Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainRideaucrest - Davidson Heights’s schools belong to 4 boards that cover the same streets
The largest is Ottawa CSB, with 17; beside it are Ottawa-Carleton DSB, CSDC du Centre-Est de l'Ontario and CÉP de l'Est de l'Ontario. 8 of the 35 teach in French, against 10% of schools in Ontario. Counting a 3 km margin, Rideaucrest - Davidson Heights has 28 elementary schools and 7 secondary schools, for 20,775 students.
What stands out about Rideaucrest - Davidson Heights’s schools
Results above the middle
Most of the 27 schools with results sit above the middle in Ontario, 17 of them, with École secondaire catholique Pierre-Savard, St Luke (Nepean) Elementary School and St. Cecilia Catholic School at the head. Results ↓
More Catholic schools
Catholic schools are 23 of 35 here, above the 34% in Ontario, under Ottawa CSB and CSDC du Centre-Est de l'Ontario. Who runs them ↓
One big school
St. Francis Xavier (9-12) Catholic School is the largest school here, with 1,665 students. Every school ↓
Big elementary schools
At 513 students on average, against 365 in Ontario, the elementary schools are large; Farley Mowat Public School and Adrienne Clarkson Elementary School lead. Every school ↓
The comparisons are with the province’s schools, never across provinces.
Which of the 4 boards runs which school
The boards and their schools here.
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. Francis Xavier (9-12), St Joseph, St. Mother Teresa, St Joseph Intermediate, St. Juan Diego Catholic, St. Francis Xavier (7-8), St Emily (Elementary) Separate, St. Mother Teresa Catholic Intermediate … | English Catholic | 17 | 10,970 |
| Ottawa-Carleton DSBLongfields Davidson Heights, Longfields Davidson Heights Intermediate, Steve MacLean, Berrigan, Chapman Mills, Farley Mowat, Jockvale, Adrienne Clarkson … | English public | 10 | 5,855 |
| CSDC du Centre-Est de l'OntarioPierre-Savard, intermédiaire catholique Pierre-Savard, Bernard-Grandmaître, Jonathan-Pitre, Pierre-Elliott-Trudeau, Jean-Robert-Gauthier | French Catholic | 6 | 2,840 |
| CÉP de l'Est de l'Ontariopublique Michaëlle-Jean, publique Michel-Dupuis | French public | 2 | 1,110 |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
Schooling in English and French around Rideaucrest - Davidson Heights
The language each school teaches in, against every school in Ontario.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Ontario.
CÉP de l'Est de l'Ontario and CSDC du Centre-Est de l'Ontario runs the French-language ones: École élémentaire publique Michaëlle-Jean, École élémentaire publique Michel-Dupuis, École élémentaire catholique Bernard-Grandmaître and École élémentaire catholique Jean-Robert-Gauthier.
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 Rideaucrest - Davidson Heights’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 | 22 | 82% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 22 | 74% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 22 | 74% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 22 | 93% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 22 | 90% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 22 | 66% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 5 | 66% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 5 | 87% | 85% |
Furthest from the provincial middle is Grade 6 math: 66% here, against 51% in Ontario. 7 measures above the provincial middle, 0 below, out of 8. At 9 schools more of the measures rose than fell over three years; at 9, more fell.
