Our Lady of Fatima Separate School
60 Marshall Ave · North Bay · P1A1R1 · Nipissing-Parry Sound CDSB
One of North Bay’s 24 elementary schools, counting 3 km beyond the edge: Our Lady of Fatima Separate School. Every school in and around North Bay →
What stands out about Our Lady of Fatima Separate School
- A typical size: 230 students, where the middle elementary school in Ontario has 335.
- On the measures with a value, it lands in the fourth fifth in Ontario.
- On Grade 3 writing it reaches 35%, below the 65% in Ontario.
- Catholic and English-language, under Nipissing-Parry Sound CDSB.
How Our Lady of Fatima Separate School does 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.
On average across 6 reported measures of 6, Our Lady of Fatima Separate School is in the fourth fifth in Ontario.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Ontario | Band | 3-year change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 reading | 65% | 76% | Fourth fifth | −13 |
| Grade 3 writing | 35% | 65% | Bottom fifth | −24 |
| Grade 3 math | 55% | 65% | Fourth fifth | +14 |
| Grade 6 reading | 95% | 88% | Top fifth | +10 |
| Grade 6 writing | 74% | 86% | Bottom fifth | −11 |
| Grade 6 math | 58% | 51% | Second fifth | +20 |
N/R: EQAO doesn’t report groups too small to keep students anonymous. The three-year change is in percentage points, as the ministry publishes it.
Where Our Lady of Fatima Separate School sits among the province’s schools
Our Lady of Fatima Separate School has no letter because TownRatings grades towns, not individual schools. What it does have is a standing: on the province’s published results it lands in the fourth fifth in Ontario.
North Bay’s School Grade, on its Schools page, is where Our Lady of Fatima Separate School counts towards a letter.
Getting a place at Our Lady of Fatima Separate School
Families enrol through the board, which assigns the school serving their street; transfers depend on space.
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 provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
Side by side with the nearest elementary schools
The nearest schools of the same level, as the crow flies: system, language and, where published, students and results.
Of the 6 elementary schools nearest Our Lady of Fatima Separate School, 2 are larger.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Our Lady of Fatima Separate School | English Catholic | English | 230 | Fourth fifth | |
| Silver Birches Elementary School | English public | English | 205 | Bottom fifth | 0.3 km |
| West Ferris Intermediate | English public | English | 265 | – | 0.6 km |
| École Saint-Raymond | French Catholic | French | 130 | Fourth fifth | 0.8 km |
| St Francis Separate School | English Catholic | English | 65 | – | 1 km |
| St. Luke Separate School | English Catholic | English | 310 | Second fifth | 2.9 km |
| École séparée Saint-Vincent | French Catholic | French | 95 | Fourth fifth | 3.7 km |
Elementary schools near Our Lady of Fatima Separate School
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Our Lady of Fatima Separate School
Who runs Our Lady of Fatima Separate School?
Nipissing-Parry Sound CDSB: Our Lady of Fatima Separate School is one of its schools (English Catholic).
What language does Our Lady of Fatima Separate School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at Our Lady of Fatima Separate School?
The board’s school locator gives the designated school; registration is with the board or the school.
Which schools of the same kind are near Our Lady of Fatima Separate School?
The closest schools are Silver Birches Elementary School (0.3 km), West Ferris Intermediate (0.6 km) and École Saint-Raymond (0.8 km).
Sources: Ontario Ministry of Education, School Information Finder 2024–25 and school contact list (Open Government Licence – Ontario) · Ontario Ministry of Education, School Information Finder 2024–25 (EQAO results; N/R where groups are too small). 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).