Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 4.0Blackburn Hamlet has 9 French-language schools among its 28
Those are École élémentaire catholique Sainte-Marie, École secondaire publique Louis-Riel and École élémentaire publique Louis-Riel (CSDC du Centre-Est de l'Ontario and CÉP de l'Est de l'Ontario). All four of Ontario’s systems run schools here, English and French, public and Catholic. Counting a 3 km margin, Blackburn Hamlet has 23 elementary schools, 4 secondary schools and 1 alternative or adult school, for 12,250 students.
What stands out about Blackburn Hamlet’s schools
More Catholic schools
14 of 28 schools here are Catholic, against 34% in Ontario; Ottawa CSB and CSDC du Centre-Est de l'Ontario run them. Who runs them ↓
Results on both sides
13 of the 24 tested schools sit above the middle in Ontario, 7 below it; Colonel By Secondary School, École secondaire publique Louis-Riel and École élémentaire catholique La Vérendrye score best. Results ↓
The strongest results
Top of the area: Colonel By Secondary School (secondary), its results in the top fifth in Ontario. Results ↓
Every figure here sets the area’s schools beside the rest of its province.
Schooling in English and French around Blackburn Hamlet
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.
CSDC du Centre-Est de l'Ontario and CÉP de l'Est de l'Ontario runs the French-language ones: École élémentaire catholique Sainte-Marie, École secondaire publique Louis-Riel, École élémentaire publique Louis-Riel and École élémentaire publique Le Prélude.
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.
4 boards, school by school
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ottawa-Carleton DSBGloucester, Colonel By, Glen Ogilvie, Henry Munro, Robert Hopkins, Le Phare, Emily Carr, Forest Valley … | English public | 10 | 4,800 |
| Ottawa CSBLester B Pearson Catholic, St. Kateri Tekakwitha, Lester B. Pearson Catholic Intermediate, Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Good Shepherd, St. Brother Andre, St. John Paul II, Chapel Hill Catholic … | English Catholic | 9 | 3,175 |
| CSDC du Centre-Est de l'OntarioLa Vérendrye, Notre-Dame-des-Champs, L'Étoile-de-l'Est, Sainte-Marie, Des Pins | French Catholic | 5 | 1,835 |
| CÉP de l'Est de l'Ontariopublique Louis-Riel, publique Le Prélude, publique Louis-Riel, publique Séraphin-Marion | French public | 4 | 2,440 |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
How Blackburn Hamlet’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 A−: 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 | 18 | 81% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 18 | 72% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 18 | 67% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 16 | 93% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 16 | 87% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 16 | 59% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 4 | 57% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 4 | 88% | 85% |
Furthest from the provincial middle is Grade 6 math: 59% here, against 51% in Ontario. Above the middle on 5, below on 0: that is the 8 measures. Over three years, 11 schools gained on most measures and 8 lost ground.
Every school’s results (24)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Colonel By Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 84% · OSSLT 96% | Top fifth |
| École secondaire publique Louis-RielSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 72% · OSSLT 94% | Top fifth |
| École élémentaire catholique La VérendryeElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 82% · G3 writing 84% · G3 math 87% · G6 reading 97% · G6 writing 97% · G6 math 94% | Top fifth |
| École élémentaire catholique Des PinsElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 89% · G3 writing 74% · G3 math 84% · G6 reading 95% · G6 writing 89% · G6 math 84% | Top fifth |
| École élémentaire catholique Sainte-MarieElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 94% · G3 writing 81% · G3 math 81% · G6 reading 100% · G6 writing 86% · G6 math 71% | Top fifth |
| École élémentaire catholique L'Étoile-de-l'EstElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 83% · G3 writing 76% · G3 math 72% · G6 reading 100% · G6 writing 95% · G6 math 85% | Second fifth |
| Chapel Hill Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 100% · G3 writing 100% · G3 math 95% · G6 reading 93% · G6 writing 93% · G6 math 53% | Second fifth |
| École élémentaire publique Séraphin-MarionElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 84% · G3 writing 78% · G3 math 74% · G6 reading 90% · G6 writing 92% · G6 math 63% | Second fifth |
| École élémentaire publique Le PréludeElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 79% · G3 writing 73% · G3 math 80% · G6 reading 89% · G6 writing 83% · G6 math 65% | Second fifth |
| Forest Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–5 | G3 reading 84% · G3 writing 69% · G3 math 72% | Second fifth |
| Le Phare Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–5 | G3 reading 82% · G3 writing 71% · G3 math 61% | Second fifth |
| Robert Hopkins Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–5 | G3 reading 86% · G3 writing 74% · G3 math 67% | Second fifth |
| St. Brother Andre Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 76% · G3 writing 71% · G3 math 65% · G6 reading 92% · G6 writing 88% · G6 math 70% | Second fifth |
| Glen Ogilvie Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–5 | G3 reading 77% · G3 writing 77% · G3 math 65% | Middle fifth |
| St. Kateri Tekakwitha Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 72% · G3 writing 58% · G3 math 45% · G6 reading 95% · G6 writing 95% · G6 math 61% | Middle fifth |
