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Schools · Pickering
In Pickering, families choose among 8 boards: English and French, public and Catholic
Beside Durham DSB, which has 43, sit Durham CDSB, Toronto DSB and York Region DSB. Of its 81 tested schools, 36 sit in the top two fifths in Ontario and 23 in the bottom two. Taken together, Pickering and its 3 km edge hold 78 elementary schools and 9 secondary schools for 41,425 students.
Schools
87
in or within 3 km of Pickering
29 inside the town itself
Students
41,425
enrolled, 2024-25
83 of 87 schools publish a figure
French-language
6 of 87
teach in French
10% of schools in Ontario
Catholic
25 of 87
run by a Catholic board
34% of schools in Ontario
Top two fifths
36 of 81
of the schools with results, placed against every school in Ontario
What stands out about Pickering’s schools
One big school
With 1,870 students, Pickering High School is the area’s biggest. Every school ↓
The strongest results
ÉSC Pape-François (secondary) posts the area’s strongest results: the top fifth in Ontario. Results ↓
Every figure here sets the area’s schools beside the rest of its province.
The boards
8 boards, school by school
Each board’s schools in the area, largest first.
Ontario funds four systems side by side, and here all four overlap: a family picks English or French, public or Catholic, and each choice has its own board and its own schools.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Durham DSBPickering, Dunbarton, Ajax, Pine Ridge, Highbush, Bolton C Falby, Valley Farm, da Vinci Public School … | English public | 43 | 23,165 |
| Durham CDSBSt Mary Catholic, Archbishop Denis O'Connor Catholic, St Elizabeth Seton, St Bernadette, St Wilfrid, St Isaac Jogues, Father Fenelon, St Patrick … | English Catholic | 16 | 7,925 |
| Toronto DSBSir Oliver Mowat, Charlottetown Junior, Joseph Howe Senior, Meadowvale, John G Diefenbaker, Chief Dan George, William G Davis Junior, Centennial Road Junior … | English public | 10 | 3,435 |
| York Region DSBBlack Walnut, Barbara Reid, Rouge Park, Harry Bowes, Wendat Village, Summitview | English public | 6 | 3,815 |
| Toronto CDSBSt Brendan, Cardinal Leger, St Dominic Savio, St Jean de Brebeuf | English Catholic | 4 | 1,230 |
| CS ViamondeRonald-Marion, Ronald-Marion, intermédiaire Ronald-Marion | French public | 3 | 665 |
| CS catholique MonAvenirÉÉC Pape-François, ÉÉC Notre-Dame-de-la-Jeunesse-Ajax, ÉSC Pape-François | French Catholic | 3 | 510 |
| York CDSBSt Brendan, St Brigid Catholic | English Catholic | 2 | 680 |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
Results
How Pickering’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
Top fifth10
Second fifth26
Middle fifth22
Fourth fifth17
Bottom fifth6
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 | 67 | 79% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 67 | 69% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 72 | 68% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 72 | 90% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 72 | 88% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 72 | 53% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 9 | 61% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 9 | 87% | 85% |
The widest gap is on Grade 9 math, where the area’s schools reach 61% against 55% in Ontario. Above the middle on 4, below on 0: that is the 8 measures. At 37 schools more of the measures rose than fell over three years; at 32, more fell.
