Photo: Vince Alongi from Delta, B.C., Canada · CC BY 2.0Around Cardinal Creek, 20 schools of 42 teach in French
They are École élémentaire catholique Arc-en-ciel, École secondaire catholique Béatrice-Desloges and École intermédiaire catholique Béatrice-Desloges, run by CSDC du Centre-Est de l'Ontario, CÉP de l'Est de l'Ontario and Centre de services scolaire au Coeur-des-Vallées. All four of Ontario’s systems run schools here, English and French, public and Catholic. In or within 3 km of Cardinal Creek: 35 elementary schools and 7 secondary schools, with 19,805 students.
What stands out about Cardinal Creek’s schools
Results above the middle
Most of the 35 schools with results sit above the middle in Ontario, 21 of them, with École secondaire catholique Garneau, École secondaire publique Gisèle-Lalonde and École élémentaire catholique d'enseignement personnalisé La Source at the head. Results ↓
More Catholic schools
Catholic schools are 24 of 42 here, above the 34% in Ontario, under CSDC du Centre-Est de l'Ontario and Ottawa CSB. Who runs them ↓
One big school
With 1,385 students, St Peter High School is the area’s biggest. Every school ↓
The strongest results
École secondaire catholique Garneau (secondary) 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.
Schooling in English and French around Cardinal Creek
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, CÉP de l'Est de l'Ontario and Centre de services scolaire au Coeur-des-Vallées runs the French-language ones: École élémentaire catholique Arc-en-ciel, École secondaire catholique Béatrice-Desloges, École intermédiaire catholique Béatrice-Desloges and École élémentaire catholique De la Découverte.
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.
Which of the 5 boards runs which school
The boards and their schools here.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CSDC du Centre-Est de l'OntarioGarneau, Béatrice-Desloges, Notre-Place, intermédiaire catholique Garneau, d'enseignement personnalisé La Source, Des Pionniers, Alain-Fortin, intermédiaire catholique Béatrice-Desloges … | French Catholic | 13 | 6,120 |
| Ottawa-Carleton DSBSir Wilfrid Laurier, Cairine Wilson, Dunning-Foubert, Summerside, Maple Ridge, Avalon, Trillium, Fallingbrook Community … | English public | 11 | 5,215 |
| Ottawa CSBSt Peter, St Peter Intermediate, St Matthew, Our Lady of Wisdom, St. Dominic Catholic, St Matthew Intermediate, St Theresa, St Francis of Assisi … | English Catholic | 11 | 5,805 |
| CÉP de l'Est de l'Ontariopublique Gisèle-Lalonde, publique Jeanne-Sauvé, publique Des Sentiers, publique L'Odyssée, publique Gisèle-Lalonde | French public | 5 | 2,665 |
| Centre de services scolaire au Coeur-des-Valléesaux Quatre-Vents, du Sacré-Coeur | French public | 2 | – |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
How Cardinal Creek’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 | 27 | 81% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 27 | 72% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 27 | 74% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 26 | 91% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 26 | 88% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 26 | 56% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 7 | 58% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 7 | 92% | 85% |
The widest gap is on Grade 3 math, where the area’s schools reach 74% against 65% in Ontario. Of 8 measures, 6 sit above the province’s middle and 0 below. The three-year changes lean upward at 12 schools and downward at 13.
Every school’s results (35)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| École secondaire catholique GarneauSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 80% · OSSLT 92% | Top fifth |
| École secondaire publique Gisèle-LalondeSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 78% · OSSLT 98% | Top fifth |
| École élémentaire catholique d'enseignement personnalisé La SourceElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 81% · G3 writing 85% · G3 math 93% · G6 reading 100% · G6 writing 98% · G6 math 83% | Top fifth |
| St Clare Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 94% · G3 writing 88% · G3 math 79% · G6 reading 92% · G6 writing 97% · G6 math 58% | Top fifth |
| École élémentaire catholique Alain-FortinElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 84% · G3 writing 73% · G3 math 82% · G6 reading 96% · G6 writing 97% · G6 math 79% | Top fifth |
| Fallingbrook Community Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 91% · G3 writing 76% · G3 math 85% · G6 reading 100% · G6 writing 96% · G6 math 50% | Second fifth |
| École secondaire catholique Béatrice-DeslogesSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 68% · OSSLT 93% | Second fifth |
| École élémentaire catholique De la DécouverteElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 87% · G3 writing 85% · G3 math 80% · G6 reading 98% · G6 writing 85% · G6 math 56% | Second fifth |
