Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0The nearest high school to North Kawartha is 36 km away
Within 3 km of the town there are 2 elementary schools only. Of the 2 with published results, 0 land in the top two fifths in Ontario.
What stands out about North Kawartha’s schools
Small elementary schools
At 120 students on average, against 365 in Ontario, the elementary schools are small. Every school ↓
Each finding compares the town’s schools with every school in its province.
High schools within reach of North Kawartha
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
No secondary school is within 15 km of the town.
How North Kawartha’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 | 71% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 1 | 59% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 1 | 59% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 2 | 75% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 2 | 71% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 2 | 30% | 51% |
On Grade 6 math the area trails, 30% against 51% in Ontario. 0 measures above the provincial middle, 6 below, out of 6. At 1 schools more of the measures rose than fell over three years; at 0, more fell.
Every school’s results (2)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Apsley Central Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 71% · G3 writing 59% · G3 math 59% · G6 reading 74% · G6 writing 83% · G6 math 52% | Fourth fifth |
| Coe Hill Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading not reported · G3 writing not reported · G3 math not reported · G6 reading 75% · G6 writing 58% · G6 math 8% | Bottom 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 2 schools in and around North Kawartha 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 Kawartha
English, French and other languages of instruction, beside the mix in Ontario.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Ontario.
There is no French-language school among them.
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 Kawartha’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
A single system: every one English public.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
Which of the 2 boards runs which school
Every board or service centre with a school in the area, and its schools.
Among 2 boards, Kawartha Pine Ridge DSB leads with 1.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kawartha Pine Ridge DSBApsley Central | English public | 1 | 175 |
| Hastings & Prince Edward DSBCoe Hill | English public | 1 | 65 |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
How children get a place in North Kawartha
The neighbourhood school
Each school serves a defined area. A place elsewhere is possible when that school has room.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 2 schools in and around North Kawartha
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billings Bridge - Heron Park | 5,370 | 48 | 21,465 | 8 | 1.1 km |
| … | |||||
| Trillium Industrial Park | 3,420 | 51 | 25,620 | 5 | 1 km |
| Riverdale East | 3,416 | 17 | 10,905 | 0 | 0.9 km |
| Sables-Spanish Rivers | 3,412 | 3 | 235 | 1 | 19 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 |
| … | |||||
| Killaloe, Hagarty and Richards | 2,505 | 2 | 215 | 0 | 20 km |
In 164 of the 183 others the count is higher. 111 of the 184 have a French-language school.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The year. The province’s 2024-25 list.
- Boards and systems. A school’s system is its board’s: the language it teaches in, and whether the board is public or Catholic.
- What isn’t here. Ontario’s private schools aren’t in the open list; no province publishes inspection grades.
- Bands, not ranks. Fifths are worked out among every Ontario school with a result on that measure, then averaged per school.
- Which schools count. Each school is placed by its address point; those inside North Kawartha or within 3 km of it are here.
- The kinds of school. Elementary schools run from kindergarten to Grade 6 or 8, secondary ones to Grade 12; some cover every grade, and alternative, adult and online schools are listed apart.
Questions about schools in North Kawartha
How do I get a place at a school in North Kawartha?
Registration is with the board, which assigns the school for the home address.
Which boards run the schools in North Kawartha?
Kawartha Pine Ridge DSB (1) and Hastings & Prince Edward DSB (1), with each one’s schools in brackets.
Is there a French-language school in North Kawartha?
Not near North Kawartha: within 3 km there is none, and the French-language board points to the closest.
How many schools are there in North Kawartha?
The town holds all 2; none is outside it.
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).