Every school’s results (81)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| ÉSC Pape-FrançoisSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 86% · OSSLT 100% | Top fifth |
| École secondaire Ronald-MarionSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 81% · OSSLT 94% | Top fifth |
| ÉÉC Pape-FrançoisElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 100% · G3 writing 96% · G3 math 100% · G6 reading 97% · G6 writing 97% · G6 math 94% | Top fifth |
| Gandatsetiagon Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 90% · G3 writing 82% · G3 math 80% · G6 reading 97% · G6 writing 93% · G6 math 83% | Top fifth |
| Rouge Park Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 86% · G3 writing 81% · G3 math 85% · G6 reading 98% · G6 writing 96% · G6 math 86% | Top fifth |
| William G Davis Junior Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 91% · G3 writing 89% · G3 math 89% · G6 reading 97% · G6 writing 97% · G6 math 65% | Top fifth |
| École élémentaire Ronald-MarionElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 94% · G3 writing 94% · G3 math 97% · G6 reading 97% · G6 writing 90% · G6 math 74% | Top fifth |
| Rosebank Road Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 95% · G3 writing 95% · G3 math 86% · G6 reading 95% · G6 writing 95% · G6 math 48% | Top fifth |
| Valley View Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 82% · G3 writing 84% · G3 math 79% · G6 reading 98% · G6 writing 100% · G6 math 66% | Top fifth |
| William Dunbar Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 88% · G3 writing 78% · G3 math 80% · G6 reading 96% · G6 writing 93% · G6 math 74% | Top fifth |
| Meadowvale Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 91% · G3 writing 80% · G3 math 69% · G6 reading 100% · G6 writing 96% · G6 math 52% | Second fifth |
| Pickering High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 64% · OSSLT 93% | Second fifth |
| Romeo Dallaire Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 87% · G3 writing 79% · G3 math 74% · G6 reading 94% · G6 writing 92% · G6 math 69% | Second fifth |
| St Francis de Sales Catholic SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 91% · G3 writing 91% · G3 math 82% · G6 reading 94% · G6 writing 94% · G6 math 50% | Second fifth |
| St Mary Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 61% · OSSLT 92% | Second fifth |
| ÉÉC Notre-Dame-de-la-Jeunesse-AjaxElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 89% · G3 writing 75% · G3 math 86% · G6 reading 92% · G6 writing 96% · G6 math 60% | Second fifth |
| St Elizabeth Seton Catholic SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 75% · G3 writing 75% · G3 math 74% · G6 reading 96% · G6 writing 95% · G6 math 70% | Second fifth |
| Vimy Ridge Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 87% · G3 writing 81% · G3 math 78% · G6 reading 91% · G6 writing 98% · G6 math 47% | Second fifth |
| Wendat Village Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 87% · G3 writing 90% · G3 math 85% · G6 reading 93% · G6 writing 87% · G6 math 65% | Second fifth |
| Michaëlle Jean Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading no data · G3 writing no data · G3 math 78% · G6 reading 98% · G6 writing 100% · G6 math 52% | Second fifth |
| St Brendan Catholic SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 90% · G3 writing 92% · G3 math 83% · G6 reading 85% · G6 writing 87% · G6 math 57% | Second fifth |
| Black Walnut Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 76% · G3 writing 74% · G3 math 73% · G6 reading 94% · G6 writing 90% · G6 math 77% | Second fifth |
| Duffin's Bay Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 91% · G3 writing 83% · G3 math 87% · G6 reading 90% · G6 writing 81% · G6 math 48% | Second fifth |
| Dunbarton High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 71% · OSSLT 86% | Second fifth |
| Eagle Ridge Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 79% · G3 writing 81% · G3 math 71% · G6 reading 91% · G6 writing 88% · G6 math 63% | Second fifth |
| Elizabeth B Phin Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 86% · G3 writing 83% · G3 math 88% · G6 reading 85% · G6 writing 87% · G6 math 61% | Second fifth |
| St Brigid Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 73% · G3 writing 62% · G3 math 70% · G6 reading 96% · G6 writing 96% · G6 math 57% | Second fifth |
| St Catherine of Siena Catholic SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 86% · G3 writing 73% · G3 math 59% · G6 reading 96% · G6 writing 89% · G6 math 78% | Second fifth |
