Photo: Hayden Soloviev · CC BY 4.0Results around North Bay lean low: 19 of 23 schools in the lower two fifths in Ontario
The highest results belong to St. Luke Separate School and École secondaire publique Odyssée. Of 29 schools, 8 teach in French; in Ontario, 10% do. Counting a 3 km margin, North Bay has 24 elementary schools and 5 secondary schools, for 9,310 students.
What stands out about North Bay’s schools
Four systems, one town
English and French, public and Catholic boards all run schools here: Near North DSB, Nipissing-Parry Sound CDSB, CSDC Franco-Nord and CS public du Nord-Est de l'Ontario. The boards ↓
The comparisons are with the province’s schools, never across provinces.
How North Bay’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 | 18 | 59% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 18 | 48% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 18 | 56% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 18 | 82% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 18 | 78% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 18 | 36% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 5 | 41% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 4 | 85% | 85% |
On Grade 6 math the area trails, 36% against 51% in Ontario. The area is ahead on 0 of 8 measures and behind on 7. At 8 schools more of the measures rose than fell over three years; at 7, more fell.
Every school’s results (23)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| St. Luke Separate SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 79% · G3 writing 77% · G3 math 85% · G6 reading 100% · G6 writing 96% · G6 math 42% | Second fifth |
| École secondaire publique OdysséeSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 61% · OSSLT not reported | Second fifth |
| Vincent Massey Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 66% · G3 writing 56% · G3 math 61% · G6 reading 91% · G6 writing 94% · G6 math 57% | Middle fifth |
| École secondaire catholique AlgonquinSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 56% · OSSLT 84% | Middle fifth |
| M T Davidson Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 90% · G3 writing 60% · G3 math 40% · G6 reading 88% · G6 writing 81% · G6 math 38% | Fourth fifth |
| Our Lady of Fatima Separate SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 65% · G3 writing 35% · G3 math 55% · G6 reading 95% · G6 writing 74% · G6 math 58% | Fourth fifth |
| École Saint-RaymondElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 55% · G3 writing 73% · G3 math 73% · G6 reading 71% · G6 writing 35% · G6 math 47% | Fourth fifth |
| École élémentaire catholique Saints-AngesElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 59% · G3 writing 74% · G3 math 88% · G6 reading 69% · G6 writing 56% · G6 math 44% | Fourth fifth |
| Maple View Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 70% · G3 writing 45% · G3 math 64% · G6 reading 86% · G6 writing 77% · G6 math 35% | Fourth fifth |
| St Hubert Separate SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 76% · G3 writing 53% · G3 math 53% · G6 reading 89% · G6 writing 74% · G6 math 37% | Fourth fifth |
| Chippewa Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 41% · OSSLT 76% | Fourth fifth |
| Holy Cross Catholic SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 74% · G3 writing 53% · G3 math 53% · G6 reading 78% · G6 writing 78% · G6 math 30% | Fourth fifth |
| St Joseph-Scollard Hall Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 35% · OSSLT 85% | Fourth fifth |
| St Theresa SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 51% · G3 writing 37% · G3 math 60% · G6 reading 80% · G6 writing 83% · G6 math 41% | Fourth fifth |
| West Ferris Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 32% · OSSLT 87% | Fourth fifth |
| Alliance French Immersion Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 42% · G3 writing 25% · G3 math 42% · G6 reading 83% · G6 writing 92% · G6 math 35% | Fourth fifth |
| St Alexander Separate SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 64% · G3 writing 27% · G3 math 27% · G6 reading 87% · G6 writing 87% · G6 math 27% | Fourth fifth |
| Sunset Park Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 50% · G3 writing 50% · G3 math 58% · G6 reading 79% · G6 writing 79% · G6 math 29% | Fourth fifth |
| École séparée Saint-VincentElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 58% · G3 writing 42% · G3 math 83% · G6 reading 75% · G6 writing 56% · G6 math 6% | Fourth fifth |
| Mother St Bride SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 57% · G3 writing 29% · G3 math 36% · G6 reading 88% · G6 writing 81% · G6 math 25% | Bottom fifth |
| Silver Birches Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 59% · G3 writing 50% · G3 math 55% · G6 reading 69% · G6 writing 54% · G6 math 27% | Bottom fifth |
| École publique HéritageElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 50% · G3 writing 27% · G3 math 57% · G6 reading 76% · G6 writing 59% · G6 math 41% | Bottom fifth |
| Woodland Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 52% · G3 writing 32% · G3 math 36% · G6 reading 74% · G6 writing 63% · G6 math 14% | Bottom fifth |
Ontario Ministry of Education, School Information Finder 2024–25 (EQAO results; N/R where groups are too small). Open Government Licence – Ontario.
Schooling in English and French around North Bay
The language each school teaches in, against every school in Ontario.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Ontario.
