Photo: Municipal Affairs and Housing · CC BY 2.0Orangeville’s schools come under 3 different boards
Most belong to Upper Grand DSB (11); Dufferin-Peel CDSB and CS Viamonde run the remainder. The 14 with results split, 5 in the upper two fifths in Ontario and 4 in the lower. 6,785 students attend the 12 elementary schools, 2 secondary schools and 1 alternative or adult school in or within 3 km of Orangeville.
The 3 boards that run schools here
Each board’s schools in the area, largest first.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Grand DSBOrangeville District, Westside, Island Lake, Princess Elizabeth, Montgomery Village, Credit Meadows, Spencer Avenue, Parkinson Centennial … | English public | 11 | 5,235 |
| Dufferin-Peel CDSBSt Andrew, St Benedict, St Peter Separate | English Catholic | 3 | 1,390 |
| CS Viamondedes Quatre-Rivières | French public | 1 | 160 |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
How Orangeville’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 B: 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 | 12 | 78% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 12 | 71% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 12 | 69% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 12 | 87% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 12 | 88% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 12 | 45% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 2 | 48% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 2 | 83% | 85% |
The widest gap is on Grade 9 math, where the area’s schools reach 48% against 55% in Ontario. The area is ahead on 2 of 8 measures and behind on 2. At 7 schools more of the measures rose than fell over three years; at 4, more fell.
Every school’s results (14)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Credit Meadows Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 74% · G3 writing 71% · G3 math 78% · G6 reading 95% · G6 writing 95% · G6 math 74% | Second fifth |
| Princess Margaret Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 88% · G3 writing 100% · G3 math 88% · G6 reading 92% · G6 writing 88% · G6 math 46% | Second fifth |
| Princess Elizabeth Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 82% · G3 writing 78% · G3 math 68% · G6 reading 100% · G6 writing 90% · G6 math 65% | Second fifth |
| Spencer Avenue Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 75% · G3 writing 72% · G3 math 71% · G6 reading 89% · G6 writing 95% · G6 math 53% | Second fifth |
| St Peter Separate SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 79% · G3 writing 79% · G3 math 62% · G6 reading 86% · G6 writing 95% · G6 math 38% | Second fifth |
| Island Lake Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 85% · G3 writing 81% · G3 math 77% · G6 reading 81% · G6 writing 87% · G6 math 44% | Middle fifth |
| Mono-Amaranth Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 89% · G3 writing 44% · G3 math 67% · G6 reading 87% · G6 writing 89% · G6 math 48% | Middle fifth |
| École élémentaire des Quatre-RivièresElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 88% · G3 writing 71% · G3 math 82% · G6 reading 89% · G6 writing 72% · G6 math 28% | Middle fifth |
| Westside Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 53% · OSSLT 84% | Middle fifth |
| St Benedict Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 77% · G3 writing 56% · G3 math 69% · G6 reading 86% · G6 writing 78% · G6 math 55% | Middle fifth |
| Montgomery Village Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 71% · G3 writing 71% · G3 math 57% · G6 reading 70% · G6 writing 78% · G6 math 26% | Fourth fifth |
| Orangeville District Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 43% · OSSLT 82% | Fourth fifth |
| St Andrew SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 56% · G3 writing 59% · G3 math 43% · G6 reading 75% · G6 writing 80% · G6 math 38% | Bottom fifth |
| Parkinson Centennial SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 52% · G3 writing 48% · G3 math 39% · G6 reading 66% · G6 writing 55% · G6 math 7% | 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 15 schools in and around Orangeville 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 Orangeville
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.
1 of them teach in French: École élémentaire des Quatre-Rivières; the public ones belong to CS Viamonde.
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 Orangeville’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
By system, they split: English public 11, English Catholic 3 and French-language 1.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Orangeville
Catholic schools
Families who aren’t Catholic can usually choose a Catholic high school, though rarely a Catholic elementary one.
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.
The neighbourhood school
The neighbourhood school is the one the board designates for the address; choice beyond it depends on space.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 15 schools in and around Orangeville
High schools within reach of Orangeville
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
Within 15 km, families can reach 2 high schools: 2 English public. Orangeville District Secondary School lies closest, 1 km from the centre.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orangeville District Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Upper Grand DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 1,095 | 1 km |
| Westside Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Upper Grand DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 760 | 1.6 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Alternative, adult and other schools around Orangeville
Beyond the ordinary schools: adult and continuing education at Dufferin Centre for Continuing Education. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradford | 51,346 | 18 | 9,525 | 0 | 0.1 km |
| … | |||||
| Fergus | 34,565 | 13 | 4,760 | 0 | 3.1 km |
| Thorold | 33,844 | 42 | 15,445 | 3 | 2.3 km |
| West Humber-Clairville | 33,690 | 87 | 39,405 | 2 | 0.9 km |
| Applewood | 33,229 | 68 | 30,600 | 1 | 1.3 km |
| Orangeville | 33,070 | 15 | 6,785 | 1 | 0.6 km |
| DT Core | 33,003 | 67 | 33,280 | 1 | 0.7 km |
| Mount Olive-Silverstone-Jamestown | 32,069 | 44 | 20,600 | 0 | 0.3 km |
| Centretown | 32,035 | 55 | 17,175 | 21 | 0.7 km |
| Lisgar | 31,627 | 40 | 21,935 | 0 | 0.3 km |
| … | |||||
| Riverside South - Leitrim | 19,802 | 35 | 19,670 | 8 | 0.5 km |
Among 158 towns its size, 134 have more schools nearby. A French-language school is within reach in 127 of the 159.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Orangeville
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orangeville | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0.6 km |
| Mono 6.9 km | 18 | 0 | 3 | 6.1 km |
| East Garafraxa 11 km | 9 | 1 | 2 | 9.8 km |
| Amaranth 11 km | 19 | 1 | 3 | 10 km |
| Grand Valley 17 km | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 km |
| Erin 17 km | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 km |
The busiest neighbour is Amaranth, with 19 schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The kinds of school. Schools are grouped by what they teach: elementary, secondary, every grade, and the alternative, adult and online programs.
- Which schools count. A 3 km band around Orangeville’s outline is included, as it is for every town on the site.
- Boards and systems. English and French, public and Catholic: the board decides the system, and the address decides the school.
- The year. As the province lists them in 2024-25.
- Bands, not ranks. EQAO publishes shares at the provincial standard; the band places each among Ontario’s schools by fifths.
- What isn’t here. What no open list gives: inspection grades, several years of enrolment, and Ontario’s private schools.
Questions about schools in Orangeville
Which boards run the schools in Orangeville?
By number of schools: Upper Grand DSB (11), Dufferin-Peel CDSB (3) and CS Viamonde (1).
How do I get a place at a school in Orangeville?
Register with the board that runs the school: the address decides the designated school in each system, and the board can say which one it is.
Is there a French-language school in Orangeville?
Yes, schooling in French is at École élémentaire des Quatre-Rivières.
How many schools are there in Orangeville?
Inside the town there are 14; another 1 sit within 3 km.
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).