| Convent Glen Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 86% · G3 writing 71% · G3 math 79% · G6 reading 91% · G6 writing 94% · G6 math 66% | Second fifth |
| Summerside Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 85% · G3 writing 70% · G3 math 83% · G6 reading 93% · G6 writing 98% · G6 math 60% | Second fifth |
| École élémentaire catholique Saint-Joseph d'OrléansElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 86% · G3 writing 72% · G3 math 77% · G6 reading 98% · G6 writing 90% · G6 math 76% | Second fifth |
| Our Lady of Wisdom Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 83% · G3 writing 83% · G3 math 69% · G6 reading 90% · G6 writing 94% · G6 math 52% | Second fifth |
| St. Dominic Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 84% · G3 writing 86% · G3 math 73% · G6 reading 90% · G6 writing 93% · G6 math 61% | Second fifth |
| Maple Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 77% · G3 writing 74% · G3 math 72% · G6 reading 93% · G6 writing 89% · G6 math 74% | Second fifth |
| École élémentaire publique Des SentiersElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 76% · G3 writing 71% · G3 math 81% · G6 reading 100% · G6 writing 87% · G6 math 59% | Second fifth |
| St Theresa Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 79% · G3 writing 74% · G3 math 65% · G6 reading 95% · G6 writing 91% · G6 math 49% | Second fifth |
| École élémentaire catholique Arc-en-cielElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 76% · G3 writing 76% · G3 math 71% · G6 reading 91% · G6 writing 83% · G6 math 77% | Second fifth |
| École élémentaire catholique Des VoyageursElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 76% · G3 writing 71% · G3 math 80% · G6 reading 95% · G6 writing 86% · G6 math 51% | Second fifth |
| Divine Infant Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 89% · G3 writing 89% · G3 math 67% · G6 reading 85% · G6 writing 81% · G6 math 56% | Second fifth |
| Terry Fox Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades 4–8 | G6 reading 90% · G6 writing 92% · G6 math 45% | Second fifth |
| École élémentaire publique L'OdysséeElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 89% · G3 writing 82% · G3 math 74% · G6 reading 88% · G6 writing 79% · G6 math 54% | Second fifth |
| Sir Wilfrid Laurier Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 58% · OSSLT 89% | Middle fifth |
| St Matthew High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 53% · OSSLT 88% | Middle fifth |
| St Peter High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 50% · OSSLT 92% | Middle fifth |
| École élémentaire catholique Notre-PlaceElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 84% · G3 writing 71% · G3 math 67% · G6 reading 89% · G6 writing 85% · G6 math 63% | Middle fifth |
| École élémentaire catholique Reine-des-BoisElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 96% · G3 writing 83% · G3 math 83% · G6 reading 79% · G6 writing 71% · G6 math 50% | Middle fifth |
| St Francis of Assisi Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 78% · G3 writing 64% · G3 math 62% · G6 reading 87% · G6 writing 89% · G6 math 45% | Middle fifth |
| École élémentaire catholique Des PionniersElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 79% · G3 writing 61% · G3 math 70% · G6 reading 84% · G6 writing 76% · G6 math 56% | Middle fifth |
| École élémentaire publique Jeanne-SauvéElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 69% · G3 writing 69% · G3 math 74% · G6 reading 90% · G6 writing 82% · G6 math 57% | Middle fifth |
| Orleans Wood Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–3 | G3 reading 69% · G3 writing 64% · G3 math 77% | Middle fifth |
| Trillium Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 65% · G3 writing 62% · G3 math 50% · G6 reading 87% · G6 writing 78% · G6 math 56% | Middle fifth |
| Cairine Wilson Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 56% · OSSLT 78% | Fourth fifth |
| Dunning-Foubert Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 64% · G3 writing 51% · G3 math 51% · G6 reading 85% · G6 writing 83% · G6 math 49% | Fourth fifth |
| Avalon Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 66% · G3 writing 65% · G3 math 57% · G6 reading 79% · G6 writing 73% · G6 math 38% | Fourth fifth |
| Convent Glen Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–5 | G3 reading 68% · G3 writing 48% · G3 math 52% | Fourth 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 42 schools in and around Cardinal Creek 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 Cardinal Creek’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
By the system they belong to: English public 11, English Catholic 11 and French-language 20.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Cardinal Creek
Catholic schools
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.
French-language schools
A child qualifies for a French-language school when a parent’s first language is French or a parent went to French school in Canada; an admissions committee can admit others.
