Photo: Ross Dunn · CC BY-SA 2.0English or French, public or Catholic: Glen Cairn’s schools come under 4 boards
Ottawa-Carleton DSB has 14 of them, and Ottawa CSB, CSDC du Centre-Est de l'Ontario and CÉP de l'Est de l'Ontario share the others. Of 32 schools, 8 teach in French; in Ontario, 10% do. Within 3 km of Glen Cairn are 25 elementary schools and 7 secondary schools, teaching 19,400 students.
What stands out about Glen Cairn’s schools
Results above the middle
17 of the 25 tested schools score in the top two fifths in Ontario; Earl of March Secondary School, Guardian Angels Elementary School and St Anne Elementary School are the strongest. Results ↓
One big school
Earl of March Secondary School is the largest school here, with 1,715 students. Every school ↓
Big elementary schools
Elementary schools here average 526 students, against 365 in Ontario; Shingwàkons Public School and St Martin de Porres Elementary School are the largest. Every school ↓
The strongest results
Top of the area: Earl of March Secondary School (secondary), its results 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
Every board or service centre with a school in the area, and its schools.
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 DSBEarl of March, A.Y. Jackson, Shingwàkons, Stittsville, Earl of March Intermediate, Maplewood Intermediate, John Young, W.O. Mitchell … | English public | 14 | 8,330 |
| Ottawa CSBSacred Heart, Holy Trinity Catholic, Guardian Angels, Sacred Heart Intermediate, St Anne, Holy Trinity Catholic Intermediate, St Martin de Porres, St. Bernadette Catholic … | English Catholic | 10 | 7,615 |
| CSDC du Centre-Est de l'OntarioPaul-Desmarais, Saint-Jean-Paul II, Elisabeth-Bruyère, intermédiaire catholique Paul-Desmarais, Roger-Saint-Denis | French Catholic | 5 | 2,620 |
| CÉP de l'Est de l'Ontariopublique Maurice-Lapointe, publique Maurice-Lapointe, publique Kanata-Stittsville | French public | 3 | 835 |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
Schooling in English and French around Glen Cairn
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.
The French-language schools are École élémentaire publique Maurice-Lapointe, École secondaire publique Maurice-Lapointe, École secondaire catholique Paul-Desmarais and École intermédiaire catholique Paul-Desmarais, run by CÉP de l'Est de l'Ontario and CSDC du Centre-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 Glen Cairn’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 | 17 | 80% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 17 | 75% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 17 | 75% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 17 | 92% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 17 | 88% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 17 | 68% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 7 | 67% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 6 | 95% | 85% |
The widest gap is on Grade 6 math, where the area’s schools reach 68% against 51% in Ontario. Across 8 measures: 7 above the middle, 0 below. Over three years, 10 schools gained on most measures and 8 lost ground.
Every school’s results (25)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Earl of March Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 78% · OSSLT 95% | Top fifth |
| Guardian Angels Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 88% · G3 writing 84% · G3 math 79% · G6 reading 97% · G6 writing 99% · G6 math 75% | Top fifth |
| St Anne Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 91% · G3 writing 92% · G3 math 91% · G6 reading 96% · G6 writing 96% · G6 math 74% | Top fifth |
| St. Bernadette Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 89% · G3 writing 93% · G3 math 80% · G6 reading 96% · G6 writing 100% · G6 math 76% | Top fifth |
| École secondaire catholique Paul-DesmaraisSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 80% · OSSLT 99% | Top fifth |
| École secondaire publique Maurice-LapointeSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 80% · OSSLT 94% | Top fifth |
| St James Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 98% · G3 writing 89% · G3 math 91% · G6 reading 93% · G6 writing 95% · G6 math 68% | Top fifth |
| École élémentaire catholique Roger-Saint-DenisElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 93% · G3 writing 78% · G3 math 89% · G6 reading 97% · G6 writing 90% · G6 math 84% | Top fifth |
| Sacred Heart High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 62% · OSSLT 95% | Second fifth |
| Roch Carrier Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 79% · G3 writing 81% · G3 math 68% · G6 reading 95% · G6 writing 98% · G6 math 65% | Second fifth |
| École élémentaire catholique Saint-Jean-Paul IIElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 86% · G3 writing 84% · G3 math 88% · G6 reading 92% · G6 writing 88% · G6 math 71% | Second fifth |
| École élémentaire publique Maurice-LapointeElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 82% · G3 writing 64% · G3 math 81% · G6 reading 96% · G6 writing 88% · G6 math 72% | Second fifth |
