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Schools · Oshawa
6 school boards overlap in Oshawa, covering Ontario’s four systems
Beside Durham DSB, which has 58, sit Durham CDSB, Kawartha Pine Ridge DSB and Peterborough Victoria Northum Clarington CDSB. The 87 with results split, 20 in the upper two fifths in Ontario and 42 in the lower. Within 3 km of Oshawa are 77 elementary schools, 14 secondary schools and 2 alternative or adult schools, teaching 50,695 students.
Schools
93
in or within 3 km of Oshawa
58 inside the town itself
Students
50,695
enrolled, 2024-25
91 of 93 schools publish a figure
French-language
3 of 93
teach in French
10% of schools in Ontario
Catholic
27 of 93
run by a Catholic board
34% of schools in Ontario
Top two fifths
20 of 87
of the schools with results, placed against every school in Ontario
What stands out about Oshawa’s schools
One big school
Maxwell Heights Secondary School is the largest school here, with 1,765 students. Every school ↓
The strongest results
St. Mother Teresa Catholic Elementary School (elementary) posts the area’s strongest results: the top fifth in Ontario. Results ↓
Each finding compares the town’s schools with every school in its province.
The boards
The 6 boards that run schools here
Each board’s schools in the area, largest first.
Ontario funds four systems side by side, and here all four overlap: a family picks English or French, public or Catholic, and each choice has its own board and its own schools.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Durham DSBMaxwell Heights, Sinclair, Brooklin, O'Neill, Eastdale, R S Mclaughlin, Anderson, Northern Dancer … | English public | 58 | 34,840 |
| Durham CDSBMonsignor Paul Dwyer Catholic, Father Leo J Austin Catholic, St Anne Catholic, St Kateri Tekakwitha, St Mark the Evangelist, St Joseph, St Christopher, St John Bosco … | English Catholic | 21 | 9,715 |
| Kawartha Pine Ridge DSBDr G J MacGillivray, Courtice, Courtice North, Lydia Trull, Dr Emily Stowe, S T Worden, Courtice Intermediate | English public | 7 | 3,385 |
| Peterborough Victoria Northum Clarington CDSBHoly Trinity Catholic, Good Shepherd Catholic, St. Mother Teresa Catholic, Monsignor Leo Cleary Catholic | English Catholic | 4 | 2,015 |
| CS catholique MonAvenirÉÉC Corpus-Christi, ÉÉC Jean-Paul II | French Catholic | 2 | 505 |
| CS ViamondeAntonine Maillet | French public | 1 | 235 |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
Results
How Oshawa’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
Top fifth2
Second fifth18
Middle fifth25
Fourth fifth26
Bottom fifth16
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 | 70 | 74% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 70 | 62% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 74 | 63% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 74 | 85% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 74 | 83% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 74 | 43% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 13 | 50% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 13 | 84% | 85% |
The widest gap is on Grade 6 math, where the area’s schools reach 43% against 51% in Ontario. 0 measures above the provincial middle, 6 below, out of 8. The three-year changes lean upward at 37 schools and downward at 36.