Every school’s results (27)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| École secondaire catholique Pierre-SavardSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 76% · OSSLT 95% | Top fifth |
| St Luke (Nepean) Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 88% · G3 writing 77% · G3 math 83% · G6 reading 100% · G6 writing 98% · G6 math 85% | Top fifth |
| 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 |
| Monsignor Paul Baxter Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 89% · G3 writing 89% · G3 math 86% · G6 reading 94% · G6 writing 92% · G6 math 67% | 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 |
| École élémentaire publique Michaëlle-JeanElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 87% · G3 writing 73% · G3 math 80% · G6 reading 88% · G6 writing 90% · G6 math 74% | Second fifth |
| St. Juan Diego Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 81% · G3 writing 74% · G3 math 80% · G6 reading 94% · G6 writing 95% · G6 math 45% | Second fifth |
| St Patrick Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 82% · G3 writing 78% · G3 math 73% · G6 reading 96% · G6 writing 91% · G6 math 47% | 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 |
| St. Mother Teresa High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 61% · OSSLT 88% | Second fifth |
| École élémentaire catholique Bernard-GrandmaîtreElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 80% · G3 writing 78% · G3 math 85% · G6 reading 89% · G6 writing 90% · G6 math 66% | Second fifth |
| St Monica Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 83% · G3 writing 67% · G3 math 62% · G6 reading 96% · G6 writing 96% · G6 math 54% | Second fifth |
| Adrienne Clarkson Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 78% · G3 writing 71% · G3 math 69% · G6 reading 87% · G6 writing 88% · G6 math 78% | 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 |
| Steve MacLean Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 74% · G3 writing 65% · G3 math 67% · G6 reading 90% · G6 writing 90% · G6 math 71% | Second fifth |
| Longfields Davidson Heights Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 68% · OSSLT 87% | Middle fifth |
| St Andrew Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 86% · G3 writing 78% · G3 math 75% · G6 reading 84% · G6 writing 89% · G6 math 53% | Middle fifth |
| St Joseph High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 64% · OSSLT 86% | 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 |
| École élémentaire catholique Pierre-Elliott-TrudeauElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 86% · G3 writing 64% · G3 math 70% · G6 reading 89% · G6 writing 78% · G6 math 49% | Middle fifth |
| Berrigan Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 71% · G3 writing 56% · G3 math 57% · G6 reading 93% · G6 writing 88% · G6 math 75% | Middle fifth |
| St. Francis Xavier (9-12) Catholic SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 66% · OSSLT 81% | 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 |
| 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 |
| Jockvale Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 73% · G3 writing 56% · G3 math 45% · G6 reading 80% · G6 writing 73% · G6 math 29% | 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 35 schools in and around Rideaucrest - Davidson Heights are
Every school as a pin, coloured by system; each opens its own page.
Points from the provincial lists.
Who runs Rideaucrest - Davidson Heights’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
Split by system, that is English public 10, English Catholic 17 and French-language 8.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Rideaucrest - Davidson Heights
The neighbourhood school
Each school serves a defined area. A place elsewhere is possible when that school has room.
Catholic schools
Catholic schools here are public, paid for by the province. Elementary places usually go to Catholic families; Catholic high schools take any student.
French-language schools
The French boards take rights-holders’ children by right and others by committee.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 35 schools in and around Rideaucrest - Davidson Heights
High schools within reach of Rideaucrest - Davidson Heights
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
38 secondary schools are within 15 km: 18 English public, 11 English Catholic, 5 French Catholic and 4 French public. The closest high school is Riverside South Secondary School, 2.2 km out.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside South Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | – | – | 2.2 km |
| St. Mother Teresa High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa CSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 1,105 | 2.3 km |
| École secondaire catholique Pierre-SavardSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CSDC du Centre-Est de l'Ontario | French Catholic | Top fifth | 900 | 2.4 km |
| Longfields Davidson Heights Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 1,650 | 2.4 km |
| St. Francis Xavier (9-12) Catholic SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa CSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 1,665 | 3.2 km |
| St Joseph High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa CSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 1,535 | 3.2 km |
| John McCrae Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 1,550 | 4.1 km |
| École secondaire publique Pierre-de-BloisSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CÉP de l'Est de l'Ontario | French public | Second fifth | 415 | 4.4 km |
| OCSB Achievement CentreSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa CSB | English Catholic | – | 75 | 5.6 km |
| St Mark High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa CSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 820 | 6.5 km |
All 38 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merivale High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | Top fifth | 1,440 | 6.8 km |
