Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0Schools in Otonabee-South Monaghan: 3 boards, side by side
The largest is Kawartha Pine Ridge DSB, with 12; beside it are Peterborough Victoria Northum Clarington CDSB and CS catholique MonAvenir. The 17 with results split, 2 in the upper two fifths in Ontario and 9 in the lower. Within 3 km of Otonabee-South Monaghan are 15 elementary schools and 5 secondary schools, teaching 9,190 students.
What stands out about Otonabee-South Monaghan’s schools
Results on the rise
At 12 tested schools out of 17, the three-year changes lean upward; Queen Elizabeth Public School, St. Paul Catholic Elementary School and North Shore Public School gained most often. Results ↓
One big school
With 1,260 students, Thomas A Stewart Secondary School is the area’s biggest. Every school ↓
The strongest results
The area’s best results are at Queen Elizabeth Public School (elementary), in the top fifth in Ontario. Results ↓
The comparisons are with the province’s schools, never across provinces.
The 3 boards that run schools here
The boards and their schools here.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kawartha Pine Ridge DSBThomas A Stewart, Adam Scott, Kaawaate East City, Edmison Heights, Kenner, North Shore, Peterborough Collegiate and Vocational, Adam Scott Intermediate … | English public | 12 | 6,150 |
| Peterborough Victoria Northum Clarington CDSBHoly Cross Catholic, St. Anne Catholic, Monsignor O'Donoghue Catholic, St. Paul Catholic, St. John Catholic, Immaculate Conception Catholic, St. Patrick Catholic | English Catholic | 7 | 2,795 |
| CS catholique MonAvenirÉÉC Monseigneur-Jamot | French Catholic | 1 | 245 |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
How Otonabee-South Monaghan’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 | 13 | 78% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 13 | 62% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 13 | 60% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 13 | 85% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 13 | 80% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 13 | 39% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 4 | 50% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 4 | 74% | 85% |
The widest gap is on Grade 6 math, where the area’s schools reach 39% against 51% in Ontario. The area is ahead on 0 of 8 measures and behind on 7.
Every school’s results (17)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Queen Elizabeth Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 87% · G3 writing 100% · G3 math 100% · G6 reading 100% · G6 writing 94% · G6 math 72% | Top fifth |
| St. Paul Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 96% · G3 writing 81% · G3 math 85% · G6 reading 100% · G6 writing 95% · G6 math 63% | Top fifth |
| North Shore Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 88% · G3 writing 76% · G3 math 70% · G6 reading 86% · G6 writing 82% · G6 math 27% | Middle fifth |
| Adam Scott Collegiate and Vocational InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 53% · OSSLT 85% | Middle fifth |
| Edmison Heights Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 82% · G3 writing 64% · G3 math 76% · G6 reading 83% · G6 writing 80% · G6 math 46% | Middle fifth |
| Immaculate Conception Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 75% · G3 writing 70% · G3 math 60% · G6 reading 89% · G6 writing 83% · G6 math 39% | Middle fifth |
| St. Anne Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 75% · G3 writing 53% · G3 math 58% · G6 reading 89% · G6 writing 85% · G6 math 57% | Middle fifth |
| ÉÉC Monseigneur-JamotElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 77% · G3 writing 62% · G3 math 85% · G6 reading 80% · G6 writing 72% · G6 math 48% | Middle fifth |
| Kaawaate East City Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 84% · G3 writing 66% · G3 math 56% · G6 reading 85% · G6 writing 79% · G6 math 32% | Fourth fifth |
| St. John Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 78% · G3 writing 61% · G3 math 74% · G6 reading 57% · G6 writing 79% · G6 math 29% | Fourth fifth |
| Monsignor O'Donoghue Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 61% · G3 writing 58% · G3 math 53% · G6 reading 72% · G6 writing 94% · G6 math 44% | Fourth fifth |
| St. Patrick Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 79% · G3 writing 43% · G3 math 43% · G6 reading 89% · G6 writing 72% · G6 math 39% | Fourth fifth |
| Thomas A Stewart Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 49% · OSSLT 76% | Fourth fifth |
| Roger Neilson Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 61% · G3 writing 33% · G3 math 52% · G6 reading 83% · G6 writing 79% · G6 math 34% | Fourth fifth |
| Holy Cross Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 50% · OSSLT 71% | Bottom fifth |
| Kenner Collegiate and Vocational InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 19% · OSSLT 68% | Bottom fifth |
| Otonabee Valley Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 59% · G3 writing 38% · G3 math 38% · G6 reading 68% · G6 writing 56% · G6 math 25% | 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 20 schools in and around Otonabee-South Monaghan are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Otonabee-South Monaghan
English, French and other languages of instruction, beside the mix in Ontario.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Ontario.
