Photo: Cantons-de-l'Est · CC BY-SA 4.0Manotick’s schools belong to 4 boards that cover the same streets
The largest is Ottawa CSB, with 8; beside it are Ottawa-Carleton DSB, CSDC du Centre-Est de l'Ontario and CÉP de l'Est de l'Ontario. 5 of the 21 teach in French, against 10% of schools in Ontario. Within 3 km of Manotick are 19 elementary schools and 2 secondary schools, teaching 9,355 students.
What stands out about Manotick’s schools
Results above the middle
10 of the 17 tested schools score in the top two fifths in Ontario; St. Cecilia Catholic School, St Emily (Elementary) Separate School and St Jerome Elementary School are the strongest. Results ↓
More Catholic schools
11 of 21 schools here are Catholic, against 34% in Ontario; Ottawa CSB and CSDC du Centre-Est de l'Ontario run them. Who runs them ↓
Results on the rise
More of the results rose than fell over three years at 7 schools of the 17 with results, St Emily (Elementary) Separate School, St Leonard Elementary School and École élémentaire catholique Jean-Robert-Gauthier among them. Results ↓
The strongest results
Top of the area: St. Cecilia Catholic 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 4 boards runs which school
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 CSBSt Mark, St. Benedict, St Leonard, St Emily (Elementary) Separate, St Jerome, St. Cecilia, St. Gianna Catholic, St Mark Intermediate | English Catholic | 8 | 4,730 |
| Ottawa-Carleton DSBWazoson, Chapman Mills, Kars on the Rideau, Farley Mowat, Osgoode, Manotick, Riverside South Intermediate, Riverside South | English public | 8 | 3,100 |
| CSDC du Centre-Est de l'OntarioSainte-Kateri, Jonathan-Pitre, Jean-Robert-Gauthier | French Catholic | 3 | 1,095 |
| CÉP de l'Est de l'Ontariopublique Michel-Dupuis, publique Des Visionnaires | French public | 2 | 430 |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
Schooling in English and French around Manotick
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 élémentaire publique Michel-Dupuis, École élémentaire catholique Sainte-Kateri, École élémentaire catholique Jonathan-Pitre and École élémentaire catholique Jean-Robert-Gauthier (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 Manotick’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 | 16 | 82% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 16 | 73% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 16 | 78% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 15 | 93% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 15 | 91% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 15 | 64% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 1 | 66% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 1 | 87% | 85% |
The widest gap is on Grade 6 math, where the area’s schools reach 64% against 51% in Ontario. 7 measures above the provincial middle, 0 below, out of 8.
Every school’s results (17)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| St. Cecilia Catholic SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 80% · G3 writing 86% · G3 math 82% · G6 reading 98% · G6 writing 97% · G6 math 88% | Top fifth |
| St Emily (Elementary) Separate SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 88% · G3 writing 78% · G3 math 83% · G6 reading 95% · G6 writing 96% · G6 math 66% | Top fifth |
| St Jerome Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 91% · G3 writing 78% · G3 math 78% · G6 reading 97% · G6 writing 98% · G6 math 72% | Top fifth |
| St Leonard Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 86% · G3 writing 86% · G3 math 86% · G6 reading 92% · G6 writing 94% · G6 math 74% | Top fifth |
| St. Benedict Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 90% · G3 writing 82% · G3 math 85% · G6 reading 94% · G6 writing 92% · G6 math 66% | Second fifth |
| École élémentaire catholique Jean-Robert-GauthierElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 97% · G3 writing 86% · G3 math 97% · G6 reading 88% · G6 writing 91% · G6 math 76% | Second fifth |
| Manotick Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–5 | G3 reading 84% · G3 writing 71% · G3 math 81% | Second fifth |
| École élémentaire catholique Sainte-KateriElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 79% · G3 writing 74% · G3 math 78% · G6 reading 95% · G6 writing 95% · G6 math 64% | Second fifth |
| St. Gianna Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 75% · G3 writing 72% · G3 math 73% · G6 reading 93% · G6 writing 91% · G6 math 68% | Second fifth |
| Chapman Mills Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 84% · G3 writing 78% · G3 math 67% · G6 reading 93% · G6 writing 88% · G6 math 62% | Second fifth |
| St Mark High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 66% · OSSLT 87% | Middle fifth |
| École élémentaire catholique Jonathan-PitreElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 76% · G3 writing 60% · G3 math 78% · G6 reading 93% · G6 writing 88% · G6 math 63% | Middle fifth |
| Wazoson Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 80% · G3 writing 59% · G3 math 62% · G6 reading 92% · G6 writing 89% · G6 math 43% | Middle fifth |
| Farley Mowat Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 79% · G3 writing 58% · G3 math 56% · G6 reading 93% · G6 writing 83% · G6 math 44% | Middle fifth |
| Osgoode Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 83% · G3 writing 59% · G3 math 62% · G6 reading 94% · G6 writing 77% · G6 math 42% | Middle fifth |
| École élémentaire publique Michel-DupuisElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 74% · G3 writing 58% · G3 math 67% · G6 reading 88% · G6 writing 82% · G6 math 53% | Middle fifth |
| Kars on the Rideau Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 59% · G3 writing 62% · G3 math 46% · G6 reading 83% · G6 writing 82% · G6 math 43% | 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 21 schools in and around Manotick are
Every school as a pin, coloured by system; each opens its own page.
