R H Cornish Public School
494 Queen St · Port Perry · L9L1K2 · Durham DSB
R H Cornish Public School is one of 7 elementary schools in or within 3 km of Port Perry. Every school in and around Port Perry →
What stands out about R H Cornish Public School
- A large elementary school: 645 students, against a middle of 335 in Ontario.
- Across its measures, its results average to the middle fifth in Ontario.
- Furthest behind on Grade 3 writing: 38%, against 65% in Ontario.
- Its results have climbed: 2 measures up 5 points or more in three years.
- An English public school, run by Durham DSB.
How R H Cornish Public 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, R H Cornish Public School averages the middle fifth in Ontario.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Ontario | Band | 3-year change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 reading | 75% | 76% | Middle fifth | +7 |
| Grade 3 writing | 38% | 65% | Bottom fifth | −41 |
| Grade 3 math | 80% | 65% | Top fifth | −4 |
| Grade 6 reading | 89% | 88% | Middle fifth | −3 |
| Grade 6 writing | 86% | 86% | Middle fifth | −1 |
| Grade 6 math | 63% | 51% | Second fifth | +5 |
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.
R H Cornish Public School is placed by its results, not lettered
R H Cornish Public School has no letter because TownRatings grades towns, not individual schools. What it does have is a standing: on the province’s published results it lands in the middle fifth in Ontario.
R H Cornish Public School feeds into Port Perry’s School Grade, together with the other schools nearby.
Getting a place at R H Cornish Public School
Where a family lives sets the school: each board draws a catchment around every one of its schools, and a child living inside it has a place there. Other schools take children from outside when they have room.
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
Schools of the same level around it, closest first.
R H Cornish Public School is larger than any of its 6 nearest elementary schools.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R H Cornish Public School | English public | English | 645 | Middle fifth | |
| Good Shepherd Catholic School | English Catholic | English | 230 | Bottom fifth | 1.2 km |
| Prince Albert Public School | English public | English | 285 | Middle fifth | 2.2 km |
| Greenbank Public School | English public | English | 135 | Top fifth | 7.4 km |
| Cartwright Central Public School | English public | English | 325 | Bottom fifth | 11 km |
| Joseph Gould Public School | English public | English | 595 | Middle fifth | 13 km |
| Uxbridge Public School | English public | English | 250 | Bottom fifth | 14 km |
Elementary schools near R H Cornish Public School
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about R H Cornish Public School
Who runs R H Cornish Public School?
R H Cornish Public School belongs to Durham DSB (English public).
What language does R H Cornish Public School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at R H Cornish Public School?
Ask the board which school serves your street, then register through it.
Which schools of the same kind are near R H Cornish Public School?
Closest by: Good Shepherd Catholic School (1.2 km), Prince Albert Public School (2.2 km) and Greenbank Public School (7.4 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).