| St Jean de Brebeuf Catholic SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 94% · G3 writing 65% · G3 math 65% · G6 reading 100% · G6 writing 95% · G6 math 53% | Second fifth |
| da Vinci Public School Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 79% · G3 writing 74% · G3 math 70% · G6 reading 88% · G6 writing 94% · G6 math 65% | Second fifth |
| Barbara Reid Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 84% · G3 writing 69% · G3 math 78% · G6 reading 92% · G6 writing 92% · G6 math 65% | Second fifth |
| Cardinal Leger Catholic SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 86% · G3 writing 71% · G3 math 59% · G6 reading 94% · G6 writing 94% · G6 math 67% | Second fifth |
| Summitview Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 84% · G3 writing 72% · G3 math 64% · G6 reading 92% · G6 writing 92% · G6 math 65% | Second fifth |
| Lakeside Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 91% · G3 writing 64% · G3 math 61% · G6 reading 92% · G6 writing 89% · G6 math 51% | Second fifth |
| St Isaac Jogues Catholic SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 70% · G3 writing 70% · G3 math 71% · G6 reading 91% · G6 writing 93% · G6 math 64% | Second fifth |
| St Josephine Bakhita Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 82% · G3 writing 77% · G3 math 68% · G6 reading 93% · G6 writing 91% · G6 math 53% | Second fifth |
| Rosemary Brown Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading no data · G3 writing no data · G3 math 57% · G6 reading 96% · G6 writing 93% · G6 math 48% | Middle fifth |
| Claremont Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 88% · G3 writing 77% · G3 math 85% · G6 reading 77% · G6 writing 77% · G6 math 45% | Middle fifth |
| Father Fenelon Catholic SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 75% · G3 writing 58% · G3 math 75% · G6 reading 90% · G6 writing 90% · G6 math 50% | Middle fifth |
| Rouge Valley Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 80% · G3 writing 55% · G3 math 70% · G6 reading 88% · G6 writing 84% · G6 math 60% | Middle fifth |
| Centennial Road Junior Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 73% · G3 writing 45% · G3 math 64% · G6 reading 94% · G6 writing 92% · G6 math 60% | Middle fifth |
| Harry Bowes Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 87% · G3 writing 66% · G3 math 65% · G6 reading 87% · G6 writing 82% · G6 math 49% | Middle fifth |
| Highbush Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 77% · G3 writing 70% · G3 math 68% · G6 reading 83% · G6 writing 86% · G6 math 57% | Middle fifth |
| St Monica Catholic SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 85% · G3 writing 46% · G3 math 70% · G6 reading 88% · G6 writing 88% · G6 math 65% | Middle fifth |
| Alexander Graham Bell Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 76% · G3 writing 62% · G3 math 65% · G6 reading 88% · G6 writing 82% · G6 math 60% | Middle fifth |
| Nottingham Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 63% · G3 writing 53% · G3 math 65% · G6 reading 91% · G6 writing 89% · G6 math 54% | Middle fifth |
| Sir Oliver Mowat Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 56% · OSSLT 85% | Middle fifth |
| Altona Forest Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 82% · G3 writing 62% · G3 math 68% · G6 reading 83% · G6 writing 80% · G6 math 49% | Middle fifth |
| Applecroft Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 80% · G3 writing 73% · G3 math 63% · G6 reading 70% · G6 writing 81% · G6 math 52% | Middle fifth |
| Lester B Pearson Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 71% · G3 writing 45% · G3 math 58% · G6 reading 93% · G6 writing 90% · G6 math 57% | Middle fifth |
| Lincoln Alexander Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 71% · G3 writing 60% · G3 math 71% · G6 reading 85% · G6 writing 87% · G6 math 53% | Middle fifth |
| St André Bessette Catholic SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 81% · G3 writing 48% · G3 math 60% · G6 reading 86% · G6 writing 83% · G6 math 50% | Middle fifth |
| St Brendan Catholic SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 59% · G3 writing 38% · G3 math 46% · G6 reading 91% · G6 writing 96% · G6 math 70% | Middle fifth |
| St Dominic Savio Catholic SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 76% · G3 writing 76% · G3 math 59% · G6 reading 80% · G6 writing 90% · G6 math 41% | Middle fifth |
| St James Catholic SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 83% · G3 writing 62% · G3 math 63% · G6 reading 75% · G6 writing 86% · G6 math 47% | Middle fifth |
