Photo: Andre Carrotflower · CC BY-SA 4.0Springwater’s schools come under 3 different boards
Beside Simcoe County DSB, which has 25, sit Simcoe Muskoka CDSB and CS catholique MonAvenir. Of its 35 tested schools, 8 sit in the top two fifths in Ontario and 19 in the bottom two. Within 3 km of Springwater are 32 elementary schools and 6 secondary schools, teaching 18,135 students.
What stands out about Springwater’s schools
One big school
With 1,475 students, Barrie North Collegiate Institute is the area’s biggest. Every school ↓
The strongest results
The area’s best results are at Codrington Public School (elementary), in the top fifth in Ontario. Results ↓
Every figure here sets the area’s schools beside the rest of its province.
The 3 boards that run schools here
The boards and their schools here.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simcoe County DSBBarrie North, Eastview, Angus Morrison, Ferndale Woods, Ardagh Bluffs, Forest Hill, West Bayfield, Portage View … | English public | 25 | 12,480 |
| Simcoe Muskoka CDSBSt Joan of Arc, St Joseph's Separate, The Good Shepherd, St Catherine of Siena, St Monicas Separate, St Marguerite d'Youville, Sister Catherine Donnelly, Monsignor Clair Separate … | English Catholic | 10 | 4,875 |
| CS catholique MonAvenirÉÉC Frère-André, ÉSC Nouvelle-Alliance, ÉIC Nouvelle-Alliance | French Catholic | 3 | 780 |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
How Springwater’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 | 29 | 69% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 29 | 59% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 29 | 56% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 29 | 85% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 29 | 83% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 29 | 44% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 6 | 50% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 6 | 87% | 85% |
The widest gap is on Grade 3 math, where the area’s schools reach 56% against 65% in Ontario. Above the middle on 0, below on 7: that is the 8 measures. At 16 schools more of the measures rose than fell over three years; at 12, more fell.
Every school’s results (35)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Codrington Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 100% · G3 writing 94% · G3 math 89% · G6 reading 100% · G6 writing 100% · G6 math 82% | Top fifth |
| Terry Fox Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 89% · G3 writing 79% · G3 math 76% · G6 reading 90% · G6 writing 95% · G6 math 71% | Top fifth |
| Ardagh Bluffs Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 88% · G3 writing 85% · G3 math 76% · G6 reading 87% · G6 writing 83% · G6 math 68% | Second fifth |
| St Marys - Barrie Separate SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 100% · G3 writing 82% · G3 math 82% · G6 reading 91% · G6 writing 91% · G6 math 36% | Second fifth |
| St Catherine of Siena SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 78% · G3 writing 76% · G3 math 61% · G6 reading 94% · G6 writing 94% · G6 math 71% | Second fifth |
| ÉSC Nouvelle-AllianceSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 51% · OSSLT 95% | Second fifth |
| Hillsdale Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 89% · G3 writing 78% · G3 math 89% · G6 reading 94% · G6 writing 76% · G6 math 41% | Second fifth |
| Minesing Central Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 89% · G3 writing 65% · G3 math 51% · G6 reading 90% · G6 writing 88% · G6 math 73% | Second fifth |
| Eastview Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 67% · OSSLT 87% | Middle fifth |
| Emma King Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 74% · G3 writing 59% · G3 math 72% · G6 reading 90% · G6 writing 93% · G6 math 53% | Middle fifth |
| Barrie North Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 48% · OSSLT 88% | Middle fifth |
| Elmvale District High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 52% · OSSLT 83% | Middle fifth |
| Sister Catherine Donnelly Catholic SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 78% · G3 writing 62% · G3 math 50% · G6 reading 86% · G6 writing 89% · G6 math 54% | Middle fifth |
| W. R. Best Memorial Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 72% · G3 writing 68% · G3 math 64% · G6 reading 88% · G6 writing 81% · G6 math 63% | Middle fifth |
| Forest Hill Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 60% · G3 writing 48% · G3 math 54% · G6 reading 93% · G6 writing 93% · G6 math 58% | Middle fifth |
| The Good Shepherd Catholic SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 69% · G3 writing 53% · G3 math 63% · G6 reading 84% · G6 writing 89% · G6 math 49% | Middle fifth |
| Portage View Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 65% · G3 writing 55% · G3 math 53% · G6 reading 86% · G6 writing 83% · G6 math 47% | Fourth fifth |
| St Joan of Arc High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 49% · OSSLT 86% | Fourth fifth |
| Johnson Street Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 68% · G3 writing 52% · G3 math 45% · G6 reading 83% · G6 writing 89% · G6 math 50% | Fourth fifth |
| Monsignor Clair Separate SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 67% · G3 writing 61% · G3 math 56% · G6 reading 88% · G6 writing 76% · G6 math 44% | Fourth fifth |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Separate SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 60% · G3 writing 32% · G3 math 45% · G6 reading 95% · G6 writing 89% · G6 math 37% | Fourth fifth |
| Maple Grove Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 74% · G3 writing 72% · G3 math 65% · G6 reading 71% · G6 writing 69% · G6 math 29% | Fourth fifth |
| Ferndale Woods Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 52% · G3 writing 44% · G3 math 58% · G6 reading 76% · G6 writing 88% · G6 math 65% | Fourth fifth |
| St Joseph's Separate SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 44% · OSSLT 81% | Fourth fifth |
| Steele Street Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 76% · G3 writing 62% · G3 math 62% · G6 reading 66% · G6 writing 69% · G6 math 17% | Fourth fifth |
