Photo: Royalbroil · CC BY-SA 4.0Most schools around Mattawa score below the middle in Ontario: 3 of 3
French-language schooling is strong here, 3 of 7, where in Ontario it is 10%. Taken together, Mattawa and its 3 km edge hold 5 elementary schools and 2 secondary schools for 380 students.
What stands out about Mattawa’s schools
More Catholic schools
4 of 7 schools here are Catholic, against 34% in Ontario; CSDC Franco-Nord and Nipissing-Parry Sound CDSB run them. Who runs them ↓
Several boards
3 boards run schools in the area: Near North DSB, CSDC Franco-Nord and Nipissing-Parry Sound CDSB. The boards ↓
Small elementary schools
Elementary schools here average 88 students, against 365 in Ontario. Every school ↓
Each finding compares the town’s schools with every school in its province.
How Mattawa’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 D−: 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 | 46% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 2 | 21% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 2 | 42% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 1 | 57% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 1 | 14% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 1 | 0% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 1 | 19% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 1 | 57% | 85% |
On Grade 6 math the area trails, 0% against 51% in Ontario. Of 8 measures, 0 sit above the province’s middle and 8 below. Over three years, 0 schools gained on most measures and 2 lost ground.
Every school’s results (3)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| F J McElligott Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 19% · OSSLT 57% | Bottom fifth |
| Mattawa District Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 46% · G3 writing 23% · G3 math 38% · G6 reading 57% · G6 writing 14% · G6 math 0% | Bottom fifth |
| École séparée Sainte-AnneElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 45% · G3 writing 18% · G3 math 45% · G6 reading not reported · G6 writing not reported · G6 math not reported | Bottom 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 Mattawa
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 séparée Sainte-Anne, École secondaire catholique Élisabeth-Bruyère and École secondaire catholique Élisabeth-Bruyère (CSDC Franco-Nord).
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 7 schools in and around Mattawa are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
Points from the provincial lists.
Who runs Mattawa’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
System by system: English public 3, English Catholic 1 and French-language 3.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
The 3 boards that run schools here
Each board’s schools in the area, largest first.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near North DSBF J McElligott, Mattawa District, F.J. McElligott Intermediate | English public | 3 | 285 |
| CSDC Franco-Nordséparée Sainte-Anne, Élisabeth-Bruyère, Élisabeth-Bruyère | French Catholic | 3 | 95 |
| Nipissing-Parry Sound CDSBSt Victor Separate | English Catholic | 1 | – |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
How children get a place in Mattawa
The neighbourhood school
Boards set boundaries for each school; living inside one guarantees a place there, and moving across one usually means a request.
Catholic schools
A Catholic elementary school usually asks for a Catholic parent or a baptized child; a Catholic high school admits all.
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 Mattawa
High schools within reach of Mattawa
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
2 secondary schools are within 15 km: 1 French Catholic and 1 English public. 0.4 km away, École secondaire catholique Élisabeth-Bruyère is the nearest.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| École secondaire catholique Élisabeth-BruyèreSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CSDC Franco-Nord | French Catholic | – | – | 0.4 km |
| F J McElligott Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Near North DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 115 | 0.7 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Schools in the towns around Mattawa
For each nearby town, its schools in or within 3 km of its outline, with straight-line distances.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mattawa | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0.4 km |
| Papineau-Cameron 4.3 km | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4.2 km |
It has more schools than any of its 1 neighbours.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Boards and systems. Each board covers a territory in one language and one system, public or Catholic; boards of different systems overlap.
- The year. The provincial list for 2024-25.
- What isn’t here. Enrolment is a single year, where published at all, and no inspectorate rates schools.
- Bands, not ranks. Ontario’s results are whole percentages with small groups left out, so the page gives fifths, not ranks.
- The kinds of school. An all-grade school teaches from kindergarten through high school; elementary and secondary schools split those years.
- Which schools count. Every school inside Mattawa’s outline or within 3 km of it, the rule used across the site.
Questions about schools in Mattawa
Which boards run the schools in Mattawa?
By number of schools: Near North DSB (3), CSDC Franco-Nord (3) and Nipissing-Parry Sound CDSB (1).
How do I get a place at a school in Mattawa?
Contact the board: it names the school for your address and takes the registration.
How many schools are there in Mattawa?
The town holds all 7; none is outside it.
Is there a French-language school in Mattawa?
Yes, there are French-language schools: École séparée Sainte-Anne, École secondaire catholique Élisabeth-Bruyère and École secondaire catholique Élisabeth-Bruyère.
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).