Photo: Tim & Selena Middleton from Toronto, Canada · CC BY 2.0Teaching in French: 14 of Lowertown East’s 37 schools
They are École secondaire publique De La Salle, École élémentaire publique De la Salle and École élémentaire catholique Sainte-Anne, run by CÉP de l'Est de l'Ontario, CSDC du Centre-Est de l'Ontario and Centre de services scolaire des Portages-de-l'Outaouais. English and French, public and Catholic boards all run schools here. The 3 km around Lowertown East counts 28 elementary schools, 6 secondary schools, 1 school for every grade and 2 alternative or adult schools, 11,085 students between them.
What stands out about Lowertown East’s schools
Results on both sides
The results split: 10 of 25 schools in the upper two fifths in Ontario, 12 in the lower, with École secondaire publique De La Salle, École élémentaire catholique Coeur d'Ottawa and Elgin Street Public School on top. Results ↓
The strongest results
The area’s best results are at École secondaire publique De La Salle (secondary), in the top fifth in Ontario. Results ↓
The comparisons are with the province’s schools, never across provinces.
Schooling in English and French around Lowertown East
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.
By name, in French: École secondaire publique De La Salle, École élémentaire publique De la Salle, École élémentaire catholique Sainte-Anne and École élémentaire publique Francojeunesse (CÉP de l'Est de l'Ontario, CSDC du Centre-Est de l'Ontario and Centre de services scolaire des Portages-de-l'Outaouais).
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
Each board’s schools in the area, largest first.
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 DSBLisgar, Manor Park, Rockcliffe Park, Queen Elizabeth, Elgin Street, Ottawa Technical, Glashan, Centennial … | English public | 18 | 5,275 |
| CÉP de l'Est de l'Ontariopublique De La Salle, publique Trille des Bois, publique Francojeunesse, publique De la Salle, publique Mauril-Bélanger | French public | 5 | 2,735 |
| CSDC du Centre-Est de l'OntarioHorizon-Jeunesse, Sainte-Anne, Coeur d'Ottawa, intermédiaire catholique Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Saint-Jean-Baptiste | French Catholic | 5 | 965 |
| Ottawa CSBImmaculata, Immaculata Intermediate, St Brigid, Assumption Catholic, St Michael | English Catholic | 5 | 2,110 |
| Centre de services scolaire des Portages-de-l'OutaouaisNotre-Dame, Saint-Rédempteur, de l'Île | French public | 3 | – |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
How Lowertown East’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 B−: 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 | 20 | 73% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 20 | 62% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 20 | 52% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 21 | 88% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 21 | 82% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 21 | 41% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 4 | 64% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 4 | 89% | 85% |
On Grade 3 math the area trails, 52% against 65% in Ontario. Across 8 measures: 2 above the middle, 5 below. Over three years, 13 schools gained on most measures and 7 lost ground.
