Sacred Heart - Rockwood Catholic Elementary School
5146 Wellington Road 27 · Rockwood · N0B2K0 · Wellington CDSB
Sacred Heart - Rockwood Catholic Elementary School sits among 40 elementary schools within 3 km of Rockwood. Every school in and around Rockwood →
What stands out about Sacred Heart - Rockwood Catholic Elementary School
- 335 students, near the middle of 335 for elementary schools in Ontario.
- Its results sit in the second fifth in Ontario, averaged over its measures.
- Strongest on Grade 3 writing: 87%, against 65% in Ontario.
- Its results have climbed: 3 measures up 5 points or more in three years.
- An English Catholic school, run by Wellington CDSB.
How Sacred Heart - Rockwood Catholic Elementary 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, Sacred Heart - Rockwood Catholic Elementary School averages the second fifth in Ontario.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Ontario | Band | 3-year change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 reading | 78% | 76% | Middle fifth | +4 |
| Grade 3 writing | 87% | 65% | Top fifth | +28 |
| Grade 3 math | 78% | 65% | Second fifth | +16 |
| Grade 6 reading | 89% | 88% | Middle fifth | −6 |
| Grade 6 writing | 100% | 86% | Top fifth | +5 |
| Grade 6 math | 51% | 51% | Middle fifth | +1 |
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.
How Sacred Heart - Rockwood Catholic Elementary School is placed without a letter
The second fifth in Ontario is where Sacred Heart - Rockwood Catholic Elementary 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.
The letter belongs to Rockwood: its School Grade weighs Sacred Heart - Rockwood Catholic Elementary School with every other school around it.
Getting a place at Sacred Heart - Rockwood Catholic Elementary School
Attendance zones do the sorting here. Inside the zone a child is in; outside it, the answer turns on how full the school is.
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
Its level’s nearest schools, measured as the crow flies.
5 of the 6 nearest elementary schools have more students than Sacred Heart - Rockwood Catholic Elementary School.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacred Heart - Rockwood Catholic Elementary School | English Catholic | English | 335 | Second fifth | |
| Rockwood Centennial Public School | English public | English | 340 | Second fifth | 1.2 km |
| Ecole Harris Mill Public School | English public | English | 235 | Middle fifth | 2.5 km |
| Ken Danby Public School | English public | English | 570 | Second fifth | 8.2 km |
| Holy Trinity Catholic School | English Catholic | English | 475 | Second fifth | 8.3 km |
| St. Joseph (Acton) Catholic Elementary School | English Catholic | English | 360 | Fourth fifth | 8.6 km |
| William C. Winegard Public School | English public | English | 495 | Second fifth | 8.7 km |
Elementary schools near Sacred Heart - Rockwood Catholic Elementary School
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Sacred Heart - Rockwood Catholic Elementary School
Who runs Sacred Heart - Rockwood Catholic Elementary School?
Sacred Heart - Rockwood Catholic Elementary School belongs to Wellington CDSB (English Catholic).
What language does Sacred Heart - Rockwood Catholic Elementary School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at Sacred Heart - Rockwood Catholic Elementary School?
Choose a system, then register with its board; the address decides the school.
Which schools of the same kind are near Sacred Heart - Rockwood Catholic Elementary School?
Nearest of all: Rockwood Centennial Public School (1.2 km), Ecole Harris Mill Public School (2.5 km) and Ken Danby Public School (8.2 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).