Photo: J. S. (Steve) Bond · CC BY-SA 4.0Morris-Turnberry’s 3 schools with results spread wide in Ontario, 0 in the top two fifths and 1 in the bottom two
Within 3 km of Morris-Turnberry are 3 elementary schools and 1 secondary school, teaching 1,260 students.
How Morris-Turnberry’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 | 2 | 78% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 2 | 68% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 2 | 70% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 2 | 85% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 2 | 78% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 2 | 43% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 1 | 27% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 1 | 69% | 85% |
On Grade 9 math the area trails, 27% against 55% in Ontario. Above the middle on 2, below on 5: that is the 8 measures. Over three years, 2 schools gained on most measures and 1 lost ground.
Every school’s results (3)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Sacred Heart Separate SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 71% · G3 writing 76% · G3 math 65% · G6 reading 93% · G6 writing 79% · G6 math 36% | Middle fifth |
| Maitland River Elementary Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 85% · G3 writing 60% · G3 math 75% · G6 reading 76% · G6 writing 77% · G6 math 49% | Middle fifth |
| F E Madill Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 27% · OSSLT 69% | 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 4 schools in and around Morris-Turnberry are
Each pin is a school, coloured by the system that runs it, sized by its students where the province publishes them.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Morris-Turnberry
The language each school teaches in, against every school in Ontario.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Ontario.
There is no French-language school among them.
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 Morris-Turnberry’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 3 and English Catholic 1.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
Which of the 2 boards runs which school
Every board or service centre with a school in the area, and its schools.
Avon Maitland DSB runs the most, 3 of them, among 2 boards.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avon Maitland DSBF E Madill, Maitland River Elementary, F. E. Madill | English public | 3 | 1,070 |
| Huron Perth CDSBSacred Heart Separate | English Catholic | 1 | 190 |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
How children get a place in Morris-Turnberry
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
Ontario’s Catholic boards are publicly funded. Their elementary schools generally ask that a parent or the child be Catholic; their high schools are open to all students.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 4 schools in and around Morris-Turnberry
High schools within reach of Morris-Turnberry
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
F E Madill Secondary School, 4.8 km away, is the only secondary school within 15 km.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F E Madill Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Avon Maitland DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 520 | 4.8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy | 6,400 | 9 | 4,140 | 1 | 9.6 km |
| … | |||||
| Inch Park | 4,065 | 50 | 23,125 | 3 | 1.3 km |
| Perth South | 4,055 | 18 | 6,390 | 0 | 4.6 km |
| Centremount | 4,053 | 47 | 20,995 | 4 | 0.4 km |
| Oakes | 4,048 | 19 | 9,400 | 0 | 2.8 km |
| Morris-Turnberry | 4,028 | 4 | 1,260 | 0 | 4.9 km |
| Callander | 4,021 | 3 | 900 | 0 | 10 km |
| Kentley | 4,007 | 22 | 13,080 | 0 | 1 km |
| Stinson | 3,969 | 37 | 16,070 | 2 | 0.2 km |
| Watford | 3,955 | 5 | 1,635 | 0 | 19 km |
| … | |||||
| Killaloe, Hagarty and Richards | 2,505 | 2 | 215 | 0 | 20 km |
194 of the 246 others have more schools in reach. 155 of 247 have a school teaching in French.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Morris-Turnberry
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
Each of its 2 neighbours has fewer schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The year. The open list of 2024-25.
- Boards and systems. English and French, public and Catholic: the board decides the system, and the address decides the 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.
- What isn’t here. There are no inspection ratings to show, and a single year of enrolment gives no trend.
- Which schools count. Schools inside Morris-Turnberry and those within 3 km of its outline: a family nearby would weigh them all.
- The kinds of school. Elementary schools run from kindergarten to Grade 6 or 8, secondary ones to Grade 12; some cover every grade, and alternative, adult and online schools are listed apart.
Questions about schools in Morris-Turnberry
How do I get a place at a school in Morris-Turnberry?
Contact the board: it names the school for your address and takes the registration.
Which boards run the schools in Morris-Turnberry?
Avon Maitland DSB (3) and Huron Perth CDSB (1), with each one’s schools in brackets.
How many schools are there in Morris-Turnberry?
Inside the town there are 0; another 4 sit within 3 km.
Is there a French-language school in Morris-Turnberry?
None within 3 km of Morris-Turnberry. The French-language board serves it from schools further off.
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).