| Good Shepherd Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 76% · G3 writing 50% · G3 math 45% · G6 reading 98% · G6 writing 98% · G6 math 52% | Middle fifth |
| École élémentaire catholique Notre-Dame-des-ChampsElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 59% · G3 writing 53% · G3 math 66% · G6 reading 87% · G6 writing 83% · G6 math 56% | Middle fifth |
| Thomas D'Arcy McGee Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 68% · G3 writing 53% · G3 math 53% · G6 reading 94% · G6 writing 81% · G6 math 44% | Fourth fifth |
| Emily Carr Middle SchoolElementary · Grades 6–8 | G6 reading 81% · G6 writing 76% · G6 math 43% | Fourth fifth |
| Lester B Pearson Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 41% · OSSLT 82% | Fourth fifth |
| Henry Munro Middle SchoolElementary · Grades 6–8 | G6 reading 68% · G6 writing 72% · G6 math 46% | Fourth fifth |
| Our Lady of Mount Carmel Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 59% · G3 writing 51% · G3 math 46% · G6 reading 84% · G6 writing 81% · G6 math 23% | Bottom fifth |
| Gloucester High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 28% · OSSLT 64% | Bottom fifth |
| St. John Paul II Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 57% · G3 writing 35% · G3 math 38% · G6 reading 67% · G6 writing 70% · G6 math 30% | 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 28 schools in and around Blackburn Hamlet 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.
Who runs Blackburn Hamlet’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
Who runs them, in numbers: English public 10, English Catholic 9 and French-language 9.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Blackburn Hamlet
Catholic schools
Ontario funds the Catholic system in full; its high schools are open to all, its elementary schools mostly to Catholic families.
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.
The neighbourhood school
Where a family lives settles it: the board’s map ties every address to one school, and a seat anywhere else waits on spare room.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 28 schools in and around Blackburn Hamlet
High schools within reach of Blackburn Hamlet
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
Counting out to 15 km, there are 44: 14 French public, 13 English public, 7 English Catholic, 7 French Catholic and 3 independent. The nearest is École secondaire publique Louis-Riel, 1 km away.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| École secondaire publique Louis-RielSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CÉP de l'Est de l'Ontario | French public | Top fifth | 1,005 | 1 km |
| Lester B Pearson Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa CSB | English Catholic | Fourth fifth | 750 | 2.7 km |
| Gloucester High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 1,160 | 2.9 km |
| Colonel By Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | Top fifth | 1,140 | 3.7 km |
| École secondaire catholique GarneauSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CSDC du Centre-Est de l'Ontario | French Catholic | Top fifth | 870 | 4.6 km |
| École secondaire catholique Mer BleueSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CSDC du Centre-Est de l'Ontario | French Catholic | Top fifth | 825 | 4.7 km |
| École secondaire catholique Samuel-GenestSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CSDC du Centre-Est de l'Ontario | French Catholic | Second fifth | 855 | 5.2 km |
| École secondaire catholique de l’innovationSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CSDC du Centre-Est de l'Ontario | French Catholic | Fourth fifth | 95 | 5.5 km |
| Cairine Wilson Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 775 | 5.7 km |
| St Matthew High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa CSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 715 | 5.7 km |
All 44 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ottawa Technical Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 330 | 6.5 km |
| Centre académique de l'OutaouaisAll grades | – | Independent | – | – | 6.6 km |
| Sir Wilfrid Laurier Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 1,050 | 7 km |
| Canterbury High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | Top fifth | 1,160 | 7.1 km |
| Hillcrest High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 460 | 7.1 km |
| École secondaire catholique Franco-CitéSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CSDC du Centre-Est de l'Ontario | French Catholic | Second fifth | 1,010 | 7.2 km |
| St Peter High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa CSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 1,385 | 8.1 km |
| École secondaire catholique Béatrice-DeslogesSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CSDC du Centre-Est de l'Ontario | French Catholic | Second fifth | 800 | 9 km |
| École secondaire publique De La SalleSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CÉP de l'Est de l'Ontario | French public | Top fifth | 950 | 9.5 km |
| Immaculata High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa CSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 855 | 9.5 km |
| École Polyvalente Nicolas-GatineauAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Draveurs | French public | – | – | 9.6 km |
| St Patrick's High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa CSB | English Catholic | Bottom fifth | 1,110 | 9.8 km |
| Lisgar Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | Second fifth | 960 | 9.9 km |
| Ridgemont High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 860 | 9.9 km |
