Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.03 of the 7 schools around North Stormont teach in French
Those are École élémentaire catholique Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, École élémentaire catholique La Source and École élémentaire catholique Saint-Albert (CSDC de l'Est ontarien). On the tests, 1 of 6 schools land above the middle in Ontario, 3 under it. 1,580 students attend the 6 elementary schools and 1 secondary school in or within 3 km of North Stormont.
What stands out about North Stormont’s schools
Results on the rise
At 4 tested schools out of 6, the three-year changes lean upward; Maxville Public School, Avonmore Elementary School and École élémentaire catholique La Source gained most often. Results ↓
Small elementary schools
Elementary schools here average 181 students, against 365 in Ontario. Every school ↓
The strongest results
The area’s best results are at Maxville Public School (elementary), in the top fifth in Ontario. Results ↓
The comparisons are with the province’s schools, never across provinces.
Schooling in English and French around North Stormont
English, French and other languages of instruction, beside the mix in Ontario.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Ontario.
By name, in French: École élémentaire catholique Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, École élémentaire catholique La Source and École élémentaire catholique Saint-Albert (CSDC de l'Est ontarien).
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.
How North Stormont’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 | 69% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 4 | 50% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 4 | 49% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 5 | 90% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 5 | 70% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 5 | 40% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 1 | 25% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 1 | 79% | 85% |
The widest gap is on Grade 9 math, where the area’s schools reach 25% against 55% in Ontario. Across 8 measures: 0 above the middle, 7 below.
Every school’s results (6)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Maxville Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading not reported · G3 writing not reported · G3 math not reported · G6 reading 91% · G6 writing 100% · G6 math 80% | Top fifth |
| Avonmore Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 71% · G3 writing 63% · G3 math 49% · G6 reading 94% · G6 writing 84% · G6 math 40% | Middle fifth |
| École élémentaire catholique La SourceElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 67% · G3 writing 53% · G3 math 67% · G6 reading 90% · G6 writing 62% · G6 math 67% | Middle fifth |
| École élémentaire catholique Saint-AlbertElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 71% · G3 writing 47% · G3 math 40% · G6 reading 90% · G6 writing 70% · G6 math 30% | Fourth fifth |
| Tagwi Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 25% · OSSLT 79% | Bottom fifth |
| École élémentaire catholique Notre-Dame-du-RosaireElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 44% · G3 writing 32% · G3 math 48% · G6 reading 85% · G6 writing 54% · G6 math 15% | 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 7 schools in and around North Stormont 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 Stormont’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
Who runs them, in numbers: English public 4 and French-language 3.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
The 2 boards that run schools here
Every board or service centre with a school in the area, and its schools.
Of 2 boards, the largest here is Upper Canada DSB, with 4.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Canada DSBTagwi, Avonmore, Tagwi Intermediate, Maxville | English public | 4 | 1,140 |
| CSDC de l'Est ontarienNotre-Dame-du-Rosaire, La Source, Saint-Albert | French Catholic | 3 | 440 |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
How children get a place in North Stormont
The neighbourhood school
A home address sets the designated school in each board’s attendance area. Registration is with the board; a school outside the area admits only where there is space.
French-language schools
Eligibility comes from the parents: French as a first language, or French schooling in Canada; otherwise, the board’s admissions committee decides.
Catholic schools
Families who aren’t Catholic can usually choose a Catholic high school, though rarely a Catholic elementary one.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 7 schools in and around North Stormont
High schools within reach of North Stormont
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
Within 15 km, families can reach 3 high schools: 1 French public, 1 French Catholic and 1 English public. First by distance comes École secondaire publique L'Académie de la Seigneurie, at 11 km.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| École secondaire publique L'Académie de la SeigneurieSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CÉP de l'Est de l'Ontario | French public | Top fifth | 155 | 11 km |
| École secondaire catholique de CasselmanSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CSDC de l'Est ontarien | French Catholic | Top fifth | 620 | 12 km |
| Tagwi Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Upper Canada DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 495 | 14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highland Creek | 12,678 | 65 | 22,315 | 1 | 1.8 km |
| … | |||||
| Talbot | 8,085 | 19 | 11,970 | 1 | 2.4 km |
| Otonabee-South Monaghan | 8,084 | 20 | 9,190 | 1 | 9.3 km |
| Lambton Baby Point | 7,966 | 67 | 32,140 | 2 | 0.6 km |
| Cardinal | 7,952 | 6 | 1,415 | 0 | 10 km |
| North Stormont | 7,946 | 7 | 1,580 | 3 | 11 km |
| Bayham | 7,935 | 5 | 2,125 | 0 | 15 km |
| Woodbine-Lumsden | 7,928 | 81 | 40,115 | 5 | 1.2 km |
| Dufferin Hill | 7,910 | 26 | 14,765 | 2 | 1 km |
| Whitewater Region | 7,899 | 5 | 630 | 2 | 18 km |
| … | |||||
| Greenboro East | 4,800 | 31 | 13,260 | 8 | 1.6 km |
287 of 349 similar towns count more schools. Schooling in French is on hand in 240 of the 350.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around North Stormont
For each nearby town, its schools in or within 3 km of its outline, with straight-line distances.
Of the neighbours, Embrun counts the most schools: 15.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Bands, not ranks. Fifths are worked out among every Ontario school with a result on that measure, then averaged per school.
- What isn’t here. Enrolment is a single year, where published at all, and no inspectorate rates schools.
- The year. The provincial list for 2024-25.
- Boards and systems. Boards are set by language and, in Ontario, Alberta and Saskatchewan, by faith: public or Catholic.
- Which schools count. Inside North Stormont’s boundary, or no more than 3 km outside it: that is which schools are counted.
- The kinds of school. Schools are grouped by what they teach: elementary, secondary, every grade, and the alternative, adult and online programs.
Questions about schools in North Stormont
Is there a French-language school in North Stormont?
Yes: École élémentaire catholique Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, École élémentaire catholique La Source and École élémentaire catholique Saint-Albert, the French-language schools here.
How many schools are there in North Stormont?
The town holds 5 of them; 2 more are within 3 km of its outline.
How do I get a place at a school in North Stormont?
Choose a system, then register with its board; the address decides the school.
Which boards run the schools in North Stormont?
Upper Canada DSB (4) and CSDC de l'Est ontarien (3), with each one’s schools in brackets.
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).