Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.03 boards run the schools in and around Montague
Upper Canada DSB runs the most, 5 of them; CDSB of Eastern Ontario and CSDC du Centre-Est de l'Ontario run the rest. The Catholic boards run 5 of its 10 schools, against 34% in Ontario. Taken together, Montague and its 3 km edge hold 7 elementary schools and 3 secondary schools for 2,525 students.
What stands out about Montague’s schools
Results on both sides
The results split: 2 of 8 schools in the upper two fifths in Ontario, 4 in the lower, with Merrickville Public School, École élémentaire catholique Sainte-Marguerite-Bourgeoys and Chimo Elementary School on top. Results ↓
Results on the rise
At 6 tested schools out of 8, the three-year changes lean upward; Merrickville Public School, Chimo Elementary School and Montague Public School gained most often. Results ↓
Every figure here sets the area’s schools beside the rest of its province.
Which of the 3 boards runs which school
The boards and their schools here.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Canada DSBSmiths Falls District, Chimo, Duncan J Schoular, Montague, Merrickville | English public | 5 | 1,900 |
| 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).
Who runs Montague’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
By the system they belong to: English public 5, English Catholic 4 and French-language 1.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How Montague’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 | 5 | 67% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 5 | 58% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 5 | 62% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 6 | 89% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 6 | 85% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 6 | 56% | 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. Above the middle on 1, below on 5: that is the 8 measures.
Every school’s results (8)
| 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 |
| Montague Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 67% · G3 writing 58% · G3 math 62% · G6 reading 90% · G6 writing 100% · G6 math 57% | 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.
Where the 10 schools in and around Montague are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Montague
The language each school teaches in, against every school in Ontario.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Ontario.
Schooling in French, 1 schools: École élémentaire catholique Sainte-Marguerite-Bourgeoys, with CSDC du Centre-Est de l'Ontario running 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.
How children get a place in Montague
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
Section 23 rights-holders, francophone parents or those schooled in French in Canada, have a place; others apply to the board’s committee.
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 provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 10 schools in and around Montague
High schools within reach of Montague
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
3 secondary schools are within 15 km: 2 English Catholic and 1 English public. The shortest trip is to St. James Catholic Education Centre High School, 6.9 km.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. James Catholic Education Centre High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CDSB of Eastern Ontario | English Catholic | – | – | 6.9 km |
| St. Luke Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CDSB of Eastern Ontario | English Catholic | Bottom fifth | 110 | 8.4 km |
| Smiths Falls District Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Upper Canada DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 700 | 8.4 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Towns its size in Ontario
Towns of a similar population, with their schools in or within 3 km; described, not ranked.
| Town | Population | Schools | Students | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh | 7,052 | 6 | 1,870 | 0 | 14 km |
| … | |||||
| Howick | 4,517 | 1 | 340 | 0 | 17 km |
| Eastmount | 4,496 | 50 | 21,510 | 5 | 1.5 km |
| Highway Valley | 4,469 | 13 | 7,870 | 0 | 1.1 km |
| Bells Corners West | 4,422 | 11 | 4,330 | 4 | 0.2 km |
| Montague | 4,414 | 10 | 2,525 | 1 | 7 km |
| Geraldton | 4,398 | 11 | 575 | 4 | 0.7 km |
| Highlands East | 4,372 | 2 | 50 | 0 | 21 km |
| Deep River | 4,353 | 4 | 1,015 | 0 | 0.6 km |
| Prescott | 4,342 | 4 | 1,115 | 0 | 0.9 km |
| … | |||||
| Lambeth | 2,609 | 3 | 1,205 | 1 | 4.3 km |
More schools than here: 173 of the 267 others. Schooling in French is on hand in 166 of the 268.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Montague
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montague | 10 | 1 | 5 | 7 km |
| Smiths Falls 6.9 km | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0.1 km |
| Merrickville 12 km | 9 | 1 | 5 | 12 km |
| Drummond/North Elmsley 19 km | 18 | 0 | 8 | 6.6 km |
The busiest neighbour is Drummond/North Elmsley, with 18 schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What isn’t here. No ratings by inspectors, no enrolment trend: neither is published school by school.
- Bands, not ranks. Top fifth means a result among the best fifth of Ontario’s schools on that test; the card shows the average of a school’s fifths.
- The year. 2024-25, the latest open 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.
- Which schools count. The page takes in schools within Montague and up to 3 km past its boundary, so a school just over the line is still here.
- The kinds of school. The levels follow each school’s published grades: elementary below Grade 7 or 9, secondary above, all-grade when it runs the whole way.
Questions about schools in Montague
How many schools are there in Montague?
The town holds 1 of them; 9 more are within 3 km of its outline.
Is there a French-language school in Montague?
Yes, schooling in French is at École élémentaire catholique Sainte-Marguerite-Bourgeoys.
How do I get a place at a school in Montague?
Choose a system, then register with its board; the address decides the school.
Which boards run the schools in Montague?
Upper Canada DSB (5), CDSB of Eastern Ontario (4) and CSDC du Centre-Est de l'Ontario (1), with each one’s schools in brackets.
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).