| West Rouge Junior Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 78% · G3 writing 66% · G3 math 72% · G6 reading 85% · G6 writing 74% · G6 math 51% | Middle fifth |
| Westcreek Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 70% · G3 writing 69% · G3 math 63% · G6 reading 85% · G6 writing 83% · G6 math 53% | Middle fifth |
| St Patrick Catholic SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading no data · G3 writing no data · G3 math 37% · G6 reading 92% · G6 writing 88% · G6 math 55% | Middle fifth |
| Ajax High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 48% · OSSLT 87% | Fourth fifth |
| Archbishop Denis O'Connor Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 49% · OSSLT 85% | Fourth fifth |
| Charlottetown Junior Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 65% · G3 writing 73% · G3 math 68% · G6 reading 81% · G6 writing 81% · G6 math 38% | Fourth fifth |
| John G Diefenbaker Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 50% · G3 writing 50% · G3 math 31% · G6 reading 96% · G6 writing 85% · G6 math 48% | Fourth fifth |
| Pine Ridge Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 51% · OSSLT 77% | Fourth fifth |
| Southwood Park Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 56% · G3 writing 25% · G3 math 77% · G6 reading 91% · G6 writing 81% · G6 math 46% | Fourth fifth |
| St Jude Catholic SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 70% · G3 writing 50% · G3 math 57% · G6 reading 85% · G6 writing 85% · G6 math 46% | Fourth fifth |
| Westney Heights Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 65% · G3 writing 56% · G3 math 53% · G6 reading 86% · G6 writing 86% · G6 math 55% | Fourth fifth |
| Maple Ridge Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 54% · G3 writing 50% · G3 math 71% · G6 reading 85% · G6 writing 79% · G6 math 37% | Fourth fifth |
| Valley Farm Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 69% · G3 writing 66% · G3 math 61% · G6 reading 79% · G6 writing 79% · G6 math 35% | Fourth fifth |
| Vaughan Willard Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 76% · G3 writing 90% · G3 math 66% · G6 reading 77% · G6 writing 68% · G6 math 32% | Fourth fifth |
| Frenchman's Bay Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading no data · G3 writing no data · G3 math 45% · G6 reading 87% · G6 writing 83% · G6 math 39% | Fourth fifth |
| St Bernadette Catholic SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 83% · G3 writing 59% · G3 math 67% · G6 reading 67% · G6 writing 72% · G6 math 34% | Fourth fifth |
| St Wilfrid Catholic SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 78% · G3 writing 40% · G3 math 45% · G6 reading 85% · G6 writing 79% · G6 math 48% | Fourth fifth |
| Biidaasige Mandamin Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading not reported · G3 writing not reported · G3 math 52% · G6 reading 82% · G6 writing 76% · G6 math 40% | Fourth fifth |
| Chief Dan George Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 58% · G3 writing 42% · G3 math 49% · G6 reading 86% · G6 writing 82% · G6 math 45% | Fourth fifth |
| Lincoln Avenue Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 69% · G3 writing 58% · G3 math 53% · G6 reading 71% · G6 writing 68% · G6 math 36% | Fourth fifth |
| Fairport Beach Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 67% · G3 writing 52% · G3 math 38% · G6 reading 77% · G6 writing 73% · G6 math 36% | Bottom fifth |
| Ontario Street Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 70% · G3 writing 55% · G3 math 55% · G6 reading 58% · G6 writing 58% · G6 math 8% | Bottom fifth |
| Bolton C Falby Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 60% · G3 writing 60% · G3 math 49% · G6 reading 73% · G6 writing 71% · G6 math 29% | Bottom fifth |
| Glengrove Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 61% · G3 writing 52% · G3 math 48% · G6 reading 67% · G6 writing 82% · G6 math 15% | Bottom fifth |
| Roland Michener Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 52% · G3 writing 52% · G3 math 43% · G6 reading 82% · G6 writing 68% · G6 math 0% | Bottom fifth |
| Bayview Heights Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 66% · G3 writing 46% · G3 math 46% · G6 reading 70% · G6 writing 61% · G6 math 15% | Bottom fifth |
Ontario Ministry of Education, School Information Finder 2024–25 (EQAO results; N/R where groups are too small). Open Government Licence – Ontario.
Map
Where the 87 schools in and around Pickering are
Every school as a pin, coloured by system; each opens its own page.
