Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0In the lower two fifths in Ontario: 6 of the 10 schools around Rideau Lakes with results
The strongest results are at St Edward's School and Lombardy Public School. Over three years, results rose at 7 of its 10 tested schools. Taken together, Rideau Lakes and its 3 km edge hold 10 elementary schools and 4 secondary schools for 3,335 students.
What stands out about Rideau Lakes’s schools
No French-language school
For schooling in French, families look beyond these 14 schools: in Ontario, 10% of schools teach in it. Language ↓
The comparisons are with the province’s schools, never across provinces.
How Rideau Lakes’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 C−: 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 | 7 | 68% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 7 | 69% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 7 | 57% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 6 | 90% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 6 | 85% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 6 | 32% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 2 | 48% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 3 | 79% | 85% |
On Grade 6 math the area trails, 32% against 51% in Ontario. 1 measures above the provincial middle, 5 below, out of 8.
Every school’s results (10)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| St Edward's SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 85% · G3 writing 85% · G3 math 77% · G6 reading 100% · G6 writing 100% · G6 math 60% | Second fifth |
| Lombardy Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 88% · G3 writing 81% · G3 math 81% · G6 reading 96% · G6 writing 88% · G6 math 33% | Second fifth |
| Chimo Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 82% · G3 writing 82% · G3 math 75% · G6 reading 88% · G6 writing 77% · G6 math 54% | Middle fifth |
| Rideau District High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 67% · OSSLT 79% | Middle fifth |
| South Crosby Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 68% · G3 writing 55% · G3 math 57% · G6 reading 92% · G6 writing 83% · G6 math 17% | Fourth fifth |
| Sweet's Corners Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 62% · G3 writing 69% · G3 math 46% · G6 reading not reported · G6 writing not reported · G6 math not reported | Fourth fifth |
| St Francis de Sales Separate SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 61% · G3 writing 43% · G3 math 39% · G6 reading 85% · G6 writing 87% · G6 math 31% | Fourth fifth |
| Smiths Falls District Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 29% · OSSLT 79% | Bottom fifth |
| Duncan J Schoular Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 50% · G3 writing 58% · G3 math 42% · G6 reading 48% · G6 writing 67% · G6 math 15% | Bottom fifth |
| St. Luke Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math not reported · OSSLT 19% | 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 14 schools in and around Rideau Lakes 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 Rideau Lakes
The language each school teaches in, against every school 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 Rideau Lakes’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
The split by system: English public 9 and English Catholic 5.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
Which of the 2 boards runs which school
Every board or service centre with a school in the area, and its schools.
Of 2 boards, the largest here is Upper Canada DSB, with 9.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Canada DSBSmiths Falls District, Chimo, Duncan J Schoular, South Crosby, Rideau District, Lombardy, Rideau Intermediate, Rideau Vista … | English public | 9 | 2,710 |
| CDSB of Eastern OntarioSt Francis de Sales Separate, St. Luke Catholic, St Edward's, St. James Catholic Education Centre, St. Luke | English Catholic | 5 | 625 |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
How children get a place in Rideau Lakes
The neighbourhood school
Where a family lives settles it: the board’s map ties every address to one school, and a seat anywhere else waits on spare room.
Catholic schools
Families who aren’t Catholic can usually choose a Catholic high school, though rarely a Catholic elementary one.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 14 schools in and around Rideau Lakes
High schools within reach of Rideau Lakes
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
Only Rideau District High School is within 15 km, 10 km from the centre.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rideau District High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Upper Canada DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 295 | 10 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Towns its size in Ontario
Towns of a similar population, with their schools in or within 3 km; described, not ranked.
| Town | Population | Schools | Students | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central London | 19,363 | 56 | 23,955 | 5 | 0.3 km |
| … | |||||
| Woodbine Corridor | 12,283 | 79 | 34,260 | 5 | 0.7 km |
| Uptown | 12,244 | 37 | 18,985 | 1 | 1.4 km |
| Etobicoke West Mall | 12,218 | 38 | 16,950 | 1 | 0.4 km |
| Humber Summit | 12,194 | 65 | 29,435 | 0 | 1.7 km |
| Rideau Lakes | 12,148 | 14 | 3,335 | 0 | 10 km |
| Grey Highlands | 12,148 | 5 | 2,120 | 0 | 6.8 km |
| Milliken | 12,138 | 54 | 26,405 | 1 | 1.3 km |
| Chapman Mills | 12,075 | 42 | 24,420 | 12 | 1.1 km |
| Georgian Bluffs | 12,061 | 13 | 6,200 | 2 | 6.4 km |
| … | |||||
| Wainfleet | 7,329 | 12 | 3,240 | 2 | 12 km |
290 of the 382 others have more schools in reach. 285 of the 383 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 Rideau Lakes
For each nearby town, its schools in or within 3 km of its outline, with straight-line distances.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rideau Lakes | 14 | 0 | 5 | 10 km |
| Athens 18 km | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 km |
None of its 1 neighbours has more schools in reach.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Boards and systems. Boards come in one language each, and where the province funds Catholic schools, as public or Catholic; independent schools stand outside them.
- The year. The province’s school list, 2024-25.
- What isn’t here. Provinces don’t grade schools by inspection; class sizes and enrolment over time aren’t in the open lists.
- Bands, not ranks. Each result is placed in a fifth of Ontario’s schools on the same measure; a school’s band averages its fifths. EQAO doesn’t report small groups, so no school is ranked to the place.
- The kinds of school. Schools are grouped by what they teach: elementary, secondary, every grade, and the alternative, adult and online programs.
- Which schools count. The page takes in schools within Rideau Lakes and up to 3 km past its boundary, so a school just over the line is still here.
Questions about schools in Rideau Lakes
Which boards run the schools in Rideau Lakes?
By number of schools: Upper Canada DSB (9) and CDSB of Eastern Ontario (5).
How do I get a place at a school in Rideau Lakes?
Choose a system, then register with its board; the address decides the school.
How many schools are there in Rideau Lakes?
6 are inside the town itself and 8 lie within 3 km of its edge.
Is there a French-language school in Rideau Lakes?
Not in or within 3 km of Rideau Lakes; the French-language board can name the nearest.
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).