Photo: Julius177 · CC BY-SA 4.0Around Sturgeon Falls, 8 schools of 12 teach in French
CSDC Franco-Nord, CS public du Nord-Est de l'Ontario and CSDC du Nouvel-Ontario runs them: École secondaire catholique Franco-Cité, École publique Jeunesse-Active and École élémentaire catholique Saint-Joseph. All four of Ontario’s systems run schools here, English and French, public and Catholic. In or within 3 km of Sturgeon Falls: 9 elementary schools and 3 secondary schools, with 2,110 students.
What stands out about Sturgeon Falls’s schools
Results below the middle
6 of the 10 tested schools score in the lower two fifths in Ontario, among them White Woods Public School, École secondaire publique Nipissing Ouest and École publique Jeunesse-Active. Results ↓
More Catholic schools
Catholic schools are 7 of 12 here, above the 34% in Ontario, under CSDC Franco-Nord, Nipissing-Parry Sound CDSB and CSDC du Nouvel-Ontario. Who runs them ↓
Results on the rise
At 4 tested schools out of 10, the three-year changes lean upward; Northern Secondary School, École secondaire catholique Franco-Cité and Our Lady of Sorrows Separate School gained most often. Results ↓
Small elementary schools
At 193 students on average, against 365 in Ontario, the elementary schools are small. Every school ↓
The comparisons are with the province’s schools, never across provinces.
Schooling in English and French around Sturgeon Falls
Each school by its language of instruction, with the share in Ontario marked.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Ontario.
The French-language schools are École secondaire catholique Franco-Cité, École publique Jeunesse-Active, École élémentaire catholique Saint-Joseph and École séparée La Résurrection, run by CSDC Franco-Nord, CS public du Nord-Est de l'Ontario and CSDC du Nouvel-Ontario.
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.
6 boards, school by school
Every board or service centre with a school in the area, and its schools.
Ontario funds four systems side by side, and here all four overlap: a family picks English or French, public or Catholic, and each choice has its own board and its own schools.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| CSDC Franco-NordFranco-Cité, Saint-Joseph, séparée La Résurrection, séparée Ste-Marguerite-d'Youville, séparée Christ-Roi | French Catholic | 5 | 985 |
| Near North DSBWhite Woods, Northern | English public | 2 | 465 |
| CS public du Nord-Est de l'Ontariopublique Jeunesse-Active, publique Nipissing Ouest | French public | 2 | 355 |
| Nipissing-Parry Sound CDSBOur Lady of Sorrows Separate | English Catholic | 1 | 210 |
| Rainbow DSBMonetville | English public | 1 | 95 |
| CSDC du Nouvel-OntarioSaint-Thomas | French Catholic | 1 | – |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
How Sturgeon Falls’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 | 7 | 76% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 7 | 57% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 7 | 70% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 6 | 75% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 6 | 51% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 6 | 38% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 3 | 31% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 3 | 86% | 85% |
Furthest from the provincial middle is Grade 9 math: 31% here, against 55% in Ontario. Above the middle on 1, below on 5: that is the 8 measures.
Every school’s results (10)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| École séparée La RésurrectionElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 92% · G3 writing 83% · G3 math 83% · G6 reading 75% · G6 writing 55% · G6 math 65% | Middle fifth |
| Monetville Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 92% · G3 writing 62% · G3 math 46% · G6 reading not reported · G6 writing not reported · G6 math not reported | Middle fifth |
| Northern Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 26% · OSSLT 97% | Middle fifth |
| École secondaire catholique Franco-CitéSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 52% · OSSLT 86% | Middle fifth |
| École séparée Ste-Marguerite-d'YouvilleElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 77% · G3 writing 59% · G3 math 86% · G6 reading 75% · G6 writing 39% · G6 math 46% | Fourth fifth |
| Our Lady of Sorrows Separate SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 58% · G3 writing 38% · G3 math 62% · G6 reading 93% · G6 writing 93% · G6 math 20% | Fourth fifth |
| École élémentaire catholique Saint-JosephElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 76% · G3 writing 57% · G3 math 86% · G6 reading 53% · G6 writing 38% · G6 math 38% | Fourth fifth |
| École publique Jeunesse-ActiveElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 52% · G3 writing 42% · G3 math 70% · G6 reading 77% · G6 writing 48% · G6 math 38% | Fourth fifth |
| École secondaire publique Nipissing OuestSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 31% · OSSLT 81% | Bottom fifth |
| White Woods Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 66% · G3 writing 34% · G3 math 46% · G6 reading 75% · G6 writing 53% · G6 math 25% | 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 12 schools in and around Sturgeon Falls are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
Points from the provincial lists.
