Our Lady of Lourdes Separate School
535 Irving St · Pembroke · K8A2V2 · Renfrew County CDSB
Our Lady of Lourdes Separate School: one of the 10 elementary schools within 3 km of Pembroke. Every school in and around Pembroke →
What stands out about Our Lady of Lourdes Separate School
- A typical size: 360 students, where the middle elementary school in Ontario has 335.
- Across its measures, its results average to the second fifth in Ontario.
- Strongest on Grade 6 math: 69%, against 51% in Ontario.
- Its results have eased: 3 measures down 5 points or more in three years.
- An English Catholic school, run by Renfrew County CDSB.
How Our Lady of Lourdes Separate School does 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.
Our Lady of Lourdes Separate School reports 6 of 6 measures; on average they sit in the second fifth in Ontario.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Ontario | Band | 3-year change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 reading | 72% | 76% | Middle fifth | −14 |
| Grade 3 writing | 74% | 65% | Second fifth | −4 |
| Grade 3 math | 79% | 65% | Top fifth | +10 |
| Grade 6 reading | 85% | 88% | Middle fifth | −3 |
| Grade 6 writing | 83% | 86% | Middle fifth | −11 |
| Grade 6 math | 69% | 51% | Top fifth | −12 |
N/R: EQAO doesn’t report groups too small to keep students anonymous. The three-year change is in percentage points, as the ministry publishes it.
Why Our Lady of Lourdes Separate School has a band rather than a letter
Its standing, the second fifth in Ontario, comes from the province’s published results set beside every other school’s; Our Lady of Lourdes Separate School itself carries no letter, since letters are kept for towns.
The letter belongs to Pembroke: its School Grade weighs Our Lady of Lourdes Separate School with every other school around it.
Getting a place at Our Lady of Lourdes Separate School
Attendance zones do the sorting here. Inside the zone a child is in; outside it, the answer turns on how full the school is.
Catholic schools here are public, paid for by the province. Elementary places usually go to Catholic families; Catholic high schools take any student.
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
Nearby schools teaching the same grades, whichever board runs them.
Of the 6 elementary schools nearest Our Lady of Lourdes Separate School, 2 are larger.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Our Lady of Lourdes Separate School | English Catholic | English | 360 | Second fifth | |
| Champlain Discovery Public School | English public | English | 610 | Fourth fifth | 0.7 km |
| Highview Public School | English public | English | 380 | Bottom fifth | 0.9 km |
| Cathedral Catholic School | English Catholic | English | 100 | – | 1.7 km |
| Bishop Smith Separate School | English Catholic | English | 300 | – | 1.8 km |
| École élémentaire publique L'Équinoxe | French public | French | 265 | Fourth fifth | 2.2 km |
| Holy Name Separate School | English Catholic | English | 110 | Bottom fifth | 2.9 km |
Elementary schools near Our Lady of Lourdes 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 Our Lady of Lourdes Separate School
Who runs Our Lady of Lourdes Separate School?
It is Renfrew County CDSB that runs Our Lady of Lourdes Separate School, in the English Catholic system.
What language does Our Lady of Lourdes Separate School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at Our Lady of Lourdes Separate School?
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 schools of the same kind are near Our Lady of Lourdes Separate School?
Its nearest neighbours are Champlain Discovery Public School (0.7 km), Highview Public School (0.9 km) and Cathedral Catholic School (1.7 km).
Sources: Ontario Ministry of Education, School Information Finder 2024–25 and school contact list (Open Government Licence – Ontario) · Ontario Ministry of Education, School Information Finder 2024–25 (EQAO results; N/R where groups are too small). 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).