Photo: WB Robinson Photographer · CC BY-SA 4.0Port Colborne’s schools belong to 4 boards that cover the same streets
Beside DSB Niagara, which has 8, sit Niagara CDSB, CS catholique MonAvenir and CS Viamonde. The 16 with results split, 8 in the upper two fifths in Ontario and 3 in the lower. In or within 3 km of Port Colborne: 15 elementary schools and 2 secondary schools, with 4,715 students.
What stands out about Port Colborne’s schools
Results on the rise
More of the results rose than fell over three years at 11 schools of the 16 with results, DeWitt Carter Public School, ÉÉC Saint-Joseph and Diamond Trail Public School among them. Results ↓
The strongest results
DeWitt Carter Public School (elementary) posts the area’s strongest results: the top fifth in Ontario. Results ↓
The comparisons are with the province’s schools, never across provinces.
Which of the 4 boards runs which school
The boards and their schools here.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DSB NiagaraMcKay, Diamond Trail, Princess Elizabeth, Port Colborne, DeWitt Carter, Oakwood, Steele Street, Bridgeview | English public | 8 | 2,705 |
| Niagara CDSBLakeshore Catholic, St John Bosco Catholic, St Mary Catholic, St Therese Catholic, St Augustine Catholic, St Patrick Catholic | English Catholic | 6 | 1,650 |
| CS catholique MonAvenirÉÉC Saint-François-d'Assise, ÉÉC Saint-Joseph | French Catholic | 2 | 230 |
| CS ViamondeFranco-Niagara | French public | 1 | 130 |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
How Port Colborne’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 | 85% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 13 | 76% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 13 | 81% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 13 | 91% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 13 | 92% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 13 | 50% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 2 | 55% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 2 | 91% | 85% |
The widest gap is on Grade 3 math, where the area’s schools reach 81% against 65% in Ontario. Of 8 measures, 6 sit above the province’s middle and 0 below.
Every school’s results (16)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| DeWitt Carter Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 89% · G3 writing 92% · G3 math 81% · G6 reading 95% · G6 writing 95% · G6 math 81% | Top fifth |
| ÉÉC Saint-JosephElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 90% · G3 writing 90% · G3 math 90% · G6 reading not reported · G6 writing not reported · G6 math not reported | Top fifth |
| Diamond Trail Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 85% · G3 writing 80% · G3 math 85% · G6 reading 96% · G6 writing 100% · G6 math 85% | Top fifth |
| Oakwood Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 94% · G3 writing 76% · G3 math 94% · G6 reading 100% · G6 writing 92% · G6 math 72% | Top fifth |
| St Patrick Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 92% · G3 writing 92% · G3 math 85% · G6 reading 89% · G6 writing 100% · G6 math 74% | Top fifth |
| Port Colborne High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 62% · OSSLT 95% | Second fifth |
| Steele Street Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 100% · G3 writing 88% · G3 math 81% · G6 reading 94% · G6 writing 94% · G6 math 53% | Second fifth |
| McKay Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 79% · G3 writing 69% · G3 math 72% · G6 reading 92% · G6 writing 90% · G6 math 61% | Second fifth |
| Princess Elizabeth Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 80% · G3 writing 76% · G3 math 57% · G6 reading 90% · G6 writing 90% · G6 math 48% | Middle fifth |
| St Therese Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 62% · G3 writing 69% · G3 math 77% · G6 reading 100% · G6 writing 95% · G6 math 35% | Middle fifth |
| École élémentaire Franco-NiagaraElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 100% · G3 writing 55% · G3 math 82% · G6 reading 83% · G6 writing 92% · G6 math 42% | Middle fifth |
| St Augustine Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 71% · G3 writing 71% · G3 math 71% · G6 reading 91% · G6 writing 82% · G6 math 36% | Middle fifth |
| St John Bosco Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 71% · G3 writing 57% · G3 math 50% · G6 reading 91% · G6 writing 96% · G6 math 35% | Middle fifth |
| Lakeshore Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 48% · OSSLT 87% | Fourth fifth |
| St Mary Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 67% · G3 writing 46% · G3 math 54% · G6 reading 83% · G6 writing 75% · G6 math 50% | Fourth fifth |
| ÉÉC Saint-François-d'AssiseElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading not reported · G3 writing not reported · G3 math not reported · G6 reading 86% · G6 writing 71% · G6 math 29% | Fourth 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 17 schools in and around Port Colborne 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 Port Colborne
English, French and other languages of instruction, beside the mix in Ontario.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Ontario.