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ElementarySecondaryAlternative, adult or onlineSize: studentsEnglish publicEnglish CatholicFrench publicFrench Catholic
Points from the provincial lists.
Language
Schooling in English and French around Pickering
Each school by its language of instruction, with the share in Ontario marked.
French 67%
English 8193%
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Ontario.
In French: École élémentaire Ronald-Marion, École secondaire Ronald-Marion, École intermédiaire Ronald-Marion and ÉÉC Notre-Dame-de-la-Jeunesse-Ajax. The public ones of the 6 come under CS Viamonde and CS catholique MonAvenir.
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 them
Who runs Pickering’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
Their systems: English public 59, English Catholic 22 and French-language 6.
English publicEnglish CatholicFrench-languageIndependent or other
Elementary 78 schools69%
Secondary 9 schools56%
All of Pickering’s schools 87 schools68%
Ontario 4,948 schools62%
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
Getting a place
How children get a place in Pickering
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
Eligibility comes from the parents: French as a first language, or French schooling in Canada; otherwise, the board’s admissions committee decides.
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.
Every school
The 87 schools in and around Pickering
Secondary schools4 in Pickering, 5 within 3 km
Dunbarton High School
1,630 students
St Mary Catholic Secondary School
1,310 students
Pine Ridge Secondary School
1,150 students
École secondaire Ronald-Marion
230 students
Pickering High School
1,870 students0.8 km outside the town
Sir Oliver Mowat Collegiate Institute
950 students2.5 km outside the town
ÉSC Pape-François
55 students2.9 km outside the town
Ajax High School
1,330 students2.9 km outside the town
Archbishop Denis O'Connor Catholic High School
710 students3 km outside the town
Elementary schools25 in Pickering, 53 within 3 km
Highbush Public School
810 students
Valley Farm Public School
795 students
William Dunbar Public School
660 students
Maple Ridge Public School
630 students
St Elizabeth Seton Catholic School
625 students
Elizabeth B Phin Public School
600 students
Gandatsetiagon Public School
580 students
Westcreek Public School
570 students
St Wilfrid Catholic School
565 students
St Isaac Jogues Catholic School
535 students
Father Fenelon Catholic School
490 students
Frenchman's Bay Public School
475 students
Altona Forest Public School
460 students
St Monica Catholic School
460 students
Bayview Heights Public School
455 students
Biidaasige Mandamin Public School
380 students
Valley View Public School
370 students
Vaughan Willard Public School
335 students
Glengrove Public School
330 students
Claremont Public School
320 students
École élémentaire Ronald-Marion
315 students
Fairport Beach Public School
300 students
Rosebank Road Public School
230 students
École intermédiaire Ronald-Marion
120 students
Show all 78 elementary schools
Josiah Henson Public School
Trillium Woods Public School
0.3 km outside the town
Barbara Reid Public School
730 students0.5 km outside the town
West Rouge Junior Public School
245 students0.6 km outside the town
Eagle Ridge Public School
690 students0.7 km outside the town
St Francis de Sales Catholic School
155 students0.8 km outside the town
Lincoln Alexander Public School
500 students0.9 km outside the town
Lincoln Avenue Public School
375 students1 km outside the town
Lakeside Public School
295 students1.1 km outside the town
Father Donald MacLellan Catholic Elementary School
1.1 km outside the town
Rouge Valley Public School
200 students1.3 km outside the town
Alexander Graham Bell Public School
630 students1.3 km outside the town
Roland Michener Public School
260 students1.5 km outside the town
St Patrick Catholic School
480 students1.5 km outside the town
St Dominic Savio Catholic School
215 students1.6 km outside the town
Summitview Public School
400 students1.6 km outside the town
William G Davis Junior Public School
250 students1.6 km outside the town
Rosemary Brown Public School
290 students1.6 km outside the town
Chief Dan George Public School
250 students1.6 km outside the town
Joseph Howe Senior Public School
330 students1.7 km outside the town
ÉÉC Notre-Dame-de-la-Jeunesse-Ajax
220 students1.7 km outside the town
Duffin's Bay Public School
235 students1.8 km outside the town
Vimy Ridge Public School
630 students1.8 km outside the town
Wendat Village Public School
605 students2 km outside the town
Centennial Road Junior Public School
245 students2 km outside the town
Westney Heights Public School
375 students2 km outside the town
