Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0Around West Centretown, 17 schools of 46 teach in French
CSDC du Centre-Est de l'Ontario, CÉP de l'Est de l'Ontario and Centre de services scolaire des Portages-de-l'Outaouais runs them: École intermédiaire catholique Saint-Jean-Baptiste, École secondaire catholique Saint-Jean-Baptiste and École élémentaire publique Louise-Arbour. English and French, public and Catholic boards all run schools here. Within 3 km of West Centretown are 32 elementary schools, 7 secondary schools, 4 schools for every grade and 3 alternative or adult schools, teaching 14,765 students.
What stands out about West Centretown’s schools
Results above the middle
Most of the 27 schools with results sit above the middle in Ontario, 17 of them, with Elmdale Public School, Glebe Collegiate Institute and Hopewell Avenue Public School at the head. Results ↓
Results on the rise
At 16 tested schools out of 27, the three-year changes lean upward; Elmdale Public School, Glebe Collegiate Institute and Hopewell Avenue Public School gained most often. Results ↓
One big school
With 1,315 students, Glebe Collegiate Institute is the area’s biggest. Every school ↓
The strongest results
Elmdale Public School (elementary) posts the area’s strongest results: the top fifth in Ontario. Results ↓
The comparisons are with the province’s schools, never across provinces.
Schooling in English and French around West Centretown
The language each school teaches in, against every school in Ontario.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Ontario.
CSDC du Centre-Est de l'Ontario, CÉP de l'Est de l'Ontario and Centre de services scolaire des Portages-de-l'Outaouais runs the French-language ones: École intermédiaire catholique Saint-Jean-Baptiste, École secondaire catholique Saint-Jean-Baptiste, École élémentaire publique Louise-Arbour and École élémentaire catholique Saint-François-d'Assise.
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.
6 boards, school by 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-Carleton DSBGlebe, Adult, Lisgar, Hopewell Avenue, Fisher Park/Summit AS, Elmdale, W.E. Gowling, Mutchmor … | English public | 22 | 9,075 |
| Centre de services scolaire des Portages-de-l'OutaouaisJean-de-Brébeuf, Notre-Dame, Saint-Jean-Bosco, Saint-Rédempteur, des services spécialisés (C.J.O.-Maison de l'Apprenti), des services spécialisés (C.J.O.-Résidence Taché), de l'Île | French public | 7 | – |
| Ottawa CSBImmaculata, St Nicholas Adult, Immaculata Intermediate, St George, Corpus Christi Catholic, St Anthony | English Catholic | 6 | 2,575 |
| CSDC du Centre-Est de l'OntarioSaint-François-d'Assise, Sainte-Anne, Coeur d'Ottawa, intermédiaire catholique Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Saint-Jean-Baptiste | French Catholic | 5 | 880 |
| CÉP de l'Est de l'Ontariopublique De La Salle, publique Francojeunesse, publique De la Salle, publique Louise-Arbour | French public | 4 | 2,235 |
| Commission scolaire Western QuébecPierre Elliott Trudeau | English public | 1 | – |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
How West Centretown’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 | 21 | 85% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 21 | 76% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 21 | 73% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 22 | 94% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 22 | 91% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 21 | 67% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 5 | 73% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 4 | 92% | 85% |
On Grade 9 math the area runs ahead, 73% against 55% in Ontario. Above the middle on 8, below on 0: that is the 8 measures.