| Huronia Centennial Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 74% · G3 writing 60% · G3 math 64% · G6 reading 74% · G6 writing 72% · G6 math 23% | Fourth fifth |
| St Marguerite d'Youville Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 59% · G3 writing 43% · G3 math 51% · G6 reading 83% · G6 writing 85% · G6 math 37% | Fourth fifth |
| Oakley Park Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 47% · G3 writing 27% · G3 math 39% · G6 reading 85% · G6 writing 71% · G6 math 53% | Fourth fifth |
| St Monicas Separate SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 72% · G3 writing 60% · G3 math 45% · G6 reading 79% · G6 writing 72% · G6 math 26% | Fourth fifth |
| Cundles Heights Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 65% · G3 writing 40% · G3 math 40% · G6 reading 77% · G6 writing 81% · G6 math 42% | Bottom fifth |
| Hillcrest Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 50% · G3 writing 35% · G3 math 49% · G6 reading 74% · G6 writing 79% · G6 math 39% | Bottom fifth |
| ÉÉC Frère-AndréElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 57% · G3 writing 57% · G3 math 57% · G6 reading 75% · G6 writing 59% · G6 math 34% | Bottom fifth |
| West Bayfield Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 61% · G3 writing 52% · G3 math 54% · G6 reading 60% · G6 writing 53% · G6 math 20% | Bottom fifth |
| Andrew Hunter Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 55% · G3 writing 38% · G3 math 45% · G6 reading 62% · G6 writing 70% · G6 math 28% | Bottom fifth |
| Angus Morrison Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 56% · G3 writing 34% · G3 math 38% · G6 reading 73% · G6 writing 61% · G6 math 30% | 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 38 schools in and around Springwater 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 Springwater
English, French and other languages of instruction, beside the mix in Ontario.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Ontario.
Schooling in French, 3 schools: ÉÉC Frère-André, ÉIC Nouvelle-Alliance and ÉSC Nouvelle-Alliance, with CS catholique MonAvenir 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 Springwater’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
Who runs them, in numbers: English public 25, English Catholic 10 and French-language 3.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Springwater
French-language schools
French-language boards admit the children of rights-holders under section 23 of the Charter (a parent whose first language is French, or who was schooled in French in Canada), and may admit others through an admissions committee.
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
Attendance zones do the sorting here. Inside the zone a child is in; outside it, the answer turns on how full the school is.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 38 schools in and around Springwater
Show all 32 elementary schools
High schools within reach of Springwater
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
Within 15 km, families can reach 5 high schools: 3 English public, 1 French Catholic and 1 English Catholic. 11 km away, ÉSC Nouvelle-Alliance is the nearest.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ÉSC Nouvelle-AllianceSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CS catholique MonAvenir | French Catholic | Second fifth | 300 | 11 km |
| St Joseph's Separate SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Simcoe Muskoka CDSB | English Catholic | Fourth fifth | 930 | 12 km |
| Elmvale District High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Simcoe County DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 510 | 12 km |
| Barrie North Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Simcoe County DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 1,475 | 12 km |
| Eastview Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Simcoe County DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 1,235 | 14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meadowvale | 37,821 | 54 | 27,150 | 5 | 0.8 km |
| … | |||||
| Oro-Medonte | 24,681 | 28 | 12,760 | 2 | 13 km |
| Agincourt South-Malvern West | 24,438 | 111 | 39,550 | 2 | 1.2 km |
| Milliken | 24,431 | 99 | 39,970 | 2 | 1.5 km |
| West London | 24,322 | 47 | 28,855 | 2 | 2.7 km |
| Springwater | 24,144 | 38 | 18,135 | 3 | 12 km |
| Owen Sound | 24,075 | 10 | 5,435 | 2 | 0.6 km |
| Newtonbrook West | 23,978 | 63 | 30,795 | 2 | 0.7 km |
| Huntsville | 23,948 | 7 | 2,890 | 0 | 1.3 km |
| Port Perry | 23,928 | 9 | 4,470 | 0 | 3.6 km |
| … | |||||
| Gravenhurst | 14,576 | 5 | 1,350 | 0 | 1.3 km |
Of the 249 others, 157 count more schools. 201 towns of the 250 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 Springwater
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
54 schools make Barrie the best supplied neighbour.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The kinds of school. Elementary means kindergarten to Grade 6 or 8, secondary up to Grade 12 (Secondary V in Quebec); a few schools take every grade.
- Which schools count. Each school is placed by its address point; those inside Springwater or within 3 km of it are here.
- What isn’t here. Enrolment is a single year, where published at all, and no inspectorate rates schools.
- Bands, not ranks. Fifths are worked out among every Ontario school with a result on that measure, then averaged per school.
- Boards and systems. English and French, public and Catholic: the board decides the system, and the address decides the school.
- The year. Listed for 2024-25.
Questions about schools in Springwater
How many schools are there in Springwater?
Inside the town there are 7; another 31 sit within 3 km.
Is there a French-language school in Springwater?
Yes, there are French-language schools: ÉÉC Frère-André, ÉIC Nouvelle-Alliance and ÉSC Nouvelle-Alliance.
Which boards run the schools in Springwater?
By number of schools: Simcoe County DSB (25), Simcoe Muskoka CDSB (10) and CS catholique MonAvenir (3).
How do I get a place at a school in Springwater?
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).