Every school’s results (25)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| École secondaire publique De La SalleSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 74% · OSSLT 93% | Top fifth |
| École élémentaire catholique Coeur d'OttawaElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 100% · G3 writing 97% · G3 math 100% · G6 reading 100% · G6 writing 100% · G6 math 100% | Top fifth |
| Elgin Street Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 88% · G3 writing 77% · G3 math 79% · G6 reading 96% · G6 writing 100% · G6 math 84% | Top fifth |
| École élémentaire publique Trille des BoisElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 87% · G3 writing 77% · G3 math 80% · G6 reading 97% · G6 writing 95% · G6 math 79% | Top fifth |
| First Avenue Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 100% · G3 writing 84% · G3 math 79% · G6 reading 93% · G6 writing 100% · G6 math 67% | Top fifth |
| Lisgar Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 73% · OSSLT 91% | Second fifth |
| École élémentaire catholique Horizon-JeunesseElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 90% · G3 writing 71% · G3 math 64% · G6 reading 98% · G6 writing 86% · G6 math 71% | Second fifth |
| École élémentaire publique FrancojeunesseElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 78% · G3 writing 76% · G3 math 71% · G6 reading 96% · G6 writing 93% · G6 math 80% | Second fifth |
| Rockcliffe Park Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 85% · G3 writing 76% · G3 math 69% · G6 reading 93% · G6 writing 95% · G6 math 52% | Second fifth |
| École élémentaire catholique Sainte-AnneElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 76% · G3 writing 69% · G3 math 69% · G6 reading 100% · G6 writing 81% · G6 math 81% | Second fifth |
| Immaculata High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 55% · OSSLT 87% | Middle fifth |
| Assumption Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 78% · G3 writing 74% · G3 math 36% · G6 reading 96% · G6 writing 75% · G6 math 26% | Middle fifth |
| Viscount Alexander Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 42% · G3 writing 37% · G3 math 45% · G6 reading 100% · G6 writing 100% · G6 math 53% | Middle fifth |
| Lady Evelyn Alternative SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 82% · G3 writing 64% · G3 math 55% · G6 reading 69% · G6 writing 69% · G6 math 38% | Fourth fifth |
| St Michael Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 62% · G3 writing 23% · G3 math 31% · G6 reading 88% · G6 writing 82% · G6 math 41% | Fourth fifth |
| Manor Park Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 60% · G3 writing 49% · G3 math 47% · G6 reading 84% · G6 writing 90% · G6 math 26% | Fourth fifth |
| Queen Elizabeth Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 70% · G3 writing 55% · G3 math 65% · G6 reading 66% · G6 writing 57% · G6 math 17% | Fourth fifth |
| Robert E. Wilson Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 42% · G3 writing 23% · G3 math 23% · G6 reading 82% · G6 writing 88% · G6 math 41% | Fourth fifth |
| St Brigid Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 70% · G3 writing 60% · G3 math 48% · G6 reading 72% · G6 writing 78% · G6 math 30% | Bottom fifth |
| Centennial Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 29% · G3 writing 29% · G3 math 24% · G6 reading 79% · G6 writing 82% · G6 math 32% | Bottom fifth |
| York Street Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 29% · G3 writing 35% · G3 math 29% · G6 reading 65% · G6 writing 75% · G6 math 20% | Bottom fifth |
| École élémentaire publique Mauril-BélangerElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 47% · G3 writing 35% · G3 math 38% · G6 reading 79% · G6 writing 54% · G6 math 30% | Bottom fifth |
| Cambridge Street Community Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading not reported · G3 writing not reported · G3 math not reported · G6 reading 77% · G6 writing 62% · G6 math 23% | Bottom fifth |
| Ottawa Technical Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 23% · OSSLT 48% | Bottom fifth |
| Queen Mary Street Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 35% · G3 writing 30% · G3 math 10% · G6 reading 67% · G6 writing 56% · G6 math 6% | 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 37 schools in and around Lowertown East 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 Lowertown East’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 18, English Catholic 5, French-language 13 and independent or other 1.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Lowertown East
Independent schools
Each independent school has its own fees and entry rules.
Catholic schools
A Catholic elementary school usually asks for a Catholic parent or a baptized child; a Catholic high school admits all.
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.
