Photo: Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0Perth South’s 16 schools with results spread wide in Ontario, 6 in the top two fifths and 4 in the bottom two
The strongest results are at St Aloysius School and South Perth Centennial Public School. Over three years, results rose at 11 of its 16 tested schools. Within 3 km of Perth South are 15 elementary schools and 3 secondary schools, teaching 6,390 students.
What stands out about Perth South’s schools
No French-language school
For schooling in French, families look beyond these 18 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
St Aloysius School (elementary) posts the area’s strongest results: the top fifth in Ontario. Results ↓
Each finding compares the town’s schools with every school in its province.
How Perth South’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 | 13 | 78% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 13 | 68% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 13 | 67% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 13 | 91% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 13 | 92% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 13 | 51% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 3 | 54% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 3 | 83% | 85% |
The widest gap is on Grade 6 writing, where the area’s schools reach 92% against 86% in Ontario. Of 8 measures, 4 sit above the province’s middle and 0 below.
Every school’s results (16)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| South Perth Centennial Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 90% · G3 writing 93% · G3 math 80% · G6 reading 85% · G6 writing 92% · G6 math 85% | Second fifth |
| Little Falls Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 80% · G3 writing 73% · G3 math 71% · G6 reading 92% · G6 writing 94% · 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 |
| Downie Central Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 92% · G3 writing 77% · G3 math 85% · G6 reading 76% · G6 writing 100% · G6 math 65% | Second fifth |
| St Marys D.C. & V. I. High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 54% · OSSLT 97% | 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 |
| St Michael Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 55% · OSSLT 83% | 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 Name of Mary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 54% · G3 writing 46% · G3 math 50% · G6 reading 92% · G6 writing 92% · G6 math 46% | 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 18 schools in and around Perth South 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 South
English, French and other languages of instruction, beside the mix in Ontario.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Ontario.
No school here teaches in French.
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 South’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 12 and English Catholic 6.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
2 boards, school by school
The boards and their schools here.
Avon Maitland DSB counts 12, more than any of the other boards of the 2.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avon Maitland DSBStratford District, Stratford Intermediate, Little Falls, Avon, St Marys D.C. & V. I., Anne Hathaway, Hamlet, South Perth Centennial … | English public | 12 | 4,630 |
| Huron Perth CDSBSt Michael Catholic, Jeanne Sauvé, St Aloysius, Holy Name of Mary, St Ambrose Separate, St Joseph Separate | English Catholic | 6 | 1,760 |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
How children get a place in Perth South
The neighbourhood school
Ask the board first. It holds the enrolment list and points each street to its own school; out-of-area requests go ahead only with space to spare.
Catholic schools
The Catholic boards are as public as the others: free, with elementary schools that generally require a Catholic parent and high schools open to everyone.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 18 schools in and around Perth South
High schools within reach of Perth South
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
3 secondary schools are within 15 km: 2 English public and 1 English Catholic. The closest high school is St Marys D.C. & V. I. High School, 4.5 km out.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Marys D.C. & V. I. High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Avon Maitland DSB | English public | Second fifth | 430 | 4.5 km |
| 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
Places of about the same size and their schools in or within 3 km, largest first.
| Town | Population | Schools | Students | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glencoe | 6,468 | 5 | 1,120 | 0 | 0.9 km |
| … | |||||
| Barry's Bay | 4,151 | 4 | 625 | 0 | 1.8 km |
| Pioneer Tower West | 4,122 | 27 | 11,270 | 4 | 3.2 km |
| Lake of Bays | 4,105 | 1 | 140 | 0 | 14 km |
| Inch Park | 4,065 | 50 | 23,125 | 3 | 1.3 km |
| Perth South | 4,055 | 18 | 6,390 | 0 | 4.6 km |
| Centremount | 4,053 | 47 | 20,995 | 4 | 0.4 km |
| Oakes | 4,048 | 19 | 9,400 | 0 | 2.8 km |
| Morris-Turnberry | 4,028 | 4 | 1,260 | 0 | 4.9 km |
| Callander | 4,021 | 3 | 900 | 0 | 10 km |
| … | |||||
| Killaloe, Hagarty and Richards | 2,505 | 2 | 215 | 0 | 20 km |
Of the 252 others, 139 count more schools. 158 of the 253 have a French-language school.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Perth South
Each town’s schools in or within 3 km of its outline; distances as the crow flies.
None of its 2 neighbours has more schools in reach.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What isn’t here. There are no inspection ratings to show, and a single year of enrolment gives no trend.
- Bands, not ranks. The fifths are of schools, not students: a small school counts as much as a large one.
- Boards and systems. Each board covers a territory in one language and one system, public or Catholic; boards of different systems overlap.
- The year. 2024-25, the latest open list.
- The kinds of school. Kindergarten to Grade 8 is elementary, Grade 9 to 12 secondary, though the split varies by province and board.
- Which schools count. The page takes in schools within Perth South and up to 3 km past its boundary, so a school just over the line is still here.
Questions about schools in Perth South
How many schools are there in Perth South?
2 in the town, 16 just beyond it, within 3 km.
Is there a French-language school in Perth South?
Not near Perth South: within 3 km there is none, and the French-language board points to the closest.
Which boards run the schools in Perth South?
Avon Maitland DSB (12) and Huron Perth CDSB (6), with each one’s schools in brackets.
How do I get a place at a school in Perth South?
Choose a system, then register with its board; the address decides the school.
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).