Every school’s results (27)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Elmdale Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 97% · G3 writing 96% · G3 math 89% · G6 reading 98% · G6 writing 96% · G6 math 89% | Top fifth |
| Glebe Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 74% · OSSLT 93% | Top fifth |
| Hopewell Avenue Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 95% · G3 writing 88% · G3 math 98% · G6 reading 97% · G6 writing 97% · G6 math 82% | Top fifth |
| 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 |
| First Avenue Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 100% · G3 writing 84% · G3 math 79% · G6 reading 93% · G6 writing 100% · G6 math 67% | Top fifth |
| Mutchmor Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 89% · G3 writing 62% · G3 math 80% · G6 reading 100% · G6 writing 98% · G6 math 77% | Top fifth |
| Devonshire Community Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 85% · G3 writing 85% · G3 math 81% · G6 reading 94% · G6 writing 97% · G6 math 65% | Second fifth |
| Lisgar Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 73% · OSSLT 91% | Second fifth |
| Connaught Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 76% · G3 writing 76% · G3 math 73% · G6 reading 93% · G6 writing 95% · G6 math 73% | Second fifth |
| St George Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 83% · G3 writing 67% · G3 math 70% · G6 reading 92% · G6 writing 95% · G6 math 76% | 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 |
| École élémentaire publique Louise-ArbourElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 87% · G3 writing 71% · G3 math 76% · G6 reading 94% · G6 writing 85% · G6 math 70% | Second fifth |
| Hilson Avenue Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 87% · G3 writing 83% · G3 math 83% · G6 reading 78% · G6 writing 83% · G6 math 59% | Second fifth |
| Corpus Christi Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 91% · G3 writing 83% · G3 math 70% · G6 reading 88% · G6 writing 88% · G6 math 46% | 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 |
| École élémentaire catholique Saint-François-d'AssiseElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 73% · G3 writing 69% · G3 math 66% · G6 reading 96% · G6 writing 85% · G6 math 64% | Middle fifth |
| St Anthony Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 100% · G3 writing 83% · G3 math 75% · G6 reading 70% · G6 writing 70% · G6 math not reported | Middle fifth |
| Immaculata High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 55% · OSSLT 87% | 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 |
| 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 |
| Centennial Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 29% · G3 writing 29% · G3 math 24% · G6 reading 79% · G6 writing 82% · G6 math 32% | Bottom fifth |
| W.E. Gowling Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 59% · G3 writing 51% · G3 math 38% · G6 reading 74% · G6 writing 74% · G6 math 38% | 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 |
| Adult High SchoolAlternative or adult · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 21% · OSSLT not reported | Bottom fifth |
| Cambridge Street Community Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading not reported · G3 writing not reported · G3 math not reported · G6 reading 77% · G6 writing 62% · G6 math 23% | 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 46 schools in and around West Centretown 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 West Centretown’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
The split by system: English public 23, English Catholic 6, French-language 16 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 West Centretown
Catholic schools
A Catholic elementary school usually asks for a Catholic parent or a baptized child; a Catholic high school admits all.
Independent schools
An independent school decides whom it admits and charges fees.
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
Where a family lives settles it: the board’s map ties every address to one school, and a seat anywhere else waits on spare room.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 46 schools in and around West Centretown
Show all 32 elementary schools
High schools within reach of West Centretown
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
Within 15 km, families can reach 62 high schools: 22 English public, 21 French public, 10 English Catholic, 5 French Catholic and 4 independent. Nearest: École secondaire catholique Saint-Jean-Baptiste, 0.3 km off.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| École secondaire catholique Saint-Jean-BaptisteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CSDC du Centre-Est de l'Ontario | French Catholic | – | – | 0.3 km |
| Glebe Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | Top fifth | 1,315 | 1.3 km |
| Lisgar Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | Second fifth | 960 | 2.2 km |
| Immaculata High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa CSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 855 | 2.4 km |