The neighbourhood school
The neighbourhood school is the one the board designates for the address; choice beyond it depends on space.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 37 schools in and around Lowertown East
Show all 28 elementary schools
High schools within reach of Lowertown East
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
60 secondary schools are within 15 km: 21 French public, 20 English public, 9 English Catholic, 6 French Catholic and 4 independent. For the shortest journey, École secondaire publique De La Salle: 0.2 km.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| École secondaire publique De La SalleSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CÉP de l'Est de l'Ontario | French public | Top fifth | 950 | 0.2 km |
| Lisgar Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | Second fifth | 960 | 1.5 km |
| Collège Saint-Joseph de HullSecondary | – | Independent | – | – | 2.1 km |
| Immaculata High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa CSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 855 | 2.6 km |
| Ottawa Technical Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 330 | 3 km |
| École secondaire de l'ÎleAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Portages-de-l'Outaouais | French public | – | – | 3.2 km |
| École secondaire catholique Saint-Jean-BaptisteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CSDC du Centre-Est de l'Ontario | French Catholic | – | – | 3.2 km |
| Glebe Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | Top fifth | 1,315 | 3.7 km |
| École secondaire catholique de l’innovationSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CSDC du Centre-Est de l'Ontario | French Catholic | Fourth fifth | 95 | 3.9 km |
| École du Nouveau-MondeAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Draveurs | French public | – | – | 4.1 km |
All 60 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| École du Nouveau-MondeAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Draveurs | French public | – | – | 4.1 km |
| École Saint-Jean-BoscoAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Portages-de-l'Outaouais | French public | – | – | 4.2 km |
| École du Nouveau-MondeAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Draveurs | French public | – | – | 4.2 km |
| École secondaire catholique Samuel-GenestSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CSDC du Centre-Est de l'Ontario | French Catholic | Second fifth | 855 | 4.3 km |
| Polyvalente Le CarrefourSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Draveurs | French public | – | – | 4.5 km |
| École secondaire catholique Franco-CitéSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CSDC du Centre-Est de l'Ontario | French Catholic | Second fifth | 1,010 | 5 km |
| Collège Nouvelles FrontièresSecondary | – | Independent | – | – | 5.2 km |
| Hillcrest High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 460 | 5.2 km |
| École des services spécialisésAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Portages-de-l'Outaouais | French public | – | – | 5.3 km |
| École des services spécialisésAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Portages-de-l'Outaouais | French public | – | – | 5.3 km |
| École secondaire Philemon WrightSecondary | Commission scolaire Western Québec | English public | – | – | 6.2 km |
| École Intermédiaire HadleySecondary | Commission scolaire Western Québec | English public | – | – | 6.2 km |
| École des services spécialisésAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Portages-de-l'Outaouais | French public | – | – | 6.3 km |
| St Patrick's High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa CSB | English Catholic | Bottom fifth | 1,110 | 6.5 km |
| St Nicholas Adult High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa CSB | English Catholic | – | 620 | 6.5 km |
| Gloucester High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 1,160 | 6.6 km |
| Ridgemont High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 860 | 6.7 km |
| École secondaire du VersantSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Draveurs | French public | – | – | 6.7 km |
| Canterbury High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | Top fifth | 1,160 | 6.8 km |
| Brookfield High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 650 | 6.8 km |
| Lester B Pearson Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa CSB | English Catholic | Fourth fifth | 750 | 7 km |
| Colonel By Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | Top fifth | 1,140 | 7 km |
| École secondaire Mont-BleuAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Portages-de-l'Outaouais | French public | – | – | 7.5 km |
| École Polyvalente Nicolas-GatineauAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Draveurs | French public | – | – | 7.8 km |
| St Pius X High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa CSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 890 | 7.9 km |
| École Polyvalente de l'ÉrablièreSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Draveurs | French public | – | – | 8 km |
| Nepean High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | Top fifth | 1,270 | 8.1 km |
| Notre Dame High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa CSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 430 | 8.3 km |
| Centre académique de l'OutaouaisAll grades | – | Independent | – | – | 8.3 km |
