Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0In and around North Frontenac, 3 schools: 2 elementary schools and 1 secondary school
One board, Limestone DSB, runs them all. On results, 0 of 2 tested schools are in the upper two fifths in Ontario. They enrol 385 students in all (2024-25).
How North Frontenac’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 | 1 | 67% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 1 | 67% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 1 | 42% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 1 | 79% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 1 | 79% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 1 | 32% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 1 | 54% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 1 | 70% | 85% |
On Grade 6 math the area trails, 32% against 51% in Ontario. 1 measures above the provincial middle, 6 below, out of 8. The three-year changes lean upward at 2 schools and downward at 0.
Every school’s results (2)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| North Addington Education CentreSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 54% · OSSLT 70% | Fourth fifth |
| North Addington Education Centre Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 67% · G3 writing 67% · G3 math 42% · G6 reading 79% · G6 writing 79% · G6 math 32% | Fourth fifth |
Ontario Ministry of Education, School Information Finder 2024–25 (EQAO results; N/R where groups are too small). Open Government Licence – Ontario.
Where the 3 schools in and around North Frontenac 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 North Frontenac
English, French and other languages of instruction, beside the mix in Ontario.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Ontario.
All teach in the province’s majority language; none 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 North Frontenac’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
Only one system is present here: every one English public.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in North Frontenac
The neighbourhood school
Ask the board first. It holds the enrolment list and points each street to its own school; out-of-area requests go ahead only with space to spare.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 3 schools in and around North Frontenac
High schools within reach of North Frontenac
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
Only North Addington Education Centre is within 15 km, 12 km from the centre.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Addington Education CentreSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Limestone DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 115 | 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stinson | 3,969 | 37 | 16,070 | 2 | 0.2 km |
| … | |||||
| Macassa | 2,584 | 46 | 21,315 | 4 | 0.1 km |
| City Commercial Core | 2,581 | 34 | 17,110 | 1 | 0.8 km |
| Sherwood | 2,567 | 41 | 18,230 | 4 | 0.3 km |
| Brooke-Alvinston | 2,557 | 3 | 710 | 0 | 17 km |
| North Frontenac | 2,515 | 3 | 385 | 0 | 12 km |
| Killaloe, Hagarty and Richards | 2,505 | 2 | 215 | 0 | 20 km |
Set against 113 others, 91 have more schools in reach. Teaching in French: 67 of the 114 have it.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around North Frontenac
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Frontenac | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 km |
| Addington Highlands 14 km | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7.8 km |
Of 1 neighbours, none has more schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. The area is North Frontenac plus a 3 km margin around it, measured from its census outline.
- The kinds of school. Kindergarten to Grade 8 is elementary, Grade 9 to 12 secondary, though the split varies by province and board.
- The year. Schools as listed for 2024-25.
- Boards and systems. Each board covers a territory in one language and one system, public or Catholic; boards of different systems overlap.
- 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.
- What isn’t here. No province rates its schools by inspection, and enrolment covers one year (Ontario and Alberta only), so there is no trend.
Questions about schools in North Frontenac
Is there a French-language school in North Frontenac?
No, none within 3 km of North Frontenac; ask the French-language board for the nearest.
How do I get a place at a school in North Frontenac?
Enrolment goes through the board; schools outside your area take students when they have room.
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).