The neighbourhood school
Each school serves a defined area. A place elsewhere is possible when that school has room.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 42 schools in and around Cardinal Creek
Show all 35 elementary schools
High schools within reach of Cardinal Creek
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
18 secondary schools are within 15 km: 5 French Catholic, 5 French public, 4 English public, 3 English Catholic and 1 independent. Nearest: École secondaire catholique Béatrice-Desloges, 1.3 km off.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| École secondaire catholique Béatrice-DeslogesSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CSDC du Centre-Est de l'Ontario | French Catholic | Second fifth | 800 | 1.3 km |
| St Peter High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa CSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 1,385 | 1.3 km |
| École secondaire publique Gisèle-LalondeSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CÉP de l'Est de l'Ontario | French public | Top fifth | 840 | 1.8 km |
| Sir Wilfrid Laurier Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 1,050 | 2.5 km |
| École secondaire catholique GarneauSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CSDC du Centre-Est de l'Ontario | French Catholic | Top fifth | 870 | 5.1 km |
| St Matthew High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa CSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 715 | 5.4 km |
| École secondaire catholique Mer BleueSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CSDC du Centre-Est de l'Ontario | French Catholic | Top fifth | 825 | 5.8 km |
| Cairine Wilson Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 775 | 6.1 km |
| École secondaire publique Louis-RielSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CÉP de l'Est de l'Ontario | French public | Top fifth | 1,005 | 9.5 km |
| Colonel By Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | Top fifth | 1,140 | 11 km |
All 18 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lester B Pearson Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa CSB | English Catholic | Fourth fifth | 750 | 11 km |
| Centre académique de l'OutaouaisAll grades | – | Independent | – | – | 11 km |
| Gloucester High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 1,160 | 12 km |
| École Saint-MichelAll grades | Centre de services scolaire au Coeur-des-Vallées | French public | – | – | 13 km |
| École secondaire Hormisdas-GamelinSecondary | Centre de services scolaire au Coeur-des-Vallées | French public | – | – | 13 km |
| École secondaire catholique Samuel-GenestSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CSDC du Centre-Est de l'Ontario | French Catholic | Second fifth | 855 | 14 km |
| École secondaire catholique de l’innovationSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CSDC du Centre-Est de l'Ontario | French Catholic | Fourth fifth | 95 | 14 km |
| École Polyvalente Nicolas-GatineauAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Draveurs | French public | – | – | 14 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Towns its size in Ontario
Similar-sized towns and their schools within 3 km, by population.
| Town | Population | Schools | Students | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bracebridge | 18,676 | 8 | 3,890 | 0 | 0.5 km |
| … | |||||
| Hamilton | 11,810 | 15 | 5,320 | 0 | 8.5 km |
| South Cameron | 11,804 | 41 | 20,545 | 7 | 0.8 km |
| Mississauga Valleys | 11,799 | 58 | 26,050 | 1 | 1.3 km |
| Chapel Hill North | 11,715 | 38 | 16,525 | 17 | 1.6 km |
| Cardinal Creek | 11,676 | 42 | 19,805 | 20 | 1.3 km |
| Dundalk | 11,599 | 7 | 2,675 | 0 | 12 km |
| Fontainebleau | 11,567 | 35 | 16,840 | 4 | 1.2 km |
| Ramara | 11,551 | 10 | 3,330 | 0 | 16 km |
| Drayton | 11,518 | 8 | 1,895 | 0 | 17 km |
| … | |||||
| Algoma, Unorganized, North Part | 7,008 | 5 | 305 | 3 | 31 km |
Among 382 towns its size, 158 have more schools nearby. In 281 of the 383, at least one school teaches in French.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Cardinal Creek
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardinal Creek | 42 | 20 | 24 | 1.3 km |
| Fallingbrook 1.8 km | 39 | 18 | 25 | 0.6 km |
| Queenswood Heights 3.1 km | 48 | 21 | 31 | 0.6 km |
| Portobello South 3.3 km | 44 | 24 | 27 | 2.3 km |
| Queenswood - Chatelaine 3.3 km | 32 | 12 | 20 | 1.6 km |
| Orleans Village - Chateauneuf 4.7 km | 52 | 23 | 32 | 0.9 km |
| Cumberland 5.3 km | 22 | 12 | 10 | 5.3 km |
The neighbour with most schools is Orleans Village - Chateauneuf (52).
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The kinds of school. Kindergarten to Grade 8 is elementary, Grade 9 to 12 secondary, though the split varies by province and board.
- Which schools count. Inside Cardinal Creek’s boundary, or no more than 3 km outside it: that is which schools are counted.
- Boards and systems. English and French, public and Catholic: the board decides the system, and the address decides the school.
- The year. As the province lists them in 2024-25.
- 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.
- What isn’t here. There are no inspection ratings to show, and a single year of enrolment gives no trend.
Questions about schools in Cardinal Creek
Which boards run the schools in Cardinal Creek?
CSDC du Centre-Est de l'Ontario (13), Ottawa-Carleton DSB (11), Ottawa CSB (11), CÉP de l'Est de l'Ontario (5) and Centre de services scolaire au Coeur-des-Vallées (2), with each one’s schools in brackets.
How do I get a place at a school in Cardinal Creek?
Start with the board for the system you want; your address sets the school.
Is there a French-language school in Cardinal Creek?
Yes, schooling in French is at École élémentaire catholique Arc-en-ciel, École secondaire catholique Béatrice-Desloges, École intermédiaire catholique Béatrice-Desloges and École élémentaire catholique De la Découverte.
How many schools are there in Cardinal Creek?
2 are inside the town itself and 40 lie within 3 km of its edge.
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).