| Collège Saint-Alexandre de la GatineauSecondary | – | Independent | – | – | 8.4 km |
| École secondaire publique Louis-RielSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CÉP de l'Est de l'Ontario | French public | Top fifth | 1,005 | 8.8 km |
| École secondaire de la CitéAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Portages-de-l'Outaouais | French public | – | – | 9.5 km |
| École secondaire D'Arcy McGeeSecondary | Commission scolaire Western Québec | English public | – | – | 9.6 km |
| École Intermédiaire SymmesSecondary | Commission scolaire Western Québec | English public | – | – | 9.6 km |
| École secondaire publique Omer-DeslauriersSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CÉP de l'Est de l'Ontario | French public | Fourth fifth | 325 | 9.6 km |
| Merivale High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | Top fifth | 1,440 | 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 | – | – | 11 km |
| Sir Guy Carleton Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 315 | 12 km |
| École secondaire de la Nouvelle-ÈreAll 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 | 12 km |
| École secondaire publique L'AlternativeSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CÉP de l'Est de l'Ontario | French public | – | 70 | 12 km |
| École Euclide-LanthierAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Portages-de-l'Outaouais | French public | – | – | 12 km |
| Cairine Wilson Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 775 | 12 km |
| École secondaire Grande-RivièreAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Portages-de-l'Outaouais | French public | – | – | 13 km |
| École secondaire catholique GarneauSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CSDC du Centre-Est de l'Ontario | French Catholic | Top fifth | 870 | 13 km |
| St Matthew High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa CSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 715 | 13 km |
| St Paul High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa CSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 700 | 13 km |
| Sir Robert Borden High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 775 | 13 km |
| École secondaire catholique Mer BleueSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CSDC du Centre-Est de l'Ontario | French Catholic | Top fifth | 825 | 14 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Alternative, adult and other schools around Lowertown East
Besides the elementary and high schools: alternative programs at Urban Aboriginal Alternate High School and Richard Pfaff Secondary Alternate Site. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Princess-Rosethorn | 11,177 | 64 | 28,930 | 3 | 1.3 km |
| … | |||||
| Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh | 7,052 | 6 | 1,870 | 0 | 14 km |
| Edgeley | 7,016 | 80 | 40,165 | 4 | 3.2 km |
| Algoma, Unorganized, North Part | 7,008 | 5 | 305 | 3 | 31 km |
| Hope | 6,997 | 54 | 29,190 | 4 | 2.6 km |
| Lowertown East | 6,996 | 37 | 11,085 | 14 | 0.2 km |
| Perth | 6,972 | 8 | 2,440 | 0 | 0.5 km |
| Parkhill | 6,864 | 6 | 900 | 0 | 1.6 km |
| Hawthorn Meadows - Sheffield Glen | 6,838 | 35 | 15,390 | 10 | 1.5 km |
| Thunder Bay, Unorganized | 6,831 | 22 | 1,610 | 5 | 22 km |
| … | |||||
| Red Lake | 4,285 | 5 | 745 | 1 | 0.3 km |
108 of the 326 others have more schools in reach. Teaching in French: 224 of the 327 have it.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Lowertown East
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lowertown East | 37 | 14 | 11 | 0.2 km |
| Lowertown West 0.7 km | 41 | 15 | 13 | 0.7 km |
| Sandy Hill 0.9 km | 49 | 16 | 15 | 1 km |
| New Edinburgh 1.2 km | 36 | 20 | 9 | 1.1 km |
| Vanier North 1.8 km | 30 | 13 | 13 | 1.8 km |
| Vanier South 2.1 km | 32 | 12 | 12 | 1 km |
| Centretown 2.4 km | 55 | 21 | 16 | 0.7 km |
Next door, Centretown counts 55 schools, more than any other neighbour.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The kinds of school. The kind of school is what its province lists: elementary, secondary or both.
- Which schools count. Inside Lowertown East’s boundary, or no more than 3 km outside it: that is which schools are counted.
- Boards and systems. Each board covers a territory in one language and one system, public or Catholic; boards of different systems overlap.
- The year. Schools as listed for 2024-25.
- Bands, not ranks. Ontario’s results are whole percentages with small groups left out, so the page gives fifths, not ranks.
- What isn’t here. No ratings by inspectors, no enrolment trend: neither is published school by school.
Questions about schools in Lowertown East
Which boards run the schools in Lowertown East?
Ottawa-Carleton DSB (18), CÉP de l'Est de l'Ontario (5), CSDC du Centre-Est de l'Ontario (5), Ottawa CSB (5) and Centre de services scolaire des Portages-de-l'Outaouais (3), with each one’s schools in brackets.
How do I get a place at a school in Lowertown East?
Registration is with the board, which assigns the school for the home address.
Is there a French-language school in Lowertown East?
Yes: École secondaire publique De La Salle, École élémentaire publique De la Salle, École élémentaire catholique Sainte-Anne and École élémentaire publique Francojeunesse, the French-language schools here.
How many schools are there in Lowertown East?
The town holds 4 of them; 33 more are within 3 km of its outline.
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).