| École secondaire publique Gisèle-LalondeSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CÉP de l'Est de l'Ontario | French public | Top fifth | 840 | 10 km |
| École du Nouveau-MondeAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Draveurs | French public | – | – | 11 km |
| École du Nouveau-MondeAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Draveurs | French public | – | – | 11 km |
| École du Nouveau-MondeAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Draveurs | French public | – | – | 11 km |
| Glebe Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | Top fifth | 1,315 | 11 km |
| École secondaire du VersantSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Draveurs | French public | – | – | 11 km |
| Polyvalente Le CarrefourSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Draveurs | French public | – | – | 11 km |
| Collège Saint-Joseph de HullSecondary | – | Independent | – | – | 11 km |
| Brookfield High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 650 | 12 km |
| École secondaire catholique Saint-Jean-BaptisteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CSDC du Centre-Est de l'Ontario | French Catholic | – | – | 12 km |
| École secondaire de l'ÎleAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Portages-de-l'Outaouais | French public | – | – | 13 km |
| École Saint-Jean-BoscoAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Portages-de-l'Outaouais | French public | – | – | 14 km |
| St Pius X High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa CSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 890 | 14 km |
| St Nicholas Adult High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa CSB | English Catholic | – | 620 | 14 km |
| Collège Nouvelles FrontièresSecondary | – | Independent | – | – | 15 km |
| École des services spécialisésAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Portages-de-l'Outaouais | French public | – | – | 15 km |
| École des services spécialisésAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Portages-de-l'Outaouais | French public | – | – | 15 km |
| École des services spécialisésAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Portages-de-l'Outaouais | French public | – | – | 15 km |
| École secondaire Philemon WrightSecondary | Commission scolaire Western Québec | English public | – | – | 15 km |
| École Intermédiaire HadleySecondary | Commission scolaire Western Québec | English public | – | – | 15 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Alternative, adult and other schools around Blackburn Hamlet
The area also has alternative programs at Norman Johnston Secondary Alternate Prog. Their cards ↑
The kinds as the provincial lists give them (alternative, adult and continuing education, online, provincial schools).
Towns its size in Ontario
Places of about the same size and their schools in or within 3 km, largest first.
| Town | Population | Schools | Students | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humber Summit | 12,194 | 65 | 29,435 | 0 | 1.7 km |
| … | |||||
| Stoneybrook | 7,662 | 38 | 19,845 | 4 | 0.2 km |
| Fruitland | 7,653 | 32 | 19,730 | 0 | 2.5 km |
| Chesley | 7,639 | 4 | 890 | 0 | 8.5 km |
| Fort Frances | 7,607 | 5 | 1,810 | 0 | 2.1 km |
| Blackburn Hamlet | 7,606 | 28 | 12,250 | 9 | 1 km |
| Port Credit | 7,606 | 26 | 11,210 | 0 | 0.9 km |
| Fairview | 7,597 | 48 | 20,445 | 1 | 0.4 km |
| University | 7,595 | 105 | 31,765 | 9 | 0.3 km |
| Parry Sound | 7,584 | 8 | 1,560 | 2 | 0.8 km |
| … | |||||
| Iroquois Falls | 4,640 | 8 | 730 | 4 | 3.3 km |
More schools than here: 172 of the 339 others. A French-language school is within reach in 234 of the 340.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Blackburn Hamlet
Each town’s schools in or within 3 km of its outline; distances as the crow flies.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackburn Hamlet | 28 | 9 | 14 | 1 km |
| Greenbelt (east) 0.8 km | 87 | 32 | 47 | 0.7 km |
| Beacon Hill South - Cardinal Heights 3 km | 26 | 10 | 13 | 0.3 km |
| Chapel Hill North 3.1 km | 38 | 17 | 21 | 1.6 km |
| Chapel Hill South 3.2 km | 39 | 21 | 21 | 1.5 km |
| Pineview 3.5 km | 33 | 11 | 16 | 2 km |
| Rothwell Heights - Beacon Hill North 3.8 km | 45 | 19 | 20 | 0.2 km |
Next door, Greenbelt (east) counts 87 schools, more than any other neighbour.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The kinds of school. Elementary and secondary come from the grades each school offers; a school offering both counts as all-grade.
- Which schools count. A school counts when it sits inside Blackburn Hamlet or less than 3 km beyond its edge.
- Boards and systems. Each board covers a territory in one language and one system, public or Catholic; boards of different systems overlap.
- The year. The open list of 2024-25.
- Bands, not ranks. Fifths are worked out among every Ontario school with a result on that measure, then averaged per school.
- What isn’t here. Ontario’s private schools aren’t in the open list; no province publishes inspection grades.
Questions about schools in Blackburn Hamlet
Which boards run the schools in Blackburn Hamlet?
By number of schools: Ottawa-Carleton DSB (10), Ottawa CSB (9), CSDC du Centre-Est de l'Ontario (5) and CÉP de l'Est de l'Ontario (4).
How do I get a place at a school in Blackburn Hamlet?
The board’s school locator gives the designated school; registration is with the board or the school.
Is there a French-language school in Blackburn Hamlet?
Yes, there are French-language schools: École élémentaire catholique Sainte-Marie, École secondaire publique Louis-Riel, École élémentaire publique Louis-Riel and École élémentaire publique Le Prélude.
How many schools are there in Blackburn Hamlet?
Inside the town there are 5; another 23 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).