Photo: Mhsheikholeslami · CC BY-SA 4.04 school boards overlap in Newmarket, covering Ontario’s four systems
York Region DSB runs the most, 34 of them; York CDSB, CS catholique MonAvenir and CS Viamonde run the rest. Results are mixed: 25 of 48 schools above the middle in Ontario, 8 below it. In or within 3 km of Newmarket: 40 elementary schools and 8 secondary schools, with 27,000 students.
What stands out about Newmarket’s schools
One big school
With 1,515 students, Newmarket High School is the area’s biggest. Every school ↓
The strongest results
Aurora High School (secondary) posts the area’s strongest results: the top fifth in Ontario. Results ↓
Each finding compares the town’s schools with every school in its province.
Which of the 4 boards runs which school
The boards and their schools here.
Ontario funds four systems side by side, and here all four overlap: a family picks English or French, public or Catholic, and each choice has its own board and its own schools.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| York Region DSBDr G W Williams, Newmarket, Huron Heights, Sir William Mulock, Aurora, Dr John M Denison, Phoebe Gilman, Bogart … | English public | 34 | 20,615 |
| York CDSBSt Maximilian Kolbe, Sacred Heart Catholic, Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic, Canadian Martyrs Catholic, St Elizabeth Seton Catholic, Good Shepherd Catholic, Notre Dame Catholic, St Nicholas Catholic … | English Catholic | 12 | 6,145 |
| CS catholique MonAvenirÉÉC Saint-Jean | French Catholic | 1 | 145 |
| CS ViamondeChantal-Benoit | French public | 1 | 95 |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
How Newmarket’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 | 37 | 81% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 37 | 69% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 40 | 69% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 38 | 91% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 38 | 89% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 38 | 57% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 8 | 62% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 8 | 88% | 85% |
On Grade 9 math the area runs ahead, 62% against 55% in Ontario. Across 8 measures: 7 above the middle, 0 below. The three-year changes lean upward at 24 schools and downward at 15.
Every school’s results (48)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Aurora High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 72% · OSSLT 93% | Top fifth |
| Bogart Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 88% · G3 writing 84% · G3 math 83% · G6 reading 98% · G6 writing 94% · G6 math 77% | Top fifth |
| Dr G W Williams Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 82% · OSSLT 94% | Top fifth |
| Newmarket High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 75% · OSSLT 97% | Top fifth |
| Rick Hansen Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 92% · G3 writing 83% · G3 math 88% · G6 reading 95% · G6 writing 95% · G6 math 77% | Top fifth |
| École élémentaire Chantal-BenoitElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 100% · G3 writing 90% · G3 math 91% · G6 reading not reported · G6 writing not reported · G6 math not reported | Top fifth |
| Lester B Pearson Public SchoolElementary · Grades 1–8 | G3 reading no data · G3 writing no data · G3 math 76% · G6 reading 98% · G6 writing 99% · G6 math 85% | Top fifth |
| Mazo De La Roche Public SchoolElementary · Grades 1–8 | G3 reading no data · G3 writing no data · G3 math 70% · G6 reading 100% · G6 writing 97% · G6 math 72% | Top fifth |
| Hartman Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 81% · G3 writing 78% · G3 math 81% · G6 reading 96% · G6 writing 96% · G6 math 76% | Top fifth |
| ÉÉC Saint-JeanElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 96% · G3 writing 83% · G3 math 100% · G6 reading 100% · G6 writing 88% · G6 math 81% | Top fifth |
| Poplar Bank Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading no data · G3 writing no data · G3 math 73% · G6 reading 95% · G6 writing 96% · G6 math 61% | Second fifth |
| Rogers Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 82% · G3 writing 77% · G3 math 68% · G6 reading 100% · G6 writing 98% · G6 math 76% | Second fifth |
| St Jerome Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 89% · G3 writing 74% · G3 math 63% · G6 reading 95% · G6 writing 100% · G6 math 58% | Second fifth |
| Crossland Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 81% · G3 writing 83% · G3 math 64% · G6 reading 86% · G6 writing 94% · G6 math 72% | Second fifth |
| Whispering Pines Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 83% · G3 writing 74% · G3 math 77% · G6 reading 92% · G6 writing 90% · G6 math 82% | Second fifth |
| Alexander Muir Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 80% · G3 writing 71% · G3 math 64% · G6 reading 96% · G6 writing 88% · G6 math 73% | Second fifth |
| Sir William Mulock Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 59% · OSSLT 89% | Second fifth |
| St Nicholas Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 82% · G3 writing 58% · G3 math 74% · G6 reading 92% · G6 writing 94% · G6 math 78% | Second fifth |
| Wellington Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 91% · G3 writing 64% · G3 math 73% · G6 reading 91% · G6 writing 91% · G6 math 59% | Second fifth |