Every school’s results (87)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| St. Mother Teresa Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 88% · G3 writing 79% · G3 math 94% · G6 reading 97% · G6 writing 95% · G6 math 72% | Top fifth |
| École élémentaire Antonine MailletElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 100% · G3 writing 77% · G3 math 100% · G6 reading 100% · G6 writing 100% · G6 math 100% | Top fifth |
| Fallingbrook Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 79% · G3 writing 79% · G3 math 81% · G6 reading 94% · G6 writing 94% · G6 math 58% | Second fifth |
| St Theresa Catholic SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 92% · G3 writing 84% · G3 math 88% · G6 reading 91% · G6 writing 100% · G6 math 35% | Second fifth |
| Meadowcrest Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading no data · G3 writing no data · G3 math 93% · G6 reading 93% · G6 writing 93% · G6 math 63% | Second fifth |
| Brooklin Village Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 78% · G3 writing 71% · G3 math 77% · G6 reading 97% · G6 writing 96% · G6 math 64% | Second fifth |
| Northern Dancer Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 80% · G3 writing 70% · G3 math 71% · G6 reading 95% · G6 writing 91% · G6 math 64% | Second fifth |
| Seneca Trail Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 93% · G3 writing 79% · G3 math 81% · G6 reading 89% · G6 writing 89% · G6 math 50% | Second fifth |
| St Bernard Catholic SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 83% · G3 writing 77% · G3 math 83% · G6 reading 88% · G6 writing 92% · G6 math 73% | Second fifth |
| Brooklin High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 62% · OSSLT 91% | Second fifth |
| Sinclair Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 66% · OSSLT 90% | Second fifth |
| Sir Samuel Steele Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 82% · G3 writing 80% · G3 math 82% · G6 reading 85% · G6 writing 87% · G6 math 57% | Second fifth |
| St Paul Catholic SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 81% · G3 writing 62% · G3 math 73% · G6 reading 100% · G6 writing 93% · G6 math 64% | Second fifth |
| Dr Emily Stowe Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 88% · G3 writing 69% · G3 math 65% · G6 reading 91% · G6 writing 94% · G6 math 54% | Second fifth |
| Glen Dhu Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 88% · G3 writing 80% · G3 math 84% · G6 reading 80% · G6 writing 92% · G6 math 38% | Second fifth |
| Monsignor Leo Cleary Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 88% · G3 writing 62% · G3 math 94% · G6 reading 78% · G6 writing 94% · G6 math 50% | Second fifth |
| St John Paull II Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 79% · G3 writing 88% · G3 math 73% · G6 reading 90% · G6 writing 92% · G6 math 41% | Second fifth |
| Walter E Harris Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading no data · G3 writing no data · G3 math 63% · G6 reading 91% · G6 writing 93% · G6 math 59% | Second fifth |
| John Dryden Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 81% · G3 writing 62% · G3 math 69% · G6 reading 87% · G6 writing 90% · G6 math 62% | Second fifth |
| ÉÉC Jean-Paul IIElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 84% · G3 writing 64% · G3 math 54% · G6 reading 91% · G6 writing 100% · G6 math 64% | Second fifth |
| Anderson Collegiate and Vocational InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 62% · OSSLT 84% | Middle fifth |
| Blair Ridge Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 79% · G3 writing 66% · G3 math 93% · G6 reading 84% · G6 writing 87% · G6 math 57% | Middle fifth |
| Courtice North Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 75% · G3 writing 68% · G3 math 66% · G6 reading 90% · G6 writing 94% · G6 math 48% | Middle fifth |
| Father Leo J Austin Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 55% · OSSLT 90% | Middle fifth |
| Maxwell Heights Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 52% · OSSLT 91% | Middle fifth |
| Pringle Creek Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 79% · G3 writing 60% · G3 math 68% · G6 reading 88% · G6 writing 91% · G6 math 68% | Middle fifth |
| ÉÉC Corpus-ChristiElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 82% · G3 writing 74% · G3 math 72% · G6 reading 79% · G6 writing 86% · G6 math 62% | Middle fifth |
| Coronation Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 79% · G3 writing 79% · G3 math 72% · G6 reading 79% · G6 writing 79% · G6 math 55% | Middle fifth |
| Elsie MacGill Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 69% · G3 writing 56% · G3 math 60% · G6 reading 91% · G6 writing 91% · G6 math 70% | Middle fifth |