Points from the provincial lists.
Who runs Manotick’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
The split by system: English public 8, English Catholic 8 and French-language 5.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Manotick
Catholic schools
The Catholic boards are as public as the others: free, with elementary schools that generally require a Catholic parent and high schools open to everyone.
French-language schools
The French boards take rights-holders’ children by right and others by committee.
The neighbourhood school
Boards set boundaries for each school; living inside one guarantees a place there, and moving across one usually means a request.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 21 schools in and around Manotick
High schools within reach of Manotick
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
Within 15 km, families can reach 14 high schools: 6 English public, 5 English Catholic, 2 French public and 1 French Catholic. The nearest is St Mark High School, 2.9 km away.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Mark High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa CSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 820 | 2.9 km |
| Riverside South Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | – | – | 5.1 km |
| St Joseph High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa CSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 1,535 | 6.8 km |
| St. Francis Xavier (9-12) Catholic SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa CSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 1,665 | 7.1 km |
| École secondaire catholique Pierre-SavardSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CSDC du Centre-Est de l'Ontario | French Catholic | Top fifth | 900 | 7.1 km |
| École secondaire publique Pierre-de-BloisSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CÉP de l'Est de l'Ontario | French public | Second fifth | 415 | 7.7 km |
| Longfields Davidson Heights Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 1,650 | 7.8 km |
| St. Mother Teresa High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa CSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 1,105 | 8.3 km |
| John McCrae Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 1,550 | 9.1 km |
| OCSB Achievement CentreSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa CSB | English Catholic | – | 75 | 12 km |
All 14 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Carleton High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 1,380 | 13 km |
| Merivale High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | Top fifth | 1,440 | 14 km |
| École secondaire publique Omer-DeslauriersSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CÉP de l'Est de l'Ontario | French public | Fourth fifth | 325 | 14 km |
| Sir Robert Borden High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 775 | 15 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Towns its size in Ontario
Towns of a similar population, with their schools in or within 3 km; described, not ranked.
| Town | Population | Schools | Students | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rideaucrest - Davidson Heights | 13,998 | 35 | 20,775 | 8 | 2.2 km |
| … | |||||
| Kapuskasing | 8,825 | 10 | 1,545 | 7 | 0.3 km |
| Uplands | 8,819 | 18 | 11,940 | 3 | 2 km |
| Drummond/North Elmsley | 8,817 | 18 | 4,750 | 0 | 6.6 km |
| Pioneer Park | 8,781 | 17 | 10,745 | 1 | 2.3 km |
| Manotick | 8,770 | 21 | 9,355 | 5 | 3 km |
| Craig Henry - Manordale | 8,758 | 32 | 12,915 | 3 | 1.3 km |
| Hanover | 8,723 | 5 | 1,705 | 0 | 1 km |
| Renfrew | 8,721 | 8 | 1,905 | 0 | 0.4 km |
| Stanley Park | 8,721 | 37 | 18,535 | 2 | 1 km |
| … | |||||
| Norwood | 5,308 | 5 | 1,185 | 0 | 0.6 km |
More schools than here: 235 of the 368 others. Schooling in French is on hand in 255 of the 369.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Manotick
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manotick | 21 | 5 | 11 | 3 km |
| Riverside South - Leitrim 5.6 km | 35 | 8 | 24 | 0.5 km |
| Stonebridge - Half Moon Bay 6.1 km | 43 | 11 | 21 | 1.3 km |
| Chapman Mills 6.2 km | 42 | 12 | 22 | 1.1 km |
| Rideaucrest - Davidson Heights 6.9 km | 35 | 8 | 23 | 2.2 km |
| Greely 7.4 km | 18 | 3 | 10 | 4.8 km |
| Old Barrhaven East 8 km | 38 | 9 | 19 | 0.3 km |
The busiest neighbour is Stonebridge - Half Moon Bay, with 43 schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. Schools inside Manotick and those within 3 km of its outline: a family nearby would weigh them all.
- The kinds of school. Elementary and secondary come from the grades each school offers; a school offering both counts as all-grade.
- The year. The province’s 2024-25 list.
- Boards and systems. A school’s system is its board’s: the language it teaches in, and whether the board is public or Catholic.
- What isn’t here. Inspection reports with ratings don’t exist here, and the lists give enrolment for one year at most.
- Bands, not ranks. Ontario’s results are whole percentages with small groups left out, so the page gives fifths, not ranks.
Questions about schools in Manotick
How do I get a place at a school in Manotick?
Contact the board: it names the school for your address and takes the registration.
Which boards run the schools in Manotick?
By number of schools: Ottawa CSB (8), Ottawa-Carleton DSB (8), CSDC du Centre-Est de l'Ontario (3) and CÉP de l'Est de l'Ontario (2).
Is there a French-language school in Manotick?
Yes, there are French-language schools: École élémentaire publique Michel-Dupuis, École élémentaire catholique Sainte-Kateri, École élémentaire catholique Jonathan-Pitre and École élémentaire catholique Jean-Robert-Gauthier.
How many schools are there in Manotick?
4 in the town, 17 just beyond it, within 3 km.
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).