| Devins Drive Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 77% · G3 writing 64% · G3 math 82% · G6 reading 94% · G6 writing 94% · G6 math 50% | Second fifth |
| Terry Fox Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 92% · G3 writing 87% · G3 math 84% · G6 reading 82% · G6 writing 87% · G6 math 51% | Second fifth |
| Our Lady of Grace Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 79% · G3 writing 89% · G3 math 74% · G6 reading 83% · G6 writing 89% · G6 math 50% | Second fifth |
| Sharon Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 81% · G3 writing 74% · G3 math 81% · G6 reading 82% · G6 writing 89% · G6 math 50% | Second fifth |
| Stonehaven Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 84% · G3 writing 78% · G3 math 84% · G6 reading 83% · G6 writing 85% · G6 math 58% | Second fifth |
| Stuart Scott Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 92% · G3 writing 92% · G3 math 85% · G6 reading 79% · G6 writing 83% · G6 math 33% | Second fifth |
| Canadian Martyrs Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 79% · G3 writing 69% · G3 math 63% · G6 reading 90% · G6 writing 87% · G6 math 65% | Middle fifth |
| Holland Landing Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 73% · G3 writing 73% · G3 math 61% · G6 reading 93% · G6 writing 91% · G6 math 52% | Middle fifth |
| Phoebe Gilman Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 83% · G3 writing 75% · G3 math 76% · G6 reading 89% · G6 writing 88% · G6 math 53% | Middle fifth |
| Sacred Heart Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 62% · OSSLT 85% | Middle fifth |
| St Maximilian Kolbe High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 61% · OSSLT 87% | Middle fifth |
| Armitage Village Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 81% · G3 writing 57% · G3 math 70% · G6 reading 84% · G6 writing 89% · G6 math 67% | Middle fifth |
| Northern Lights Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 75% · G3 writing 58% · G3 math 69% · G6 reading 92% · G6 writing 81% · G6 math 78% | Middle fifth |
| Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 79% · G3 writing 79% · G3 math 66% · G6 reading 79% · G6 writing 79% · G6 math 38% | Middle fifth |
| Denne Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 86% · G3 writing 60% · G3 math 57% · G6 reading 90% · G6 writing 90% · G6 math 31% | Middle fifth |
| Good Shepherd Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 74% · G3 writing 55% · G3 math 67% · G6 reading 87% · G6 writing 85% · G6 math 49% | Middle fifth |
| Meadowbrook Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 78% · G3 writing 65% · G3 math 57% · G6 reading 85% · G6 writing 85% · G6 math 45% | Middle fifth |
| St John Chrysostom Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 85% · G3 writing 65% · G3 math 65% · G6 reading 62% · G6 writing 90% · G6 math 33% | Middle fifth |
| Clearmeadow Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 67% · G3 writing 60% · G3 math 63% · G6 reading 88% · G6 writing 82% · G6 math 56% | Middle fifth |
| Maple Leaf Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 60% · G3 writing 45% · G3 math 35% · G6 reading 100% · G6 writing 95% · G6 math 45% | Middle fifth |
| St Paul Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 60% · G3 writing 30% · G3 math 40% · G6 reading 100% · G6 writing 87% · G6 math 73% | Middle fifth |
| Aurora Heights Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 67% · G3 writing 52% · G3 math 67% · G6 reading 84% · G6 writing 86% · G6 math 50% | Fourth fifth |
| Dr John M Denison Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 47% · OSSLT 84% | Fourth fifth |
| Huron Heights Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 46% · OSSLT 85% | Fourth fifth |
| St Elizabeth Seton Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 40% · G3 writing 40% · G3 math 54% · G6 reading 100% · G6 writing 91% · G6 math 39% | Fourth fifth |
| Glen Cedar Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 62% · G3 writing 54% · G3 math 62% · G6 reading 80% · G6 writing 80% · G6 math 27% | Fourth fifth |
| J L R Bell Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–5 | G3 reading 62% · G3 writing 69% · G3 math 31% | Fourth fifth |
| Notre Dame Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 67% · G3 writing 50% · G3 math 37% · G6 reading 77% · G6 writing 74% · G6 math 55% | Fourth fifth |
| Prince Charles Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 38% · G3 writing 38% · G3 math 13% · G6 reading 85% · G6 writing 81% · G6 math 25% | 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 48 schools in and around Newmarket 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 Newmarket
English, French and other languages of instruction, beside the mix in Ontario.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Ontario.
Schooling in French, 2 schools: ÉÉC Saint-Jean and École élémentaire Chantal-Benoit, with CS catholique MonAvenir and CS Viamonde 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.
Who runs Newmarket’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
Split by system, that is English public 34, English Catholic 12 and French-language 2.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Newmarket
The neighbourhood school
Where a family lives sets the school: each board draws a catchment around every one of its schools, and a child living inside it has a place there. Other schools take children from outside when they have room.
