Photo: DimiTalen · CC0Most of the schools around Niagara-on-the-Lake score above the middle in Ontario: 29 of 34
Among them: Burleigh Hill Public School, Martha Cullimore Public School and Prince Philip Public School. Its schools answer to 3 boards. Within 3 km of Niagara-on-the-Lake are 30 elementary schools, 5 secondary schools and 2 alternative or adult schools, teaching 13,330 students.
What stands out about Niagara-on-the-Lake’s schools
Results on the rise
At 22 tested schools out of 34, the three-year changes lean upward; Burleigh Hill Public School, Martha Cullimore Public School and Prince of Wales Public School gained most often. Results ↓
The strongest results
The area’s best results are at Burleigh Hill Public School (elementary), in the top fifth in Ontario. Results ↓
Every figure here sets the area’s schools beside the rest of its province.
How Niagara-on-the-Lake’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 | 27 | 90% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 28 | 86% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 28 | 82% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 27 | 96% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 27 | 95% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 27 | 76% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 5 | 66% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 5 | 88% | 85% |
The widest gap is on Grade 6 math, where the area’s schools reach 76% against 51% in Ontario. The area is ahead on 8 of 8 measures and behind on 0.
Every school’s results (34)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Burleigh Hill Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 100% · G3 writing 100% · G3 math 100% · G6 reading 100% · G6 writing 100% · G6 math 87% | Top fifth |
| Martha Cullimore Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 93% · G3 writing 90% · G3 math 90% · G6 reading 95% · G6 writing 95% · G6 math 90% | Top fifth |
| Prince Philip Public SchoolElementary · Grades 1–8 | G3 reading 91% · G3 writing 88% · G3 math 83% · G6 reading 98% · G6 writing 97% · G6 math 87% | Top fifth |
| Prince of Wales Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 91% · G3 writing 87% · G3 math 91% · G6 reading 95% · G6 writing 95% · G6 math 77% | Top fifth |
| St Davids Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 100% · G3 writing 97% · G3 math 100% · G6 reading 100% · G6 writing 100% · G6 math 93% | Top fifth |
| St Michael Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 92% · G3 writing 96% · G3 math 88% · G6 reading 100% · G6 writing 100% · G6 math 92% | Top fifth |
| Connaught Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 90% · G3 writing 73% · G3 math 83% · G6 reading 95% · G6 writing 100% · G6 math 86% | Top fifth |
| E I McCulley Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 95% · G3 writing 91% · G3 math 77% · G6 reading 96% · G6 writing 96% · G6 math 76% | Top fifth |
| Mary Ward Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 89% · G3 writing 91% · G3 math 89% · G6 reading 100% · G6 writing 91% · G6 math 76% | Top fifth |
| Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 82% · G3 writing 82% · G3 math 97% · G6 reading 97% · G6 writing 95% · G6 math 81% | Top fifth |
| Port Weller Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 100% · G3 writing 87% · G3 math 84% · G6 reading 97% · G6 writing 97% · G6 math 59% | Top fifth |
| Crossroads Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 87% · G3 writing 87% · G3 math 68% · G6 reading 98% · G6 writing 96% · G6 math 78% | Top fifth |
| A N Myer Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 74% · OSSLT 89% | Second fifth |
| Canadian Martyrs Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 86% · G3 writing 74% · G3 math 77% · G6 reading 98% · G6 writing 95% · G6 math 71% | Second fifth |
| Carleton Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 80% · G3 writing 85% · G3 math 80% · G6 reading 90% · G6 writing 93% · G6 math 75% | Second fifth |
| Ferndale Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 90% · G3 writing 90% · G3 math 93% · G6 reading 90% · G6 writing 93% · G6 math 66% | Second fifth |
| Lincoln Centennial Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 94% · G3 writing 85% · G3 math 91% · G6 reading 84% · G6 writing 94% · G6 math 68% | Second fifth |