Who runs Sturgeon Falls’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
By system, they split: English public 3, English Catholic 1 and French-language 8.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Sturgeon Falls
The neighbourhood school
Registration happens with the board, not the school; the board names the school for the address.
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
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 12 schools in and around Sturgeon Falls
High schools within reach of Sturgeon Falls
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
3 secondary schools are within 15 km: 1 French Catholic, 1 English public and 1 French public. Nearest: École secondaire catholique Franco-Cité, 4.7 km off.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| École secondaire catholique Franco-CitéSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CSDC Franco-Nord | French Catholic | Middle fifth | 320 | 4.7 km |
| Northern Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Near North DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 175 | 5.3 km |
| École secondaire publique Nipissing OuestSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CS public du Nord-Est de l'Ontario | French public | Bottom fifth | 75 | 5.3 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Towns its size in Ontario
Places of about the same size and their schools in or within 3 km, largest first.
| Town | Population | Schools | Students | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woburn North | 26,662 | 97 | 37,010 | 4 | 1.2 km |
| … | |||||
| Laurentian West | 16,857 | 35 | 18,910 | 1 | 2.5 km |
| Elder Mills | 16,790 | 22 | 8,910 | 3 | 1.7 km |
| Scarborough Village | 16,774 | 60 | 22,985 | 3 | 1.5 km |
| Leaside-Bennington | 16,710 | 112 | 51,295 | 7 | 0.8 km |
| Sturgeon Falls | 16,682 | 12 | 2,110 | 8 | 4.8 km |
| Smithville | 16,586 | 6 | 1,865 | 0 | 11 km |
| Stayner | 16,571 | 21 | 10,395 | 1 | 1.3 km |
| A-B-C-D-Section (bramalea) | 16,400 | 43 | 21,530 | 1 | 0.3 km |
| Hillcrest Village | 16,374 | 71 | 25,410 | 1 | 0.8 km |
| … | |||||
| Vincent | 10,011 | 38 | 22,810 | 3 | 1.4 km |
More schools are within reach in 309 of the 368 other towns. Of the 369, 287 offer 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
- Bands, not ranks. EQAO publishes shares at the provincial standard; the band places each among Ontario’s schools by fifths.
- What isn’t here. What no open list gives: inspection grades, several years of enrolment, and Ontario’s private schools.
- Boards and systems. The board is the public body that runs a school; this province has English and French boards, each public or Catholic.
- The year. The provincial list for 2024-25.
- The kinds of school. Where a province publishes grades, the card gives them; elementary and secondary follow those grades.
- Which schools count. Counted: Sturgeon Falls’s own schools and any within 3 km of its edge.
Questions about schools in Sturgeon Falls
How many schools are there in Sturgeon Falls?
The town holds 10 of them; 2 more are within 3 km of its outline.
Is there a French-language school in Sturgeon Falls?
Yes, schooling in French is at École secondaire catholique Franco-Cité, École publique Jeunesse-Active, École élémentaire catholique Saint-Joseph and École séparée La Résurrection.
Which boards run the schools in Sturgeon Falls?
CSDC Franco-Nord (5), Near North DSB (2), CS public du Nord-Est de l'Ontario (2), Nipissing-Parry Sound CDSB (1) and Rainbow DSB (1), with each one’s schools in brackets.
How do I get a place at a school in Sturgeon Falls?
Choose a system, then register with its board; the address decides the school.
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).