Photo: Nelro2 at en.wikipedia · CC BY 3.0Of Seaforth’s 10 tested schools, 1 sit above the middle in Ontario and 4 below
Best placed: St James Separate School. None of them teaches in French, though 10% of schools in Ontario do. 3,045 students attend the 9 elementary schools, 2 secondary schools and 1 alternative or adult school in or within 3 km of Seaforth.
How Seaforth’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 | 8 | 70% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 8 | 64% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 8 | 64% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 8 | 85% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 8 | 88% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 8 | 39% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 2 | 49% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 2 | 79% | 85% |
Furthest from the provincial middle is Grade 6 math: 39% here, against 51% in Ontario. 0 measures above the provincial middle, 5 below, out of 8. The three-year changes lean upward at 3 schools and downward at 5.
Every school’s results (10)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| St James Separate SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 78% · G3 writing 89% · G3 math 72% · G6 reading 95% · G6 writing 95% · G6 math 76% | Second fifth |
| Huron Centennial Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 72% · G3 writing 61% · G3 math 64% · G6 reading 83% · G6 writing 92% · G6 math 33% | Middle fifth |
| St Columban Separate SchoolElementary · Grades 1–8 | G3 reading 65% · G3 writing 58% · G3 math 48% · G6 reading 88% · G6 writing 96% · G6 math 56% | Middle fifth |
| Bluewater Coast Elementary Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 81% · G3 writing 88% · G3 math 75% · G6 reading 61% · G6 writing 61% · G6 math 6% | Middle fifth |
| Clinton Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 81% · G3 writing 67% · G3 math 63% · G6 reading 78% · G6 writing 82% · G6 math 39% | Middle fifth |
| Seaforth Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 63% · G3 writing 52% · G3 math 56% · G6 reading 88% · G6 writing 85% · G6 math 56% | Middle fifth |
| St Joseph Separate SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 59% · G3 writing 65% · G3 math 65% · G6 reading 87% · G6 writing 91% · G6 math 30% | Fourth fifth |
| Central Huron Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 49% · OSSLT 80% | Fourth fifth |
| St Anne's Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 48% · OSSLT 78% | Fourth fifth |
| North Woods Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 67% · G3 writing 62% · G3 math 48% · G6 reading 75% · G6 writing 69% · G6 math 38% | Fourth fifth |
Ontario Ministry of Education, School Information Finder 2024–25 (EQAO results; N/R where groups are too small). Open Government Licence – Ontario.
Schooling in English and French around Seaforth
The language each school teaches in, against every school in Ontario.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Ontario.
Not one 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.
Where the 12 schools in and around Seaforth are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
Points from the provincial lists.
Who runs Seaforth’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
By system, they split: English public 7 and English Catholic 5.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
The 2 boards that run schools here
The boards and their schools here.
Of 2 boards, the largest here is Avon Maitland DSB, with 7.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avon Maitland DSBCentral Huron, Huron Centennial, Seaforth, Clinton, North Woods, Bluewater Coast Elementary, Avon Maitland District E-learning Centre | English public | 7 | 1,800 |
| Huron Perth CDSBSt Anne's Catholic, St Joseph Separate, St James Separate, St Columban Separate, St Patricks Separate | English Catholic | 5 | 1,245 |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
How children get a place in Seaforth
The neighbourhood school
No application round, no lottery: the address fixes the school, and the board handles the paperwork.
Catholic schools
A Catholic elementary school usually asks for a Catholic parent or a baptized child; a Catholic high school admits all.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 12 schools in and around Seaforth
Alternative, adult and other schools around Seaforth
Beyond the ordinary schools: online learning through Avon Maitland District E-learning Centre. Their cards ↑
The kinds as the provincial lists give them (alternative, adult and continuing education, online, provincial schools).
Towns its size in Ontario
Similar-sized towns and their schools within 3 km, by population.
| Town | Population | Schools | Students | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smithville | 16,586 | 6 | 1,865 | 0 | 11 km |
| … | |||||
| Stittsville East | 10,482 | 35 | 18,800 | 8 | 0.6 km |
| Lynden | 10,442 | 11 | 5,655 | 0 | 9.9 km |
| Upper Thornhill Estates | 10,435 | 35 | 17,340 | 3 | 2.4 km |
| Humber Heights-Westmount | 10,427 | 72 | 30,525 | 2 | 1.4 km |
| Seaforth | 10,402 | 12 | 3,045 | 0 | 17 km |
| Northwood Park | 10,402 | 57 | 31,715 | 1 | 0.7 km |
| South Central | 10,392 | 38 | 17,935 | 6 | 0.8 km |
| Rexdale-Kipling | 10,378 | 47 | 21,365 | 1 | 0.4 km |
| Greely | 10,359 | 18 | 9,435 | 3 | 4.8 km |
| … | |||||
| Mildmay | 6,247 | 13 | 4,170 | 0 | 6 km |
More schools than here: 296 of the 389 others. 274 of the 390 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 Seaforth
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seaforth | 12 | 0 | 5 | 17 km |
| Mitchell 19 km | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1.1 km |
Each of its 1 neighbours has fewer schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The year. Schools as listed for 2024-25.
- Boards and systems. The board is the public body that runs a school; this province has English and French boards, each public or Catholic.
- Bands, not ranks. Fifths are worked out among every Ontario school with a result on that measure, then averaged per school.
- What isn’t here. There are no inspection ratings to show, and a single year of enrolment gives no trend.
- Which schools count. Counted: Seaforth’s own schools and any within 3 km of its edge.
- The kinds of school. The kind of school is what its province lists: elementary, secondary or both.
Questions about schools in Seaforth
How do I get a place at a school in Seaforth?
The board’s school locator gives the designated school; registration is with the board or the school.
Which boards run the schools in Seaforth?
Avon Maitland DSB (7) and Huron Perth CDSB (5), with each one’s schools in brackets.
Is there a French-language school in Seaforth?
None within 3 km of Seaforth. The French-language board serves it from schools further off.
How many schools are there in Seaforth?
4 are inside the town itself and 8 lie within 3 km of its edge.
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).