| Collège Saint-Joseph de HullSecondary | – | Independent | – | – | 2.5 km |
| École Saint-Jean-BoscoAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Portages-de-l'Outaouais | French public | – | – | 3 km |
| St Nicholas Adult High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa CSB | English Catholic | – | 620 | 3.1 km |
| École secondaire de l'ÎleAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Portages-de-l'Outaouais | French public | – | – | 3.2 km |
| École des services spécialisésAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Portages-de-l'Outaouais | French public | – | – | 3.4 km |
| École des services spécialisésAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Portages-de-l'Outaouais | French public | – | – | 3.4 km |
All 62 secondary schools
| 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 | 3.5 km |
| Brookfield High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 650 | 4.5 km |
| Nepean High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | Top fifth | 1,270 | 4.7 km |
| St Pius X High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa CSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 890 | 4.8 km |
| Notre Dame High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa CSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 430 | 4.9 km |
| Collège Nouvelles FrontièresSecondary | – | Independent | – | – | 4.9 km |
| St Patrick's High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa CSB | English Catholic | Bottom fifth | 1,110 | 5.2 km |
| Ridgemont High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 860 | 5.4 km |
| École secondaire catholique Franco-CitéSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CSDC du Centre-Est de l'Ontario | French Catholic | Second fifth | 1,010 | 5.5 km |
| Ottawa Technical Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 330 | 5.5 km |
| Hillcrest High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 460 | 5.7 km |
| École secondaire publique Omer-DeslauriersSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CÉP de l'Est de l'Ontario | French public | Fourth fifth | 325 | 6.6 km |
| École secondaire catholique de l’innovationSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CSDC du Centre-Est de l'Ontario | French Catholic | Fourth fifth | 95 | 6.8 km |
| Canterbury High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | Top fifth | 1,160 | 7 km |
| École du Nouveau-MondeAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Draveurs | French public | – | – | 7 km |
| École du Nouveau-MondeAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Draveurs | French public | – | – | 7 km |
| École secondaire Philemon WrightSecondary | Commission scolaire Western Québec | English public | – | – | 7 km |
| École Intermédiaire HadleySecondary | Commission scolaire Western Québec | English public | – | – | 7 km |
| École du Nouveau-MondeAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Draveurs | French public | – | – | 7.1 km |
| Polyvalente Le CarrefourSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Draveurs | French public | – | – | 7.2 km |
| École secondaire catholique Samuel-GenestSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CSDC du Centre-Est de l'Ontario | French Catholic | Second fifth | 855 | 7.3 km |
| Merivale High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | Top fifth | 1,440 | 7.4 km |
| Woodroffe High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 900 | 7.5 km |
| Launch Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 11–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | – | – | 7.5 km |
| École des services spécialisésAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Portages-de-l'Outaouais | French public | – | – | 7.5 km |
| École secondaire Mont-BleuAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Portages-de-l'Outaouais | French public | – | – | 7.5 km |
| École secondaire D'Arcy McGeeSecondary | Commission scolaire Western Québec | English public | – | – | 7.6 km |
| École Intermédiaire SymmesSecondary | Commission scolaire Western Québec | English public | – | – | 7.6 km |
| École secondaire de la CitéAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Portages-de-l'Outaouais | French public | – | – | 7.9 km |
| Sir Guy Carleton Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 315 | 8.1 km |
| École secondaire publique L'AlternativeSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CÉP de l'Est de l'Ontario | French public | – | 70 | 8.5 km |
| OCSB Achievement CentreSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa CSB | English Catholic | – | 75 | 8.6 km |
| École secondaire de la Nouvelle-ÈreAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Portages-de-l'Outaouais | French public | – | – | 9.1 km |
| Gloucester High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 1,160 | 9.3 km |
| École Euclide-LanthierAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Portages-de-l'Outaouais | French public | – | – | 9.6 km |
| École Polyvalente de l'ÉrablièreSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Draveurs | French public | – | – | 9.7 km |
