Photo: Michael Pardo from Niagara, Canada · CC04 school boards overlap in Pelham, covering Ontario’s four systems
The largest is DSB Niagara, with 9; beside it are Niagara CDSB, CS catholique MonAvenir and CS Viamonde. 11 of 16 schools with results score above the middle in Ontario. In or within 3 km of Pelham: 16 elementary schools, 2 secondary schools and 2 alternative or adult schools, with 7,290 students.
What stands out about Pelham’s schools
More Catholic schools
10 of 20 schools here are Catholic, against 34% in Ontario; Niagara CDSB and CS catholique MonAvenir run them. Who runs them ↓
Results on the rise
More of the results rose than fell over three years at 11 schools of the 16 with results, A K Wigg Public School, Glynn A Green Public School and St Ann Catholic Elementary School among them. Results ↓
The strongest results
The area’s best results are at A K Wigg Public School (elementary), in the top fifth in Ontario. Results ↓
Each finding compares the town’s schools with every school in its province.
4 boards, school by school
Each board’s schools in the area, largest first.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DSB NiagaraWelland Centennial, E L Crossley, Quaker Road, Gordon, Fitch Street, Glynn A Green, Wellington Heights, Glendale … | English public | 9 | 5,085 |
| Niagara CDSBSt Alexander Catholic, Alexander Kuska KSG Catholic, Holy Name Catholic, St Augustine Catholic, St Ann Catholic, Niagara Catholic Virtual, Saint Kateri Tekakwitha Catholic, St Kateri Tekakwitha Catholic | English Catholic | 8 | 1,760 |
| CS catholique MonAvenirÉÉC du Sacré-Coeur-Welland, ÉIC Saint-Jean-de-Brébeuf | French Catholic | 2 | 270 |
| CS ViamondeNouvel Horizon | French public | 1 | 175 |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
How Pelham’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 | 14 | 85% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 14 | 80% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 14 | 77% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 14 | 92% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 14 | 90% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 14 | 59% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 2 | 69% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 2 | 89% | 85% |
The widest gap is on Grade 9 math, where the area’s schools reach 69% against 55% in Ontario. Of 8 measures, 8 sit above the province’s middle and 0 below.
Every school’s results (16)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| A K Wigg Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 91% · G3 writing 100% · G3 math 97% · G6 reading 97% · G6 writing 93% · G6 math 80% | Top fifth |
| Glynn A Green Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 98% · G3 writing 95% · G3 math 90% · G6 reading 94% · G6 writing 98% · G6 math 82% | Top fifth |
| St Ann Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 83% · G3 writing 83% · G3 math 83% · G6 reading 100% · G6 writing 100% · G6 math 92% | Top fifth |
| Alexander Kuska KSG Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 96% · G3 writing 100% · G3 math 84% · G6 reading 88% · G6 writing 90% · G6 math 71% | Second fifth |
| E L Crossley Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 72% · OSSLT 91% | Second fifth |
| Holy Name Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 93% · G3 writing 93% · G3 math 98% · G6 reading 93% · G6 writing 90% · G6 math 48% | Second fifth |
| Fitch Street Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 79% · G3 writing 73% · G3 math 69% · G6 reading 98% · G6 writing 96% · G6 math 50% | Second fifth |
| St Alexander Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 94% · G3 writing 82% · G3 math 82% · G6 reading 89% · G6 writing 91% · G6 math 54% | Second fifth |
| Gordon Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 80% · G3 writing 78% · G3 math 76% · G6 reading 89% · G6 writing 89% · G6 math 61% | Second fifth |
| Wellington Heights Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 91% · G3 writing 80% · G3 math 78% · G6 reading 89% · G6 writing 83% · G6 math 49% | Second fifth |
| Quaker Road Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 87% · G3 writing 74% · G3 math 64% · G6 reading 87% · G6 writing 87% · G6 math 65% | Second fifth |
| Glendale Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 77% · G3 writing 80% · G3 math 69% · G6 reading 86% · G6 writing 89% · G6 math 33% | Middle fifth |
| Welland Centennial Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 65% · OSSLT 87% | Middle fifth |
| École élémentaire Nouvel HorizonElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 73% · G3 writing 60% · G3 math 73% · G6 reading 94% · G6 writing 88% · G6 math 56% | Middle fifth |
| St Augustine Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 71% · G3 writing 71% · G3 math 71% · G6 reading 91% · G6 writing 82% · G6 math 36% | Middle fifth |
| ÉÉC du Sacré-Coeur-WellandElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 19% · G3 writing 27% · G3 math 36% · G6 reading 100% · G6 writing 65% · G6 math 75% | 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 20 schools in and around Pelham are
Every school as a pin, coloured by system; each opens its own page.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Pelham
English, French and other languages of instruction, beside the mix in Ontario.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Ontario.
Schooling in French, 3 schools: École élémentaire Nouvel Horizon, ÉIC Saint-Jean-de-Brébeuf and ÉÉC du Sacré-Coeur-Welland, with CS Viamonde and CS catholique MonAvenir running the public ones.
