Photo: Fdesjardins · CC BY 3.0No high school in or near Vars: the closest is 11 km off
The town’s own schools, within 3 km, are 3 elementary schools. 2 of the 3 teach in French, against 10% of schools in Ontario.
What stands out about Vars’s schools
Several boards
The area’s schools come under 3 boards, CSDC du Centre-Est de l'Ontario, Ottawa-Carleton DSB and CSDC de l'Est ontarien. The boards ↓
Results on both sides
1 of the 3 tested schools sit above the middle in Ontario, 0 below it; École élémentaire catholique Saint-Guillaume, École élémentaire catholique Saint-Viateur and Heritage Public School score best. Results ↓
The strongest results
École élémentaire catholique Saint-Guillaume (elementary) posts the area’s strongest results: the top fifth in Ontario. Results ↓
Each finding compares the town’s schools with every school in its province.
High schools within reach of Vars
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
Counting out to 15 km, there are 7: 3 French Catholic, 2 English Catholic, 1 English public and 1 French public. First by distance comes Russell High School, at 11 km.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russell High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Upper Canada DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 360 | 11 km |
| École secondaire catholique EmbrunSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CSDC de l'Est ontarien | French Catholic | Top fifth | 440 | 11 km |
| St Francis Xavier Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CDSB of Eastern Ontario | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 260 | 12 km |
| St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CDSB of Eastern Ontario | English Catholic | Second fifth | 515 | 12 km |
| École secondaire publique Gisèle-LalondeSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CÉP de l'Est de l'Ontario | French public | Top fifth | 840 | 14 km |
| École secondaire catholique Mer BleueSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CSDC du Centre-Est de l'Ontario | French Catholic | Top fifth | 825 | 15 km |
| École secondaire catholique Béatrice-DeslogesSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CSDC du Centre-Est de l'Ontario | French Catholic | Second fifth | 800 | 15 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Schooling in English and French around Vars
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.
The French-language schools are École élémentaire catholique Saint-Guillaume and École élémentaire catholique Saint-Viateur, run by CSDC du Centre-Est de l'Ontario and CSDC de l'Est ontarien.
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 Vars’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 | 3 | 75% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 3 | 75% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 3 | 76% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 3 | 88% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 3 | 86% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 3 | 69% | 51% |
Furthest from the provincial middle is Grade 6 math: 69% here, against 51% in Ontario. 3 measures above the provincial middle, 0 below, out of 6. At 1 schools more of the measures rose than fell over three years; at 1, more fell.
Every school’s results (3)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| École élémentaire catholique Saint-GuillaumeElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 100% · G3 writing 86% · G3 math 97% · G6 reading 100% · G6 writing 100% · G6 math 90% | Top fifth |
| École élémentaire catholique Saint-ViateurElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 68% · G3 writing 56% · G3 math 76% · G6 reading 88% · G6 writing 86% · G6 math 69% | Middle fifth |
| Heritage Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 75% · G3 writing 75% · G3 math 58% · G6 reading 82% · G6 writing 84% · G6 math 53% | Middle 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 3 schools in and around Vars are
Every school as a pin, coloured by system; each opens its own page.
Points from the provincial lists.
Who runs Vars’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
Their systems: English public 1 and French-language 2.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
The 3 boards that run schools here
Each board’s schools in the area, largest first.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| CSDC du Centre-Est de l'OntarioSaint-Guillaume | French Catholic | 1 | 205 |
| Ottawa-Carleton DSBHeritage | English public | 1 | 260 |
| CSDC de l'Est ontarienSaint-Viateur | French Catholic | 1 | 390 |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
How children get a place in Vars
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.
Catholic schools
A Catholic elementary school usually asks for a Catholic parent or a baptized child; a Catholic high school admits all.
French-language schools
French-language schools are for children of section 23 rights-holders first; the board may admit others case by case.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 3 schools in and around Vars
Towns its size in Ontario
Similar-sized towns and their schools within 3 km, by population.
| Town | Population | Schools | Students | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geraldton | 4,398 | 11 | 575 | 4 | 0.7 km |
| … | |||||
| Jerome | 2,820 | 36 | 18,770 | 1 | 1.6 km |
| Atikokan | 2,796 | 3 | 375 | 0 | 0.6 km |
| Front of Yonge | 2,773 | 1 | 120 | 0 | 15 km |
| Cochrane, Unorganized, North Part | 2,770 | 23 | 2,820 | 11 | 24 km |
| Vars | 2,767 | 3 | 855 | 2 | 11 km |
| Little Current | 2,764 | 3 | 725 | 0 | 24 km |
| Marritt | 2,759 | 17 | 9,135 | 0 | 3.1 km |
| Waterridge Village | 2,737 | 46 | 13,120 | 23 | 1.1 km |
| Freelton | 2,724 | 4 | 1,135 | 0 | 10 km |
| … | |||||
| Killaloe, Hagarty and Richards | 2,505 | 2 | 215 | 0 | 20 km |
111 of the 136 others have more schools in reach. Of the 137, 77 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 Vars
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vars | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 km |
| Navan - Sarsfield 8.5 km | 28 | 16 | 17 | 6.2 km |
| Embrun 11 km | 15 | 8 | 10 | 2 km |
| Edwards - Carlsbad Springs 11 km | 32 | 12 | 16 | 12 km |
| Portobello South 14 km | 44 | 24 | 27 | 2.3 km |
| Cardinal Creek 16 km | 42 | 20 | 24 | 1.3 km |
| Chapel Hill South 16 km | 39 | 21 | 21 | 1.5 km |
The neighbour with most schools is Portobello South (44).
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- The year. 2024-25, the latest open list.
- What isn’t here. There are no inspection ratings to show, and a single year of enrolment gives no trend.
- Bands, not ranks. Fifths are worked out among every Ontario school with a result on that measure, then averaged per school.
- The kinds of school. Each school is elementary, secondary or all-grade by the grades it teaches; alternative, adult and online programs sit in a group of their own.
- Which schools count. Every school inside Vars’s outline or within 3 km of it, the rule used across the site.
Questions about schools in Vars
Which boards run the schools in Vars?
By number of schools: CSDC du Centre-Est de l'Ontario (1), Ottawa-Carleton DSB (1) and CSDC de l'Est ontarien (1).
How do I get a place at a school in Vars?
Each board registers its own students; its website gives the school for an address.
Is there a French-language school in Vars?
Yes, schooling in French is at École élémentaire catholique Saint-Guillaume and École élémentaire catholique Saint-Viateur.
How many schools are there in Vars?
1 in the town, 2 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).