Mixed results around Lisgar: 18 high and 5 low of 38 schools in Ontario
Top of the area on results: John Fraser Secondary School and St. Bernard of Clairvaux Catholic Elementary School. None of them teaches in French, though 10% of schools in Ontario do. Counting a 3 km margin, Lisgar has 32 elementary schools, 7 secondary schools and 1 alternative or adult school, for 21,935 students.
What stands out about Lisgar’s schools
One big school
John Fraser Secondary School is the largest school here, with 1,715 students. Every school ↓
The strongest results
The area’s best results are at John Fraser Secondary School (secondary), in the top fifth in Ontario. Results ↓
The comparisons are with the province’s schools, never across provinces.
How Lisgar’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 | 27 | 82% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 27 | 73% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 27 | 69% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 21 | 89% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 21 | 89% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 21 | 56% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 7 | 62% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 7 | 86% | 85% |
The widest gap is on Grade 9 math, where the area’s schools reach 62% against 55% in Ontario. The area is ahead on 6 of 8 measures and behind on 0. The three-year changes lean upward at 12 schools and downward at 21.
Every school’s results (38)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| John Fraser Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 82% · OSSLT 95% | Top fifth |
| St. Bernard of Clairvaux Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 94% · G3 writing 89% · G3 math 84% · G6 reading 90% · G6 writing 96% · G6 math 58% | Top fifth |
| Vista Heights Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 83% · G3 writing 80% · G3 math 82% | Top fifth |
| St Richard SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 96% · G3 writing 93% · G3 math 79% · G6 reading 86% · G6 writing 89% · G6 math 80% | Second fifth |
| Plum Tree Park Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 86% · G3 writing 79% · G3 math 82% · G6 reading 94% · G6 writing 92% · G6 math 62% | Second fifth |
| St John of the Cross SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 79% · G3 writing 83% · G3 math 75% · G6 reading 96% · G6 writing 89% · G6 math 56% | Second fifth |
| Divine Mercy SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 74% · G3 writing 79% · G3 math 77% · G6 reading 96% · G6 writing 96% · G6 math 50% | Second fifth |
| St Elizabeth Seton SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 89% · G3 writing 86% · G3 math 69% · G6 reading 96% · G6 writing 96% · G6 math 13% | Second fifth |
| St Teresa of Avila Separate SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 86% · G3 writing 75% · G3 math 68% · G6 reading 96% · G6 writing 96% · G6 math 64% | Second fifth |
| Castlebridge Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 83% · G3 writing 76% · G3 math 77% | Second fifth |
| Erin Centre Middle SchoolElementary · Grades 6–8 | G6 reading 91% · G6 writing 93% · G6 math 59% | Second fifth |
| McKinnon Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–5 | G3 reading 82% · G3 writing 78% · G3 math 78% | Second fifth |
| St Aloysius Gonzaga Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 68% · OSSLT 89% | Second fifth |
| St Therese of the Child Jesus (Elementary) Separate SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 95% · G3 writing 82% · G3 math 77% · G6 reading 87% · G6 writing 92% · G6 math 53% | Second fifth |
| St. Joan of Arc Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 70% · OSSLT 86% | Second fifth |
| Churchill Meadows Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 82% · G3 writing 73% · G3 math 66% | Second fifth |
| Middlebury Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 83% · G3 writing 63% · G3 math 69% | Second fifth |
| St Edith Stein Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 74% · G3 writing 74% · G3 math 80% · G6 reading 81% · G6 writing 92% · G6 math 65% | Second fifth |
| Our Lady of Mercy Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 75% · G3 writing 75% · G3 math 58% · G6 reading 91% · G6 writing 88% · G6 math 73% | Middle fifth |
| Our Lady of Mount Carmel Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 62% · OSSLT 86% | Middle fifth |
| Stephen Lewis Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 51% · OSSLT 88% | Middle fifth |
| Lisgar Middle SchoolElementary · Grades 6–8 | G6 reading 87% · G6 writing 88% · G6 math 67% | Middle fifth |
| Oscar Peterson Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 76% · G3 writing 68% · G3 math 69% | Middle fifth |
| Osprey Woods Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 71% · G3 writing 71% · G3 math 76% | Middle fifth |
| St Albert of Jerusalem Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 84% · G3 writing 62% · G3 math 62% · G6 reading 85% · G6 writing 87% · G6 math 56% | Middle fifth |
| Shelter Bay Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 81% · G3 writing 71% · G3 math 65% · G6 reading 87% · G6 writing 87% · G6 math 42% | Middle fifth |
| St Faustina Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 72% · G3 writing 72% · G3 math 61% · G6 reading 92% · G6 writing 92% · G6 math 31% | Middle fifth |
| Meadowvale Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 52% · OSSLT 84% | Middle fifth |
| Miller's Grove SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 83% · G3 writing 56% · G3 math 56% · G6 reading 96% · G6 writing 83% · G6 math 33% | Middle fifth |
| Ruth Thompson Middle SchoolElementary · Grades 5–8 | G6 reading 81% · G6 writing 83% · G6 math 56% | Middle fifth |
| St Simon Stock Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 85% · G3 writing 65% · G3 math 65% · G6 reading 85% · G6 writing 81% · G6 math 54% | Middle fifth |
| Thomas Street Middle SchoolElementary · Grades 6–8 | G6 reading 84% · G6 writing 85% · G6 math 60% | Middle fifth |
| Settler's Green Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 75% · G3 writing 55% · G3 math 64% · G6 reading 89% · G6 writing 87% · G6 math 48% | Middle fifth |
| Plowman's Park Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 60% · G3 writing 70% · G3 math 50% · G6 reading 74% · G6 writing 91% · G6 math 42% | Fourth fifth |
| Trelawny Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 64% · G3 writing 57% · G3 math 52% | Fourth fifth |
| Kindree Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 66% · G3 writing 49% · G3 math 49% | Fourth fifth |
| Maple Wood Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 46% · G3 writing 15% · G3 math 54% · G6 reading not reported · G6 writing not reported · G6 math not reported | Bottom fifth |
| West Credit Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 21% · OSSLT 41% | 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 Lisgar
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.
