Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0The 2 schools of South River: 1 elementary school and 1 secondary school
One board, Near North DSB, runs them all. 0 of its 2 schools with results sit in the top two fifths in Ontario. They enrol 740 students in all (2024-25).
How South River’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 D−: 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 | 1 | 33% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 1 | 17% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 1 | 28% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 1 | 84% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 1 | 63% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 1 | 21% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 1 | 30% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 1 | 64% | 85% |
Furthest from the provincial middle is Grade 3 writing: 17% here, against 65% in Ontario. Of 8 measures, 0 sit above the province’s middle and 8 below. At 0 schools more of the measures rose than fell over three years; at 1, more fell.
Every school’s results (2)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| South River Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 33% · G3 writing 17% · G3 math 28% · G6 reading 84% · G6 writing 63% · G6 math 21% | Bottom fifth |
| Almaguin Highlands Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 30% · OSSLT 64% | 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 2 schools in and around South River are
Every school as a pin, coloured by system; each opens its own page.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around South River
The language each school teaches in, against every school in Ontario.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Ontario.
All teach in the province’s majority language; none 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.
Who runs South River’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
Only one system is present here: every one English public.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in South River
The neighbourhood school
Ask the board first. It holds the enrolment list and points each street to its own school; out-of-area requests go ahead only with space to spare.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 2 schools in and around South River
High schools within reach of South River
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
One secondary school is within 15 km: Almaguin Highlands Secondary School, 0.7 km away.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almaguin Highlands Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Near North DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 570 | 0.7 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Schools in the towns around South River
For each nearby town, its schools in or within 3 km of its outline, with straight-line distances.
3 schools make Strong the best supplied neighbour.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Bands, not ranks. EQAO publishes shares at the provincial standard; the band places each among Ontario’s schools by fifths.
- What isn’t here. Ontario’s private schools aren’t in the open list; no province publishes inspection grades.
- The year. Schools as listed for 2024-25.
- Boards and systems. Every public school has a board: English or French, and in this province public or Catholic too. Independent schools have none.
- Which schools count. The area is South River plus a 3 km margin around it, measured from its census outline.
- The kinds of school. Kindergarten to Grade 8 is elementary, Grade 9 to 12 secondary, though the split varies by province and board.
Questions about schools in South River
How do I get a place at a school in South River?
The board’s school locator gives the designated school; registration is with the board or the school.
Is there a French-language school in South River?
None within 3 km of South River. The French-language board serves it from schools further off.
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).