| Pierre Elliott Trudeau Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 72% · G3 writing 64% · G3 math 70% · G6 reading 82% · G6 writing 85% · G6 math 58% | Middle fifth |
| Sir Albert Love Catholic SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 89% · G3 writing 68% · G3 math 68% · G6 reading 85% · G6 writing 85% · G6 math 37% | Middle fifth |
| St John Bosco Catholic SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 76% · G3 writing 63% · G3 math 66% · G6 reading 93% · G6 writing 89% · G6 math 44% | Middle fifth |
| St John XXIII Catholic SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 77% · G3 writing 85% · G3 math 72% · G6 reading 87% · G6 writing 84% · G6 math 27% | Middle fifth |
| Willows Walk Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 77% · G3 writing 64% · G3 math 70% · G6 reading 88% · G6 writing 88% · G6 math 49% | Middle fifth |
| Dr G J MacGillivray Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 76% · G3 writing 68% · G3 math 65% · G6 reading 85% · G6 writing 82% · G6 math 60% | Middle fifth |
| Dr S J Phillips Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 77% · G3 writing 58% · G3 math 67% · G6 reading 92% · G6 writing 77% · G6 math 62% | Middle fifth |
| Kedron Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 84% · G3 writing 65% · G3 math 67% · G6 reading 81% · G6 writing 85% · G6 math 54% | Middle fifth |
| R S Mclaughlin Collegiate and Vocational InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 53% · OSSLT 84% | Middle fifth |
| St Anne Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 70% · G3 writing 64% · G3 math 53% · G6 reading 88% · G6 writing 92% · G6 math 57% | Middle fifth |
| Stephen G Saywell Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 90% · G3 writing 88% · G3 math 65% · G6 reading 76% · G6 writing 79% · G6 math 39% | Middle fifth |
| Winchester Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 83% · G3 writing 70% · G3 math 72% · G6 reading 82% · G6 writing 79% · G6 math 38% | Middle fifth |
| Norman G. Powers Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 77% · G3 writing 74% · G3 math 67% · G6 reading 79% · G6 writing 78% · G6 math 46% | Middle fifth |
| S T Worden Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 76% · G3 writing 64% · G3 math 60% · G6 reading 94% · G6 writing 78% · G6 math 38% | Middle fifth |
| St Kateri Tekakwitha Catholic SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 62% · G3 writing 71% · G3 math 63% · G6 reading 85% · G6 writing 88% · G6 math 36% | Middle fifth |
| Vincent Massey Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 73% · G3 writing 50% · G3 math 64% · G6 reading 87% · G6 writing 83% · G6 math 46% | Middle fifth |
| Dr Robert Thornton Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 66% · G3 writing 60% · G3 math 69% · G6 reading 85% · G6 writing 78% · G6 math 39% | Fourth fifth |
| O'Neill Collegiate and Vocational InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 49% · OSSLT 84% | Fourth fifth |
| S A Cawker Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 63% · G3 writing 65% · G3 math 51% · G6 reading 85% · G6 writing 82% · G6 math 49% | Fourth fifth |
| Good Shepherd Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 80% · G3 writing 64% · G3 math 56% · G6 reading 78% · G6 writing 74% · G6 math 37% | Fourth fifth |
| Lydia Trull Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 71% · G3 writing 56% · G3 math 59% · G6 reading 87% · G6 writing 84% · G6 math 39% | Fourth fifth |
| Adelaide Mclaughlin Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 59% · G3 writing 50% · G3 math 50% · G6 reading 86% · G6 writing 77% · G6 math 51% | Fourth fifth |
| Gordon B Attersley Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 72% · G3 writing 56% · G3 math 54% · G6 reading 76% · G6 writing 80% · G6 math 47% | Fourth fifth |
| Lakewoods Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 85% · G3 writing 65% · G3 math 62% · G6 reading 50% · G6 writing 59% · G6 math 14% | Fourth fifth |
| Mary Street Community SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 33% · G3 writing 38% · G3 math 29% · G6 reading 85% · G6 writing 86% · G6 math 57% | Fourth fifth |
| St Mark the Evangelist Catholic SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 63% · G3 writing 42% · G3 math 55% · G6 reading 81% · G6 writing 86% · G6 math 48% | Fourth fifth |
| St Thomas Aquinas Catholic SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 67% · G3 writing 52% · G3 math 46% · G6 reading 89% · G6 writing 82% · G6 math 45% | Fourth fifth |
| Courtice Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 50% · OSSLT 79% | Fourth fifth |
| Holy Trinity Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 49% · OSSLT 80% | Fourth fifth |
