Photo: Tudor Costache / TheGiantVermin at English Wikipedia · CC BY 2.5The schools around Simcoe answer to 5 boards
Grand Erie DSB has 19 of them, and Brant Haldimand Norfolk CDSB, Thames Valley DSB and CS catholique MonAvenir share the others. On the tests, 4 of 28 schools land above the middle in Ontario, 15 under it. 11,730 students attend the 26 elementary schools and 6 secondary schools in or within 3 km of Simcoe.
What stands out about Simcoe’s schools
Results on the rise
At 21 tested schools out of 28, the three-year changes lean upward; Port Rowan Public School, St. Frances Cabrini School and Lakewood Elementary School gained most often. Results ↓
The strongest results
Port Rowan Public School (elementary) posts the area’s strongest results: the top fifth in Ontario. Results ↓
The comparisons are with the province’s schools, never across provinces.
Which of the 5 boards runs which school
Each board’s schools in the area, largest first.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Erie DSBSimcoe Composite, Lakewood, Delhi District, West Lynn, Valley Heights, Lynndale Heights, Waterford District, Walsh … | English public | 19 | 6,750 |
| Brant Haldimand Norfolk CDSBHoly Trinity Catholic, St. Joseph's, St. Bernard of Clairvaux, St. Frances Cabrini, Sacred Heart, St. Cecilia's, St. Michael's C, Our Lady of Fatima | English Catholic | 8 | 2,680 |
| Thames Valley DSBGlendale, Westfield, Annandale | English public | 3 | 1,890 |
| CS catholique MonAvenirÉÉC Sainte-Marie-Simcoe | French Catholic | 1 | 80 |
| London District Catholic School BoardSt Joseph's | English Catholic | 1 | 330 |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
How Simcoe’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 | 22 | 79% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 22 | 58% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 22 | 65% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 21 | 84% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 21 | 77% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 21 | 45% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 6 | 46% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 6 | 79% | 85% |
Furthest from the provincial middle is Grade 9 math: 46% here, against 55% in Ontario. The area is ahead on 1 of 8 measures and behind on 6.
Every school’s results (28)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Port Rowan Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 90% · G3 writing 83% · G3 math 83% · G6 reading 100% · G6 writing 100% · G6 math 96% | Top fifth |
| St. Frances Cabrini SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 77% · G3 writing 87% · G3 math 77% · G6 reading 90% · G6 writing 90% · G6 math 62% | Second fifth |
| Lakewood Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 83% · G3 writing 76% · G3 math 74% · G6 reading 91% · G6 writing 91% · G6 math 47% | Second fifth |
| Courtland Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 79% · G3 writing 79% · G3 math 75% · G6 reading 84% · G6 writing 89% · G6 math 53% | Second fifth |
| Bloomsburg Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 86% · G3 writing 82% · G3 math 86% · G6 reading 79% · G6 writing 75% · G6 math 54% | Middle fifth |
| Simcoe Composite SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 62% · OSSLT 85% | Middle fifth |
| Langton Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 87% · G3 writing 47% · G3 math 53% · G6 reading 88% · G6 writing 94% · G6 math 62% | Middle fifth |
| Delhi Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 81% · G3 writing 55% · G3 math 61% · G6 reading 88% · G6 writing 81% · G6 math 69% | Middle fifth |
| Sacred Heart SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 85% · G3 writing 70% · G3 math 65% · G6 reading 94% · G6 writing 82% · G6 math 29% | Middle fifth |
| St Joseph's SchoolElementary · Grades JK–4 | G3 reading 78% · G3 writing 63% · G3 math 68% | Middle fifth |
| St. Cecilia's SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 69% · G3 writing 62% · G3 math 50% · G6 reading 92% · G6 writing 75% · G6 math 50% | Middle fifth |
| Teeterville Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 64% · G3 writing 50% · G3 math 68% · G6 reading 92% · G6 writing 71% · G6 math 67% | Middle fifth |
| Westfield Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 81% · G3 writing 58% · G3 math 77% · G6 reading 71% · G6 writing 78% · G6 math 45% | Middle fifth |
| Delhi District Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 55% · OSSLT 78% | Fourth fifth |
| Holy Trinity Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 43% · OSSLT 83% | Fourth fifth |
| Lynndale Heights Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 80% · G3 writing 70% · G3 math 65% · G6 reading 72% · G6 writing 74% · G6 math 39% | Fourth fifth |
| St. Joseph's SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 80% · G3 writing 67% · G3 math 67% · G6 reading 68% · G6 writing 77% · G6 math 44% | Fourth fifth |
| St. Bernard of Clairvaux SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 69% · G3 writing 57% · G3 math 66% · G6 reading 85% · G6 writing 76% · G6 math 39% | Fourth fifth |
| Walsh Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 80% · G3 writing 57% · G3 math 54% · G6 reading 74% · G6 writing 77% · G6 math 51% | Fourth fifth |
