Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 4.03 boards run the schools in and around McNab/Braeside
Beside Renfrew County DSB, which has 4, sit Renfrew County CDSB and CSDC du Centre-Est de l'Ontario. Of its 7 tested schools, 3 sit in the top two fifths in Ontario and 3 in the bottom two. The 3 km around McNab/Braeside counts 6 elementary schools and 1 secondary school, 2,690 students between them.
What stands out about McNab/Braeside’s schools
Results easing
More of the results fell than rose over three years at 3 schools of the 7 with results, Arnprior District High School, A J Charbonneau Elementary Public School and Walter Zadow Public School among them. Results ↓
The strongest results
Top of the area: St. John XXIII Separate School (elementary), its results in the top fifth in Ontario. Results ↓
Each finding compares the town’s schools with every school in its province.
Which of the 3 boards runs which school
Each board’s schools in the area, largest first.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Renfrew County DSBArnprior District, Walter Zadow, McNab, A J Charbonneau Elementary | English public | 4 | 1,780 |
| Renfrew County CDSBSt Joseph's Separate, St. John XXIII Separate | English Catholic | 2 | 765 |
| CSDC du Centre-Est de l'OntarioDes Deux-Rivières | French Catholic | 1 | 145 |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
How McNab/Braeside’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 | 6 | 81% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 6 | 71% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 6 | 63% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 5 | 90% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 5 | 84% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 5 | 54% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 1 | 57% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 1 | 87% | 85% |
The widest gap is on Grade 3 writing, where the area’s schools reach 71% against 65% in Ontario. Of 8 measures, 4 sit above the province’s middle and 1 below.
Every school’s results (7)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| St. John XXIII Separate SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 97% · G3 writing 92% · G3 math 100% · G6 reading 100% · G6 writing 100% · G6 math 98% | Top fifth |
| St Joseph's Separate SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 92% · G3 writing 80% · G3 math 78% · G6 reading 90% · G6 writing 88% · G6 math 54% | Second fifth |
| McNab Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 82% · G3 writing 70% · G3 math 67% · G6 reading 92% · G6 writing 84% · G6 math 64% | Second fifth |
| Arnprior District High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 57% · OSSLT 87% | Middle fifth |
| A J Charbonneau Elementary Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 72% · G3 writing 64% · G3 math 52% · G6 reading 89% · G6 writing 78% · G6 math 44% | Fourth fifth |
| Walter Zadow Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 79% · G3 writing 71% · G3 math 59% · G6 reading 74% · G6 writing 74% · G6 math 26% | Fourth fifth |
| École élémentaire catholique Des Deux-RivièresElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 27% · G3 writing 45% · 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.
Where the 7 schools in and around McNab/Braeside are
Every school as a pin, coloured by system; each opens its own page.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around McNab/Braeside
The language each school teaches in, against every school in Ontario.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Ontario.
1 of them teach in French: École élémentaire catholique Des Deux-Rivières; the public ones belong to CSDC du Centre-Est 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.
Who runs McNab/Braeside’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
Their systems: English public 4, English Catholic 2 and French-language 1.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in McNab/Braeside
The neighbourhood school
Boards set boundaries for each school; living inside one guarantees a place there, and moving across one usually means a request.
French-language schools
French-language schools are for children of section 23 rights-holders first; the board may admit others case by case.
Catholic schools
Families who aren’t Catholic can usually choose a Catholic high school, though rarely a Catholic elementary one.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 7 schools in and around McNab/Braeside
High schools within reach of McNab/Braeside
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
Within 15 km there is one high school, Arnprior District High School (8.4 km).
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arnprior District High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Renfrew County DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 700 | 8.4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thornhill Woods | 13,237 | 30 | 16,860 | 1 | 0.8 km |
| … | |||||
| Douro-Dummer | 8,379 | 20 | 8,645 | 0 | 15 km |
| South-West Oxford | 8,375 | 21 | 9,990 | 0 | 10 km |
| Aylmer | 8,371 | 5 | 2,120 | 0 | 0.6 km |
| Mount Joy | 8,345 | 40 | 26,440 | 0 | 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 |
| … | |||||
| Idlewood | 5,005 | 26 | 11,500 | 2 | 1.4 km |
In 296 of the 360 others the count is higher. In 246 of the 361, at least one school teaches in French.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around McNab/Braeside
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
Top among the neighbours: Horton, 8 schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. Bands compare within Ontario only, measure by measure, then average: never a place in a league table.
- 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.
- 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. The page takes in schools within McNab/Braeside and up to 3 km past its boundary, so a school just over the line is still here.
Questions about schools in McNab/Braeside
How many schools are there in McNab/Braeside?
1 are inside the town itself and 6 lie within 3 km of its edge.
Is there a French-language school in McNab/Braeside?
Yes: École élémentaire catholique Des Deux-Rivières, the French-language schools here.
Which boards run the schools in McNab/Braeside?
By number of schools: Renfrew County DSB (4), Renfrew County CDSB (2) and CSDC du Centre-Est de l'Ontario (1).
How do I get a place at a school in McNab/Braeside?
Ask the board which school serves your street, then register through 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).