| Jeanne Sauvé Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading no data · G3 writing no data · G3 math 65% · G6 reading 74% · G6 writing 82% · G6 math 33% | Fourth fifth |
| Monsignor John Pereyma Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 38% · OSSLT 87% | Fourth fifth |
| Monsignor Paul Dwyer Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 47% · OSSLT 82% | Fourth fifth |
| St Joseph Catholic SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 62% · G3 writing 68% · G3 math 49% · G6 reading 77% · G6 writing 75% · G6 math 37% | Fourth fifth |
| St Leo Catholic SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading no data · G3 writing no data · G3 math 48% · G6 reading 83% · G6 writing 83% · G6 math 39% | Fourth fifth |
| Beau Valley Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 73% · G3 writing 59% · G3 math 55% · G6 reading 65% · G6 writing 80% · G6 math 5% | Fourth fifth |
| Bobby Orr Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 34% · G3 writing 35% · G3 math 38% · G6 reading 89% · G6 writing 89% · G6 math 29% | Fourth fifth |
| C E Broughton Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 58% · G3 writing 58% · G3 math 58% · G6 reading 83% · G6 writing 79% · G6 math 38% | Fourth fifth |
| Forest View Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 75% · G3 writing 49% · G3 math 53% · G6 reading 81% · G6 writing 74% · G6 math 40% | Fourth fifth |
| St Hedwig Catholic SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 70% · G3 writing 26% · G3 math 35% · G6 reading 93% · G6 writing 80% · G6 math 27% | Fourth fifth |
| Hillsdale Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 73% · G3 writing 27% · G3 math 60% · G6 reading 77% · G6 writing 54% · G6 math 15% | Fourth fifth |
| Sherwood Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 71% · G3 writing 61% · G3 math 47% · G6 reading 77% · G6 writing 78% · G6 math 31% | Fourth fifth |
| Waverly Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 71% · G3 writing 62% · G3 math 47% · G6 reading 74% · G6 writing 67% · G6 math 41% | Fourth fifth |
| Dr C F Cannon Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 71% · G3 writing 50% · G3 math 59% · G6 reading 42% · G6 writing 46% · G6 math 14% | Bottom fifth |
| Harmony Heights Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 58% · G3 writing 36% · G3 math 47% · G6 reading 81% · G6 writing 81% · G6 math 44% | Bottom fifth |
| Maamawi iyaawag Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 66% · G3 writing 57% · G3 math 55% · G6 reading 67% · G6 writing 72% · G6 math 17% | Bottom fifth |
| Queen Elizabeth Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 39% · G3 writing 24% · G3 math 24% · G6 reading 81% · G6 writing 86% · G6 math 26% | Bottom fifth |
| St Christopher Catholic SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 51% · G3 writing 33% · G3 math 26% · G6 reading 78% · G6 writing 82% · G6 math 34% | Bottom fifth |
| Bellwood Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 59% · G3 writing 56% · G3 math 53% · G6 reading 70% · G6 writing 73% · G6 math 32% | Bottom fifth |
| Clara Hughes Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 62% · G3 writing 46% · G3 math 54% · G6 reading 74% · G6 writing 66% · G6 math 20% | Bottom fifth |
| College Hill Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 56% · G3 writing 53% · G3 math 53% · G6 reading 74% · G6 writing 71% · G6 math 32% | Bottom fifth |
| Woodcrest Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 62% · G3 writing 36% · G3 math 32% · G6 reading 63% · G6 writing 53% · G6 math 17% | Bottom fifth |
| David Bouchard Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 55% · G3 writing 31% · G3 math 45% · G6 reading 65% · G6 writing 66% · G6 math 28% | Bottom fifth |
| Eastdale Collegiate and Vocational InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 35% · OSSLT 75% | Bottom fifth |
| G L Roberts Collegiate and Vocational InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 20% · OSSLT 54% | Bottom fifth |
| Glen Street Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 49% · G3 writing 30% · G3 math 32% · G6 reading 24% · G6 writing 30% · G6 math 6% | Bottom fifth |
| Monsignor Philip Coffey Catholic SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 59% · G3 writing 27% · G3 math 14% · G6 reading 68% · G6 writing 64% · G6 math 14% | Bottom fifth |
| Sunset Heights Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 51% · G3 writing 26% · G3 math 38% · G6 reading 69% · G6 writing 59% · G6 math 18% | Bottom fifth |
| Village Union Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 52% · G3 writing 38% · G3 math 39% · G6 reading 67% · G6 writing 58% · G6 math 20% | Bottom fifth |
Ontario Ministry of Education, School Information Finder 2024–25 (EQAO results; N/R where groups are too small). Open Government Licence – Ontario.