Schooling in French, 1 schools: ÉÉC Monseigneur-Jamot, with CS catholique MonAvenir running the public ones.
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 Otonabee-South Monaghan’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
Grouped by system: English public 12, English Catholic 7 and French-language 1.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Otonabee-South Monaghan
The neighbourhood school
Ask the board first. It holds the enrolment list and points each street to its own school; out-of-area requests go ahead only with space to spare.
French-language schools
French-language boards admit the children of rights-holders under section 23 of the Charter (a parent whose first language is French, or who was schooled in French in Canada), and may admit others through an admissions committee.
Catholic schools
Families who aren’t Catholic can usually choose a Catholic high school, though rarely a Catholic elementary one.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 20 schools in and around Otonabee-South Monaghan
High schools within reach of Otonabee-South Monaghan
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
8 secondary schools are within 15 km: 5 English public, 2 English Catholic and 1 French Catholic. Closest of all: Kenner Collegiate and Vocational Institute (9.1 km).
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenner Collegiate and Vocational InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Kawartha Pine Ridge DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 525 | 9.1 km |
| Holy Cross Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peterborough Victoria Northum Clarington CDSB | English Catholic | Bottom fifth | 840 | 11 km |
| Peterborough Collegiate and Vocational SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Kawartha Pine Ridge DSB | English public | – | 385 | 11 km |
| St. Peter Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Peterborough Victoria Northum Clarington CDSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 1,035 | 12 km |
| ÉSC Monseigneur-JamotSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CS catholique MonAvenir | French Catholic | Middle fifth | – | 12 km |
| Thomas A Stewart Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Kawartha Pine Ridge DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 1,260 | 13 km |
| Adam Scott Collegiate and Vocational InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Kawartha Pine Ridge DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 1,055 | 13 km |
| Crestwood Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Kawartha Pine Ridge DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 715 | 13 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton | 12,900 | 5 | 2,055 | 0 | 0.4 km |
| … | |||||
| Langstaff | 8,147 | 44 | 21,240 | 2 | 1.6 km |
| Jackson | 8,124 | 25 | 10,145 | 2 | 0.7 km |
| Haliburton Village | 8,100 | 4 | 1,185 | 0 | 5.3 km |
| Talbot | 8,085 | 19 | 11,970 | 1 | 2.4 km |
| Otonabee-South Monaghan | 8,084 | 20 | 9,190 | 1 | 9.3 km |
| Lambton Baby Point | 7,966 | 67 | 32,140 | 2 | 0.6 km |
| Cardinal | 7,952 | 6 | 1,415 | 0 | 10 km |
| North Stormont | 7,946 | 7 | 1,580 | 3 | 11 km |
| Bayham | 7,935 | 5 | 2,125 | 0 | 15 km |
| … | |||||
| York Road | 4,931 | 24 | 11,030 | 2 | 2.8 km |
More schools are within reach in 219 of the 351 other towns. Schooling in French is on hand in 241 of the 352.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Otonabee-South Monaghan
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otonabee-South Monaghan | 20 | 1 | 8 | 9.3 km |
| Peterborough 11 km | 34 | 2 | 13 | 1.1 km |
| Millbrook 16 km | 20 | 1 | 7 | 13 km |
The neighbour with most schools is Peterborough (34).
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What isn’t here. No ratings by inspectors, no enrolment trend: neither is published school by school.
- Bands, not ranks. A band is the fifth of Ontario’s schools a result falls in, averaged over the school’s measures; small groups go unreported, so places would overstate it.
- The year. The province’s 2024-25 list.
- Boards and systems. Boards are set by language and, in Ontario, Alberta and Saskatchewan, by faith: public or Catholic.
- Which schools count. Each school is placed by its address point; those inside Otonabee-South Monaghan or within 3 km of it are here.
- The kinds of school. Middle and junior high schools count as secondary when they start at Grade 7 or later, elementary otherwise.
Questions about schools in Otonabee-South Monaghan
How many schools are there in Otonabee-South Monaghan?
Inside the town there are 1; another 19 sit within 3 km.
Is there a French-language school in Otonabee-South Monaghan?
Yes: ÉÉC Monseigneur-Jamot, the French-language schools here.
How do I get a place at a school in Otonabee-South Monaghan?
Start with the board for the system you want; your address sets the school.
Which boards run the schools in Otonabee-South Monaghan?
By number of schools: Kawartha Pine Ridge DSB (12), Peterborough Victoria Northum Clarington CDSB (7) and CS catholique MonAvenir (1).
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).