Photo: Nelro2 · Public domainFour parallel systems run Rockwood’s schools through 5 boards: English and French, public and Catholic
Upper Grand DSB runs the most, 33 of them; Wellington CDSB, CS catholique MonAvenir and CS Viamonde run the rest. Results are mixed: 23 of 46 schools above the middle in Ontario, 10 below it. The 3 km around Rockwood counts 40 elementary schools, 7 secondary schools and 3 alternative or adult schools, 21,725 students between them.
What stands out about Rockwood’s schools
Results on the rise
More of the results rose than fell over three years at 28 schools of the 46 with results, Centennial Collegiate and Vocational Institute, Ponsonby Public School and Ecole Arbour Vista Public School among them. Results ↓
One big school
With 2,115 students, John F Ross Collegiate and Vocational Institute is the area’s biggest. Every school ↓
The strongest results
Top of the area: Centennial Collegiate and Vocational Institute (secondary), its results in the top fifth in Ontario. Results ↓
Every figure here sets the area’s schools beside the rest of its province.
The 5 boards that run schools here
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Grand DSBJohn F Ross, Guelph, Centennial, Waverley Drive, Ken Danby, John McCrae, Kortright Hills, Mitchell Woods … | English public | 33 | 15,470 |
| Wellington CDSBSt James, Our Lady of Lourdes, St Peter, St Francis of Assisi, Holy Trinity, St Joseph, St Michael, St John … | English Catholic | 14 | 5,515 |
| CS catholique MonAvenirÉÉC Saint-René-Goupil | French Catholic | 1 | 190 |
| CS ViamondeL'Odyssée | French public | 1 | 150 |
| Waterloo CDSBSt Boniface Catholic | English Catholic | 1 | 400 |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
How Rockwood’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 B+: 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 | 40 | 80% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 40 | 71% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 40 | 72% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 38 | 91% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 38 | 89% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 38 | 56% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 5 | 71% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 6 | 88% | 85% |
The widest gap is on Grade 9 math, where the area’s schools reach 71% against 55% in Ontario. 5 measures above the provincial middle, 0 below, out of 8.
Every school’s results (46)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Centennial Collegiate and Vocational InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 75% · OSSLT 93% | Top fifth |
| Ponsonby Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 89% · G3 writing 84% · G3 math 84% · G6 reading 100% · G6 writing 100% · G6 math 76% | Top fifth |
| Ecole Arbour Vista Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 92% · G3 writing 92% · G3 math 88% · G6 reading 94% · G6 writing 94% · G6 math 82% | Top fifth |
| Victory Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 87% · G3 writing 74% · G3 math 87% · G6 reading 100% · G6 writing 94% · G6 math 94% | Top fifth |
| Edward Johnson Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 94% · G3 writing 83% · G3 math 75% · G6 reading 94% · G6 writing 97% · G6 math 89% | Top fifth |
| Eramosa Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 86% · G3 writing 79% · G3 math 100% · G6 reading not reported · G6 writing not reported · G6 math not reported | Top fifth |
| Jean Little Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 90% · G3 writing 80% · G3 math 77% · G6 reading 93% · G6 writing 100% · G6 math 83% | Top fifth |
| John McCrae Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 80% · G3 writing 80% · G3 math 72% · G6 reading 97% · G6 writing 100% · G6 math 84% | Top fifth |
| St Michael Catholic SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 90% · G3 writing 86% · G3 math 86% · G6 reading 100% · G6 writing 97% · G6 math 51% | Top fifth |
| Guelph Collegiate and Vocational InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 71% · OSSLT 91% | Second fifth |
| John F Ross Collegiate and Vocational InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 76% · OSSLT 90% | Second fifth |
| Ken Danby Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 88% · G3 writing 73% · G3 math 76% · G6 reading 98% · G6 writing 90% · G6 math 97% | Second fifth |
| Central Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 83% · G3 writing 79% · G3 math 69% · G6 reading 96% · G6 writing 88% · G6 math 77% | Second fifth |
| Ecole King George Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 83% · G3 writing 72% · G3 math 64% · G6 reading 100% · G6 writing 100% · G6 math 89% | Second fifth |
| Rockwood Centennial Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 90% · G3 writing 80% · G3 math 75% · G6 reading 90% · G6 writing 89% · G6 math 63% | Second fifth |
| Kortright Hills Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 82% · G3 writing 75% · G3 math 76% · G6 reading 90% · G6 writing 92% · G6 math 72% | Second fifth |
| École élémentaire L'OdysséeElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 78% · G3 writing 78% · G3 math 83% · G6 reading 100% · G6 writing 87% · G6 math 87% | Second fifth |