| École secondaire publique Omer-DeslauriersSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CÉP de l'Est de l'Ontario | French public | Fourth fifth | 325 | 7.5 km |
| Sir Robert Borden High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 775 | 7.9 km |
| Launch Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 11–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | – | – | 8.2 km |
| Sir Guy Carleton Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 315 | 8.3 km |
| Bell High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 760 | 9.1 km |
| St Paul High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa CSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 700 | 9.1 km |
| St Pius X High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa CSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 890 | 9.2 km |
| Brookfield High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 650 | 10 km |
| École secondaire catholique Franco-OuestSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CSDC du Centre-Est de l'Ontario | French Catholic | Second fifth | 595 | 10 km |
| Woodroffe High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 900 | 10 km |
| École secondaire publique L'AlternativeSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CÉP de l'Est de l'Ontario | French public | – | 70 | 11 km |
| Ridgemont High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 860 | 11 km |
| Notre Dame High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa CSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 430 | 11 km |
| St Patrick's High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa CSB | English Catholic | Bottom fifth | 1,110 | 11 km |
| St Nicholas Adult High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa CSB | English Catholic | – | 620 | 11 km |
| École secondaire publique Maurice-LapointeSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CÉP de l'Est de l'Ontario | French public | Top fifth | 185 | 12 km |
| Nepean High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | Top fifth | 1,270 | 12 km |
| Glebe Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | Top fifth | 1,315 | 13 km |
| A.Y. Jackson Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | Second fifth | 880 | 13 km |
| Canterbury High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | Top fifth | 1,160 | 13 km |
| Hillcrest High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 460 | 14 km |
| École secondaire catholique Franco-CitéSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CSDC du Centre-Est de l'Ontario | French Catholic | Second fifth | 1,010 | 14 km |
| South Carleton High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 1,380 | 14 km |
| Maplewood Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | Second fifth | 245 | 14 km |
| École secondaire catholique Saint-Jean-BaptisteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CSDC du Centre-Est de l'Ontario | French Catholic | – | – | 14 km |
| Immaculata High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa CSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 855 | 14 km |
| École secondaire catholique Paul-DesmaraisSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CSDC du Centre-Est de l'Ontario | French Catholic | Top fifth | 880 | 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 |
| … | |||||
| 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 |
| Fletchers Creek Village / Lundy Village | 13,934 | 59 | 36,150 | 1 | 1.4 km |
| … | |||||
| Norton Park | 8,402 | 55 | 24,605 | 2 | 1.6 km |
Set against 384 others, 227 have more schools in reach. 298 of 385 have a school teaching in French.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Rideaucrest - Davidson Heights
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rideaucrest - Davidson Heights | 35 | 8 | 23 | 2.2 km |
| Chapman Mills 2 km | 42 | 12 | 22 | 1.1 km |
| Old Barrhaven East 2 km | 38 | 9 | 19 | 0.3 km |
| Riverside South - Leitrim 2.2 km | 35 | 8 | 24 | 0.5 km |
| Stonebridge - Half Moon Bay 4.2 km | 43 | 11 | 21 | 1.3 km |
| Merivale Gardens - Grenfell Glen - Pineglen - Country Place 4.7 km | 44 | 6 | 19 | 2 km |
| Old Barrhaven West 4.8 km | 34 | 9 | 17 | 0.9 km |
Of the neighbours, Merivale Gardens - Grenfell Glen - Pineglen - Country Place counts the most schools: 44.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The year. The province’s school list, 2024-25.
- Boards and systems. English and French, public and Catholic: the board decides the system, and the address decides the school.
- Bands, not ranks. Bands compare within Ontario only, measure by measure, then average: never a place in a league table.
- What isn’t here. Ontario’s private schools aren’t in the open list; no province publishes inspection grades.
- Which schools count. The area is Rideaucrest - Davidson Heights plus a 3 km margin around it, measured from its census outline.
- The kinds of school. The levels follow each school’s published grades: elementary below Grade 7 or 9, secondary above, all-grade when it runs the whole way.
Questions about schools in Rideaucrest - Davidson Heights
How do I get a place at a school in Rideaucrest - Davidson Heights?
Choose a system, then register with its board; the address decides the school.
Which boards run the schools in Rideaucrest - Davidson Heights?
By number of schools: Ottawa CSB (17), Ottawa-Carleton DSB (10), CSDC du Centre-Est de l'Ontario (6) and CÉP de l'Est de l'Ontario (2).
How many schools are there in Rideaucrest - Davidson Heights?
3 in the town, 32 just beyond it, within 3 km.
Is there a French-language school in Rideaucrest - Davidson Heights?
Yes: École élémentaire publique Michaëlle-Jean, École élémentaire publique Michel-Dupuis, École élémentaire catholique Bernard-Grandmaître and École élémentaire catholique Jean-Robert-Gauthier, the French-language schools here.
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).