Map
Where the 93 schools in and around Oshawa are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
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ElementarySecondaryAlternative, adult or onlineSize: studentsEnglish publicEnglish CatholicFrench publicFrench Catholic
Points from the provincial lists.
Language
Schooling in English and French around Oshawa
Each school by its language of instruction, with the share in Ontario marked.
French 33%
English 9097%
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Ontario.
3 of them teach in French: ÉÉC Corpus-Christi, École élémentaire Antonine Maillet and ÉÉC Jean-Paul II; the public ones belong to CS catholique MonAvenir and 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 them
Who runs Oshawa’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
Their systems: English public 65, English Catholic 25 and French-language 3.
English publicEnglish CatholicFrench-languageIndependent or other
Elementary 77 schools70%
Secondary 14 schools71%
All of Oshawa’s schools 93 schools70%
Ontario 4,948 schools62%
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
Getting a place
How children get a place in Oshawa
French-language schools
The French boards take rights-holders’ children by right and others by committee.
Catholic schools
The Catholic boards are as public as the others: free, with elementary schools that generally require a Catholic parent and high schools open to everyone.
The neighbourhood school
No application round, no lottery: the address fixes the school, and the board handles the paperwork.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
Every school
The 93 schools in and around Oshawa
Secondary schools8 in Oshawa, 6 within 3 km
Maxwell Heights Secondary School
1,765 students
O'Neill Collegiate and Vocational Institute
1,410 students
Eastdale Collegiate and Vocational Institute
1,400 students
R S Mclaughlin Collegiate and Vocational Institute
1,250 students
Monsignor Paul Dwyer Catholic High School
1,200 students
G L Roberts Collegiate and Vocational Institute
510 students
Monsignor John Pereyma Catholic Secondary School
435 students
Cedar Valley SS
Sinclair Secondary School
1,655 students2.2 km outside the town
Anderson Collegiate and Vocational Institute
1,175 students2.2 km outside the town
Father Leo J Austin Catholic Secondary School
1,125 students2.3 km outside the town
Brooklin High School
1,415 students2.4 km outside the town
Courtice Secondary School
790 students2.7 km outside the town
Holy Trinity Catholic Secondary School
760 students3 km outside the town
Elementary schools48 in Oshawa, 29 within 3 km
Northern Dancer Public School
840 students
St Anne Catholic Elementary School
770 students
Pierre Elliott Trudeau Public School
720 students
Clara Hughes Public School
700 students
Jeanne Sauvé Public School
675 students
Maamawi iyaawag Public School
655 students
Vincent Massey Public School
645 students
Norman G. Powers Public School
640 students
St Kateri Tekakwitha Catholic School
635 students
Village Union Public School
625 students
Seneca Trail Public School
610 students
Sherwood Public School
605 students
Elsie MacGill Public School
575 students
Queen Elizabeth Public School
565 students
St Joseph Catholic School
560 students
Forest View Public School
555 students
St Christopher Catholic School
540 students
Gordon B Attersley Public School
535 students
Kedron Public School
530 students
David Bouchard Public School
505 students
S A Cawker Public School
505 students
Sunset Heights Public School
505 students
St John Bosco Catholic School
485 students
Dr S J Phillips Public School
465 students
Show all 77 elementary schools
Walter E Harris Public School
455 students
Coronation Public School
445 students
Waverly Public School
440 students
Dr C F Cannon Public School
435 students
St Thomas Aquinas Catholic School
430 students
Harmony Heights Public School
425 students
Adelaide Mclaughlin Public School
420 students
Stephen G Saywell Public School
390 students
Glen Street Public School
375 students
Woodcrest Public School
375 students
Sir Albert Love Catholic School
335 students
Lakewoods Public School
325 students
ÉÉC Corpus-Christi
305 students
Monsignor Philip Coffey Catholic School
305 students
Bobby Orr Public School
300 students
St John XXIII Catholic School
300 students
College Hill Public School
295 students
Beau Valley Public School
280 students
École élémentaire Antonine Maillet
235 students
Mary Street Community School
220 students
Monsignor John Pereyma Elementary Catholic School
215 students
St Hedwig Catholic School
190 students
