Photo: Ross Dunn · CC BY-SA 2.0Teaching in French: 13 of Vanier North’s 30 schools
Those are École élémentaire publique Trille des Bois, École élémentaire publique Mauril-Bélanger and École élémentaire catholique Horizon-Jeunesse (CÉP de l'Est de l'Ontario and CSDC du Centre-Est de l'Ontario). Families can pick among four systems here: English or French, public or Catholic. 12,375 students attend the 23 elementary schools and 7 secondary schools in or within 3 km of Vanier North.
What stands out about Vanier North’s schools
Results on both sides
The results split: 11 of 26 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
Top of the area: École secondaire publique De La Salle (secondary), its results in the top fifth in Ontario. Results ↓
Every figure here sets the area’s schools beside the rest of its province.
Schooling in English and French around Vanier North
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.
CÉP de l'Est de l'Ontario and CSDC du Centre-Est de l'Ontario runs the French-language ones: École élémentaire publique Trille des Bois, École élémentaire publique Mauril-Bélanger, École élémentaire catholique Horizon-Jeunesse and École élémentaire publique De la Salle.
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.
4 boards, school by 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 DSBLisgar, Manor Park, Rockcliffe Park, Queen Elizabeth, Elgin Street, Ottawa Technical, Carson Grove, York Street … | English public | 12 | 4,470 |
| CSDC du Centre-Est de l'OntarioSamuel-Genest, Montfort, Horizon-Jeunesse, intermédiaire catholique Samuel-Genest, Sainte-Anne, Coeur d'Ottawa, de l’innovation | French Catholic | 7 | 3,060 |
| 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 |
| Ottawa CSBImmaculata, Immaculata Intermediate, St Brigid, Assumption Catholic, St Michael | English Catholic | 5 | 2,110 |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
How Vanier North’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 | 19 | 93% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 19 | 86% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 19 | 41% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 6 | 68% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 6 | 89% | 85% |
The widest gap is on Grade 9 math, where the area’s schools reach 68% against 55% in Ontario. Of 8 measures, 3 sit above the province’s middle and 4 below. Over three years, 12 schools gained on most measures and 8 lost ground.
Every school’s results (26)
| 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 |
| Lisgar Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 73% · OSSLT 91% | Second fifth |
| École secondaire catholique Samuel-GenestSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 68% · OSSLT 96% | 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 MontfortElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 81% · G3 writing 71% · G3 math 60% · G6 reading 96% · G6 writing 90% · G6 math 39% | 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 |
| École secondaire catholique de l’innovationSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 67% · OSSLT 71% | Fourth 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 |
| 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 |
| Carson Grove Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–5 | G3 reading 41% · G3 writing 16% · G3 math 18% | 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 30 schools in and around Vanier North 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 Vanier North’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
Their systems: English public 12, English Catholic 5, French-language 12 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 Vanier North
The neighbourhood school
Ask the board first. It holds the enrolment list and points each street to its own school; out-of-area requests go ahead only with space to spare.
French-language schools
A child qualifies for a French-language school when a parent’s first language is French or a parent went to French school in Canada; an admissions committee can admit others.
Independent schools
Fees and admissions are set by each independent school.
