Bishop Smith Separate School
362 Carmody St · Pembroke · K8A4G2 · Renfrew County CDSB
Counting 3 km around Pembroke, Bishop Smith Separate School is one of 10 elementary schools. Every school in and around Pembroke →
What stands out about Bishop Smith Separate School
- 300 students, near the middle of 335 for elementary schools in Ontario.
- Catholic and English-language, under Renfrew County CDSB.
Why Bishop Smith Separate School has no band
Ontario publishes results school by school, but none for Bishop Smith Separate School, so it has no place among the province’s schools.
Bishop Smith Separate School feeds into Pembroke’s School Grade, together with the other schools nearby.
Getting a place at Bishop Smith Separate School
A home address sets the designated school in each board’s attendance area. Registration is with the board; a school outside the area admits only where there is space.
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.
Side by side with the nearest elementary schools
Its nearest neighbours of the same level, any system.
Of the 6 elementary schools nearest Bishop Smith Separate School, 3 are larger.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bishop Smith Separate School | English Catholic | English | 300 | – | |
| Cathedral Catholic School | English Catholic | English | 100 | – | 0.5 km |
| École élémentaire publique L'Équinoxe | French public | French | 265 | Fourth fifth | 0.7 km |
| Highview Public School | English public | English | 380 | Bottom fifth | 1.1 km |
| Holy Name Separate School | English Catholic | English | 110 | Bottom fifth | 1.2 km |
| Champlain Discovery Public School | English public | English | 610 | Fourth fifth | 1.4 km |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Separate School | English Catholic | English | 360 | Second fifth | 1.8 km |
Elementary schools near Bishop Smith Separate School
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Bishop Smith Separate School
Who runs Bishop Smith Separate School?
Renfrew County CDSB: Bishop Smith Separate School is one of its schools (English Catholic).
What language does Bishop Smith Separate School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at Bishop Smith Separate School?
Registration is with the board, which assigns the school for the home address.
Which schools of the same kind are near Bishop Smith Separate School?
Nearest of all: Cathedral Catholic School (0.5 km), École élémentaire publique L'Équinoxe (0.7 km) and Highview Public School (1.1 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.
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