Photo: P199 · Public domainIn the lower two fifths in Ontario: 3 of the 3 schools around Papineau-Cameron with results
3 of the 7 teach in French, against 10% of schools in Ontario. The 3 km around Papineau-Cameron counts 5 elementary schools and 2 secondary schools, 380 students between them.
What stands out about Papineau-Cameron’s schools
More Catholic schools
Catholic schools are 4 of 7 here, above the 34% in Ontario, under CSDC Franco-Nord and Nipissing-Parry Sound CDSB. Who runs them ↓
Several boards
The area’s schools come under 3 boards, Near North DSB, CSDC Franco-Nord and Nipissing-Parry Sound CDSB. The boards ↓
Small elementary schools
Elementary schools here average 88 students, against 365 in Ontario. Every school ↓
Each finding compares the town’s schools with every school in its province.
How Papineau-Cameron’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 D−: 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 | 2 | 46% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 2 | 21% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 2 | 42% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 1 | 57% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 1 | 14% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 1 | 0% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 1 | 19% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 1 | 57% | 85% |
On Grade 6 math the area trails, 0% against 51% in Ontario. Of 8 measures, 0 sit above the province’s middle and 8 below. The three-year changes lean upward at 0 schools and downward at 2.
Every school’s results (3)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| F J McElligott Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 19% · OSSLT 57% | Bottom fifth |
| Mattawa District Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 46% · G3 writing 23% · G3 math 38% · G6 reading 57% · G6 writing 14% · G6 math 0% | Bottom fifth |
| École séparée Sainte-AnneElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 45% · G3 writing 18% · G3 math 45% · G6 reading not reported · G6 writing not reported · G6 math not reported | Bottom fifth |
Ontario Ministry of Education, School Information Finder 2024–25 (EQAO results; N/R where groups are too small). Open Government Licence – Ontario.
Schooling in English and French around Papineau-Cameron
The language each school teaches in, against every school in Ontario.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Ontario.
By name, in French: École secondaire catholique Élisabeth-Bruyère, École séparée Sainte-Anne and École secondaire catholique Élisabeth-Bruyère (CSDC Franco-Nord).
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.
Where the 7 schools in and around Papineau-Cameron 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 Papineau-Cameron’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
System by system: English public 3, English Catholic 1 and French-language 3.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
Which of the 3 boards runs which school
The boards and their schools here.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near North DSBF J McElligott, Mattawa District, F.J. McElligott Intermediate | English public | 3 | 285 |
| CSDC Franco-Nordséparée Sainte-Anne, Élisabeth-Bruyère, Élisabeth-Bruyère | French Catholic | 3 | 95 |
| Nipissing-Parry Sound CDSBSt Victor Separate | English Catholic | 1 | – |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
How children get a place in Papineau-Cameron
The neighbourhood school
Children go to the board’s designated school for their address, unless another school agrees to take them.
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 7 schools in and around Papineau-Cameron
High schools within reach of Papineau-Cameron
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
Within 15 km, families can reach 2 high schools: 1 English public and 1 French Catholic. The closest high school is F J McElligott Secondary School, 4.1 km out.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F J McElligott Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Near North DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 115 | 4.1 km |
| École secondaire catholique Élisabeth-BruyèreSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CSDC Franco-Nord | French Catholic | – | – | 4.6 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Schools in the towns around Papineau-Cameron
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Papineau-Cameron | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4.2 km |
| Mattawa 4.3 km | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0.4 km |
No neighbour of the 1 counts more schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The year. The province’s school list, 2024-25.
- Boards and systems. Each board covers a territory in one language and one system, public or Catholic; boards of different systems overlap.
- Bands, not ranks. Each result is placed in a fifth of Ontario’s schools on the same measure; a school’s band averages its fifths. EQAO doesn’t report small groups, so no school is ranked to the place.
- What isn’t here. Ontario’s private schools aren’t in the open list; no province publishes inspection grades.
- Which schools count. Inside Papineau-Cameron’s boundary, or no more than 3 km outside it: that is which schools are counted.
- The kinds of school. Grades shown are the published range, from junior kindergarten (JK) upward.
Questions about schools in Papineau-Cameron
How do I get a place at a school in Papineau-Cameron?
Choose a system, then register with its board; the address decides the school.
Which boards run the schools in Papineau-Cameron?
By number of schools: Near North DSB (3), CSDC Franco-Nord (3) and Nipissing-Parry Sound CDSB (1).
Is there a French-language school in Papineau-Cameron?
Yes, there are French-language schools: École secondaire catholique Élisabeth-Bruyère, École séparée Sainte-Anne and École secondaire catholique Élisabeth-Bruyère.
How many schools are there in Papineau-Cameron?
0 in the town, 7 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).