St Brigid Catholic Elementary School
305 students2.1 km outside the town
John G Diefenbaker Public School
260 students2.1 km outside the town
Harry Bowes Public School
650 students2.1 km outside the town
Nottingham Public School
520 students2.2 km outside the town
Charlottetown Junior Public School
390 students2.2 km outside the town
Lester B Pearson Public School
340 students2.2 km outside the town
Meadowvale Public School
315 students2.2 km outside the town
St Jean de Brebeuf Catholic School
145 students2.3 km outside the town
St James Catholic School
465 students2.3 km outside the town
St André Bessette Catholic School
325 students2.3 km outside the town
St Brendan Catholic School
510 students2.3 km outside the town
Ontario Street Public School
215 students2.4 km outside the town
Rouge Park Public School
685 students2.5 km outside the town
Romeo Dallaire Public School
550 students2.5 km outside the town
Michaëlle Jean Public School
380 students2.5 km outside the town
Bolton C Falby Public School
795 students2.7 km outside the town
da Vinci Public School Public School
740 students2.7 km outside the town
Black Walnut Public School
745 students2.7 km outside the town
St Bernadette Catholic School
615 students2.7 km outside the town
Whitby Meadows PS
2.8 km outside the town
St Catherine of Siena Catholic School
350 students2.8 km outside the town
St Jude Catholic School
375 students2.8 km outside the town
St Josephine Bakhita Catholic Elementary School
465 students2.8 km outside the town
Applecroft Public School
340 students2.9 km outside the town
ÉÉC Pape-François
235 students2.9 km outside the town
St Brendan Catholic School
375 students2.9 km outside the town
Southwood Park Public School
725 students3 km outside the town
Cardinal Leger Catholic School
360 students3 km outside the town
High schools within reach
High schools within reach of Pickering
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
Counting out to 15 km, there are 32: 21 English public, 9 English Catholic, 1 French public and 1 French Catholic. Closest of all: Pine Ridge Secondary School (1.5 km).
Within 15 km
32
9 in or near the town itself
Nearest
1.5 km
Pine Ridge Secondary School
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Ridge Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Durham DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 1,150 | 1.5 km |
| St Mary Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Durham CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 1,310 | 1.5 km |
| Dunbarton High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Durham DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,630 | 2.3 km |
| École secondaire Ronald-MarionSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CS Viamonde | French public | Top fifth | 230 | 3.1 km |
| Pickering High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Durham DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,870 | 4.3 km |
| Archbishop Denis O'Connor Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Durham CDSB | English Catholic | Fourth fifth | 710 | 7.2 km |
| Sir Oliver Mowat Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Toronto DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 950 | 7.4 km |
| Ajax High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Durham DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 1,330 | 7.4 km |
| Notre Dame Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Durham CDSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 1,065 | 8 km |
| J Clarke Richardson Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Durham DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 2,010 | 8 km |
All 32 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St John Paul II Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Toronto CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 1,355 | 9.3 km |
| St Mother Teresa Catholic AcademySecondary · Grades 9–12 | Toronto CDSB | English Catholic | Bottom fifth | 525 | 9.3 km |
| West Hill Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Toronto DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 945 | 9.9 km |
| Lester B Pearson Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Toronto DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 1,125 | 10 km |
| Maplewood High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Toronto DSB | English public | – | 140 | 12 km |
| Bill Hogarth Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York Region DSB | English public | Top fifth | 2,055 | 12 km |
| Woburn Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Toronto DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 1,035 | 12 km |
| Alternative Scarborough Education 1Secondary · Grades 9–12 | Toronto DSB | English public | – | – | 12 km |
