Photo: Jeangagnon · CC BY-SA 4.0Around Lowertown West, 15 schools of 41 teach in French
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. All four of Ontario’s systems run schools here, English and French, public and Catholic. Taken together, Lowertown West and its 3 km edge hold 30 elementary schools, 6 secondary schools, 2 schools for every grade and 3 alternative or adult schools for 12,855 students.
What stands out about Lowertown West’s schools
Results on both sides
14 of the 27 tested schools sit above the middle in Ontario, 9 below it; Glebe Collegiate Institute, École secondaire publique De La Salle and École élémentaire catholique Coeur d'Ottawa score best. Results ↓
Results on the rise
At 16 tested schools out of 27, the three-year changes lean upward; Glebe Collegiate Institute, École secondaire publique De La Salle and École élémentaire catholique Coeur d'Ottawa gained most often. Results ↓
One big school
With 1,315 students, Glebe Collegiate Institute is the area’s biggest. Every school ↓
The strongest results
Glebe Collegiate Institute (secondary) posts the area’s strongest results: the top fifth in Ontario. Results ↓
The comparisons are with the province’s schools, never across provinces.
Schooling in English and French around Lowertown West
English, French and other languages of instruction, beside the mix in Ontario.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Ontario.
CÉP de l'Est de l'Ontario, CSDC du Centre-Est de l'Ontario and Centre de services scolaire des Portages-de-l'Outaouais runs the French-language ones: École secondaire publique De La Salle, École élémentaire publique De la Salle, École élémentaire catholique Sainte-Anne and École élémentaire publique Francojeunesse.
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.
The 6 boards that run schools here
Each board’s schools in the area, largest first.
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 DSBGlebe, Adult, Lisgar, Mutchmor, Rockcliffe Park, Elgin Street, Glashan, Devonshire Community … | English public | 18 | 6,715 |
| Ottawa CSBImmaculata, Immaculata Intermediate, St Brigid, Assumption Catholic, Corpus Christi Catholic, St Michael, St Anthony | English Catholic | 7 | 2,440 |
| 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 |
| Centre de services scolaire des Portages-de-l'OutaouaisNotre-Dame, Saint-Jean-Bosco, Saint-Rédempteur, de l'Île | French public | 4 | – |
| Commission scolaire Western QuébecPierre Elliott Trudeau | English public | 1 | – |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
How Lowertown West’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 | 21 | 82% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 21 | 71% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 21 | 69% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 22 | 93% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 22 | 87% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 21 | 52% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 5 | 73% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 4 | 92% | 85% |
Furthest from the provincial middle is Grade 9 math: 73% here, against 55% in Ontario. The area is ahead on 6 of 8 measures and behind on 0.
Every school’s results (27)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Glebe Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 74% · OSSLT 93% | Top fifth |
| 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 |
| Mutchmor Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 89% · G3 writing 62% · G3 math 80% · G6 reading 100% · G6 writing 98% · G6 math 77% | Top fifth |
| Devonshire Community Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 85% · G3 writing 85% · G3 math 81% · G6 reading 94% · G6 writing 97% · G6 math 65% | Second 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 |
| Corpus Christi Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 91% · G3 writing 83% · G3 math 70% · G6 reading 88% · G6 writing 88% · G6 math 46% | 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 |
| St Anthony Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 100% · G3 writing 83% · G3 math 75% · G6 reading 70% · G6 writing 70% · G6 math not reported | Middle 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 |
| 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 |
| Adult High SchoolAlternative or adult · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 21% · OSSLT not reported | 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 |
Ontario Ministry of Education, School Information Finder 2024–25 (EQAO results; N/R where groups are too small). Open Government Licence – Ontario.
Where the 41 schools in and around Lowertown West are
Every school as a pin, coloured by system; each opens its own page.
Points from the provincial lists.
Who runs Lowertown West’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
System by system: English public 19, English Catholic 7, French-language 14 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 West
The neighbourhood school
Each school serves a defined area. A place elsewhere is possible when that school has room.
Independent schools
Fees and admissions are set by each independent school.
Catholic schools
Families who aren’t Catholic can usually choose a Catholic high school, though rarely a Catholic elementary one.