Hillsdale Public School
175 students
Waaban PS
St Paul Catholic School
425 students0.5 km outside the town
S T Worden Public School
250 students0.5 km outside the town
St. Mother Teresa Catholic Elementary School
400 students0.6 km outside the town
St John Paull II Catholic Elementary School
360 students0.7 km outside the town
Sir Samuel Steele Public School
510 students0.7 km outside the town
John Dryden Public School
680 students0.7 km outside the town
Dr Robert Thornton Public School
405 students0.8 km outside the town
Blair Ridge Public School
410 students0.8 km outside the town
Dr G J MacGillivray Public School
880 students0.9 km outside the town
Bellwood Public School
445 students1 km outside the town
St Mark the Evangelist Catholic School
610 students1 km outside the town
Brooklin Village Public School
720 students1.4 km outside the town
St Leo Catholic School
195 students1.5 km outside the town
Dr Emily Stowe Public School
365 students1.6 km outside the town
Winchester Public School
500 students1.7 km outside the town
Willows Walk Public School
540 students1.9 km outside the town
St Theresa Catholic School
270 students2 km outside the town
Glen Dhu Public School
595 students2.3 km outside the town
Courtice North Public School
520 students2.4 km outside the town
C E Broughton Public School
535 students2.4 km outside the town
Pringle Creek Public School
695 students2.4 km outside the town
St Bernard Catholic School
270 students2.4 km outside the town
Lydia Trull Public School
370 students2.5 km outside the town
Good Shepherd Catholic Elementary School
650 students2.5 km outside the town
ÉÉC Jean-Paul II
200 students2.5 km outside the town
Fallingbrook Public School
695 students2.6 km outside the town
Courtice Intermediate School
210 students2.7 km outside the town
Monsignor Leo Cleary Catholic Elementary School
205 students2.7 km outside the town
Meadowcrest Public School
235 students2.9 km outside the town
Alternative, adult and online2 in Oshawa
High schools within reach
High schools within reach of Oshawa
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
Counting out to 15 km, there are 25: 16 English public, 8 English Catholic and 1 French Catholic. 1.2 km away, O'Neill Collegiate and Vocational Institute is the nearest.
Within 15 km
25
14 in or near the town itself
Nearest
1.2 km
O'Neill Collegiate and Vocational Institute
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| O'Neill Collegiate and Vocational InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Durham DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 1,410 | 1.2 km |
| Eastdale Collegiate and Vocational InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Durham DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 1,400 | 1.8 km |
| R S Mclaughlin Collegiate and Vocational InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Durham DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 1,250 | 2.8 km |
| Monsignor Paul Dwyer Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Durham CDSB | English Catholic | Fourth fifth | 1,200 | 2.9 km |
| Maxwell Heights Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Durham DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 1,765 | 3.6 km |
| Monsignor John Pereyma Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Durham CDSB | English Catholic | Fourth fifth | 435 | 4 km |
| Courtice Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Kawartha Pine Ridge DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 790 | 6 km |
| G L Roberts Collegiate and Vocational InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Durham DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 510 | 6.2 km |
| Anderson Collegiate and Vocational InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Durham DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 1,175 | 6.2 km |
| Cedar Valley SSSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Durham DSB | English public | – | – | 6.3 km |
All 25 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Father Leo J Austin Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Durham CDSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 1,125 | 6.4 km |
| Sinclair Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Durham DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,655 | 6.6 km |
| Holy Trinity Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peterborough Victoria Northum Clarington CDSB | English Catholic | Fourth fifth | 760 | 6.9 km |
| ÉSC Saint-Charles-GarnierSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CS catholique MonAvenir | French Catholic | Second fifth | 470 | 8 km |
