Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0North Algona Wilberforce has 2 of its 5 tested schools in the top fifth in Ontario
St James Separate School and St Michael's Separate School are among them. The Catholic boards run 3 of its 6 schools, against 34% in Ontario. The 3 km around North Algona Wilberforce counts 5 elementary schools and 1 secondary school, 1,280 students between them.
What stands out about North Algona Wilberforce’s schools
Results easing
More of the results fell than rose over three years at 4 schools of the 5 with results, St Michael's Separate School, St Andrew's Separate School and Opeongo High School among them. Results ↓
Small elementary schools
Elementary schools here average 173 students, against 365 in Ontario. Every school ↓
The strongest results
St James Separate School (elementary) posts the area’s strongest results: the top fifth in Ontario. Results ↓
Every figure here sets the area’s schools beside the rest of its province.
How North Algona Wilberforce’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 | 72% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 4 | 58% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 4 | 63% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 4 | 96% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 4 | 87% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 4 | 45% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 1 | 32% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 1 | 80% | 85% |
On Grade 9 math the area trails, 32% against 55% in Ontario. 1 measures above the provincial middle, 6 below, out of 8.
Every school’s results (5)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| St James Separate SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 91% · G3 writing 82% · G3 math 91% · G6 reading 100% · G6 writing 100% · G6 math 58% | Top fifth |
| St Michael's Separate SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 80% · G3 writing 70% · G3 math 80% · G6 reading 100% · G6 writing 100% · G6 math 77% | Top fifth |
| St Andrew's Separate SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 64% · G3 writing 45% · G3 math 45% · G6 reading 92% · G6 writing 69% · G6 math 31% | Fourth fifth |
| Opeongo High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 32% · OSSLT 80% | Bottom fifth |
| Eganville & District Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 54% · G3 writing 37% · G3 math 34% · G6 reading 73% · G6 writing 73% · G6 math 24% | Bottom fifth |
Ontario Ministry of Education, School Information Finder 2024–25 (EQAO results; N/R where groups are too small). Open Government Licence – Ontario.
Who runs North Algona Wilberforce’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 3 and English Catholic 3.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
Where the 6 schools in and around North Algona Wilberforce 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 North Algona Wilberforce
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.
Which of the 2 boards runs which school
Each board’s schools in the area, largest first.
Among 2 boards, Renfrew County DSB leads with 3.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Renfrew County DSBEganville & District, Opeongo, Killaloe | English public | 3 | 940 |
| Renfrew County CDSBSt James Separate, St Michael's Separate, St Andrew's Separate | English Catholic | 3 | 340 |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
How children get a place in North Algona Wilberforce
Catholic schools
Families who aren’t Catholic can usually choose a Catholic high school, though rarely a Catholic elementary one.
The neighbourhood school
No application round, no lottery: the address fixes the school, and the board handles the paperwork.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 6 schools in and around North Algona Wilberforce
High schools within reach of North Algona Wilberforce
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
Only Opeongo High School is within 15 km, 13 km from the centre.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opeongo High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Renfrew County DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 415 | 13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southdale | 5,277 | 38 | 21,225 | 1 | 1.4 km |
| … | |||||
| Merrickville | 3,411 | 9 | 2,240 | 1 | 12 km |
| North Kawartha | 3,355 | 2 | 240 | 0 | 36 km |
| Mill Courtland Woodside Park | 3,319 | 43 | 22,315 | 0 | 0.8 km |
| Greeningdon | 3,296 | 44 | 21,695 | 1 | 1.5 km |
| North Algona Wilberforce | 3,290 | 6 | 1,280 | 0 | 14 km |
| Hill Park | 3,262 | 48 | 22,735 | 3 | 1 km |
| Normanhurst | 3,260 | 25 | 13,725 | 2 | 0.2 km |
| Greater Madawaska | 3,234 | 1 | 75 | 0 | 21 km |
| Marathon | 3,223 | 7 | 455 | 4 | 0.6 km |
| … | |||||
| Killaloe, Hagarty and Richards | 2,505 | 2 | 215 | 0 | 20 km |
Among 179 towns its size, 128 have more schools nearby. 109 of the 180 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 North Algona Wilberforce
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Algona Wilberforce | 6 | 0 | 3 | 14 km |
| Eganville 11 km | 5 | 0 | 3 | 10 km |
Of 1 neighbours, none has more schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The kinds of school. Kindergarten to Grade 8 is elementary, Grade 9 to 12 secondary, though the split varies by province and board.
- Which schools count. A school counts when it sits inside North Algona Wilberforce or less than 3 km beyond its edge.
- What isn’t here. Enrolment is a single year, where published at all, and no inspectorate rates schools.
- 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.
- Boards and systems. Public and Catholic boards are both publicly funded here, in English and in French; an independent school answers to no board.
- The year. The open list of 2024-25.
Questions about schools in North Algona Wilberforce
How many schools are there in North Algona Wilberforce?
0 are inside the town itself and 6 lie within 3 km of its edge.
Is there a French-language school in North Algona Wilberforce?
No, none within 3 km of North Algona Wilberforce; ask the French-language board for the nearest.
Which boards run the schools in North Algona Wilberforce?
By number of schools: Renfrew County DSB (3) and Renfrew County CDSB (3).
How do I get a place at a school in North Algona Wilberforce?
Registration is with the board, which assigns the school for the home address.
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).