French-language schools
Eligibility comes from the parents: French as a first language, or French schooling in Canada; otherwise, the board’s admissions committee decides.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 41 schools in and around Lowertown West
Show all 30 elementary schools
High schools within reach of Lowertown West
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
Counting out to 15 km, there are 61: 21 French public, 21 English public, 9 English Catholic, 6 French Catholic and 4 independent. 0.7 km away, École secondaire publique De La Salle is the nearest.
| 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 | 0.7 km |
| Lisgar Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | Second fifth | 960 | 1.1 km |
| Collège Saint-Joseph de HullSecondary | – | Independent | – | – | 1.5 km |
| Immaculata High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa CSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 855 | 2.4 km |
| École secondaire catholique Saint-Jean-BaptisteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CSDC du Centre-Est de l'Ontario | French Catholic | – | – | 2.6 km |
| École secondaire de l'ÎleAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Portages-de-l'Outaouais | French public | – | – | 2.7 km |
| Glebe Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | Top fifth | 1,315 | 3.2 km |
| Ottawa Technical Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 330 | 3.5 km |
| École Saint-Jean-BoscoAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Portages-de-l'Outaouais | French public | – | – | 3.6 km |
| École du Nouveau-MondeAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Draveurs | French public | – | – | 4.4 km |
All 61 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| École du Nouveau-MondeAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Draveurs | French public | – | – | 4.4 km |
| École du Nouveau-MondeAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Draveurs | French public | – | – | 4.5 km |
| École secondaire catholique de l’innovationSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CSDC du Centre-Est de l'Ontario | French Catholic | Fourth fifth | 95 | 4.5 km |
| École des services spécialisésAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Portages-de-l'Outaouais | French public | – | – | 4.7 km |
| École des services spécialisésAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Portages-de-l'Outaouais | French public | – | – | 4.7 km |
| Collège Nouvelles FrontièresSecondary | – | Independent | – | – | 4.8 km |
| Polyvalente Le CarrefourSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Draveurs | French public | – | – | 4.8 km |
| École secondaire catholique Samuel-GenestSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CSDC du Centre-Est de l'Ontario | French Catholic | Second fifth | 855 | 5 km |
| École secondaire catholique Franco-CitéSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CSDC du Centre-Est de l'Ontario | French Catholic | Second fifth | 1,010 | 5.1 km |
| Hillcrest High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 460 | 5.4 km |
| École secondaire Philemon WrightSecondary | Commission scolaire Western Québec | English public | – | – | 6 km |
| École Intermédiaire HadleySecondary | Commission scolaire Western Québec | English public | – | – | 6 km |
| St Nicholas Adult High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa CSB | English Catholic | – | 620 | 6 km |
| École des services spécialisésAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Portages-de-l'Outaouais | French public | – | – | 6.2 km |
| St Patrick's High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa CSB | English Catholic | Bottom fifth | 1,110 | 6.3 km |
| Brookfield High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 650 | 6.5 km |
| Ridgemont High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 860 | 6.5 km |
| Canterbury High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | Top fifth | 1,160 | 6.9 km |
| École secondaire du VersantSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Draveurs | French public | – | – | 7.1 km |
| École secondaire Mont-BleuAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Portages-de-l'Outaouais | French public | – | – | 7.1 km |
| Gloucester High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 1,160 | 7.2 km |
| Nepean High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | Top fifth | 1,270 | 7.4 km |
| St Pius X High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa CSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 890 | 7.4 km |
| Lester B Pearson Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa CSB | English Catholic | Fourth fifth | 750 | 7.6 km |
| Colonel By Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | Top fifth | 1,140 | 7.6 km |
| Notre Dame High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa CSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 430 | 7.7 km |
| École Polyvalente de l'ÉrablièreSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Draveurs | French public | – | – | 8 km |
| École Polyvalente Nicolas-GatineauAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Draveurs | French public | – | – | 8.3 km |
| Collège Saint-Alexandre de la GatineauSecondary | – | Independent | – | – | 8.4 km |
| École secondaire de la CitéAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Portages-de-l'Outaouais | French public | – | – | 8.9 km |
