Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 4.0Blossom Park - Timbermill’s schools belong to 4 boards that cover the same streets
Ottawa-Carleton DSB runs the most, 13 of them; Ottawa CSB, CSDC du Centre-Est de l'Ontario and CÉP de l'Est de l'Ontario run the rest. Of 26 schools, 6 teach in French; in Ontario, 10% do. Taken together, Blossom Park - Timbermill and its 3 km edge hold 22 elementary schools, 3 secondary schools and 1 alternative or adult school for 11,175 students.
What stands out about Blossom Park - Timbermill’s schools
Results below the middle
14 of the 23 tested schools score in the lower two fifths in Ontario, among them St Patrick's High School, Ridgemont High School and Blossom Park Public School. Results ↓
Results on the rise
At 15 tested schools out of 23, the three-year changes lean upward; Canterbury High School, St Thomas More Elementary School and Bayview Public School gained most often. Results ↓
The strongest results
The area’s best results are at Canterbury High School (secondary), in the top fifth in Ontario. Results ↓
The comparisons are with the province’s schools, never across provinces.
The 4 boards that run schools here
The boards and their schools here.
The four systems cover the same streets, so the nearest school may not be the one a family’s system offers: English or French, public or Catholic, each has its own board.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ottawa-Carleton DSBCanterbury, Ridgemont, Roberta Bondar, Sawmill Creek, Bayview, Fielding Drive, Charles H. Hulse, Blossom Park … | English public | 13 | 5,555 |
| Ottawa CSBSt Patrick's, St Patrick's Intermediate, Holy Family, St Bernard, St Marguerite d'Youville, Prince of Peace, St Thomas More | English Catholic | 7 | 3,280 |
| CSDC du Centre-Est de l'OntarioSainte-Bernadette, George-Étienne-Cartier, Marius-Barbeau | French Catholic | 3 | 1,185 |
| CÉP de l'Est de l'Ontariopublique Gabrielle-Roy, des adultes Le Carrefour, publique Marie-Curie | French public | 3 | 1,155 |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
Schooling in English and French around Blossom Park - Timbermill
English, French and other languages of instruction, beside the mix in Ontario.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Ontario.
By name, in French: École élémentaire catholique Sainte-Bernadette, École élémentaire publique Gabrielle-Roy, École secondaire des adultes Le Carrefour and École élémentaire catholique Marius-Barbeau (CSDC du Centre-Est de l'Ontario and CÉP de l'Est de l'Ontario).
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.
How Blossom Park - Timbermill’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 | 19 | 69% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 19 | 57% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 19 | 50% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 18 | 83% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 18 | 81% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 18 | 42% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 3 | 35% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 3 | 75% | 85% |
Furthest from the provincial middle is Grade 9 math: 35% here, against 55% in Ontario. Across 8 measures: 0 above the middle, 8 below.
Every school’s results (23)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Canterbury High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 76% · OSSLT 94% | Top fifth |
| École élémentaire catholique George-Étienne-CartierElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 90% · G3 writing 86% · G3 math 88% · G6 reading 93% · G6 writing 85% · G6 math 76% | Second fifth |
| St Thomas More Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 86% · G3 writing 76% · G3 math 67% · G6 reading 91% · G6 writing 91% · G6 math 70% | Second fifth |
| Bayview Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–4 | G3 reading 80% · G3 writing 63% · G3 math 75% | Second fifth |
| École élémentaire catholique Marius-BarbeauElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 74% · G3 writing 79% · G3 math 81% · G6 reading 84% · G6 writing 71% · G6 math 48% | Middle fifth |
| École élémentaire catholique Sainte-BernadetteElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 74% · G3 writing 57% · G3 math 71% · G6 reading 91% · G6 writing 84% · G6 math 53% | Middle fifth |
| St Marguerite d'Youville Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 72% · G3 writing 69% · G3 math 62% · G6 reading 80% · G6 writing 85% · G6 math 55% | Middle fifth |
| École élémentaire publique Gabrielle-RoyElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 79% · G3 writing 66% · G3 math 66% · G6 reading 80% · G6 writing 78% · G6 math 47% | Middle fifth |
| Fielding Drive Public SchoolElementary · Grades 4–8 | G6 reading 90% · G6 writing 79% · G6 math 38% | Middle fifth |
| Holy Family Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 60% · G3 writing 48% · G3 math 38% · G6 reading 90% · G6 writing 82% · G6 math 62% | Fourth fifth |
| Roberta Bondar Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 52% · G3 writing 52% · G3 math 38% · G6 reading 91% · G6 writing 84% · G6 math 39% | Fourth fifth |
| St Bernard Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 68% · G3 writing 58% · G3 math 54% · G6 reading 83% · G6 writing 83% · G6 math 41% | Fourth fifth |
| Dunlop Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 50% · G3 writing 61% · G3 math 50% · G6 reading 83% · G6 writing 79% · G6 math 24% | Fourth fifth |
| Featherston Drive Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 33% · G3 writing 25% · G3 math 17% · G6 reading 88% · G6 writing 88% · G6 math 42% | Fourth fifth |
| Robert Bateman Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 46% · G3 writing 37% · G3 math 32% · G6 reading 80% · G6 writing 85% · G6 math 49% | Fourth fifth |
| École élémentaire publique Marie-CurieElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 71% · G3 writing 60% · G3 math 66% · G6 reading 61% · G6 writing 55% · G6 math 36% | Fourth fifth |
| General Vanier Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–3 | G3 reading 69% · G3 writing 56% · G3 math 47% | Fourth fifth |
| Sawmill Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 71% · G3 writing 49% · G3 math 45% · G6 reading 72% · G6 writing 76% · G6 math 28% | Bottom fifth |
| Charles H. Hulse Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 34% · G3 writing 32% · G3 math 32% · G6 reading 62% · G6 writing 67% · G6 math 33% | Bottom fifth |
| Prince of Peace Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 64% · G3 writing 45% · G3 math 45% · G6 reading 76% · G6 writing 70% · G6 math 26% | Bottom fifth |
| Blossom Park Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 33% · G3 writing 10% · G3 math 24% · G6 reading 46% · G6 writing 39% · G6 math 14% | Bottom fifth |
| Ridgemont High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 25% · OSSLT 62% | Bottom fifth |
| St Patrick's High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 35% · OSSLT 75% | 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 26 schools in and around Blossom Park - Timbermill are
Every school as a pin, coloured by system; each opens its own page.