| A.Y. Jackson Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 67% · OSSLT 90% | Second fifth |
| Castlefrank Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–3 | G3 reading 84% · G3 writing 75% · G3 math 75% | Second fifth |
| Holy Trinity Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 66% · OSSLT 88% | Second fifth |
| Maplewood Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 67% | Second fifth |
| W.O. Mitchell Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 74% · G3 writing 74% · G3 math 72% · G6 reading 88% · G6 writing 92% · G6 math 82% | Second fifth |
| Holy Redeemer Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 78% · G3 writing 51% · G3 math 49% · G6 reading 97% · G6 writing 93% · G6 math 72% | Middle fifth |
| Bridlewood Community Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 74% · G3 writing 60% · G3 math 69% · G6 reading 91% · G6 writing 88% · G6 math 57% | Middle fifth |
| École élémentaire catholique Elisabeth-BruyèreElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 75% · G3 writing 75% · G3 math 75% · G6 reading 87% · G6 writing 80% · G6 math 65% | Middle fifth |
| Stittsville Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 76% · G3 writing 77% · G3 math 72% · G6 reading 85% · G6 writing 79% · G6 math 45% | Middle fifth |
| St Martin de Porres Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 80% · G3 writing 68% · G3 math 65% · G6 reading 87% · G6 writing 83% · G6 math 35% | Middle fifth |
| Shingwàkons Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 75% · G3 writing 64% · G3 math 63% · G6 reading 89% · G6 writing 76% · G6 math 45% | Middle fifth |
| John Young Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 70% · G3 writing 61% · G3 math 61% · G6 reading 83% · G6 writing 82% · G6 math 54% | Fourth fifth |
| Katimavik Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades 4–8 | G6 reading 72% · G6 writing 79% · G6 math 44% | 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 32 schools in and around Glen Cairn are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
Points from the provincial lists.
Who runs Glen Cairn’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
System by system: English public 14, English Catholic 10 and French-language 8.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Glen Cairn
The neighbourhood school
Each school serves a defined area. A place elsewhere is possible when that school has room.
French-language schools
Section 23 rights-holders, francophone parents or those schooled in French in Canada, have a place; others apply to the board’s 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 32 schools in and around Glen Cairn
Show all 25 elementary schools
High schools within reach of Glen Cairn
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
32 secondary schools are within 15 km: 14 English public, 8 English Catholic, 7 French public and 3 French Catholic. 1 km away, A.Y. Jackson Secondary School is the nearest.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.Y. Jackson Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | Second fifth | 880 | 1 km |
| École secondaire publique Maurice-LapointeSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CÉP de l'Est de l'Ontario | French public | Top fifth | 185 | 1.8 km |
| École secondaire catholique Paul-DesmaraisSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CSDC du Centre-Est de l'Ontario | French Catholic | Top fifth | 880 | 2 km |
| Maplewood Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | Second fifth | 245 | 2.4 km |
| Holy Trinity Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa CSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 1,315 | 3 km |
| Sacred Heart High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa CSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 1,555 | 3.5 km |
| Earl of March Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | Top fifth | 1,715 | 4.2 km |
| École secondaire catholique Franco-OuestSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CSDC du Centre-Est de l'Ontario | French Catholic | Second fifth | 595 | 4.8 km |
| All Saints Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa CSB | English Catholic | Top fifth | 1,035 | 5.4 km |
| Bell High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 760 | 7 km |
All 32 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John McCrae Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 1,550 | 9.1 km |
| St Paul High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa CSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 700 | 9.1 km |
| Sir Robert Borden High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 775 | 9.2 km |
| École secondaire publique Pierre-de-BloisSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CÉP de l'Est de l'Ontario | French public | Second fifth | 415 | 9.7 km |