Catholic schools
Ontario funds the Catholic system in full; its high schools are open to all, its elementary schools mostly to Catholic families.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 30 schools in and around Vanier North
High schools within reach of Vanier North
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
61 secondary schools are within 15 km: 21 French public, 20 English public, 10 English Catholic, 6 French Catholic and 4 independent. The shortest trip is to École secondaire publique De La Salle, 1.8 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 | 1.8 km |
| Ottawa Technical Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 330 | 1.8 km |
| École secondaire catholique de l’innovationSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CSDC du Centre-Est de l'Ontario | French Catholic | Fourth fifth | 95 | 2.3 km |
| École secondaire catholique Samuel-GenestSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CSDC du Centre-Est de l'Ontario | French Catholic | Second fifth | 855 | 2.6 km |
| Lisgar Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | Second fifth | 960 | 2.9 km |
| Immaculata High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa CSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 855 | 3.6 km |
| Collège Saint-Joseph de HullSecondary | – | Independent | – | – | 3.8 km |
| École du Nouveau-MondeAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Draveurs | French public | – | – | 3.9 km |
| École du Nouveau-MondeAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Draveurs | French public | – | – | 3.9 km |
| École du Nouveau-MondeAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Draveurs | French public | – | – | 4 km |
All 61 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polyvalente Le CarrefourSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Draveurs | French public | – | – | 4.6 km |
| École secondaire catholique Franco-CitéSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CSDC du Centre-Est de l'Ontario | French Catholic | Second fifth | 1,010 | 4.8 km |
| École secondaire de l'ÎleAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Portages-de-l'Outaouais | French public | – | – | 4.8 km |
| École secondaire catholique Saint-Jean-BaptisteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CSDC du Centre-Est de l'Ontario | French Catholic | – | – | 4.8 km |
| Gloucester High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 1,160 | 5 km |
| Hillcrest High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 460 | 5 km |
| Glebe Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | Top fifth | 1,315 | 5 km |
| Colonel By Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | Top fifth | 1,140 | 5.2 km |
| Lester B Pearson Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa CSB | English Catholic | Fourth fifth | 750 | 5.3 km |
| École Saint-Jean-BoscoAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Portages-de-l'Outaouais | French public | – | – | 5.9 km |
| École secondaire du VersantSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Draveurs | French public | – | – | 6.1 km |
| Canterbury High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | Top fifth | 1,160 | 6.5 km |
| École Polyvalente Nicolas-GatineauAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Draveurs | French public | – | – | 6.6 km |
| Centre académique de l'OutaouaisAll grades | – | Independent | – | – | 6.7 km |
| Collège Nouvelles FrontièresSecondary | – | Independent | – | – | 6.7 km |
| St Patrick's High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa CSB | English Catholic | Bottom fifth | 1,110 | 6.9 km |
| École des services spécialisésAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Portages-de-l'Outaouais | French public | – | – | 7.1 km |
| École des services spécialisésAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Portages-de-l'Outaouais | French public | – | – | 7.1 km |
| École secondaire publique Louis-RielSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CÉP de l'Est de l'Ontario | French public | Top fifth | 1,005 | 7.1 km |
| Ridgemont High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 860 | 7.2 km |
| École secondaire Philemon WrightSecondary | Commission scolaire Western Québec | English public | – | – | 7.2 km |
| École Intermédiaire HadleySecondary | Commission scolaire Western Québec | English public | – | – | 7.2 km |
| École des services spécialisésAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Portages-de-l'Outaouais | French public | – | – | 7.2 km |
| Brookfield High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 650 | 7.7 km |
| St Nicholas Adult High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa CSB | English Catholic | – | 620 | 8.1 km |
| École Polyvalente de l'ÉrablièreSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Draveurs | French public | – | – | 8.4 km |
| École secondaire Mont-BleuAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Portages-de-l'Outaouais | French public | – | – | 8.8 km |
| Collège Saint-Alexandre de la GatineauSecondary | – | Independent | – | – | 9 km |
| St Pius X High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa CSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 890 | 9.2 km |
| Nepean High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | Top fifth | 1,270 | 9.8 km |