CSDC Franco-Nord and CS public du Nord-Est de l'Ontario runs the French-language ones: École secondaire catholique Algonquin, École publique Héritage, École élémentaire catholique Saints-Anges and École secondaire catholique Algonquin.
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.
Where the 29 schools in and around North Bay 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.
Who runs North Bay’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 12, English Catholic 9 and French-language 8.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
The 4 boards that run schools here
Every board or service centre with a school in the area, and its schools.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near North DSBChippewa, West Ferris, Woodland, Alliance French Immersion, Chippewa Intermediate, Maple View, Vincent Massey, Sunset Park … | English public | 12 | 4,905 |
| Nipissing-Parry Sound CDSBSt Joseph-Scollard Hall, St Theresa, St. Luke Separate, Our Lady of Fatima Separate, St Hubert Separate, Holy Cross, Mother St Bride, St Alexander Separate … | English Catholic | 9 | 2,875 |
| CSDC Franco-NordAlgonquin, Saints-Anges, Algonquin, Saint-Raymond, séparée Saint-Vincent | French Catholic | 5 | 1,130 |
| CS public du Nord-Est de l'Ontariopublique Héritage, publique Odyssée, publique Odyssée | French public | 3 | 400 |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
How children get a place in North Bay
Catholic schools
Ontario’s Catholic boards are publicly funded. Their elementary schools generally ask that a parent or the child be Catholic; their high schools are open to all students.
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.
The neighbourhood school
The neighbourhood school is the one the board designates for the address; choice beyond it depends on space.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 29 schools in and around North Bay
High schools within reach of North Bay
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
Counting out to 15 km, there are 5: 2 English public, 1 English Catholic, 1 French Catholic and 1 French public. 1.1 km away, St Joseph-Scollard Hall Secondary School is the nearest.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Joseph-Scollard Hall Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Nipissing-Parry Sound CDSB | English Catholic | Fourth fifth | 1,160 | 1.1 km |
| Chippewa Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Near North DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 840 | 1.2 km |
| École secondaire catholique AlgonquinSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CSDC Franco-Nord | French Catholic | Middle fifth | 490 | 1.4 km |
| École secondaire publique OdysséeSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CS public du Nord-Est de l'Ontario | French public | Second fifth | 50 | 2 km |
| West Ferris Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Near North DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 770 | 4.1 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Towns its size in Ontario
Towns of a similar population, with their schools in or within 3 km; described, not ranked.
| Town | Population | Schools | Students | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peterborough | 97,834 | 34 | 14,960 | 2 | 1.1 km |
| … | |||||
| Georgetown | 68,265 | 44 | 22,165 | 3 | 1.5 km |
| Aurora | 67,385 | 46 | 22,830 | 3 | 1 km |
| Welland | 66,480 | 30 | 10,940 | 8 | 1.3 km |
| Belleville | 62,914 | 26 | 9,425 | 0 | 0.7 km |
| North Bay | 62,062 | 29 | 9,310 | 8 | 1.1 km |
| Stouffville | 58,010 | 34 | 20,140 | 2 | 1.3 km |
| Caledonia | 56,059 | 22 | 7,570 | 0 | 1.2 km |
| Woodstock | 55,572 | 21 | 8,555 | 3 | 0.6 km |
| Roseborough | 54,539 | 81 | 40,865 | 7 | 0.6 km |
| … | |||||
| Fort Erie | 37,226 | 9 | 3,890 | 0 | 2.1 km |
In 25 of the 37 others the count is higher. Of the 38, 30 offer 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 Bay
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Bay | 29 | 8 | 14 | 1.1 km |
| Callander 14 km | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 km |
| East Ferris 15 km | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 km |
None of its 2 neighbours has more schools in reach.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- Which schools count. A 3 km band around North Bay’s outline is included, as it is for every town on the site.
- Boards and systems. Each board covers a territory in one language and one system, public or Catholic; boards of different systems overlap.
- The year. As the province lists them in 2024-25.
- Bands, not ranks. EQAO publishes shares at the provincial standard; the band places each among Ontario’s schools by fifths.
- What isn’t here. No ratings by inspectors, no enrolment trend: neither is published school by school.
Questions about schools in North Bay
Which boards run the schools in North Bay?
By number of schools: Near North DSB (12), Nipissing-Parry Sound CDSB (9), CSDC Franco-Nord (5) and CS public du Nord-Est de l'Ontario (3).
How do I get a place at a school in North Bay?
Choose a system, then register with its board; the address decides the school.
Is there a French-language school in North Bay?
Yes, schooling in French is at École secondaire catholique Algonquin, École publique Héritage, École élémentaire catholique Saints-Anges and École secondaire catholique Algonquin.
How many schools are there in North Bay?
Inside the town there are 26; another 3 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).