| École secondaire du VersantSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Draveurs | French public | – | – | 9.8 km |
| Lester B Pearson Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa CSB | English Catholic | Fourth fifth | 750 | 9.8 km |
| St Paul High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa CSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 700 | 9.8 km |
| Collège Saint-Alexandre de la GatineauSecondary | – | Independent | – | – | 9.9 km |
| Sir Robert Borden High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 775 | 10 km |
| Colonel By Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | Top fifth | 1,140 | 10 km |
| École secondaire Grande-RivièreAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Portages-de-l'Outaouais | French public | – | – | 10 km |
| École Polyvalente Nicolas-GatineauAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Draveurs | French public | – | – | 11 km |
| École secondaire publique Louis-RielSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CÉP de l'Est de l'Ontario | French public | Top fifth | 1,005 | 11 km |
| Centre académique de l'OutaouaisAll grades | – | Independent | – | – | 12 km |
| Bell High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 760 | 12 km |
| St. Francis Xavier (9-12) Catholic SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa CSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 1,665 | 14 km |
| St. Mother Teresa High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa CSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 1,105 | 14 km |
| École secondaire catholique Franco-OuestSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CSDC du Centre-Est de l'Ontario | French Catholic | Second fifth | 595 | 14 km |
| Longfields Davidson Heights Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 1,650 | 15 km |
| John McCrae Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 1,550 | 15 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Alternative, adult and other schools around West Centretown
Other schooling here: adult and continuing education at Adult High School; alternative programs at Richard Pfaff Secondary Alternate Site and Urban Aboriginal Alternate High School. Their cards ↑
The kinds as the provincial lists give them (alternative, adult and continuing education, online, provincial schools).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Queen West | 13,599 | 80 | 23,005 | 9 | 0.8 km |
| … | |||||
| Stanley Park | 8,721 | 37 | 18,535 | 2 | 1 km |
| Tavistock | 8,710 | 21 | 8,760 | 3 | 13 km |
| Carleton Heights-Courtland Park | 8,621 | 67 | 28,835 | 12 | 0.6 km |
| Puslinch | 8,577 | 37 | 18,145 | 1 | 4.1 km |
| West Centretown | 8,560 | 46 | 14,765 | 17 | 0.3 km |
| Hunt Club Park | 8,556 | 32 | 15,040 | 8 | 1.3 km |
| Heart Lake North | 8,539 | 49 | 30,460 | 2 | 1.8 km |
| Stone Mills | 8,523 | 6 | 850 | 0 | 20 km |
| Wildfield | 8,511 | 9 | 3,915 | 0 | 4.5 km |
| … | |||||
| Rushdale | 5,154 | 39 | 18,320 | 3 | 0.8 km |
In 97 of the 364 others the count is higher. A French-language school is within reach in 251 of the 365.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around West Centretown
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Centretown | 46 | 17 | 12 | 0.3 km |
| Centretown 1.2 km | 55 | 21 | 16 | 0.7 km |
| Hintonburg-Mechanicsville 1.5 km | 47 | 14 | 14 | 1.5 km |
| Glebe-Dows Lake 1.6 km | 52 | 15 | 19 | 0.3 km |
| Civic Hospital 1.6 km | 42 | 5 | 16 | 1.2 km |
| Island Park-Wellington Village 2.6 km | 36 | 13 | 10 | 2 km |
| Old Ottawa East 2.7 km | 55 | 16 | 18 | 0.4 km |
Top among the neighbours: Centretown, 55 schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. The page takes in schools within West Centretown and up to 3 km past its boundary, so a school just over the line is still here.
- The kinds of school. Where a province publishes grades, the card gives them; elementary and secondary follow those grades.
- The year. The 2024-25 list.
- Boards and systems. Public and Catholic boards are both publicly funded here, in English and in French; an independent school answers to no board.
- 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. Ontario’s private schools aren’t in the open list; no province publishes inspection grades.
Questions about schools in West Centretown
How do I get a place at a school in West Centretown?
Register with the board that runs the school: the address decides the designated school in each system, and the board can say which one it is.
Which boards run the schools in West Centretown?
By number of schools: Ottawa-Carleton DSB (22), Centre de services scolaire des Portages-de-l'Outaouais (7), Ottawa CSB (6), CSDC du Centre-Est de l'Ontario (5) and CÉP de l'Est de l'Ontario (4).
Is there a French-language school in West Centretown?
Yes: École intermédiaire catholique Saint-Jean-Baptiste, École secondaire catholique Saint-Jean-Baptiste, École élémentaire publique Louise-Arbour and École élémentaire catholique Saint-François-d'Assise, the French-language schools here.
How many schools are there in West Centretown?
Inside the town there are 5; another 41 sit 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).