| École secondaire publique L'AlternativeSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CÉP de l'Est de l'Ontario | French public | – | 70 | 10 km |
| Longfields Davidson Heights Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 1,650 | 11 km |
| St. Mother Teresa High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa CSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 1,105 | 11 km |
| St Joseph High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa CSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 1,535 | 11 km |
| Sir Guy Carleton Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 315 | 11 km |
| École secondaire catholique Pierre-SavardSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CSDC du Centre-Est de l'Ontario | French Catholic | Top fifth | 900 | 11 km |
| Woodroffe High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 900 | 11 km |
| Launch Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 11–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | – | – | 12 km |
| South Carleton High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 1,380 | 12 km |
| École Euclide-LanthierAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Portages-de-l'Outaouais | French public | – | – | 12 km |
| OCSB Achievement CentreSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa CSB | English Catholic | – | 75 | 13 km |
| École secondaire de la Nouvelle-ÈreAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Portages-de-l'Outaouais | French public | – | – | 13 km |
| Merivale High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | Top fifth | 1,440 | 13 km |
| École secondaire Grande-RivièreAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Portages-de-l'Outaouais | French public | – | – | 13 km |
| Notre Dame High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa CSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 430 | 14 km |
| Nepean High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | Top fifth | 1,270 | 14 km |
| École secondaire publique Omer-DeslauriersSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CÉP de l'Est de l'Ontario | French public | Fourth fifth | 325 | 15 km |
| Riverside South Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | – | – | 15 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bedford Park-Nortown | 22,376 | 73 | 36,035 | 0 | 1.2 km |
| … | |||||
| Convent Glen - Orleans Woods | 14,118 | 30 | 12,240 | 12 | 0.3 km |
| Sandwich | 14,110 | 34 | 17,015 | 7 | 0.7 km |
| Findlay Creek | 14,089 | 7 | 4,735 | 0 | 6 km |
| Riverview | 14,030 | 68 | 29,345 | 21 | 0.9 km |
| Glen Cairn | 14,020 | 32 | 19,400 | 8 | 1 km |
| Rideaucrest - Davidson Heights | 13,998 | 35 | 20,775 | 8 | 2.2 km |
| Humewood-Cedarvale | 13,978 | 84 | 33,165 | 2 | 1.5 km |
| Parkwoods-O'Connor Hills | 13,943 | 75 | 28,335 | 4 | 0.6 km |
| River West | 13,940 | 30 | 14,340 | 6 | 0.8 km |
| … | |||||
| Norton Park | 8,402 | 55 | 24,605 | 2 | 1.6 km |
Set against 384 others, 248 have more schools in reach. Of the 385, 298 offer a French-language school.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Glen Cairn
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Cairn | 32 | 8 | 15 | 1 km |
| Stittsville East 1.8 km | 35 | 8 | 16 | 0.6 km |
| Bridlewood - Emerald Meadows 2 km | 28 | 8 | 14 | 1 km |
| Katimavik-Hazeldean 2.5 km | 31 | 6 | 15 | 0.7 km |
| Stittsville North 4.3 km | 31 | 6 | 18 | 1.9 km |
| Stittsville 4.4 km | 23 | 4 | 11 | 0.8 km |
| Beaverbrook 4.6 km | 24 | 3 | 11 | 0.4 km |
Most schools next door: Stittsville East, 35.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What isn’t here. Missing: inspection ratings (no province gives them), enrolment trends and Ontario’s private schools.
- Bands, not ranks. Ontario’s results are whole percentages with small groups left out, so the page gives fifths, not ranks.
- Boards and systems. English and French, public and Catholic: the board decides the system, and the address decides the school.
- The year. The province’s school list, 2024-25.
- The kinds of school. An all-grade school teaches from kindergarten through high school; elementary and secondary schools split those years.
- Which schools count. A 3 km band around Glen Cairn’s outline is included, as it is for every town on the site.
Questions about schools in Glen Cairn
Is there a French-language school in Glen Cairn?
Yes, schooling in French is at École élémentaire publique Maurice-Lapointe, École secondaire publique Maurice-Lapointe, École secondaire catholique Paul-Desmarais and École intermédiaire catholique Paul-Desmarais.
How many schools are there in Glen Cairn?
Inside the town there are 5; another 27 sit within 3 km.
Which boards run the schools in Glen Cairn?
Ottawa-Carleton DSB (14), Ottawa CSB (10), CSDC du Centre-Est de l'Ontario (5) and CÉP de l'Est de l'Ontario (3), with each one’s schools in brackets.
How do I get a place at a school in Glen Cairn?
The board’s school locator gives the designated school; registration is with the board or 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).