| Prince Philip Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 100% · G3 writing 95% · G3 math 98% · G6 reading 87% · G6 writing 95% · G6 math 67% | Second fifth |
| Thorold Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 66% · OSSLT 92% | Second fifth |
| Lockview Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 82% · G3 writing 70% · G3 math 68% · G6 reading 97% · G6 writing 100% · G6 math 77% | Second fifth |
| St Alfred Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 93% · G3 writing 93% · G3 math 81% · G6 reading 96% · G6 writing 93% · G6 math 43% | Second fifth |
| St Theresa Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 94% · G3 writing 71% · G3 math 76% · G6 reading not reported · G6 writing not reported · G6 math not reported | Second fifth |
| Jeanne Sauve Public SchoolElementary · Grades 1–8 | G3 reading 84% · G3 writing 72% · G3 math 77% · G6 reading 91% · G6 writing 93% · G6 math 72% | Second fifth |
| Assumption Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 100% · G3 writing 100% · G3 math 58% · G6 reading 94% · G6 writing 88% · G6 math 82% | Second fifth |
| Governor Simcoe Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 66% · OSSLT 88% | Second fifth |
| Victoria Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading not reported · G3 writing 80% · G3 math 90% · G6 reading 92% · G6 writing 77% · G6 math 57% | Second fifth |
| Applewood Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 76% · G3 writing 65% · G3 math 59% · G6 reading 100% · G6 writing 100% · G6 math 88% | Second fifth |
| Prince of Wales Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 82% · G3 writing 64% · G3 math 58% · G6 reading 95% · G6 writing 95% · G6 math 53% | Second fifth |
| St Christopher Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 75% · G3 writing 75% · G3 math 75% · G6 reading not reported · G6 writing not reported · G6 math not reported | Second fifth |
| Laura Secord Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 63% · OSSLT 85% | Middle fifth |
| Westmount Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 70% · G3 writing 30% · G3 math 45% · G6 reading 96% · G6 writing 91% · G6 math 61% | Middle fifth |
| St Gabriel Lalemant Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 75% · G3 writing 58% · G3 math 75% · G6 reading 100% · G6 writing 73% · G6 math 27% | Middle fifth |
| Holy Cross Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 55% · OSSLT 80% | Fourth fifth |
| ÉÉC Sainte-Marguerite-Bourgeoys-St.CathElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading not reported · G3 writing not reported · G3 math not reported · G6 reading 73% · G6 writing 40% · G6 math 27% | Bottom fifth |
Ontario Ministry of Education, School Information Finder 2024–25 (EQAO results; N/R where groups are too small). Open Government Licence – Ontario.
3 boards, school by school
The boards and their schools here.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| DSB NiagaraA N Myer, Governor Simcoe, Thorold, Laura Secord, Jeanne Sauve, Prince Philip, Prince Philip, St Davids … | English public | 23 | 9,745 |
| Niagara CDSBHoly Cross Catholic, Canadian Martyrs Catholic, St Alfred Catholic, Our Lady of Fatima Catholic, Mary Ward Catholic, St Michael Catholic, St Theresa Catholic, Pope Francis Catholic … | English Catholic | 13 | 3,470 |
| CS catholique MonAvenirÉÉC Sainte-Marguerite-Bourgeoys-St.Cath | French Catholic | 1 | 115 |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
Where the 37 schools in and around Niagara-on-the-Lake are
Every school as a pin, coloured by system; each opens its own page.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Niagara-on-the-Lake
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.
1 of them teach in French: ÉÉC Sainte-Marguerite-Bourgeoys-St.Cath; the public ones belong to CS catholique MonAvenir.
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 Niagara-on-the-Lake’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 23, English Catholic 13 and French-language 1.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Niagara-on-the-Lake
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.
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.
