Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainSchools in Kinburn: 6 boards, side by side
Renfrew County DSB runs the most, 3 of them; Renfrew County CDSB, Ottawa-Carleton DSB and Ottawa CSB run the rest. On the tests, 4 of 9 schools land above the middle in Ontario, 4 under it. Counting a 3 km margin, Kinburn has 8 elementary schools and 1 secondary school, for 3,375 students.
What stands out about Kinburn’s schools
Results easing
At 5 tested schools out of 9, the three-year changes lean downward, as at St Michael (Fitzroy) Elementary School, Arnprior District High School and A J Charbonneau Elementary Public School. Results ↓
The strongest results
Top of the area: St. John XXIII Separate School (elementary), its results in the top fifth in Ontario. Results ↓
Every figure here sets the area’s schools beside the rest of its province.
Which of the 6 boards runs which school
Every board or service centre with a school in the area, and its schools.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Renfrew County DSBArnprior District, Walter Zadow, A J Charbonneau Elementary | English public | 3 | 1,495 |
| Renfrew County CDSBSt Joseph's Separate, St. John XXIII Separate | English Catholic | 2 | 765 |
| Ottawa-Carleton DSBStonecrest | English public | 1 | 655 |
| Ottawa CSBSt Michael (Fitzroy) | English Catholic | 1 | 175 |
| Upper Canada DSBPakenham | English public | 1 | 140 |
| CSDC du Centre-Est de l'OntarioDes Deux-Rivières | French Catholic | 1 | 145 |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
How Kinburn’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 | 8 | 78% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 8 | 72% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 8 | 67% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 7 | 90% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 7 | 88% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 7 | 45% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 1 | 57% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 1 | 87% | 85% |
Furthest from the provincial middle is Grade 6 math: 45% here, against 51% in Ontario. Across 8 measures: 3 above the middle, 1 below.
Every school’s results (9)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| St. John XXIII Separate SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 97% · G3 writing 92% · G3 math 100% · G6 reading 100% · G6 writing 100% · G6 math 98% | Top fifth |
| Pakenham Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 94% · G3 writing 72% · G3 math 89% · G6 reading 95% · G6 writing 90% · G6 math 65% | Second fifth |
| St Joseph's Separate SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 92% · G3 writing 80% · G3 math 78% · G6 reading 90% · G6 writing 88% · G6 math 54% | Second fifth |
| St Michael (Fitzroy) Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 75% · G3 writing 92% · G3 math 75% · G6 reading 92% · G6 writing 92% · G6 math 38% | Second fifth |
| Arnprior District High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 57% · OSSLT 87% | Middle fifth |
| A J Charbonneau Elementary Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 72% · G3 writing 64% · G3 math 52% · G6 reading 89% · G6 writing 78% · G6 math 44% | Fourth fifth |
| Stonecrest Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 77% · G3 writing 57% · G3 math 51% · G6 reading 84% · G6 writing 80% · G6 math 45% | Fourth fifth |
| Walter Zadow Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 79% · G3 writing 71% · G3 math 59% · G6 reading 74% · G6 writing 74% · G6 math 26% | Fourth fifth |
| École élémentaire catholique Des Deux-RivièresElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 27% · G3 writing 45% · G3 math 45% · G6 reading not reported · G6 writing not reported · G6 math not reported | 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 9 schools in and around Kinburn 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.
Schooling in English and French around Kinburn
The language each school teaches in, against every school in Ontario.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Ontario.
1 of them teach in French: École élémentaire catholique Des Deux-Rivières; the public ones belong to 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.
Who runs Kinburn’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 5, English Catholic 3 and French-language 1.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Kinburn
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’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.
The neighbourhood school
No application round, no lottery: the address fixes the school, and the board handles the paperwork.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 9 schools in and around Kinburn
High schools within reach of Kinburn
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
2 secondary schools are within 15 km: 2 English public. Closest of all: West Carleton Secondary School (13 km).
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Carleton Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | Top fifth | 1,290 | 13 km |
| Arnprior District High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Renfrew County DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 700 | 14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Templemead | 4,188 | 25 | 12,965 | 2 | 1.6 km |
| … | |||||
| Freelton | 2,724 | 4 | 1,135 | 0 | 10 km |
| Trinity | 2,708 | 24 | 14,700 | 2 | 0.5 km |
| Eastdale | 2,703 | 15 | 9,625 | 0 | 1.2 km |
| Westmeria | 2,646 | 9 | 5,825 | 0 | 0.5 km |
| Kinburn | 2,639 | 9 | 3,375 | 1 | 14 km |
| Lambeth | 2,609 | 3 | 1,205 | 1 | 4.3 km |
| Bonfield | 2,597 | 1 | — | 1 | 23 km |
| Castlemore Estates | 2,587 | 29 | 17,340 | 0 | 2.9 km |
| Macassa | 2,584 | 46 | 21,315 | 4 | 0.1 km |
| … | |||||
| Killaloe, Hagarty and Richards | 2,505 | 2 | 215 | 0 | 20 km |
In 77 of the 127 others the count is higher. 73 towns of the 128 have 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 Kinburn
For each nearby town, its schools in or within 3 km of its outline, with straight-line distances.
Top among the neighbours: Dunrobin, 19 schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. Schools inside Kinburn and those within 3 km of its outline: a family nearby would weigh them all.
- The kinds of school. Grades shown are the published range, from junior kindergarten (JK) upward.
- What isn’t here. There are no inspection ratings to show, and a single year of enrolment gives no trend.
- Bands, not ranks. Fifths are worked out among every Ontario school with a result on that measure, then averaged per school.
- The year. The provincial list for 2024-25.
- Boards and systems. Boards are set by language and, in Ontario, Alberta and Saskatchewan, by faith: public or Catholic.
Questions about schools in Kinburn
Is there a French-language school in Kinburn?
Yes, schooling in French is at École élémentaire catholique Des Deux-Rivières.
How many schools are there in Kinburn?
Inside the town there are 1; another 8 sit within 3 km.
How do I get a place at a school in Kinburn?
Start with the board for the system you want; your address sets the school.
Which boards run the schools in Kinburn?
Renfrew County DSB (3), Renfrew County CDSB (2), Ottawa-Carleton DSB (1), Ottawa CSB (1) and Upper Canada DSB (1), 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).