Points from the provincial lists.
Who runs Blossom Park - Timbermill’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
Counted by who runs them: English public 13, English Catholic 7 and French-language 6.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Blossom Park - Timbermill
The neighbourhood school
Registration happens with the board, not the school; the board names the school for the address.
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
Ontario funds the Catholic system in full; its high schools are open to all, its elementary schools mostly to Catholic families.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 26 schools in and around Blossom Park - Timbermill
High schools within reach of Blossom Park - Timbermill
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
52 secondary schools are within 15 km: 19 English public, 13 French public, 12 English Catholic, 6 French Catholic and 2 independent. Ridgemont High School lies closest, 3.7 km from the centre.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ridgemont High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 860 | 3.7 km |
| St Patrick's High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa CSB | English Catholic | Bottom fifth | 1,110 | 3.9 km |
| Canterbury High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | Top fifth | 1,160 | 4.5 km |
| Brookfield High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 650 | 4.8 km |
| Hillcrest High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 460 | 5.6 km |
| École secondaire catholique Franco-CitéSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CSDC du Centre-Est de l'Ontario | French Catholic | Second fifth | 1,010 | 5.8 km |
| St Pius X High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa CSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 890 | 6.5 km |
| École secondaire publique Omer-DeslauriersSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CÉP de l'Est de l'Ontario | French public | Fourth fifth | 325 | 6.5 km |
| St. Francis Xavier (9-12) Catholic SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa CSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 1,665 | 7.1 km |
| Merivale High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | Top fifth | 1,440 | 7.4 km |
All 52 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OCSB Achievement CentreSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa CSB | English Catholic | – | 75 | 7.6 km |
| Glebe Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | Top fifth | 1,315 | 7.8 km |
| Immaculata High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa CSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 855 | 7.8 km |
| St Nicholas Adult High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa CSB | English Catholic | – | 620 | 8.5 km |
| Ottawa Technical Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 330 | 9.1 km |
| Lisgar Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | Second fifth | 960 | 9.1 km |
| École secondaire catholique Saint-Jean-BaptisteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CSDC du Centre-Est de l'Ontario | French Catholic | – | – | 9.2 km |
| Riverside South Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | – | – | 9.5 km |
| Launch Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 11–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | – | – | 9.6 km |
| École secondaire catholique de l’innovationSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CSDC du Centre-Est de l'Ontario | French Catholic | Fourth fifth | 95 | 9.9 km |
| Notre Dame High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa CSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 430 | 10 km |
| Sir Guy Carleton Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 315 | 10 km |
| École secondaire catholique Samuel-GenestSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CSDC du Centre-Est de l'Ontario | French Catholic | Second fifth | 855 | 10 km |
| Gloucester High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 1,160 | 10 km |
| École secondaire publique De La SalleSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CÉP de l'Est de l'Ontario | French public | Top fifth | 950 | 10 km |
| Nepean High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | Top fifth | 1,270 | 11 km |
| St. Mother Teresa High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa CSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 1,105 | 11 km |
| Lester B Pearson Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa CSB | English Catholic | Fourth fifth | 750 | 11 km |
| Collège Saint-Joseph de HullSecondary | – | Independent | – | – | 11 km |
| Longfields Davidson Heights Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 1,650 | 11 km |
| École secondaire publique Louis-RielSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CÉP de l'Est de l'Ontario | French public | Top fifth | 1,005 | 11 km |
| Woodroffe High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 900 | 12 km |
| St Mark High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa CSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 820 | 12 km |
| École secondaire catholique Pierre-SavardSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CSDC du Centre-Est de l'Ontario | French Catholic | Top fifth | 900 | 12 km |
| Sir Robert Borden High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 775 | 12 km |
| École Saint-Jean-BoscoAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Portages-de-l'Outaouais | French public | – | – | 12 km |
