Photo: Bio2935 · CC BY-SA 4.0Most schools around Norwich score below the middle in Ontario: 7 of 11
Best placed: Courtland Public School. They come under 4 school boards. In or within 3 km of Norwich: 9 elementary schools, 2 secondary schools and 1 alternative or adult school, with 4,920 students.
What stands out about Norwich’s schools
Results on the rise
At 8 tested schools out of 11, the three-year changes lean upward; Courtland Public School, Southside Public School and St Joseph's School gained most often. Results ↓
No French-language school
None of the 12 schools here teaches in French; in Ontario, 10% of schools do. Language ↓
The comparisons are with the province’s schools, never across provinces.
How Norwich’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 | 9 | 58% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 9 | 47% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 9 | 56% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 8 | 80% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 8 | 76% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 8 | 49% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 2 | 38% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 2 | 74% | 85% |
Furthest from the provincial middle is Grade 9 math: 38% here, against 55% in Ontario. Above the middle on 0, below on 8: that is the 8 measures.
Every school’s results (11)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Courtland Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 79% · G3 writing 79% · G3 math 75% · G6 reading 84% · G6 writing 89% · G6 math 53% | Second fifth |
| Southside Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 82% · G3 writing 59% · G3 math 71% · G6 reading 88% · G6 writing 88% · G6 math 54% | Middle fifth |
| St Joseph's SchoolElementary · Grades JK–4 | G3 reading 78% · G3 writing 63% · G3 math 68% | Middle fifth |
| St Patrick's SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 83% · G3 writing 71% · G3 math 60% · G6 reading 75% · G6 writing 78% · G6 math 44% | Middle fifth |
| Oliver Stephens Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 52% · G3 writing 41% · G3 math 39% · G6 reading 93% · G6 writing 73% · G6 math 57% | Fourth fifth |
| St Mary's High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 48% · OSSLT 82% | Fourth fifth |
| East Oxford Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 48% · G3 writing 37% · G3 math 56% · G6 reading 76% · G6 writing 66% · G6 math 59% | Fourth fifth |
| Eastdale Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 58% · G3 writing 46% · G3 math 50% · G6 reading 87% · G6 writing 73% · G6 math 33% | Fourth fifth |
| Annandale Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 45% · G3 writing 39% · G3 math 29% · G6 reading 67% · G6 writing 79% · G6 math 21% | Bottom fifth |
| Emily Stowe Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 53% · G3 writing 47% · G3 math 53% · G6 reading 63% · G6 writing 61% · G6 math 20% | Bottom fifth |
| College Avenue Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 28% · OSSLT 66% | Bottom fifth |
Ontario Ministry of Education, School Information Finder 2024–25 (EQAO results; N/R where groups are too small). Open Government Licence – Ontario.
The 4 boards that run schools here
Every board or service centre with a school in the area, and its schools.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thames Valley DSBCollege Avenue, Emily Stowe, Annandale, Southside, East Oxford, Oliver Stephens, Eastdale | English public | 7 | 3,295 |
| London District Catholic School BoardSt Mary's, St Patrick's, St Joseph's | English Catholic | 3 | 1,400 |
| Grand Erie DSBCourtland | English public | 1 | 225 |
| Waterloo CDSBSt Don Bosco Catholic | English Catholic | 1 | – |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
Where the 12 schools in and around Norwich 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 Norwich
Each school by its language of instruction, with the share in Ontario marked.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Ontario.
Not one teaches 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 Norwich’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
Counted by who runs them: English public 8 and English Catholic 4.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Norwich
The neighbourhood school
No application round, no lottery: the address fixes the school, and the board handles the paperwork.
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.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 12 schools in and around Norwich
Alternative, adult and other schools around Norwich
Beyond the ordinary schools: alternative programs at St Don Bosco Catholic Secondary School. Their cards ↑
The kinds as the provincial lists give them (alternative, adult and continuing education, online, provincial schools).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petawawa | 19,606 | 9 | 3,255 | 3 | 1.4 km |
| … | |||||
| Wellesley | 12,413 | 5 | 3,400 | 0 | 13 km |
| Orleans Village - Chateauneuf | 12,399 | 52 | 23,190 | 23 | 0.9 km |
| DT Hospital | 12,384 | 52 | 24,490 | 0 | 1.6 km |
| Dovercourt Village | 12,378 | 106 | 34,910 | 7 | 0.8 km |
| Norwich | 12,321 | 12 | 4,920 | 0 | 18 km |
| Elliot Lake | 12,317 | 10 | 1,175 | 3 | 0.8 km |
| Woodbine Corridor | 12,283 | 79 | 34,260 | 5 | 0.7 km |
| Uptown | 12,244 | 37 | 18,985 | 1 | 1.4 km |
| Etobicoke West Mall | 12,218 | 38 | 16,950 | 1 | 0.4 km |
| … | |||||
| Teston | 7,437 | 24 | 12,005 | 2 | 1.1 km |
Set against 385 others, 303 have more schools in reach. A school in French is nearby in 289 towns of 386.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Norwich
For each nearby town, its schools in or within 3 km of its outline, with straight-line distances.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norwich | 12 | 0 | 4 | 18 km |
| South-West Oxford 15 km | 21 | 0 | 7 | 10 km |
| Tillsonburg 16 km | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0.8 km |
South-West Oxford has the most schools nearby, 21.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What isn’t here. Enrolment is a single year, where published at all, and no inspectorate rates schools.
- Bands, not ranks. Bands compare within Ontario only, measure by measure, then average: never a place in a league table.
- The year. The 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.
- Which schools count. Inside Norwich’s boundary, or no more than 3 km outside it: that is which schools are counted.
- The kinds of school. The kind of school is what its province lists: elementary, secondary or both.
Questions about schools in Norwich
Is there a French-language school in Norwich?
Not within 3 km of Norwich. The French-language board still serves families here.
How many schools are there in Norwich?
Inside the town there are 2; another 10 sit within 3 km.
How do I get a place at a school in Norwich?
Start with the board for the system you want; your address sets the school.
Which boards run the schools in Norwich?
Thames Valley DSB (7), London District Catholic School Board (3), Grand Erie DSB (1) and Waterloo CDSB (1), 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).