Northern Lights Secondary School
1 Keewatin Dr · Moosonee · P0L1Y0 · James Bay Lowlands SSB
Moosonee and its 3 km edge have 1 secondary schools; Northern Lights Secondary School is one. Every school in and around Moosonee →
What stands out about Northern Lights Secondary School
- 185 students, well under the 810 of a typical secondary school in Ontario.
- Its results sit in the bottom fifth in Ontario, averaged over its measures.
- Its weakest measure is the literacy test, at 59% where the middle in Ontario is 85%.
- Public and English-language, under James Bay Lowlands SSB.
- No other secondary school is within 3 km of Moosonee.
How Northern Lights Secondary School does 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.
Northern Lights Secondary School has one measure reported, and it sits in the bottom fifth in Ontario.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Ontario | Band | 3-year change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 math | no data | – | – | – |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 59% | 85% | Bottom fifth | −9 |
N/R: EQAO doesn’t report groups too small to keep students anonymous. The three-year change is in percentage points, as the ministry publishes it.
Northern Lights Secondary School is placed by its results, not lettered
Single schools aren’t lettered here; towns are. Northern Lights Secondary School is placed instead by its results against the other schools in Ontario, which puts it in the bottom fifth.
Northern Lights Secondary School feeds into Moosonee’s School Grade, together with the other schools nearby.
Getting a place at Northern Lights Secondary 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.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
Questions about Northern Lights Secondary School
Who runs Northern Lights Secondary School?
It is James Bay Lowlands SSB that runs Northern Lights Secondary School, in the English public system.
What language does Northern Lights Secondary School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at Northern Lights Secondary School?
Each board registers its own students; its website gives the school for an address.
Sources: Ontario Ministry of Education, School Information Finder 2024–25 and school contact list (Open Government Licence – Ontario) · Ontario Ministry of Education, School Information Finder 2024–25 (EQAO results; N/R where groups are too small). 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).