The neighbourhood school
Attendance zones do the sorting here. Inside the zone a child is in; outside it, the answer turns on how full the school is.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 37 schools in and around Niagara-on-the-Lake
Show all 30 elementary schools
High schools within reach of Niagara-on-the-Lake
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
Within 15 km, families can reach 14 high schools: 10 English public and 4 English Catholic. The closest high school is Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School, 8.2 km out.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Cross Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Niagara CDSB | English Catholic | Fourth fifth | 655 | 8.2 km |
| Governor Simcoe Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | DSB Niagara | English public | Second fifth | 765 | 9.5 km |
| Laura Secord Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | DSB Niagara | English public | Middle fifth | 635 | 9.5 km |
| A N Myer Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | DSB Niagara | English public | Second fifth | 1,155 | 11 km |
| Saint Francis Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Niagara CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 505 | 11 km |
| Eden High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | DSB Niagara | English public | Second fifth | 1,080 | 11 km |
| Saint Paul Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Niagara CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 790 | 11 km |
| St Catharines Collegiate Institute and Vocational SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | DSB Niagara | English public | Second fifth | 700 | 12 km |
| Thorold Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | DSB Niagara | English public | Second fifth | 700 | 12 km |
| Sir Winston Churchill Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | DSB Niagara | English public | Second fifth | 1,025 | 13 km |
All 14 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denis Morris Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Niagara CDSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 930 | 13 km |
| DSBN AcademySecondary · Grades 9–12 | DSB Niagara | English public | Second fifth | 225 | 14 km |
| Stamford CollegiateSecondary · Grades 9–12 | DSB Niagara | English public | Middle fifth | 805 | 14 km |
| Westlane Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | DSB Niagara | English public | Middle fifth | 825 | 15 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Alternative, adult and other schools around Niagara-on-the-Lake
The area also has alternative programs at Pope Francis Catholic Secondary School; online learning through Niagara Catholic Online Secondary School. Their cards ↑
The kinds as the provincial lists give them (alternative, adult and continuing education, online, provincial schools).
Towns its size in Ontario
Similar-sized towns and their schools within 3 km, by population.
| Town | Population | Schools | Students | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Olive-Silverstone-Jamestown | 32,069 | 44 | 20,600 | 0 | 0.3 km |
| … | |||||
| Roseland | 20,587 | 21 | 11,610 | 3 | 3.3 km |
| Yonge-Doris | 20,298 | 44 | 19,455 | 2 | 0.5 km |
| Rosedale-Moore Park | 20,268 | 121 | 46,495 | 7 | 1.5 km |
| Maple | 20,122 | 36 | 20,810 | 2 | 1.4 km |
| Niagara-on-the-Lake | 20,080 | 37 | 13,330 | 1 | 8.4 km |
| Fort York-Liberty Village | 20,071 | 68 | 19,790 | 5 | 0.5 km |
| Pelham | 19,980 | 20 | 7,290 | 3 | 1.2 km |
| Highland | 19,963 | 46 | 25,370 | 2 | 1.9 km |
| Overbrook | 19,953 | 46 | 20,230 | 15 | 0.2 km |
| … | |||||
| Georgian Bluffs | 12,061 | 13 | 6,200 | 2 | 6.4 km |
In 201 of the 317 others the count is higher. Schooling in French is on hand in 250 of the 318.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Niagara-on-the-Lake
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niagara-on-the-Lake | 37 | 1 | 14 | 8.4 km |
| St. Catharines 11 km | 62 | 3 | 24 | 0.7 km |
| Niagara Falls 14 km | 48 | 3 | 21 | 0.4 km |
| Thorold 15 km | 42 | 3 | 18 | 2.3 km |
Top among the neighbours: St. Catharines, 62 schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. Schools inside Niagara-on-the-Lake and those within 3 km of its outline: a family nearby would weigh them all.
- 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 open list of 2024-25.
- Boards and systems. Every public school has a board: English or French, and in this province public or Catholic too. Independent schools have none.
- What isn’t here. There are no inspection ratings to show, and a single year of enrolment gives no trend.
- Bands, not ranks. Ontario’s results are whole percentages with small groups left out, so the page gives fifths, not ranks.
Questions about schools in Niagara-on-the-Lake
How do I get a place at a school in Niagara-on-the-Lake?
Choose a system, then register with its board; the address decides the school.
Which boards run the schools in Niagara-on-the-Lake?
By number of schools: DSB Niagara (23), Niagara CDSB (13) and CS catholique MonAvenir (1).
Is there a French-language school in Niagara-on-the-Lake?
Yes, schooling in French is at ÉÉC Sainte-Marguerite-Bourgeoys-St.Cath.
How many schools are there in Niagara-on-the-Lake?
Inside the town there are 3; another 34 sit within 3 km.
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).