Falgarwood Public School
1385 Gainsborough Dr · Oakville · L6H2H7 · Halton DSB
Falgarwood Public School is one of 89 elementary schools in or within 3 km of Oakville. Every school in and around Oakville →
What stands out about Falgarwood Public School
- A large elementary school: 600 students, against a middle of 335 in Ontario.
- Its results sit in the middle fifth in Ontario, averaged over its measures.
- On Grade 3 writing it reaches 50%, below the 65% in Ontario.
- Its results have climbed: 2 measures up 5 points or more in three years.
- An English public school, run by Halton DSB.
How Falgarwood Public School does 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.
With 6 of 6 measures reported, Falgarwood Public School averages the middle fifth in Ontario.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Ontario | Band | 3-year change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 reading | 83% | 76% | Second fifth | +9 |
| Grade 3 writing | 50% | 65% | Fourth fifth | −4 |
| Grade 3 math | 67% | 65% | Middle fifth | −1 |
| Grade 6 reading | 85% | 88% | Middle fifth | +4 |
| Grade 6 writing | 92% | 86% | Second fifth | +6 |
| Grade 6 math | 50% | 51% | Middle fifth | −3 |
N/R: EQAO doesn’t report groups too small to keep students anonymous. The three-year change is in percentage points, as the ministry publishes it.
Falgarwood Public School is placed by its results, not lettered
Falgarwood Public School has no letter because TownRatings grades towns, not individual schools. What it does have is a standing: on the province’s published results it lands in the middle fifth in Ontario.
Oakville’s School Grade, on its Schools page, is where Falgarwood Public School counts towards a letter.
Getting a place at Falgarwood Public School
Where a family lives sets the school: each board draws a catchment around every one of its schools, and a child living inside it has a place there. Other schools take children from outside when they have room.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
Side by side with the nearest elementary schools
The nearest schools of the same level, as the crow flies: system, language and, where published, students and results.
Falgarwood Public School is larger than any of its 6 nearest elementary schools.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Falgarwood Public School | English public | English | 600 | Middle fifth | |
| Holy Family Catholic Elementary School | English Catholic | English | 190 | Second fifth | 0.4 km |
| Sheridan Public School | English public | English | 255 | Bottom fifth | 0.6 km |
| St. Marguerite d'Youville Catholic Elementary School | English Catholic | English | 425 | Top fifth | 1.8 km |
| St. Michael Catholic Elementary School | English Catholic | English | 290 | Second fifth | 2 km |
| Montclair Public School | English public | English | 430 | Bottom fifth | 2.2 km |
| École élémentaire du Chêne | French public | French | 180 | Top fifth | 2.2 km |
Elementary schools near Falgarwood Public School
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Falgarwood Public School
Who runs Falgarwood Public School?
The board is Halton DSB; Falgarwood Public School is English public.
What language does Falgarwood Public School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at Falgarwood Public School?
Contact the board: it names the school for your address and takes the registration.
Which schools of the same kind are near Falgarwood Public School?
Its nearest neighbours are Holy Family Catholic Elementary School (0.4 km), Sheridan Public School (0.6 km) and St. Marguerite d'Youville Catholic Elementary School (1.8 km).
Sources: Ontario Ministry of Education, School Information Finder 2024–25 and school contact list (Open Government Licence – Ontario) · Ontario Ministry of Education, School Information Finder 2024–25 (EQAO results; N/R where groups are too small). 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).