| École secondaire de l'ÎleAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Portages-de-l'Outaouais | French public | – | – | 12 km |
| Colonel By Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | Top fifth | 1,140 | 12 km |
| École des services spécialisésAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Portages-de-l'Outaouais | French public | – | – | 12 km |
| École des services spécialisésAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Portages-de-l'Outaouais | French public | – | – | 12 km |
| St Paul High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa CSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 700 | 12 km |
| École secondaire publique L'AlternativeSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CÉP de l'Est de l'Ontario | French public | – | 70 | 12 km |
| St Joseph High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa CSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 1,535 | 13 km |
| John McCrae Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 1,550 | 13 km |
| École secondaire publique Pierre-de-BloisSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CÉP de l'Est de l'Ontario | French public | Second fifth | 415 | 14 km |
| Bell High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 760 | 14 km |
| Collège Nouvelles FrontièresSecondary | – | Independent | – | – | 14 km |
| École secondaire catholique Mer BleueSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CSDC du Centre-Est de l'Ontario | French Catholic | Top fifth | 825 | 14 km |
| École du Nouveau-MondeAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Draveurs | French public | – | – | 14 km |
| École du Nouveau-MondeAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Draveurs | French public | – | – | 14 km |
| École du Nouveau-MondeAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Draveurs | French public | – | – | 14 km |
| Polyvalente Le CarrefourSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Draveurs | French public | – | – | 15 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Alternative, adult and other schools around Blossom Park - Timbermill
Outside the usual elementary and high schools: adult and continuing education at École secondaire des adultes Le Carrefour. Their cards ↑
The kinds as the provincial lists give them (alternative, adult and continuing education, online, provincial schools).
Towns its size in Ontario
Similar-sized towns and their schools within 3 km, by population.
| Town | Population | Schools | Students | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chapel Hill South | 14,278 | 39 | 16,855 | 21 | 1.5 km |
| … | |||||
| H-Section (bramalea) | 9,040 | 47 | 24,440 | 1 | 1.2 km |
| Queenswood Heights | 8,998 | 48 | 21,980 | 21 | 0.6 km |
| Corktown | 8,952 | 48 | 22,165 | 4 | 1 km |
| Kingsway South | 8,935 | 58 | 27,785 | 1 | 1.2 km |
| Blossom Park - Timbermill | 8,907 | 26 | 11,175 | 6 | 3.8 km |
| DT Cooksville | 8,864 | 44 | 21,415 | 1 | 0.3 km |
| Kapuskasing | 8,825 | 10 | 1,545 | 7 | 0.3 km |
| Uplands | 8,819 | 18 | 11,940 | 3 | 2 km |
| Drummond/North Elmsley | 8,817 | 18 | 4,750 | 0 | 6.6 km |
| … | |||||
| Norwood | 5,308 | 5 | 1,185 | 0 | 0.6 km |
Of the 378 others, 219 count more schools. A French-language school is within reach in 264 of the 379.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Blossom Park - Timbermill
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blossom Park - Timbermill | 26 | 6 | 10 | 3.8 km |
| Emerald Woods - Sawmill Creek 0.9 km | 22 | 5 | 10 | 3.3 km |
| Greenboro West 1.5 km | 34 | 8 | 14 | 2.4 km |
| South Keys 1.9 km | 29 | 7 | 12 | 2 km |
| Greenboro East 2.2 km | 31 | 8 | 14 | 1.6 km |
| Old Hunt Club 3.1 km | 41 | 9 | 20 | 3 km |
| Ledbury-Heron Gate-Ridgemont 3.2 km | 43 | 10 | 17 | 1 km |
Of the neighbours, Ledbury-Heron Gate-Ridgemont counts the most schools: 43.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What isn’t here. No province rates its schools by inspection, and enrolment covers one year (Ontario and Alberta only), so there is no trend.
- Bands, not ranks. A school with no reported result has no band; one with several averages its fifths.
- The year. As the province lists them in 2024-25.
- Boards and systems. Each board covers a territory in one language and one system, public or Catholic; boards of different systems overlap.
- Which schools count. The area is Blossom Park - Timbermill plus a 3 km margin around it, measured from its census outline.
- The kinds of school. Elementary schools run from kindergarten to Grade 6 or 8, secondary ones to Grade 12; some cover every grade, and alternative, adult and online schools are listed apart.
Questions about schools in Blossom Park - Timbermill
Is there a French-language school in Blossom Park - Timbermill?
Yes: École élémentaire catholique Sainte-Bernadette, École élémentaire publique Gabrielle-Roy, École secondaire des adultes Le Carrefour and École élémentaire catholique Marius-Barbeau, the French-language schools here.
How many schools are there in Blossom Park - Timbermill?
Inside the town there are 5; another 21 sit within 3 km.
How do I get a place at a school in Blossom Park - Timbermill?
Enrolment goes through the board; schools outside your area take students when they have room.
Which boards run the schools in Blossom Park - Timbermill?
Ottawa-Carleton DSB (13), Ottawa CSB (7), CSDC du Centre-Est de l'Ontario (3) and CÉP de l'Est de l'Ontario (3), with each one’s schools in brackets.
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).