None of them 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 40 schools in and around Lisgar are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
Points from the provincial lists.
Who runs Lisgar’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
Who runs them, in numbers: English public 25 and English Catholic 15.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
The 2 boards that run schools here
Every board or service centre with a school in the area, and its schools.
Peel DSB has 25 of the area’s schools, the most of the 2 boards.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peel DSBJohn Fraser, Stephen Lewis, Meadowvale, Thomas Street, Plum Tree Park, Erin Centre, Lisgar, Oscar Peterson … | English public | 25 | 14,365 |
| Dufferin-Peel CDSBSt Aloysius Gonzaga, Our Lady of Mount Carmel, St. Joan of Arc Catholic, St Albert of Jerusalem, St. Bernard of Clairvaux Catholic, St Teresa of Avila Separate, Divine Mercy, St Therese of the Child Jesus (Elementary) Separate … | English Catholic | 15 | 7,570 |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
How children get a place in Lisgar
Catholic schools
Catholic schools here are public, paid for by the province. Elementary places usually go to Catholic families; Catholic high schools take any student.
The neighbourhood school
The neighbourhood school is the one the board designates for the address; choice beyond it depends on space.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 40 schools in and around Lisgar
Show all 32 elementary schools
High schools within reach of Lisgar
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
Within 15 km, families can reach 53 high schools: 27 English public, 23 English Catholic, 2 French public and 1 French Catholic. Our Lady of Mount Carmel Secondary School lies closest, 0.2 km from the centre.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Our Lady of Mount Carmel Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Dufferin-Peel CDSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 1,155 | 0.2 km |
| Meadowvale Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 1,150 | 1.2 km |
| West Credit Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 385 | 2.7 km |
| Stephen Lewis Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 1,225 | 3 km |
| St. Joan of Arc Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Dufferin-Peel CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 1,015 | 3.2 km |
| Streetsville Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Second fifth | 810 | 4.5 km |
| John Fraser Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Top fifth | 1,715 | 4.9 km |
| St Aloysius Gonzaga Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Dufferin-Peel CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 1,625 | 5 km |
| ÉSC Sainte-FamilleSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CS catholique MonAvenir | French Catholic | Second fifth | 530 | 5.1 km |
| École secondaire Jeunes sans frontièresSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CS Viamonde | French public | Top fifth | 365 | 5.8 km |
All 53 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Joseph Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Dufferin-Peel CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 1,185 | 6.3 km |
| Loyola Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Dufferin-Peel CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 950 | 7.2 km |
| Rick Hansen Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 1,415 | 7.5 km |
| St Marcellinus Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Dufferin-Peel CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 1,715 | 7.7 km |
| Craig Kielburger Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Halton DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,760 | 7.8 km |
| Mississauga Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 1,000 | 8.1 km |
| Bishop Paul Francis Reding Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Halton CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 2,660 | 8.5 km |
| St. Kateri Tekakwitha Catholic Secondary Catholic SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Halton CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 880 | 8.7 km |
| St Augustine Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Dufferin-Peel CDSB | English Catholic | Fourth fifth | 940 | 9.5 km |
| Erindale Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 1,005 | 9.5 km |
| St Francis Xavier Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Dufferin-Peel CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 1,890 | 9.9 km |
| The Woodlands Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Top fifth | 1,160 | 10 km |
| Brampton Centennial Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 1,430 | 11 km |
| David Suzuki Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 1,700 | 11 km |
| Milton District High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Halton DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,535 | 11 km |
| Iroquois Ridge High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Halton DSB | English public | Top fifth | 1,585 | 11 km |
| Father Michael Goetz Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Dufferin-Peel CDSB | English Catholic | Fourth fifth | 1,140 | 11 km |
| St. Roch Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Dufferin-Peel CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 1,425 | 11 km |
| Jean Augustine Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 1,415 | 11 km |
| St Martin Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Dufferin-Peel CDSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 1,090 | 11 km |
