Photo: Andre Carrotflower · CC BY-SA 4.02 of Nipigon’s 3 tested schools score in the lower two fifths in Ontario
Elementary schools here average 100 students; in Ontario, 365. Taken together, Nipigon and its 3 km edge hold 3 elementary schools and 1 secondary school for 485 students.
How Nipigon’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 D−: 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 | 1 | 87% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 1 | 73% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 1 | 73% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 2 | 69% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 2 | 58% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 2 | 11% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 1 | 11% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 1 | 64% | 85% |
On Grade 9 math the area trails, 11% against 55% in Ontario. Above the middle on 3, below on 5: that is the 8 measures. At 2 schools more of the measures rose than fell over three years; at 1, more fell.
Every school’s results (3)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| George O'Neill Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 87% · G3 writing 73% · G3 math 73% · G6 reading 73% · G6 writing 60% · G6 math 13% | Middle fifth |
| Nipigon Red Rock District High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 11% · OSSLT 64% | Bottom fifth |
| St Edward SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading not reported · G3 writing not reported · G3 math not reported · G6 reading 64% · G6 writing 55% · G6 math 9% | Bottom fifth |
Ontario Ministry of Education, School Information Finder 2024–25 (EQAO results; N/R where groups are too small). Open Government Licence – Ontario.
The 4 schools in and around Nipigon
Where the 4 schools in and around Nipigon 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 Nipigon
English, French and other languages of instruction, beside the mix in Ontario.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Ontario.
None of them teaches in French.
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 Nipigon’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
The split by system: English public 2 and English Catholic 2.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
Which of the 2 boards runs which school
The boards and their schools here.
The biggest of the 2 is Superior-Greenstone DSB: 2 schools.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Superior-Greenstone DSBNipigon Red Rock District, George O'Neill | English public | 2 | 310 |
| Superior North CDSBSt Edward, St Hilary | English Catholic | 2 | 175 |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
How children get a place in Nipigon
The neighbourhood school
Each school serves a defined area. A place elsewhere is possible when that school has room.
Catholic schools
Families who aren’t Catholic can usually choose a Catholic high school, though rarely a Catholic elementary one.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
High schools within reach of Nipigon
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
Nipigon Red Rock District High School, 7.8 km away, is the only secondary school within 15 km.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nipigon Red Rock District High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Superior-Greenstone DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 185 | 7.8 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The year. The 2024-25 list.
- Boards and systems. Public and Catholic boards are both publicly funded here, in English and in French; an independent school answers to no board.
- What isn’t here. Provinces don’t grade schools by inspection; class sizes and enrolment over time aren’t in the open lists.
- Bands, not ranks. Each result is placed in a fifth of Ontario’s schools on the same measure; a school’s band averages its fifths. EQAO doesn’t report small groups, so no school is ranked to the place.
- Which schools count. Every school inside Nipigon’s outline or within 3 km of it, the rule used across the site.
- The kinds of school. Each school is elementary, secondary or all-grade by the grades it teaches; alternative, adult and online programs sit in a group of their own.
Questions about schools in Nipigon
How do I get a place at a school in Nipigon?
Start with the board for the system you want; your address sets the school.
Which boards run the schools in Nipigon?
By number of schools: Superior-Greenstone DSB (2) and Superior North CDSB (2).
Is there a French-language school in Nipigon?
No, none within 3 km of Nipigon; ask the French-language board for the nearest.
How many schools are there in Nipigon?
Inside the town there are 2; another 2 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).