Photo: SimonP at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0In Stittsville, families choose among 4 boards: English and French, public and Catholic
Ottawa-Carleton DSB has 11 of them, and Ottawa CSB, CSDC du Centre-Est de l'Ontario and CÉP de l'Est de l'Ontario share the others. 11 of 17 schools with results score above the middle in Ontario. The 3 km around Stittsville counts 19 elementary schools, 3 secondary schools and 1 alternative or adult school, 12,405 students between them.
What stands out about Stittsville’s schools
Results on the rise
At 8 tested schools out of 17, the three-year changes lean upward; Guardian Angels Elementary School, St. Stephen Catholic Elementary School and École secondaire catholique Paul-Desmarais gained most often. Results ↓
One big school
With 1,555 students, Sacred Heart High School is the area’s biggest. Every school ↓
Big elementary schools
Elementary schools here average 528 students, against 365 in Ontario; Guardian Angels Elementary School and Sacred Heart Intermediate School are the largest. Every school ↓
The strongest results
The area’s best results are at Guardian Angels Elementary School (elementary), 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
The boards and their schools here.
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 DSBShingwàkons, Stittsville, Westwind, Maplewood Intermediate, John Young, A. Lorne Cassidy, Castlefrank, Glen Cairn … | English public | 11 | 4,935 |
| Ottawa CSBSacred Heart, Guardian Angels, Sacred Heart Intermediate, St. Stephen Catholic, St Martin de Porres, St. Bernadette Catholic, Holy Redeemer, Holy Spirit | English Catholic | 8 | 5,630 |
| CSDC du Centre-Est de l'OntarioPaul-Desmarais, Saint-Jean-Paul II, intermédiaire catholique Paul-Desmarais | French Catholic | 3 | 1,840 |
| CÉP de l'Est de l'Ontariopublique Kanata-Stittsville | French public | 1 | – |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
How Stittsville’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 | 13 | 84% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 13 | 75% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 13 | 75% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 13 | 93% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 13 | 93% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 13 | 63% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 3 | 67% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 2 | 97% | 85% |
The widest gap is on Grade 6 math, where the area’s schools reach 63% against 51% in Ontario. Above the middle on 8, below on 0: that is the 8 measures.
Every school’s results (17)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Guardian Angels Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 88% · G3 writing 84% · G3 math 79% · G6 reading 97% · G6 writing 99% · G6 math 75% | Top fifth |
| St. Bernadette Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 89% · G3 writing 93% · G3 math 80% · G6 reading 96% · G6 writing 100% · G6 math 76% | Top fifth |
| St. Stephen Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 94% · G3 writing 88% · G3 math 90% · G6 reading 95% · G6 writing 96% · G6 math 68% | Top fifth |
| École secondaire catholique Paul-DesmaraisSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 80% · OSSLT 99% | Top fifth |
| Holy Spirit Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 94% · G3 writing 75% · G3 math 79% · G6 reading 100% · G6 writing 97% · G6 math 73% | Top fifth |
| Sacred Heart High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 62% · OSSLT 95% | Second fifth |
| Westwind Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 88% · G3 writing 68% · G3 math 71% · G6 reading 98% · G6 writing 100% · G6 math 63% | Second fifth |
| École élémentaire catholique Saint-Jean-Paul IIElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 86% · G3 writing 84% · G3 math 88% · G6 reading 92% · G6 writing 88% · G6 math 71% | Second fifth |
| A. Lorne Cassidy Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 81% · G3 writing 74% · G3 math 75% · G6 reading 93% · G6 writing 93% · G6 math 63% | Second fifth |
| Castlefrank Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–3 | G3 reading 84% · G3 writing 75% · G3 math 75% | Second fifth |
| Maplewood Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 67% | Second fifth |
| Holy Redeemer Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 78% · G3 writing 51% · G3 math 49% · G6 reading 97% · G6 writing 93% · G6 math 72% | Middle fifth |
| Stittsville Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 76% · G3 writing 77% · G3 math 72% · G6 reading 85% · G6 writing 79% · G6 math 45% | Middle fifth |
| St Martin de Porres Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 80% · G3 writing 68% · G3 math 65% · G6 reading 87% · G6 writing 83% · G6 math 35% | Middle fifth |
| Shingwàkons Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 75% · G3 writing 64% · G3 math 63% · G6 reading 89% · G6 writing 76% · G6 math 45% | Middle fifth |
| Goulbourn Middle SchoolElementary · Grades 6–8 | G6 reading 86% · G6 writing 86% · G6 math 34% | Middle fifth |
| John Young Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 70% · G3 writing 61% · G3 math 61% · G6 reading 83% · G6 writing 82% · G6 math 54% | 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 23 schools in and around Stittsville are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Stittsville
English, French and other languages of instruction, beside the mix in Ontario.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Ontario.
In French: École élémentaire catholique Saint-Jean-Paul II, École élémentaire publique Kanata-Stittsville, École intermédiaire catholique Paul-Desmarais and École secondaire catholique Paul-Desmarais. The public ones of the 4 come under CSDC du Centre-Est de l'Ontario and CÉP de l'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 Stittsville’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
Counted by who runs them: English public 11, English Catholic 8 and French-language 4.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Stittsville
Catholic schools
Ontario funds the Catholic system in full; its high schools are open to all, its elementary schools mostly to Catholic families.