| Henry Street High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Durham DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,120 | 8.4 km |
| All Saints Catholic Secondary School Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Durham CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 1,285 | 8.9 km |
| Donald A Wilson Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Durham DSB | English public | Top fifth | 1,275 | 8.9 km |
| Brooklin High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Durham DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,415 | 10 km |
| Clarington Central Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Kawartha Pine Ridge DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 950 | 12 km |
| St. Stephen Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peterborough Victoria Northum Clarington CDSB | English Catholic | Fourth fifth | 1,300 | 13 km |
| J Clarke Richardson Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Durham DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 2,010 | 14 km |
| Notre Dame Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Durham CDSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 1,065 | 14 km |
| Bowmanville High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Kawartha Pine Ridge DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 1,180 | 14 km |
| Archbishop Denis O'Connor Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Durham CDSB | English Catholic | Fourth fifth | 710 | 14 km |
| Ajax High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Durham DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 1,330 | 15 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Other schools
Alternative, adult and other schools around Oshawa
Also within reach: alternative programs at Durham Alternative Secondary School and Father Donald MacLellan Catholic Sec Sch Catholic School. Their cards ↑
The kinds as the provincial lists give them (alternative, adult and continuing education, online, provincial schools).
Towns its size
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakville | 243,107 | 107 | 56,580 | 10 | 1.2 km |
| Richmond Hill | 222,031 | 100 | 56,420 | 5 | 1 km |
| Oshawa | 213,592 | 93 | 50,695 | 3 | 1.3 km |
| Burlington | 197,737 | 82 | 40,800 | 6 | 1.3 km |
| Greater Sudbury / Grand Sudbury | 188,504 | 86 | 24,770 | 30 | 0.8 km |
| Barrie | 174,469 | 54 | 29,165 | 6 | 1.4 km |
| Cambridge | 165,354 | 64 | 29,625 | 5 | 1.5 km |
| … | |||||
| Ajax | 141,111 | 67 | 35,990 | 4 | 1 km |
Of the 13 others, 3 count more schools. 14 towns of the 14 have a French-language school.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Neighbours
Schools in the towns around Oshawa
Each town’s schools in or within 3 km of its outline; distances as the crow flies.
WhitbyBowmanvilleAjaxOshawa
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oshawa | 93 | 3 | 27 | 1.3 km |
| Whitby 7.1 km | 82 | 5 | 25 | 0.7 km |
| Bowmanville 13 km | 60 | 1 | 16 | 0.8 km |
| Ajax 15 km | 67 | 4 | 20 | 1 km |
No neighbour of the 3 counts more schools.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The kinds of school. Each school is elementary, secondary or all-grade by the grades it teaches; alternative, adult and online programs sit in a group of their own.
- Which schools count. The page takes in schools within Oshawa and up to 3 km past its boundary, so a school just over the line is still here.
- What isn’t here. There are no inspection ratings to show, and a single year of enrolment gives no trend.
- Bands, not ranks. Ontario’s results are whole percentages with small groups left out, so the page gives fifths, not ranks.
- Boards and systems. Boards come in one language each, and where the province funds Catholic schools, as public or Catholic; independent schools stand outside them.
- The year. The open list of 2024-25.
Questions about schools in Oshawa
Is there a French-language school in Oshawa?
Yes, there are French-language schools: ÉÉC Corpus-Christi, École élémentaire Antonine Maillet and ÉÉC Jean-Paul II.
How many schools are there in Oshawa?
58 are inside the town itself and 35 lie within 3 km of its edge.
Which boards run the schools in Oshawa?
By number of schools: Durham DSB (58), Durham CDSB (21), Kawartha Pine Ridge DSB (7), Peterborough Victoria Northum Clarington CDSB (4) and CS catholique MonAvenir (2).
How do I get a place at a school in Oshawa?
Start with the board for the system you want; your address sets the school.
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).