Photo: Martin Cathrae from Charlottetown, PE, Canada · CC BY-SA 2.0In the lower two fifths in Ontario: 4 of the 7 schools around Merrickville with results
The strongest results are at Merrickville Public School and École élémentaire catholique Sainte-Marguerite-Bourgeoys. Catholic schools make up 5 of 9, above the 34% in Ontario. In or within 3 km of Merrickville: 6 elementary schools and 3 secondary schools, with 2,240 students.
What stands out about Merrickville’s schools
Several boards
The area’s schools come under 3 boards, Upper Canada DSB, CDSB of Eastern Ontario and CSDC du Centre-Est de l'Ontario. The boards ↓
Results on the rise
More of the results rose than fell over three years at 5 schools of the 7 with results, Merrickville Public School, Chimo Elementary School and St Francis de Sales Separate School among them. Results ↓
Each finding compares the town’s schools with every school in its province.
How Merrickville’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 C−: 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 | 4 | 72% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 4 | 69% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 4 | 55% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 5 | 88% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 5 | 83% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 5 | 54% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 1 | 29% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 2 | 49% | 85% |
On Grade 9 math the area trails, 29% against 55% in Ontario. 2 measures above the provincial middle, 5 below, out of 8.
Every school’s results (7)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Merrickville Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 89% · G3 writing 79% · G3 math 68% · G6 reading 95% · G6 writing 95% · G6 math 59% | Second fifth |
| École élémentaire catholique Sainte-Marguerite-BourgeoysElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading not reported · G3 writing not reported · G3 math not reported · G6 reading 100% · G6 writing 83% · G6 math 58% | Second fifth |
| Chimo Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 82% · G3 writing 82% · G3 math 75% · G6 reading 88% · G6 writing 77% · G6 math 54% | Middle fifth |
| St Francis de Sales Separate SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 61% · G3 writing 43% · G3 math 39% · G6 reading 85% · G6 writing 87% · G6 math 31% | Fourth fifth |
| Smiths Falls District Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 29% · OSSLT 79% | Bottom fifth |
| Duncan J Schoular Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 50% · G3 writing 58% · G3 math 42% · G6 reading 48% · G6 writing 67% · G6 math 15% | Bottom fifth |
| St. Luke Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math not reported · OSSLT 19% | Bottom fifth |
Ontario Ministry of Education, School Information Finder 2024–25 (EQAO results; N/R where groups are too small). Open Government Licence – Ontario.
Who runs Merrickville’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
By system, they split: English public 4, English Catholic 4 and French-language 1.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
Where the 9 schools in and around Merrickville are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Merrickville
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.
The 1 French-language schools are École élémentaire catholique Sainte-Marguerite-Bourgeoys; CSDC du Centre-Est de l'Ontario runs the public ones.
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 3 boards that run schools here
Each board’s schools in the area, largest first.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Canada DSBSmiths Falls District, Chimo, Duncan J Schoular, Merrickville | English public | 4 | 1,615 |
| CDSB of Eastern OntarioSt Francis de Sales Separate, St. Luke Catholic, St. James Catholic Education Centre, St. Luke | English Catholic | 4 | 540 |
| CSDC du Centre-Est de l'OntarioSainte-Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French Catholic | 1 | 85 |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
How children get a place in Merrickville
The neighbourhood school
Ask the board first. It holds the enrolment list and points each street to its own school; out-of-area requests go ahead only with space to spare.
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 9 schools in and around Merrickville
High schools within reach of Merrickville
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
3 secondary schools are within 15 km: 2 English Catholic and 1 English public. First by distance comes Smiths Falls District Collegiate Institute, at 12 km.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smiths Falls District Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Upper Canada DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 700 | 12 km |
| St. Luke Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CDSB of Eastern Ontario | English Catholic | Bottom fifth | 110 | 12 km |
| St. James Catholic Education Centre High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CDSB of Eastern Ontario | English Catholic | – | – | 12 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Towns its size in Ontario
Places of about the same size and their schools in or within 3 km, largest first.
| Town | Population | Schools | Students | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stirling | 5,489 | 1 | 690 | 0 | 16 km |
| … | |||||
| Glenview West | 3,431 | 31 | 15,980 | 3 | 0.6 km |
| Trillium Industrial Park | 3,420 | 51 | 25,620 | 5 | 1 km |
| Riverdale East | 3,416 | 17 | 10,905 | 0 | 0.9 km |
| Sables-Spanish Rivers | 3,412 | 3 | 235 | 1 | 19 km |
| Merrickville | 3,411 | 9 | 2,240 | 1 | 12 km |
| North Kawartha | 3,355 | 2 | 240 | 0 | 36 km |
| Mill Courtland Woodside Park | 3,319 | 43 | 22,315 | 0 | 0.8 km |
| Greeningdon | 3,296 | 44 | 21,695 | 1 | 1.5 km |
| North Algona Wilberforce | 3,290 | 6 | 1,280 | 0 | 14 km |
| … | |||||
| Killaloe, Hagarty and Richards | 2,505 | 2 | 215 | 0 | 20 km |
In 117 of the 190 others the count is higher. In 114 of the 191, 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 Merrickville
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merrickville | 9 | 1 | 5 | 12 km |
| Montague 12 km | 10 | 1 | 5 | 7 km |
| Smiths Falls 12 km | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0.1 km |
Montague leads the neighbours with 10 schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Boards and systems. Public and Catholic boards are both publicly funded here, in English and in French; an independent school answers to no board.
- The year. The province’s school list, 2024-25.
- Bands, not ranks. Fifths are worked out among every Ontario school with a result on that measure, then averaged per school.
- What isn’t here. There are no inspection ratings to show, and a single year of enrolment gives no trend.
- The kinds of school. Elementary means kindergarten to Grade 6 or 8, secondary up to Grade 12 (Secondary V in Quebec); a few schools take every grade.
- Which schools count. Each school is placed by its address point; those inside Merrickville or within 3 km of it are here.
Questions about schools in Merrickville
Which boards run the schools in Merrickville?
By number of schools: Upper Canada DSB (4), CDSB of Eastern Ontario (4) and CSDC du Centre-Est de l'Ontario (1).
How do I get a place at a school in Merrickville?
Contact the board: it names the school for your address and takes the registration.
Is there a French-language school in Merrickville?
Yes: École élémentaire catholique Sainte-Marguerite-Bourgeoys, the French-language schools here.
How many schools are there in Merrickville?
2 are inside the town itself and 7 lie within 3 km of its edge.
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).