| Msgr Fraser-MidlandSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Toronto CDSB | English Catholic | Bottom fifth | 270 | 11 km |
| Delphi Secondary Alternative SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Toronto DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 60 | 11 km |
| L'Amoreaux Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Toronto DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 455 | 11 km |
| Bayview Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York Region DSB | English public | Top fifth | 1,940 | 11 km |
| Sir William Osler High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Toronto DSB | English public | – | 120 | 11 km |
| Our Lady Queen of the World CA High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York CDSB | English Catholic | Top fifth | 1,200 | 11 km |
| St Mother Teresa Catholic AcademySecondary · Grades 9–12 | Toronto CDSB | English Catholic | Bottom fifth | 525 | 11 km |
| Lester B Pearson Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Toronto DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 1,125 | 11 km |
| Agincourt Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Toronto DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,460 | 12 km |
| A Y Jackson Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Toronto DSB | English public | Top fifth | 1,400 | 12 km |
| Thornlea Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York Region DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,170 | 12 km |
| Stephen Leacock Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Toronto DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 575 | 12 km |
| Sir John A Macdonald Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Toronto DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 990 | 13 km |
| Richmond Hill High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York Region DSB | English public | Top fifth | 1,635 | 13 km |
| École secondaire Norval-MorrisseauSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CS Viamonde | French public | Top fifth | 85 | 13 km |
| St John Paul II Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Toronto CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 1,355 | 13 km |
| Alexander MacKenzie High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York Region DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,415 | 14 km |
| Georges Vanier Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Toronto DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 985 | 14 km |
| North East Secondary Alternative SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Toronto DSB | English public | – | – | 14 km |
| Woburn Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Toronto DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 1,035 | 14 km |
| Langstaff Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York Region DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 635 | 14 km |
| Brebeuf College SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Toronto CDSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 645 | 14 km |
| St Mary Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Durham CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 1,310 | 14 km |
| Caring and Safe School 2Secondary · Grades 9–12 | Toronto DSB | English public | – | – | 14 km |
| Parkview Alternative SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Toronto DSB | English public | – | 60 | 15 km |
| St Joseph's Morrow Park Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Toronto CDSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 595 | 15 km |
| Thornhill Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York Region DSB | English public | Second fifth | 940 | 15 km |
| St Theresa of Lisieux Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York CDSB | English Catholic | Top fifth | 1,590 | 15 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Towns its size in Ontario
Similar-sized towns and their schools within 3 km, by population.
| Town | Population | Schools | Students | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Olive-Silverstone-Jamestown | 32,069 | 44 | 20,600 | 0 | 0.3 km |
| … | |||||
| Oakwood Village | 20,830 | 93 | 34,050 | 6 | 1.2 km |
| Thorncliffe Park | 20,637 | 74 | 37,470 | 5 | 1 km |
| Bridgenorth | 20,628 | 26 | 12,245 | 1 | 9.7 km |
| Fenside-Parkwoods | 20,615 | 86 | 31,270 | 5 | 0.8 km |
| Wismer Commons | 20,591 | 36 | 24,150 | 0 | 0.3 km |
| Roseland | 20,587 | 21 | 11,610 | 3 | 3.3 km |
| Yonge-Doris | 20,298 | 44 | 19,455 | 2 | 0.5 km |
| Rosedale-Moore Park | 20,268 | 121 | 46,495 | 7 | 1.5 km |
| Maple | 20,122 | 36 | 20,810 | 2 | 1.4 km |
| … | |||||
| Wellesley | 12,413 | 5 | 3,400 | 0 | 13 km |
Of the 303 others, 196 count more schools. Schooling in French is on hand in 241 of the 304.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Wismer Commons
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wismer Commons | 36 | 0 | 9 | 0.3 km |
| Mount Joy 1.6 km | 40 | 0 | 10 | 0.8 km |
| Greensborough 1.8 km | 66 | 3 | 21 | 0.6 km |
| Quantztown 2 km | 44 | 0 | 13 | 0.4 km |
| Berczy Village 2.3 km | 31 | 0 | 8 | 0.4 km |
| Markham Village 2.4 km | 50 | 0 | 11 | 0.7 km |
| Upper Cornell 3.6 km | 27 | 0 | 7 | 1 km |
Among the neighbours, Greensborough has 66, the most.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. A school counts when it sits inside Wismer Commons or less than 3 km beyond its edge.
- The kinds of school. The kind of school is what its province lists: elementary, secondary or both.
- The year. The 2024-25 list.
- Boards and systems. The board is the public body that runs a school; this province has English and French boards, each public or Catholic.
- What isn’t here. Missing: inspection ratings (no province gives them), enrolment trends and Ontario’s private 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.
Questions about schools in Wismer Commons
How do I get a place at a school in Wismer Commons?
Choose a system, then register with its board; the address decides the school.
Which boards run the schools in Wismer Commons?
By number of schools: York Region DSB (27) and York CDSB (9).
Is there a French-language school in Wismer Commons?
Not near Wismer Commons: within 3 km there is none, and the French-language board points to the closest.
How many schools are there in Wismer Commons?
The town holds 6 of them; 30 more are within 3 km of its outline.
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).