Photo: Jfvoll · CC BY-SA 4.0The schools around Perth East answer to 5 boards
Avon Maitland DSB leads with 13 schools, alongside Huron Perth CDSB, Waterloo Region DSB and Thames Valley DSB. On the tests, 7 of 22 schools land above the middle in Ontario, 4 under it. The 3 km around Perth East counts 21 elementary schools and 2 secondary schools, 8,040 students between them.
What stands out about Perth East’s schools
Results on the rise
More of the results rose than fell over three years at 13 schools of the 22 with results, St Patricks Separate School, St Aloysius School and Tavistock Public School among them. Results ↓
No French-language school
For schooling in French, families look beyond these 23 schools: in Ontario, 10% of schools teach in it. Language ↓
One big school
Stratford District Secondary School is the largest school here, with 1,420 students. Every school ↓
The strongest results
Top of the area: St Patricks Separate School (elementary), its results in the top fifth in Ontario. Results ↓
Every figure here sets the area’s schools beside the rest of its province.
5 boards, school by school
Every board or service centre with a school in the area, and its schools.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avon Maitland DSBStratford District, Bedford, Stratford Intermediate, Avon, Anne Hathaway, Milverton, Hamlet, Central Perth … | English public | 13 | 4,810 |
| Huron Perth CDSBSt Michael Catholic, Jeanne Sauvé, St Aloysius, St Ambrose Separate, St Joseph Separate, St Patricks Separate | English Catholic | 6 | 1,675 |
| Waterloo Region DSBForest Glen, Grandview | English public | 2 | 770 |
| Thames Valley DSBTavistock | English public | 1 | 380 |
| Waterloo CDSBHoly Family Catholic | English Catholic | 1 | 405 |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
How Perth East’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 B+: 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 | 19 | 78% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 19 | 68% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 19 | 70% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 20 | 92% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 20 | 88% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 20 | 51% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 2 | 53% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 2 | 81% | 85% |
Furthest from the provincial middle is Grade 3 math: 70% here, against 65% in Ontario. 3 measures above the provincial middle, 2 below, out of 8.
Every school’s results (22)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| St Patricks Separate SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading not reported · G3 writing not reported · G3 math not reported · G6 reading 100% · G6 writing 100% · G6 math 100% | Top fifth |
| St Aloysius SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 94% · G3 writing 94% · G3 math 89% · G6 reading 95% · G6 writing 90% · G6 math 76% | Top fifth |
| Grandview Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 88% · G3 writing 88% · G3 math 79% · G6 reading 92% · G6 writing 89% · G6 math 78% | Top fifth |
| Tavistock Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 88% · G3 writing 75% · G3 math 70% · G6 reading 97% · G6 writing 94% · G6 math 76% | Top fifth |
| Bedford Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 82% · G3 writing 68% · G3 math 70% · G6 reading 93% · G6 writing 96% · G6 math 74% | Second fifth |
| St Ambrose Separate SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 83% · G3 writing 92% · G3 math 83% · G6 reading 94% · G6 writing 83% · G6 math 67% | Second fifth |
| Forest Glen Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 87% · G3 writing 72% · G3 math 62% · G6 reading 100% · G6 writing 87% · G6 math 50% | Second fifth |
| Avon Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 78% · G3 writing 74% · G3 math 67% · G6 reading 93% · G6 writing 89% · G6 math 51% | Middle fifth |
| Hamlet Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 75% · G3 writing 68% · G3 math 71% · G6 reading 83% · G6 writing 95% · G6 math 63% | Middle fifth |
| Jeanne Sauvé Catholic SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 73% · G3 writing 68% · G3 math 64% · G6 reading 93% · G6 writing 100% · G6 math 48% | Middle fifth |
| Milverton Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 76% · G3 writing 76% · G3 math 80% · G6 reading 91% · G6 writing 75% · G6 math 38% | Middle fifth |
| St Michael Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 55% · OSSLT 83% | Middle fifth |
| Central Perth Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 80% · G3 writing 55% · G3 math 65% · G6 reading 83% · G6 writing 83% · G6 math 50% | Middle fifth |
| North Easthope Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 78% · G3 writing 67% · G3 math 78% · G6 reading 80% · G6 writing 80% · G6 math 55% | Middle fifth |
| Romeo Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 62% · G3 writing 38% · G3 math 62% · G6 reading 91% · G6 writing 96% · G6 math 39% | Middle fifth |
| Shakespeare Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 80% · G3 writing 62% · G3 math 57% · G6 reading 89% · G6 writing 89% · G6 math 26% | Middle fifth |
| Holy Family Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 65% · G3 writing 76% · G3 math 73% · G6 reading 68% · G6 writing 83% · G6 math 39% | Middle fifth |
| Sprucedale Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 57% · G3 writing 52% · G3 math 38% · G6 reading 100% · G6 writing 86% · G6 math 64% | Middle fifth |
| Mornington Central Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 79% · G3 writing 63% · G3 math 74% · G6 reading 71% · G6 writing 79% · G6 math 21% | Fourth fifth |
| Stratford District Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 51% · OSSLT 79% | Fourth fifth |
| Anne Hathaway Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 63% · G3 writing 43% · G3 math 57% · G6 reading 85% · G6 writing 83% · G6 math 44% | Fourth fifth |
| St Joseph Separate SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 60% · G3 writing 40% · G3 math 50% · G6 reading 50% · G6 writing 73% · G6 math 36% | 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 23 schools in and around Perth East 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 Perth East
The language each school teaches in, against every school in Ontario.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Ontario.