| St. Francis Xavier Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Halton CDSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 1,770 | 12 km |
| Elsie MacGill Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Halton DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 1,045 | 12 km |
| Iona Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Dufferin-Peel CDSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 655 | 12 km |
| Holy Trinity Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Halton CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 1,775 | 12 km |
| Turner Fenton Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,325 | 12 km |
| Peel Alternative North ISRSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | – | – | 12 km |
| T. L. Kennedy Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 660 | 12 km |
| Cardinal Leger Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Dufferin-Peel CDSB | English Catholic | Fourth fifth | 1,175 | 12 km |
| St. Oscar Romero SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Dufferin-Peel CDSB | English Catholic | Bottom fifth | 285 | 13 km |
| Clarkson Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 740 | 13 km |
| Lorne Park Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Top fifth | 795 | 13 km |
| John Cabot Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Dufferin-Peel CDSB | English Catholic | Fourth fifth | 835 | 13 km |
| Philip Pocock Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Dufferin-Peel CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 1,230 | 13 km |
| École secondaire Gaétan GervaisSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CS Viamonde | French public | Top fifth | 170 | 13 km |
| White Oaks Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Halton DSB | English public | Top fifth | 2,180 | 14 km |
| Christ the King Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Halton CDSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 1,545 | 14 km |
| Central Peel Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 1,205 | 14 km |
| Applewood Heights Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,140 | 14 km |
| St Edmund Campion Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Dufferin-Peel CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 1,810 | 14 km |
| Fletcher's Meadow Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peel DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 1,870 | 15 km |
| Georgetown District High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Halton DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,565 | 15 km |
| St. Ignatius of Loyola Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Halton CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 1,300 | 15 km |
| Oakville Trafalgar High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Halton DSB | English public | Top fifth | 1,225 | 15 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Alternative, adult and other schools around Lisgar
Besides the elementary and high schools: alternative programs at Applewood Acres Secondary School. Their cards ↑
The kinds as the provincial lists give them (alternative, adult and continuing education, online, provincial schools).
Towns its size in Ontario
Similar-sized towns and their schools within 3 km, by population.
| Town | Population | Schools | Students | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quinte West | 50,385 | 40 | 11,730 | 5 | 3 km |
| … | |||||
| Orangeville | 33,070 | 15 | 6,785 | 1 | 0.6 km |
| DT Core | 33,003 | 67 | 33,280 | 1 | 0.7 km |
| Mount Olive-Silverstone-Jamestown | 32,069 | 44 | 20,600 | 0 | 0.3 km |
| Centretown | 32,035 | 55 | 17,175 | 21 | 0.7 km |
| Lisgar | 31,627 | 40 | 21,935 | 0 | 0.3 km |
| Grimsby | 31,478 | 15 | 8,330 | 0 | 1.3 km |
| Elmira | 31,382 | 54 | 23,805 | 5 | 6.5 km |
| St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands | 31,360 | 81 | 24,545 | 5 | 1.1 km |
| Annex | 30,705 | 123 | 38,790 | 10 | 1 km |
| … | |||||
| Bendale-Glen Andrew | 19,134 | 84 | 31,635 | 4 | 1.3 km |
More schools than here: 102 of the 168 others. Schooling in French is on hand in 137 of the 169.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Lisgar
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lisgar | 40 | 0 | 15 | 0.3 km |
| Meadowvale 1.8 km | 54 | 5 | 21 | 0.8 km |
| Churchill Meadows 3.6 km | 52 | 1 | 22 | 0.6 km |
| Streetsville 4.6 km | 77 | 6 | 33 | 1.5 km |
| Central Erin Mills 4.8 km | 77 | 2 | 32 | 0.3 km |
| Barbertown 5.9 km | 47 | 2 | 21 | 0.5 km |
| Roseborough 6.9 km | 81 | 7 | 38 | 0.6 km |
The busiest neighbour is Roseborough, with 81 schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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 Lisgar or within 3 km of it are here.
- Bands, not ranks. The fifths are of schools, not students: a small school counts as much as a large one.
- What isn’t here. What no open list gives: inspection grades, several years of enrolment, and Ontario’s private schools.
- Boards and systems. The board is the public body that runs a school; this province has English and French boards, each public or Catholic.
- The year. As the province lists them in 2024-25.
Questions about schools in Lisgar
How many schools are there in Lisgar?
Inside the town there are 9; another 31 sit within 3 km.
Is there a French-language school in Lisgar?
No, none within 3 km of Lisgar; ask the French-language board for the nearest.
Which boards run the schools in Lisgar?
By number of schools: Peel DSB (25) and Dufferin-Peel CDSB (15).
How do I get a place at a school in Lisgar?
Choose a system, then register with its board; the address decides the school.
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).