| Centre académique de l'OutaouaisAll grades | – | Independent | – | – | 9 km |
| École secondaire D'Arcy McGeeSecondary | Commission scolaire Western Québec | English public | – | – | 9 km |
| École Intermédiaire SymmesSecondary | Commission scolaire Western Québec | English public | – | – | 9 km |
| École secondaire publique Omer-DeslauriersSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CÉP de l'Est de l'Ontario | French public | Fourth fifth | 325 | 9.2 km |
| École secondaire publique Louis-RielSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CÉP de l'Est de l'Ontario | French public | Top fifth | 1,005 | 9.4 km |
| Merivale High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | Top fifth | 1,440 | 10 km |
| Woodroffe High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 900 | 10 km |
| Launch Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 11–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | – | – | 10 km |
| Sir Guy Carleton Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 315 | 11 km |
| École secondaire de la Nouvelle-ÈreAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Portages-de-l'Outaouais | French public | – | – | 11 km |
| École secondaire publique L'AlternativeSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CÉP de l'Est de l'Ontario | French public | – | 70 | 11 km |
| OCSB Achievement CentreSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa CSB | English Catholic | – | 75 | 11 km |
| École Euclide-LanthierAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Portages-de-l'Outaouais | French public | – | – | 12 km |
| École secondaire Grande-RivièreAll 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 | 13 km |
| Sir Robert Borden High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 775 | 13 km |
| Cairine Wilson Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 775 | 13 km |
| École secondaire catholique GarneauSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CSDC du Centre-Est de l'Ontario | French Catholic | Top fifth | 870 | 14 km |
| St Matthew High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa CSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 715 | 14 km |
| École secondaire catholique Mer BleueSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CSDC du Centre-Est de l'Ontario | French Catholic | Top fifth | 825 | 15 km |
| Bell High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 760 | 15 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Alternative, adult and other schools around Lowertown West
Also within reach: alternative programs at Urban Aboriginal Alternate High School and Richard Pfaff Secondary Alternate Site; adult and continuing education at Adult High School. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manor Park | 9,491 | 39 | 10,695 | 24 | 2.3 km |
| … | |||||
| Lawfield | 6,021 | 49 | 21,765 | 5 | 1.5 km |
| Homeside | 6,011 | 27 | 14,725 | 2 | 1.2 km |
| Underwood | 5,972 | 47 | 23,605 | 1 | 0.7 km |
| Cochrane | 5,948 | 5 | 1,025 | 2 | 0.7 km |
| Lowertown West | 5,947 | 41 | 12,855 | 15 | 0.7 km |
| Country Hills West | 5,936 | 32 | 17,595 | 1 | 2 km |
| River Bend | 5,930 | 13 | 7,405 | 1 | 2.2 km |
| Central Frederick | 5,895 | 36 | 18,620 | 1 | 1.3 km |
| Kirkendall North | 5,864 | 42 | 18,555 | 3 | 1.2 km |
| … | |||||
| Timiskaming, Unorganized, West Part | 3,606 | 24 | 4,270 | 8 | 18 km |
More schools are within reach in 62 of the 295 other towns. Of the 296, 192 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 Lowertown West
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 West | 41 | 15 | 13 | 0.7 km |
| Lowertown East 0.7 km | 37 | 14 | 11 | 0.2 km |
| Sandy Hill 1.1 km | 49 | 16 | 15 | 1 km |
| New Edinburgh 1.7 km | 36 | 20 | 9 | 1.1 km |
| Centretown 1.9 km | 55 | 21 | 16 | 0.7 km |
| Centre-Ville 2.2 km | 66 | 37 | 13 | 0.6 km |
| Old Ottawa East 2.3 km | 55 | 16 | 18 | 0.4 km |
Among the neighbours, Centre-Ville has 66, the most.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The year. 2024-25, the latest open list.
- Boards and systems. A public school belongs to a board of one language; in Ontario, Alberta and Saskatchewan a board is also public or Catholic. An independent school runs itself.
- 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. Enrolment is a single year, where published at all, and no inspectorate rates schools.
- Which schools count. Schools inside Lowertown West and those within 3 km of its outline: a family nearby would weigh them all.
- The kinds of school. The kind of school is what its province lists: elementary, secondary or both.
Questions about schools in Lowertown West
How do I get a place at a school in Lowertown West?
Contact the board: it names the school for your address and takes the registration.
Which boards run the schools in Lowertown West?
By number of schools: Ottawa-Carleton DSB (18), Ottawa CSB (7), CÉP de l'Est de l'Ontario (5), CSDC du Centre-Est de l'Ontario (5) and Centre de services scolaire des Portages-de-l'Outaouais (4).
Is there a French-language school in Lowertown West?
Yes, schooling in French is at École secondaire publique De La Salle, École élémentaire publique De la Salle, École élémentaire catholique Sainte-Anne and École élémentaire publique Francojeunesse.
How many schools are there in Lowertown West?
The town holds 0 of them; 41 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).