Schooling in French isn’t on offer here.
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 Perth East’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
Split by system, that is English public 16 and English Catholic 7.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Perth East
The neighbourhood school
Children go to the board’s designated school for their address, unless another school agrees to take them.
Catholic schools
Ontario funds the Catholic system in full; its high schools are open to all, its elementary schools mostly to Catholic families.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 23 schools in and around Perth East
High schools within reach of Perth East
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
2 secondary schools are within 15 km: 1 English Catholic and 1 English public. The closest high school is St Michael Catholic Secondary School, 14 km out.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Michael Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Huron Perth CDSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 750 | 14 km |
| Stratford District Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Avon Maitland DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 1,420 | 14 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Towns its size in Ontario
Towns of a similar population, with their schools in or within 3 km; described, not ranked.
| Town | Population | Schools | Students | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Englemount-Lawrence | 21,455 | 59 | 27,180 | 1 | 0.4 km |
| … | |||||
| E-F-K-Section (bramalea) | 13,596 | 35 | 16,610 | 1 | 1 km |
| Streetsville | 13,535 | 77 | 39,725 | 6 | 1.5 km |
| Centennial Scarborough | 13,453 | 34 | 13,110 | 1 | 0.9 km |
| Glebe-Dows Lake | 13,436 | 52 | 21,850 | 15 | 0.3 km |
| Perth East | 13,423 | 23 | 8,040 | 0 | 15 km |
| Ionview | 13,382 | 63 | 26,925 | 3 | 1.3 km |
| Mount Dennis | 13,364 | 66 | 27,195 | 1 | 0.7 km |
| Durand | 13,338 | 47 | 21,660 | 3 | 1.8 km |
| Stittsville North | 13,331 | 31 | 17,130 | 6 | 1.9 km |
| … | |||||
| Haliburton Village | 8,100 | 4 | 1,185 | 0 | 5.3 km |
In 269 of the 384 others the count is higher. A school in French is nearby in 293 towns of 385.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Perth East
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
Of 2 neighbours, none has more schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Boards and systems. Boards are set by language and, in Ontario, Alberta and Saskatchewan, by faith: public or Catholic.
- The year. 2024-25, the latest open list.
- What isn’t here. No ratings by inspectors, no enrolment trend: neither is published school by school.
- Bands, not ranks. Fifths are worked out among every Ontario school with a result on that measure, then averaged per school.
- The kinds of school. Elementary schools run from kindergarten to Grade 6 or 8, secondary ones to Grade 12; some cover every grade, and alternative, adult and online schools are listed apart.
- Which schools count. The area is Perth East plus a 3 km margin around it, measured from its census outline.
Questions about schools in Perth East
Which boards run the schools in Perth East?
Avon Maitland DSB (13), Huron Perth CDSB (6), Waterloo Region DSB (2), Thames Valley DSB (1) and Waterloo CDSB (1), with each one’s schools in brackets.
How do I get a place at a school in Perth East?
Contact the board: it names the school for your address and takes the registration.
Is there a French-language school in Perth East?
No, none within 3 km of Perth East; ask the French-language board for the nearest.
How many schools are there in Perth East?
6 in the town, 17 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).