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
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 23 schools in and around Stittsville
High schools within reach of Stittsville
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
20 secondary schools are within 15 km: 8 English public, 6 English Catholic, 3 French Catholic and 3 French public. For the shortest journey, Sacred Heart High School: 0.9 km.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacred Heart High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa CSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 1,555 | 0.9 km |
| Maplewood Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | Second fifth | 245 | 2.2 km |
| École secondaire catholique Paul-DesmaraisSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CSDC du Centre-Est de l'Ontario | French Catholic | Top fifth | 880 | 2.4 km |
| École secondaire publique Maurice-LapointeSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CÉP de l'Est de l'Ontario | French public | Top fifth | 185 | 5 km |
| A.Y. Jackson Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | Second fifth | 880 | 5.1 km |
| Holy Trinity Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa CSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 1,315 | 5.8 km |
| All Saints Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa CSB | English Catholic | Top fifth | 1,035 | 7.3 km |
| Earl of March Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | Top fifth | 1,715 | 7.5 km |
| École secondaire catholique Franco-OuestSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CSDC du Centre-Est de l'Ontario | French Catholic | Second fifth | 595 | 9.2 km |
| South Carleton High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 1,380 | 10 km |
All 20 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bell High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 760 | 11 km |
| John McCrae Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 1,550 | 12 km |
| École secondaire publique Pierre-de-BloisSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CÉP de l'Est de l'Ontario | French public | Second fifth | 415 | 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 |
| St Joseph High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa CSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 1,535 | 14 km |
| Longfields Davidson Heights Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 1,650 | 14 km |
| École secondaire catholique Pierre-SavardSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CSDC du Centre-Est de l'Ontario | French Catholic | Top fifth | 900 | 14 km |
| St. Mother Teresa High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa CSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 1,105 | 14 km |
| École secondaire publique L'AlternativeSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CÉP de l'Est de l'Ontario | French public | – | 70 | 15 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Alternative, adult and other schools around Stittsville
Beyond the ordinary schools: alternative programs at Frederick Banting Secondary Alternate Pr. Their cards ↑
The kinds as the provincial lists give them (alternative, adult and continuing education, online, provincial schools).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grimsby | 31,478 | 15 | 8,330 | 0 | 1.3 km |
| … | |||||
| Purpleville | 19,918 | 47 | 25,405 | 2 | 1 km |
| Kanata Lakes | 19,861 | 40 | 23,215 | 7 | 0.4 km |
| Riverside South - Leitrim | 19,802 | 35 | 19,670 | 8 | 0.5 km |
| Loyalist | 19,761 | 13 | 3,210 | 0 | 6.9 km |
| Stittsville | 19,753 | 23 | 12,405 | 4 | 0.8 km |
| Kemptville | 19,733 | 13 | 3,535 | 5 | 1.9 km |
| Mount Pleasant Village | 19,719 | 44 | 28,635 | 0 | 1 km |
| Petawawa | 19,606 | 9 | 3,255 | 3 | 1.4 km |
| Westmount | 19,591 | 37 | 21,660 | 3 | 0.5 km |
| … | |||||
| German Mills | 11,923 | 59 | 22,720 | 2 | 1.5 km |
Among 319 towns its size, 242 have more schools nearby. Schooling in French is on hand in 251 of the 320.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Stittsville
For each nearby town, its schools in or within 3 km of its outline, with straight-line distances.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stittsville | 23 | 4 | 11 | 0.8 km |
| Stittsville North 2.5 km | 31 | 6 | 18 | 1.9 km |
| Stittsville East 2.8 km | 35 | 8 | 16 | 0.6 km |
| Glen Cairn 4.4 km | 32 | 8 | 15 | 1 km |
| Katimavik-Hazeldean 5.7 km | 31 | 6 | 15 | 0.7 km |
| Bridlewood - Emerald Meadows 5.9 km | 28 | 8 | 14 | 1 km |
| Kanata Lakes 6.9 km | 40 | 7 | 20 | 0.4 km |
Kanata Lakes has the most schools nearby, 40.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The kinds of school. Middle and junior high schools count as secondary when they start at Grade 7 or later, elementary otherwise.
- Which schools count. Every school inside Stittsville’s outline or within 3 km of it, the rule used across the site.
- Boards and systems. A school’s system is its board’s: the language it teaches in, and whether the board is public or Catholic.
- The year. The 2024-25 list.
- Bands, not ranks. The fifths are of schools, not students: a small school counts as much as a large one.
- What isn’t here. No ratings by inspectors, no enrolment trend: neither is published school by school.
Questions about schools in Stittsville
Which boards run the schools in Stittsville?
Ottawa-Carleton DSB (11), Ottawa CSB (8), CSDC du Centre-Est de l'Ontario (3) and CÉP de l'Est de l'Ontario (1), with each one’s schools in brackets.
How do I get a place at a school in Stittsville?
Choose a system, then register with its board; the address decides the school.
How many schools are there in Stittsville?
The town holds 8 of them; 15 more are within 3 km of its outline.
Is there a French-language school in Stittsville?
Yes, there are French-language schools: École élémentaire catholique Saint-Jean-Paul II, École élémentaire publique Kanata-Stittsville, École intermédiaire catholique Paul-Desmarais and École secondaire catholique Paul-Desmarais.
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).