École secondaire catholique L'Escale
1535 du Parc avenue · Rockland · K4K1K6 · CSDC de l'Est ontarien
Counting 3 km around Rockland, École secondaire catholique L'Escale is one of 5 secondary schools. Every school in and around Rockland →
What stands out about École secondaire catholique L'Escale
- Its 645 students sit close to the 810 of a middle secondary school in Ontario.
- Its results sit in the second fifth in Ontario, averaged over its measures.
- Its best showing is the literacy test, at 98% where the middle in Ontario is 85%.
- Over three years, 2 of its measures rose by 5 points or more.
- A French-language Catholic school, run by CSDC de l'Est ontarien.
- No other French Catholic secondary school is within 3 km of Rockland.
How École secondaire catholique L'Escale 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 2 of 2 measures reported, École secondaire catholique L'Escale averages the second fifth in Ontario.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Ontario | Band | 3-year change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 math | 63% | 55% | Second fifth | +7 |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 98% | 85% | Top fifth | +9 |
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.
Why École secondaire catholique L'Escale has a band rather than a letter
Single schools aren’t lettered here; towns are. École secondaire catholique L'Escale is placed instead by its results against the other schools in Ontario, which puts it in the second fifth.
Rockland’s School Grade, on its Schools page, is where École secondaire catholique L'Escale counts towards a letter.
Getting a place at École secondaire catholique L'Escale
Registration happens with the board, not the school; the board names the school for the address.
The Catholic boards are as public as the others: free, with elementary schools that generally require a Catholic parent and high schools open to everyone.
A child qualifies for a French-language school when a parent’s first language is French or a parent went to French school in Canada; an admissions committee can admit others.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
Side by side with the nearest secondary schools
The closest schools of its level, by straight-line distance.
1 of the 6 nearest secondary schools have more students than École secondaire catholique L'Escale.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| École secondaire catholique L'Escale | French Catholic | French | 645 | Second fifth | |
| Rockland District High School | English public | English | 340 | Middle fifth | 0.6 km |
| École secondaire publique Rockland | French public | French | – | – | 0.7 km |
| École Sainte-Famille/aux Trois-Chemins | French public | French | – | – | 6.7 km |
| École secondaire Hormisdas-Gamelin | French public | French | – | – | 9.8 km |
| École secondaire publique Gisèle-Lalonde | French public | French | 840 | Top fifth | 15 km |
| St Francis Xavier Catholic High School | English Catholic | English | 260 | Middle fifth | 15 km |
Secondary schools near École secondaire catholique L'Escale
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about École secondaire catholique L'Escale
Who runs École secondaire catholique L'Escale?
École secondaire catholique L'Escale comes under CSDC de l'Est ontarien (French Catholic).
What language does École secondaire catholique L'Escale teach in?
French.
How do pupils get a place at École secondaire catholique L'Escale?
Registration is with the board, which assigns the school for the home address.
Which schools of the same kind are near École secondaire catholique L'Escale?
The closest schools are Rockland District High School (0.6 km), École secondaire publique Rockland (0.7 km) and École Sainte-Famille/aux Trois-Chemins (6.7 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).