Patrick Fogarty Catholic Secondary School
15 Commerce Road · Orillia · L3V0Z2 · Simcoe Muskoka CDSB
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What stands out about Patrick Fogarty Catholic Secondary School
- A typical size: 720 students, where the middle secondary school in Ontario has 810.
- On the measures with a value, it lands in the fourth fifth in Ontario.
- Its weakest measure is Grade 9 math, at 40% where the middle in Ontario is 55%.
- An English Catholic school, run by Simcoe Muskoka CDSB.
- The only English Catholic secondary school in or within 3 km of Orillia.
How Patrick Fogarty Catholic Secondary 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.
On average across 2 reported measures of 2, Patrick Fogarty Catholic Secondary School is in the fourth fifth in Ontario.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Ontario | Band | 3-year change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 math | 40% | 55% | Bottom fifth | +6 |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 83% | 85% | Middle fifth | +0 |
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.
Where Patrick Fogarty Catholic Secondary School sits among the province’s schools
In Ontario, schools are compared on the province’s published results, so Patrick Fogarty Catholic Secondary School gets a place among them, the fourth fifth, rather than a letter of its own.
Patrick Fogarty Catholic Secondary School feeds into Orillia’s School Grade, together with the other schools nearby.
Getting a place at Patrick Fogarty Catholic Secondary 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.
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.
Side by side with the nearest secondary schools
Same-level schools nearby, nearest first, of every system.
Patrick Fogarty Catholic Secondary School is the smallest of the 2 nearest secondary schools and itself.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Fogarty Catholic Secondary School | English Catholic | English | 720 | Fourth fifth | |
| Orillia Secondary School | English public | English | 1,275 | Fourth fifth | 1.6 km |
| Twin Lakes Secondary School | English public | English | 835 | Fourth fifth | 3.6 km |
Secondary schools near Patrick Fogarty Catholic Secondary School
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Patrick Fogarty Catholic Secondary School
Who runs Patrick Fogarty Catholic Secondary School?
Simcoe Muskoka CDSB: Patrick Fogarty Catholic Secondary School is one of its schools (English Catholic).
What language does Patrick Fogarty Catholic Secondary School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at Patrick Fogarty Catholic Secondary School?
Each board registers its own students; its website gives the school for an address.
Which schools of the same kind are near Patrick Fogarty Catholic Secondary School?
Its nearest neighbours are Orillia Secondary School (1.6 km) and Twin Lakes Secondary School (3.6 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).