St Gregory Catholic School
7 Owen St · Picton · K0K2T0 · Algonquin and Lakeshore CDSB
With St Gregory Catholic School, Picton counts 19 elementary schools within 3 km. Every school in and around Picton →
What stands out about St Gregory Catholic School
- 215 students, well under the 335 of a typical elementary school in Ontario.
- On the measures with a value, it lands in the bottom fifth in Ontario.
- Furthest behind on Grade 6 math: 17%, against 51% in Ontario.
- Over three years, 5 of its measures fell by 5 points or more.
- An English Catholic school, run by Algonquin and Lakeshore CDSB.
How St Gregory Catholic 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.
With 6 of 6 measures reported, St Gregory Catholic School averages the bottom fifth in Ontario.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Ontario | Band | 3-year change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 reading | 45% | 76% | Bottom fifth | −23 |
| Grade 3 writing | 36% | 65% | Bottom fifth | −28 |
| Grade 3 math | 45% | 65% | Bottom fifth | −15 |
| Grade 6 reading | 44% | 88% | Bottom fifth | −24 |
| Grade 6 writing | 44% | 86% | Bottom fifth | −29 |
| Grade 6 math | 17% | 51% | Bottom fifth | +3 |
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.
St Gregory Catholic School is placed by its results, not lettered
The bottom fifth in Ontario is where St Gregory Catholic School’s results put it among the province’s schools. That is the comparison the published figures allow; a letter is something we give towns, not single schools.
For a letter, see Picton’s Schools page: the town’s grade takes in St Gregory Catholic School and its neighbours.
Getting a place at St Gregory Catholic School
Registration happens with the board, not the school; the board names the school for the address.
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
The nearest schools of the same level, as the crow flies: system, language and, where published, students and results.
3 of the 6 nearest elementary schools have more students than St Gregory Catholic School.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Gregory Catholic School | English Catholic | English | 215 | Bottom fifth | |
| Prince Edward Collegiate Institute Elementary School | English public | English | 615 | Fourth fifth | 1 km |
| Athol-South Marysburgh School Public School | English public | English | 155 | Middle fifth | 8.4 km |
| Sophiasburgh Central Public School | English public | English | 155 | Middle fifth | 13 km |
| C M L Snider Elementary School | English public | English | 255 | Second fifth | 18 km |
| Deseronto Public School | English public | English | 165 | Second fifth | 22 km |
| Kente Public School | English public | English | 250 | Middle fifth | 24 km |
Elementary schools near St Gregory Catholic School
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about St Gregory Catholic School
Who runs St Gregory Catholic School?
St Gregory Catholic School comes under Algonquin and Lakeshore CDSB (English Catholic).
What language does St Gregory Catholic School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at St Gregory Catholic 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 St Gregory Catholic School?
Its nearest neighbours are Prince Edward Collegiate Institute Elementary School (1 km), Athol-South Marysburgh School Public School (8.4 km) and Sophiasburgh Central Public School (13 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).