| Markham District High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York Region DSB | English public | Top fifth | 1,415 | 12 km |
| Sir Wilfrid Laurier Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Toronto DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 1,325 | 13 km |
| Native Learning Centre EastSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Toronto DSB | English public | – | – | 13 km |
| Donald A Wilson Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Durham DSB | English public | Top fifth | 1,275 | 13 km |
| All Saints Catholic Secondary School Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Durham CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 1,285 | 13 km |
| Middlefield Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York Region DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,500 | 13 km |
| Henry Street High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Durham DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,120 | 13 km |
| Cedarbrae Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Toronto DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 1,170 | 13 km |
| St Brother André Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York CDSB | English Catholic | Top fifth | 1,280 | 14 km |
| Albert Campbell Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Toronto DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,270 | 14 km |
| Father Michael McGivney Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 1,170 | 14 km |
| Francis Libermann Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Toronto CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 815 | 14 km |
| Delphi Secondary Alternative SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Toronto DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 60 | 15 km |
| ÉSC Saint-Charles-GarnierSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CS catholique MonAvenir | French Catholic | Second fifth | 470 | 15 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Towns its size
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greater Sudbury / Grand Sudbury | 188,504 | 86 | 24,770 | 30 | 0.8 km |
| … | |||||
| Kingston | 149,527 | 61 | 21,145 | 6 | 0.6 km |
| Waterloo | 142,450 | 58 | 33,340 | 2 | 0.7 km |
| Ajax | 141,111 | 67 | 35,990 | 4 | 1 km |
| Brantford | 123,521 | 50 | 20,085 | 1 | 1.2 km |
| Pickering | 118,378 | 87 | 41,425 | 6 | 1.5 km |
| Thunder Bay | 117,671 | 44 | 15,300 | 4 | 3 km |
| Bowmanville | 114,180 | 60 | 32,365 | 1 | 0.8 km |
| Niagara Falls | 113,983 | 48 | 18,410 | 3 | 0.4 km |
| Chatham | 112,716 | 45 | 14,950 | 6 | 0.9 km |
| … | |||||
| Simcoe | 75,618 | 32 | 11,730 | 1 | 5.2 km |
1 of 22 similar towns count more schools. Of the 23, 22 offer a French-language school.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Neighbours
Schools in the towns around Pickering
Each town’s schools in or within 3 km of its outline; distances as the crow flies.
West RougeAjaxCentennial ScarboroughHighland CreekMorningside HeightsMalvern EastPickering
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pickering | 87 | 6 | 25 | 1.5 km |
| West Rouge 5.9 km | 52 | 1 | 16 | 2.4 km |
| Ajax 6.6 km | 67 | 4 | 20 | 1 km |
| Centennial Scarborough 7.3 km | 34 | 1 | 9 | 0.9 km |
| Highland Creek 7.9 km | 65 | 1 | 18 | 1.8 km |
| Morningside Heights 8.5 km | 83 | 2 | 25 | 1.5 km |
| Malvern East 9.7 km | 63 | 1 | 20 | 0.5 km |
Each of its 6 neighbours has fewer schools.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Bands, not ranks. The fifths are of schools, not students: a small school counts as much as a large one.
- What isn’t here. No ratings by inspectors, no enrolment trend: neither is published school by school.
- Boards and systems. Every public school has a board: English or French, and in this province public or Catholic too. Independent schools have none.
- The year. The province’s 2024-25 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. Counted: Pickering’s own schools and any within 3 km of its edge.
Questions about schools in Pickering
Is there a French-language school in Pickering?
Yes, schooling in French is at École élémentaire Ronald-Marion, École secondaire Ronald-Marion, École intermédiaire Ronald-Marion and ÉÉC Notre-Dame-de-la-Jeunesse-Ajax.
How many schools are there in Pickering?
The town holds 29 of them; 58 more are within 3 km of its outline.
Which boards run the schools in Pickering?
By number of schools: Durham DSB (43), Durham CDSB (16), Toronto DSB (10), York Region DSB (6) and Toronto CDSB (4).
How do I get a place at a school in Pickering?
Each board registers its own students; its website gives the school for an 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).