Photo: Doktor Ellis · CC BY-SA 3.0Most of Morrisburg’s schools are public: 1 of 6 are Catholic, where in Ontario it is 34%
Catholic schooling here comes from CDSB of Eastern Ontario. The 5 with results split, 1 in the upper two fifths in Ontario and 2 in the lower. 1,340 students attend the 5 elementary schools and 1 secondary school in or within 3 km of Morrisburg.
What stands out about Morrisburg’s schools
Results on the rise
More of the results rose than fell over three years at 4 schools of the 5 with results, Iroquois Public School, Nationview Public School and Morrisburg Public School among them. Results ↓
Small elementary schools
Elementary schools here average 215 students, against 365 in Ontario. Every school ↓
Each finding compares the town’s schools with every school in its province.
Who runs Morrisburg’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
Counted by who runs them: English public 5 and English Catholic 1.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How Morrisburg’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 | 74% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 4 | 67% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 4 | 72% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 4 | 80% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 4 | 89% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 4 | 42% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 1 | 35% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 1 | 73% | 85% |
The widest gap is on Grade 9 math, where the area’s schools reach 35% against 55% in Ontario. Of 8 measures, 3 sit above the province’s middle and 5 below.
Every school’s results (5)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Iroquois Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 81% · G3 writing 67% · G3 math 75% · G6 reading 92% · G6 writing 92% · G6 math 56% | Second fifth |
| St Mary-St Cecilia Catholic SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 74% · G3 writing 74% · G3 math 74% · G6 reading 79% · G6 writing 93% · G6 math 25% | Middle fifth |
| Nationview Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 73% · G3 writing 67% · G3 math 69% · G6 reading 81% · G6 writing 76% · G6 math 38% | Middle fifth |
| Morrisburg Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 59% · G3 writing 29% · G3 math 69% · G6 reading 77% · G6 writing 86% · G6 math 45% | Fourth fifth |
| Seaway District High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 35% · OSSLT 73% | 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 6 schools in and around Morrisburg 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 Morrisburg
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.
A French-language school would mean a trip out of the area.
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 2 boards that run schools here
Each board’s schools in the area, largest first.
Upper Canada DSB runs the most, 5 of them, among 2 boards.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Canada DSBIroquois, Nationview, Seaway District, Morrisburg, Seaway Intermediate | English public | 5 | 1,095 |
| CDSB of Eastern OntarioSt Mary-St Cecilia | English Catholic | 1 | 245 |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
How children get a place in Morrisburg
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 neighbourhood school
A home address sets the designated school in each board’s attendance area. Registration is with the board; a school outside the area admits only where there is space.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 6 schools in and around Morrisburg
High schools within reach of Morrisburg
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
One secondary school is within 15 km: Seaway District High School, 9 km away.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seaway District High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Upper Canada DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 265 | 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medway | 18,922 | 40 | 24,940 | 4 | 0.4 km |
| … | |||||
| Georgian Bluffs | 12,061 | 13 | 6,200 | 2 | 6.4 km |
| Valley Creek | 11,986 | 22 | 14,710 | 0 | 2 km |
| Tay | 11,968 | 7 | 3,240 | 0 | 8 km |
| Adjala-Tosorontio | 11,948 | 13 | 6,815 | 2 | 6.8 km |
| Morrisburg | 11,943 | 6 | 1,340 | 0 | 9.2 km |
| German Mills | 11,923 | 59 | 22,720 | 2 | 1.5 km |
| Fletchers Meadow North | 11,870 | 38 | 22,255 | 0 | 0.6 km |
| Hamilton | 11,810 | 15 | 5,320 | 0 | 8.5 km |
| South Cameron | 11,804 | 41 | 20,545 | 7 | 0.8 km |
| … | |||||
| Colborne | 7,216 | 3 | 705 | 0 | 12 km |
Of the 382 others, 345 count more schools. 283 towns of the 383 have a French-language school.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Morrisburg
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morrisburg | 6 | 0 | 1 | 9.2 km |
| Cardinal 18 km | 6 | 0 | 1 | 10 km |
Each of its 1 neighbours has fewer schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. Counted: Morrisburg’s own schools and any within 3 km of its edge.
- 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.
- The year. The province’s 2024-25 list.
- Boards and systems. A public school belongs to a board of one language; in Ontario, Alberta and Saskatchewan a board is also public or Catholic. An independent school runs itself.
- 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. What no open list gives: inspection grades, several years of enrolment, and Ontario’s private schools.
Questions about schools in Morrisburg
How do I get a place at a school in Morrisburg?
Enrolment goes through the board; schools outside your area take students when they have room.
Which boards run the schools in Morrisburg?
By number of schools: Upper Canada DSB (5) and CDSB of Eastern Ontario (1).
Is there a French-language school in Morrisburg?
No, none within 3 km of Morrisburg; ask the French-language board for the nearest.
How many schools are there in Morrisburg?
5 are inside the town itself and 1 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).