| Fred A Hamilton Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 86% · G3 writing 71% · G3 math 52% · G6 reading 100% · G6 writing 100% · G6 math 65% | Second fifth |
| Holy Trinity Catholic SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 88% · G3 writing 69% · G3 math 76% · G6 reading 93% · G6 writing 95% · G6 math 55% | Second fifth |
| June Avenue Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 94% · G3 writing 88% · G3 math 94% · G6 reading 86% · G6 writing 86% · G6 math 43% | Second fifth |
| Sacred Heart - Rockwood Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 78% · G3 writing 87% · G3 math 78% · G6 reading 89% · G6 writing 100% · G6 math 51% | Second fifth |
| Westwood Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 71% · G3 writing 65% · G3 math 65% · G6 reading 100% · G6 writing 100% · G6 math 76% | Second fifth |
| William C. Winegard Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 82% · G3 writing 69% · G3 math 71% · G6 reading 92% · G6 writing 87% · G6 math 56% | Second fifth |
| Mary Phelan Catholic SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 67% · G3 writing 67% · G3 math 92% · G6 reading 89% · G6 writing 89% · G6 math 56% | Middle fifth |
| Waverley Drive Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 62% · G3 writing 52% · G3 math 53% · G6 reading 96% · G6 writing 96% · G6 math 75% | Middle fifth |
| St Boniface Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 79% · G3 writing 77% · G3 math 79% · G6 reading 78% · G6 writing 83% · G6 math 41% | Middle fifth |
| St Francis of Assisi Catholic SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 76% · G3 writing 64% · G3 math 64% · G6 reading 87% · G6 writing 92% · G6 math 63% | Middle fifth |
| St Patrick Catholic SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 68% · G3 writing 59% · G3 math 59% · G6 reading 100% · G6 writing 92% · G6 math 84% | Middle fifth |
| Ecole Harris Mill Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 76% · G3 writing 78% · G3 math 51% | Middle fifth |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 63% · OSSLT 77% | Middle fifth |
| St Joseph Catholic SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 75% · G3 writing 70% · G3 math 76% · G6 reading 83% · G6 writing 83% · G6 math 36% | Middle fifth |
| St Peter Catholic SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 72% · G3 writing 66% · G3 math 68% · G6 reading 85% · G6 writing 83% · G6 math 45% | Middle fifth |
| Taylor Evans Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 86% · G3 writing 66% · G3 math 63% · G6 reading 91% · G6 writing 79% · G6 math 44% | Middle fifth |
| Mitchell Woods Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 74% · G3 writing 55% · G3 math 62% · G6 reading 83% · G6 writing 85% · G6 math 56% | Middle fifth |
| Priory Park Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 56% · G3 writing 50% · G3 math 62% · G6 reading 95% · G6 writing 84% · G6 math 53% | Middle fifth |
| St John Catholic SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 83% · G3 writing 68% · G3 math 60% · G6 reading 85% · G6 writing 88% · G6 math 25% | Middle fifth |
| Brant Avenue Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 62% · G3 writing 71% · G3 math 72% · G6 reading 78% · G6 writing 72% · G6 math 44% | Fourth fifth |
| St James Catholic SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 44% · OSSLT 85% | Fourth fifth |
| ÉÉC Saint-René-GoupilElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 72% · G3 writing 72% · G3 math 67% · G6 reading 78% · G6 writing 52% · G6 math 42% | Fourth fifth |
| Gateway Drive Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 82% · G3 writing 45% · G3 math 91% · G6 reading 69% · G6 writing 56% · G6 math 27% | Fourth fifth |
| Willow Road Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 46% · G3 writing 54% · G3 math 50% · G6 reading 89% · G6 writing 83% · G6 math 39% | Fourth fifth |
| Holy Rosary Catholic SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 71% · G3 writing 64% · G3 math 64% · G6 reading 76% · G6 writing 76% · G6 math 28% | Fourth fifth |
| Paisley Road Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 78% · G3 writing 60% · G3 math 65% · G6 reading 70% · G6 writing 70% · G6 math 42% | Fourth fifth |
| John Galt Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 70% · G3 writing 52% · G3 math 48% · G6 reading 88% · G6 writing 74% · G6 math 38% | Fourth fifth |
| Ottawa Crescent Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 48% · G3 writing 42% · G3 math 39% · G6 reading 84% · G6 writing 76% · G6 math 32% | Bottom fifth |
| College Heights Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math no data · OSSLT 26% | 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 50 schools in and around Rockwood are
Each pin is a school, coloured by the system that runs it, sized by its students where the province publishes them.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Rockwood
The language each school teaches in, against every school in Ontario.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Ontario.