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 Pelham’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 9, English Catholic 8 and French-language 3.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Pelham
The neighbourhood school
Each board draws attendance areas: a child’s home address gives a designated school in each system. Families register with the board, and a school outside the area takes a child only if it has room.
French-language schools
French-language schools are for children of section 23 rights-holders first; the board may admit others case by case.
Catholic schools
Ontario’s Catholic boards are publicly funded. Their elementary schools generally ask that a parent or the child be Catholic; their high schools are open to all students.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 20 schools in and around Pelham
High schools within reach of Pelham
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
11 secondary schools are within 15 km: 6 English public, 3 English Catholic, 1 French Catholic and 1 French public. The shortest trip is to E L Crossley Secondary School, 1.1 km.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E L Crossley Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | DSB Niagara | English public | Second fifth | 890 | 1.1 km |
| Welland Centennial Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | DSB Niagara | English public | Middle fifth | 1,050 | 4.8 km |
| Notre Dame College SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Niagara CDSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 1,130 | 6.3 km |
| ÉSC Saint-Jean-de-BrébeufSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CS catholique MonAvenir | French Catholic | Second fifth | 390 | 6.5 km |
| École secondaire Franco-NiagaraSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CS Viamonde | French public | Middle fifth | 120 | 8.5 km |
| Eastdale Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | DSB Niagara | English public | Middle fifth | 455 | 8.6 km |
| DSBN AcademySecondary · Grades 9–12 | DSB Niagara | English public | Second fifth | 225 | 12 km |
| Denis Morris Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Niagara CDSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 930 | 12 km |
| Sir Winston Churchill Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | DSB Niagara | English public | Second fifth | 1,025 | 13 km |
| Thorold Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | DSB Niagara | English public | Second fifth | 700 | 13 km |
All 11 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Michael Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Niagara CDSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 1,190 | 14 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Alternative, adult and other schools around Pelham
Besides the elementary and high schools: alternative programs at Saint Kateri Tekakwitha Catholic Secondary School; online learning through Niagara Catholic Virtual Secondary School. Their cards ↑
The kinds as the provincial lists give them (alternative, adult and continuing education, online, provincial schools).
Towns its size in Ontario
Similar-sized towns and their schools within 3 km, by population.
| Town | Population | Schools | Students | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lisgar | 31,627 | 40 | 21,935 | 0 | 0.3 km |
| … | |||||
| Rosedale-Moore Park | 20,268 | 121 | 46,495 | 7 | 1.5 km |
| Maple | 20,122 | 36 | 20,810 | 2 | 1.4 km |
| Niagara-on-the-Lake | 20,080 | 37 | 13,330 | 1 | 8.4 km |
| Fort York-Liberty Village | 20,071 | 68 | 19,790 | 5 | 0.5 km |
| Pelham | 19,980 | 20 | 7,290 | 3 | 1.2 km |
| Highland | 19,963 | 46 | 25,370 | 2 | 1.9 km |
| Overbrook | 19,953 | 46 | 20,230 | 15 | 0.2 km |
| Henry Farm | 19,953 | 84 | 28,535 | 4 | 1.1 km |
| Purpleville | 19,918 | 47 | 25,405 | 2 | 1 km |
| … | |||||
| Georgian Bluffs | 12,061 | 13 | 6,200 | 2 | 6.4 km |
250 of 315 similar towns count more schools. Schooling in French is on hand in 249 of the 316.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Pelham
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pelham | 20 | 3 | 10 | 1.2 km |
| Welland 6.6 km | 30 | 8 | 13 | 1.3 km |
| Thorold 10 km | 42 | 3 | 18 | 2.3 km |
| Wainfleet 15 km | 12 | 2 | 7 | 12 km |
| St. Catharines 16 km | 62 | 3 | 24 | 0.7 km |
| Beamsville 17 km | 11 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 km |
| Niagara Falls 17 km | 48 | 3 | 21 | 0.4 km |
Most schools next door: St. Catharines, 62.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Bands, not ranks. EQAO publishes shares at the provincial standard; the band places each among Ontario’s schools by fifths.
- What isn’t here. No ratings by inspectors, no enrolment trend: neither is published school by school.
- Boards and systems. English and French, public and Catholic: the board decides the system, and the address decides the school.
- The year. As the province lists them in 2024-25.
- The kinds of school. The levels follow each school’s published grades: elementary below Grade 7 or 9, secondary above, all-grade when it runs the whole way.
- Which schools count. Each school is placed by its address point; those inside Pelham or within 3 km of it are here.
Questions about schools in Pelham
Is there a French-language school in Pelham?
Yes, there are French-language schools: École élémentaire Nouvel Horizon, ÉIC Saint-Jean-de-Brébeuf and ÉÉC du Sacré-Coeur-Welland.
How many schools are there in Pelham?
6 in the town, 14 just beyond it, within 3 km.
Which boards run the schools in Pelham?
By number of schools: DSB Niagara (9), Niagara CDSB (8), CS catholique MonAvenir (2) and CS Viamonde (1).
How do I get a place at a school in Pelham?
Registration is with the board, which assigns the school for the home 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).