French-language schools
French-language boards admit the children of rights-holders under section 23 of the Charter (a parent whose first language is French, or who was schooled in French in Canada), and may admit others through an admissions committee.
Catholic schools
A Catholic elementary school usually asks for a Catholic parent or a baptized child; a Catholic high school admits all.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 48 schools in and around Newmarket
Show all 40 elementary schools
High schools within reach of Newmarket
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
Within 15 km, families can reach 14 high schools: 9 English public, 4 English Catholic and 1 French Catholic. The closest high school is Sacred Heart Catholic High School, 2.2 km out.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacred Heart Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York CDSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 1,240 | 2.2 km |
| Huron Heights Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York Region DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 1,295 | 2.2 km |
| Sir William Mulock Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York Region DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,190 | 2.3 km |
| Dr John M Denison Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York Region DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 1,000 | 2.3 km |
| Newmarket High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York Region DSB | English public | Top fifth | 1,515 | 2.6 km |
| Dr G W Williams Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York Region DSB | English public | Top fifth | 1,515 | 4.4 km |
| St Maximilian Kolbe High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York CDSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 1,245 | 5.3 km |
| Aurora High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York Region DSB | English public | Top fifth | 1,020 | 6.2 km |
| ACCESS ProgramSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York Region DSB | English public | – | – | 6.6 km |
| Cardinal Carter Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York CDSB | English Catholic | Top fifth | 1,375 | 9.8 km |
All 14 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ÉSC RenaissanceSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CS catholique MonAvenir | French Catholic | Top fifth | 435 | 10 km |
| Holy Trinity Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Simcoe Muskoka CDSB | English Catholic | Fourth fifth | 1,125 | 11 km |
| Bradford District High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Simcoe County DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,345 | 11 km |
| King City Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York Region DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 1,010 | 14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston | 149,527 | 61 | 21,145 | 6 | 0.6 km |
| … | |||||
| Bowmanville | 114,180 | 60 | 32,365 | 1 | 0.8 km |
| Niagara Falls | 113,983 | 48 | 18,410 | 3 | 0.4 km |
| Chatham | 112,716 | 45 | 14,950 | 6 | 0.9 km |
| Peterborough | 97,834 | 34 | 14,960 | 2 | 1.1 km |
| Newmarket | 95,763 | 48 | 27,000 | 2 | 2.2 km |
| Bolton | 90,201 | 86 | 48,920 | 2 | 5.5 km |
| Lindsay | 85,351 | 28 | 9,620 | 0 | 6.2 km |
| Sault Ste. Marie | 81,182 | 36 | 11,455 | 3 | 0.5 km |
| Sarnia | 80,539 | 30 | 11,200 | 6 | 0.8 km |
| … | |||||
| Stouffville | 58,010 | 34 | 20,140 | 2 | 1.3 km |
Set against 21 others, 7 have more schools in reach. Schooling in French is on hand in 20 of the 22.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Newmarket
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newmarket | 48 | 2 | 13 | 2.2 km |
| Aurora 5.4 km | 46 | 3 | 16 | 1 km |
| East Gwillimbury 7.3 km | 37 | 2 | 11 | 5.4 km |
| Bradford 11 km | 18 | 0 | 8 | 0.1 km |
| King 15 km | 70 | 3 | 28 | 5.3 km |
| Stouffville 18 km | 34 | 2 | 10 | 1.3 km |
| Cathedraltown 18 km | 18 | 1 | 5 | 2 km |
Next door, King counts 70 schools, more than any other neighbour.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What isn’t here. Enrolment is a single year, where published at all, and no inspectorate rates schools.
- Bands, not ranks. A band is the fifth of Ontario’s schools a result falls in, averaged over the school’s measures; small groups go unreported, so places would overstate it.
- Boards and systems. Each board covers a territory in one language and one system, public or Catholic; boards of different systems overlap.
- The year. Listed for 2024-25.
- The kinds of school. The kind of school is what its province lists: elementary, secondary or both.
- Which schools count. The page takes in schools within Newmarket and up to 3 km past its boundary, so a school just over the line is still here.
Questions about schools in Newmarket
Is there a French-language school in Newmarket?
Yes: ÉÉC Saint-Jean and École élémentaire Chantal-Benoit, the French-language schools here.
How many schools are there in Newmarket?
Inside the town there are 28; another 20 sit within 3 km.
Which boards run the schools in Newmarket?
York Region DSB (34), York CDSB (12), CS catholique MonAvenir (1) and CS Viamonde (1), with each one’s schools in brackets.
How do I get a place at a school in Newmarket?
Contact the board: it names the school for your address and takes the registration.
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).