Schooling in French, 2 schools: ÉÉC Saint-René-Goupil and École élémentaire L'Odyssée, with CS catholique MonAvenir and CS Viamonde running the public ones.
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 Rockwood’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
Counted by who runs them: English public 33, English Catholic 15 and French-language 2.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Rockwood
French-language schools
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.
Catholic schools
Catholic schools here are public, paid for by the province. Elementary places usually go to Catholic families; Catholic high schools take any student.
The neighbourhood 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.
The 50 schools in and around Rockwood
Show all 40 elementary schools
High schools within reach of Rockwood
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
Within 15 km, families can reach 9 high schools: 6 English public and 3 English Catholic. The nearest is St James Catholic School, 2.7 km away.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St James Catholic SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Wellington CDSB | English Catholic | Fourth fifth | 1,080 | 2.7 km |
| John F Ross Collegiate and Vocational InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Upper Grand DSB | English public | Second fifth | 2,115 | 3.2 km |
| Guelph Collegiate and Vocational InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Upper Grand DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,735 | 5.4 km |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Wellington CDSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 620 | 5.5 km |
| Two Rivers Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Upper Grand DSB | English public | – | – | 6.5 km |
| Centennial Collegiate and Vocational InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Upper Grand DSB | English public | Top fifth | 1,655 | 7 km |
| Day School -Wellington Centre - ContEdSecondary · Grades 11–12 | Upper Grand DSB | English public | – | 120 | 7.1 km |
| College Heights Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Upper Grand DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 265 | 7.2 km |
| Bishop Macdonell Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Wellington CDSB | English Catholic | Top fifth | 735 | 9.6 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Alternative, adult and other schools around Rockwood
Other schooling here: online learning through UGDSB Online Learning Program and Wellington Catholic Online School; alternative programs at St John Bosco Catholic School. Their cards ↑
The kinds as the provincial lists give them (alternative, adult and continuing education, online, provincial schools).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brockville | 23,720 | 15 | 3,820 | 3 | 0.3 km |
| … | |||||
| Buttonville | 15,001 | 33 | 24,025 | 1 | 0.8 km |
| Springbrook | 14,961 | 52 | 25,895 | 5 | 1.4 km |
| Ingersoll | 14,911 | 5 | 2,845 | 0 | 1 km |
| Vales of Castlemore | 14,894 | 31 | 19,520 | 0 | 1.4 km |
| Rockwood | 14,870 | 50 | 21,725 | 2 | 2.8 km |
| Carleton Place | 14,837 | 11 | 4,515 | 1 | 1 km |
| Cooksville NHD (West) | 14,821 | 57 | 24,980 | 1 | 1.5 km |
| Hyde Park | 14,769 | 29 | 18,215 | 1 | 1.7 km |
| Lawrence Park North | 14,735 | 54 | 27,490 | 2 | 0.9 km |
| … | |||||
| Blossom Park - Timbermill | 8,907 | 26 | 11,175 | 6 | 3.8 km |
Set against 380 others, 155 have more schools in reach. Teaching in French: 298 of the 381 have it.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Rockwood
For each nearby town, its schools in or within 3 km of its outline, with straight-line distances.
Next door, Guelph counts 54 schools, more than any other neighbour.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. A 3 km band around Rockwood’s outline is included, as it is for every town on the site.
- The kinds of school. An all-grade school teaches from kindergarten through high school; elementary and secondary schools split those years.
- Bands, not ranks. Ontario’s results are whole percentages with small groups left out, so the page gives fifths, not ranks.
- What isn’t here. Missing: inspection ratings (no province gives them), enrolment trends and Ontario’s private schools.
- The year. The open list of 2024-25.
- Boards and systems. A school’s system is its board’s: the language it teaches in, and whether the board is public or Catholic.
Questions about schools in Rockwood
How many schools are there in Rockwood?
4 are inside the town itself and 46 lie within 3 km of its edge.
Is there a French-language school in Rockwood?
Yes, there are French-language schools: ÉÉC Saint-René-Goupil and École élémentaire L'Odyssée.
How do I get a place at a school in Rockwood?
The board’s school locator gives the designated school; registration is with the board or the school.
Which boards run the schools in Rockwood?
Upper Grand DSB (33), Wellington CDSB (14), CS catholique MonAvenir (1), CS Viamonde (1) and Waterloo CDSB (1), with each one’s schools in brackets.
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).