Our Lady of Sorrows Separate School
680 Coursol Rd · Sturgeon Falls · P2B3L1 · Nipissing-Parry Sound CDSB
Our Lady of Sorrows Separate School: one of the 9 elementary schools within 3 km of Sturgeon Falls. Every school in and around Sturgeon Falls →
What stands out about Our Lady of Sorrows Separate School
- With 210 students it is smaller than three in four elementary schools in Ontario (middle: 335).
- Across its measures, its results average to the fourth fifth in Ontario.
- Furthest behind on Grade 6 math: 20%, against 51% in Ontario.
- Over three years, 3 of its measures rose by 5 points or more.
- An English Catholic school, run by Nipissing-Parry Sound CDSB.
- No other English Catholic elementary school is within 3 km of Sturgeon Falls.
How Our Lady of Sorrows Separate School does 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.
With 6 of 6 measures reported, Our Lady of Sorrows Separate School averages the fourth fifth in Ontario.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Ontario | Band | 3-year change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 reading | 58% | 76% | Bottom fifth | +1 |
| Grade 3 writing | 38% | 65% | Bottom fifth | −14 |
| Grade 3 math | 62% | 65% | Middle fifth | −21 |
| Grade 6 reading | 93% | 88% | Second fifth | +21 |
| Grade 6 writing | 93% | 86% | Second fifth | +26 |
| Grade 6 math | 20% | 51% | Bottom fifth | +14 |
N/R: EQAO doesn’t report groups too small to keep students anonymous. The three-year change is in percentage points, as the ministry publishes it.
How Our Lady of Sorrows Separate School is placed without a letter
Single schools aren’t lettered here; towns are. Our Lady of Sorrows Separate School is placed instead by its results against the other schools in Ontario, which puts it in the fourth fifth.
Our Lady of Sorrows Separate School feeds into Sturgeon Falls’ School Grade, together with the other schools nearby.
Getting a place at Our Lady of Sorrows Separate 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.
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.
Side by side with the nearest elementary schools
Its level’s nearest schools, measured as the crow flies.
Of the 5 elementary schools nearest Our Lady of Sorrows Separate School, 3 are larger.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Our Lady of Sorrows Separate School | English Catholic | English | 210 | Fourth fifth | |
| White Woods Public School | English public | English | 290 | Bottom fifth | 0.5 km |
| École élémentaire catholique Saint-Joseph | French Catholic | French | 230 | Fourth fifth | 0.6 km |
| École séparée La Résurrection | French Catholic | French | 190 | Middle fifth | 1.3 km |
| École publique Jeunesse-Active | French public | French | 280 | Fourth fifth | 2 km |
| École séparée Ste-Marguerite-d'Youville | French Catholic | French | 190 | Fourth fifth | 16 km |
Elementary schools near Our Lady of Sorrows Separate School
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Our Lady of Sorrows Separate School
Who runs Our Lady of Sorrows Separate School?
Nipissing-Parry Sound CDSB: Our Lady of Sorrows Separate School is one of its schools (English Catholic).
What language does Our Lady of Sorrows Separate School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at Our Lady of Sorrows Separate School?
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.
Which schools of the same kind are near Our Lady of Sorrows Separate School?
Nearby: White Woods Public School (0.5 km), École élémentaire catholique Saint-Joseph (0.6 km) and École séparée La Résurrection (1.3 km).
Sources: Ontario Ministry of Education, School Information Finder 2024–25 and school contact list (Open Government Licence – Ontario) · Ontario Ministry of Education, School Information Finder 2024–25 (EQAO results; N/R where groups are too small). 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).