CS catholique MonAvenir and CS Viamonde runs the public French-language schools; all 3 are ÉÉC Saint-Joseph, École élémentaire Franco-Niagara and ÉÉC Saint-François-d'Assise.
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 Port Colborne’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
The split by system: English public 8, English Catholic 6 and French-language 3.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Port Colborne
The neighbourhood school
Registration happens with the board, not the school; the board names the school for the address.
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.
French-language schools
The French boards take rights-holders’ children by right and others by committee.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 17 schools in and around Port Colborne
High schools within reach of Port Colborne
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
7 secondary schools are within 15 km: 3 English public, 2 English Catholic, 1 French public and 1 French Catholic. Closest of all: Lakeshore Catholic High School (0.9 km).
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeshore Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Niagara CDSB | English Catholic | Fourth fifth | 680 | 0.9 km |
| Port Colborne High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | DSB Niagara | English public | Second fifth | 420 | 1.7 km |
| Eastdale Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | DSB Niagara | English public | Middle fifth | 455 | 11 km |
| École secondaire Franco-NiagaraSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CS Viamonde | French public | Middle fifth | 120 | 11 km |
| Notre Dame College SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Niagara CDSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 1,130 | 12 km |
| Welland Centennial Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | DSB Niagara | English public | Middle fifth | 1,050 | 13 km |
| ÉSC Saint-Jean-de-BrébeufSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CS catholique MonAvenir | French Catholic | Second fifth | 390 | 13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leamington | 34,653 | 12 | 4,490 | 1 | 1.8 km |
| … | |||||
| East End-Danforth | 22,055 | 81 | 35,890 | 5 | 0.7 km |
| Kingsview Village-The Westway | 22,026 | 51 | 22,445 | 2 | 0.8 km |
| Cornell | 22,014 | 27 | 17,170 | 0 | 0.2 km |
| Old Barrhaven West | 22,012 | 34 | 21,450 | 9 | 0.9 km |
| Port Colborne | 21,921 | 17 | 4,715 | 3 | 0.9 km |
| Riverside | 21,828 | 29 | 14,430 | 3 | 1.2 km |
| Sandalwood East (mountainash) | 21,801 | 45 | 25,775 | 0 | 0.6 km |
| Lakeview | 21,789 | 64 | 30,075 | 2 | 0.6 km |
| Middlesex Centre | 21,689 | 29 | 19,610 | 1 | 4.6 km |
| … | |||||
| Corso Italia-Davenport | 13,215 | 101 | 39,150 | 6 | 0.8 km |
In 234 of the 284 others the count is higher. In 232 of the 285, at least one school teaches in French.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Port Colborne
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
30 schools make Welland the best supplied neighbour.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Boards and systems. The board is the public body that runs a school; this province has English and French boards, each public or Catholic.
- The year. The open list of 2024-25.
- What isn’t here. What no open list gives: inspection grades, several years of enrolment, and Ontario’s private schools.
- Bands, not ranks. EQAO publishes shares at the provincial standard; the band places each among Ontario’s schools by fifths.
- The kinds of school. Middle and junior high schools count as secondary when they start at Grade 7 or later, elementary otherwise.
- Which schools count. Every school inside Port Colborne’s outline or within 3 km of it, the rule used across the site.
Questions about schools in Port Colborne
Which boards run the schools in Port Colborne?
By number of schools: DSB Niagara (8), Niagara CDSB (6), CS catholique MonAvenir (2) and CS Viamonde (1).
How do I get a place at a school in Port Colborne?
Enrolment goes through the board; schools outside your area take students when they have room.
Is there a French-language school in Port Colborne?
Yes: ÉÉC Saint-Joseph, École élémentaire Franco-Niagara and ÉÉC Saint-François-d'Assise, the French-language schools here.
How many schools are there in Port Colborne?
10 are inside the town itself and 7 lie within 3 km of its edge.
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).