| Notre Dame High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa CSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 430 | 10 km |
| Cairine Wilson Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 775 | 11 km |
| École secondaire publique Omer-DeslauriersSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CÉP de l'Est de l'Ontario | French public | Fourth fifth | 325 | 11 km |
| École secondaire de la CitéAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Portages-de-l'Outaouais | French public | – | – | 11 km |
| St Matthew High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa CSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 715 | 11 km |
| École secondaire catholique GarneauSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CSDC du Centre-Est de l'Ontario | French Catholic | Top fifth | 870 | 11 km |
| École secondaire D'Arcy McGeeSecondary | Commission scolaire Western Québec | English public | – | – | 11 km |
| École Intermédiaire SymmesSecondary | Commission scolaire Western Québec | English public | – | – | 11 km |
| Merivale High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | Top fifth | 1,440 | 12 km |
| Launch Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 11–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | – | – | 12 km |
| École secondaire catholique Mer BleueSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CSDC du Centre-Est de l'Ontario | French Catholic | Top fifth | 825 | 13 km |
| Woodroffe High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 900 | 13 km |
| OCSB Achievement CentreSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa CSB | English Catholic | – | 75 | 13 km |
| Sir Guy Carleton Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 315 | 13 km |
| École secondaire de la Nouvelle-ÈreAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Portages-de-l'Outaouais | French public | – | – | 14 km |
| École secondaire publique L'AlternativeSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CÉP de l'Est de l'Ontario | French public | – | 70 | 14 km |
| Sir Wilfrid Laurier Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 1,050 | 14 km |
| École Euclide-LanthierAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Portages-de-l'Outaouais | French public | – | – | 14 km |
| École secondaire Grande-RivièreAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Portages-de-l'Outaouais | French public | – | – | 15 km |
| St Paul High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa CSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 700 | 15 km |
| St Peter High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa CSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 1,385 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elder Mills | 16,790 | 22 | 8,910 | 3 | 1.7 km |
| … | |||||
| Victoria Hills | 10,760 | 39 | 21,155 | 1 | 1.8 km |
| Grand River South | 10,723 | 24 | 9,340 | 4 | 1 km |
| Weston-Pelham Park | 10,680 | 101 | 36,690 | 6 | 1.8 km |
| Markland Wood | 10,559 | 38 | 17,765 | 0 | 0.7 km |
| Vanier North | 10,498 | 30 | 12,375 | 13 | 1.8 km |
| Stittsville East | 10,482 | 35 | 18,800 | 8 | 0.6 km |
| Lynden | 10,442 | 11 | 5,655 | 0 | 9.9 km |
| Upper Thornhill Estates | 10,435 | 35 | 17,340 | 3 | 2.4 km |
| Humber Heights-Westmount | 10,427 | 72 | 30,525 | 2 | 1.4 km |
| … | |||||
| Cherry Hill | 6,304 | 43 | 24,495 | 2 | 0.6 km |
More schools are within reach in 222 of the 392 other towns. 278 towns of the 393 have 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 Vanier North
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanier North | 30 | 13 | 13 | 1.8 km |
| Vanier South 0.9 km | 32 | 12 | 12 | 1 km |
| New Edinburgh 1.2 km | 36 | 20 | 9 | 1.1 km |
| Manor Park 1.2 km | 39 | 24 | 11 | 2.3 km |
| Overbrook 1.8 km | 46 | 15 | 20 | 0.2 km |
| Lowertown East 1.8 km | 37 | 14 | 11 | 0.2 km |
| Sandy Hill 2 km | 49 | 16 | 15 | 1 km |
Sandy Hill has the most schools nearby, 49.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Bands, not ranks. Fifths are worked out among every Ontario school with a result on that measure, then averaged per school.
- What isn’t here. Enrolment is a single year, where published at all, and no inspectorate rates schools.
- Boards and systems. The board is the public body that runs a school; this province has English and French boards, each public or Catholic.
- The year. Listed for 2024-25.
- The kinds of school. The kind of school is what its province lists: elementary, secondary or both.
- Which schools count. A 3 km band around Vanier North’s outline is included, as it is for every town on the site.
Questions about schools in Vanier North
Is there a French-language school in Vanier North?
Yes: École élémentaire publique Trille des Bois, École élémentaire publique Mauril-Bélanger, École élémentaire catholique Horizon-Jeunesse and École élémentaire publique De la Salle, the French-language schools here.
How many schools are there in Vanier North?
1 in the town, 29 just beyond it, within 3 km.
Which boards run the schools in Vanier North?
Ottawa-Carleton DSB (12), CSDC du Centre-Est de l'Ontario (7), CÉP de l'Est de l'Ontario (5) and Ottawa CSB (5), with each one’s schools in brackets.
How do I get a place at a school in Vanier North?
Each board registers its own students; its website gives the school for an address.
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).