| Valley Heights Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 48% · OSSLT 80% | Fourth fifth |
| Waterford District High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 41% · OSSLT 78% | Fourth fifth |
| Waterford Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 73% · G3 writing 58% · G3 math 50% · G6 reading 77% · G6 writing 88% · G6 math 31% | Fourth fifth |
| Boston Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 67% · G3 writing 57% · G3 math 57% · G6 reading 74% · G6 writing 56% · G6 math 44% | Fourth fifth |
| Glendale High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 41% · OSSLT 73% | Bottom fifth |
| Oakland-Scotland Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 64% · G3 writing 41% · G3 math 45% · G6 reading 84% · G6 writing 68% · G6 math 42% | Bottom fifth |
| Annandale Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 45% · G3 writing 39% · G3 math 29% · G6 reading 67% · G6 writing 79% · G6 math 21% | Bottom fifth |
| Houghton Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 56% · G3 writing 22% · G3 math 52% · G6 reading 55% · G6 writing 55% · G6 math 16% | Bottom fifth |
| West Lynn Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 58% · G3 writing 47% · G3 math 48% · G6 reading 53% · G6 writing 44% · G6 math 10% | 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 32 schools in and around Simcoe 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 Simcoe
The language each school teaches in, against every school in Ontario.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Ontario.
The 1 French-language schools are ÉÉC Sainte-Marie-Simcoe; CS catholique MonAvenir runs 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 Simcoe’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
Their systems: English public 22, English Catholic 9 and French-language 1.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Simcoe
The neighbourhood school
Each school serves a defined area. A place elsewhere is possible when that school has room.
French-language schools
Section 23 rights-holders, francophone parents or those schooled in French in Canada, have a place; others apply to the board’s committee.
Catholic schools
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.
The 32 schools in and around Simcoe
Show all 26 elementary schools
High schools within reach of Simcoe
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
Within 15 km, families can reach 4 high schools: 3 English public and 1 English Catholic. First by distance comes Holy Trinity Catholic High School, at 5.1 km.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Trinity Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Brant Haldimand Norfolk CDSB | English Catholic | Fourth fifth | 980 | 5.1 km |
| Simcoe Composite SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Grand Erie DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 725 | 5.9 km |
| Delhi District Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Grand Erie DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 565 | 10 km |
| Waterford District High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Grand Erie DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 430 | 13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pickering | 118,378 | 87 | 41,425 | 6 | 1.5 km |
| … | |||||
| Bolton | 90,201 | 86 | 48,920 | 2 | 5.5 km |
| Lindsay | 85,351 | 28 | 9,620 | 0 | 6.2 km |
| Sault Ste. Marie | 81,182 | 36 | 11,455 | 3 | 0.5 km |
| Sarnia | 80,539 | 30 | 11,200 | 6 | 0.8 km |
| Simcoe | 75,618 | 32 | 11,730 | 1 | 5.2 km |
| Georgetown | 68,265 | 44 | 22,165 | 3 | 1.5 km |
| Aurora | 67,385 | 46 | 22,830 | 3 | 1 km |
| Welland | 66,480 | 30 | 10,940 | 8 | 1.3 km |
| Belleville | 62,914 | 26 | 9,425 | 0 | 0.7 km |
| … | |||||
| Paris | 45,565 | 59 | 23,285 | 1 | 2.8 km |
17 out of 31 comparable towns have more schools. 25 towns of the 32 have a French-language school.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What isn’t here. No province rates its schools by inspection, and enrolment covers one year (Ontario and Alberta only), so there is no trend.
- Bands, not ranks. Ontario’s results are whole percentages with small groups left out, so the page gives fifths, not ranks.
- Boards and systems. A public school belongs to a board of one language; in Ontario, Alberta and Saskatchewan a board is also public or Catholic. An independent school runs itself.
- The year. The province’s school list, 2024-25.
- 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 area is Simcoe plus a 3 km margin around it, measured from its census outline.
Questions about schools in Simcoe
Is there a French-language school in Simcoe?
Yes, schooling in French is at ÉÉC Sainte-Marie-Simcoe.
How many schools are there in Simcoe?
The town holds 27 of them; 5 more are within 3 km of its outline.
Which boards run the schools in Simcoe?
Grand Erie DSB (19), Brant Haldimand Norfolk CDSB (8), Thames Valley DSB (3), CS catholique MonAvenir (1) and London District Catholic School Board (1), with each one’s schools in brackets.
How do I get a place at a school in Simcoe?
Register with the board that runs the school: the address decides the designated school in each system, and the board can say which one it is.
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).