Photo: Kenn Chaplin from Toronto, Canada · CC BY-SA 2.0In the lower two fifths in Ontario: 4 of the 7 schools around Tay Valley with results
The strongest results are at The Queen Elizabeth School and Glen Tay Public School. Over three years, results rose at 4 of its 7 tested schools. Taken together, Tay Valley and its 3 km edge hold 8 elementary schools and 2 secondary schools for 2,845 students.
What stands out about Tay Valley’s schools
No French-language school
For schooling in French, families look beyond these 10 schools: in Ontario, 10% of schools teach in it. Language ↓
Each finding compares the town’s schools with every school in its province.
How Tay Valley’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 | 4 | 75% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 4 | 68% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 4 | 63% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 5 | 80% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 5 | 82% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 5 | 45% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 2 | 44% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 2 | 76% | 85% |
On Grade 9 math the area trails, 44% against 55% in Ontario. Of 8 measures, 1 sit above the province’s middle and 6 below.
Every school’s results (7)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| The Queen Elizabeth SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 81% · G3 writing 88% · G3 math 94% · G6 reading 100% · G6 writing 97% · G6 math 45% | Second fifth |
| Glen Tay Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 80% · G3 writing 80% · G3 math 80% · G6 reading 91% · G6 writing 82% · G6 math 55% | Second fifth |
| Sacred Heart of Jesus Separate SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading not reported · G3 writing not reported · G3 math not reported · G6 reading 80% · G6 writing 90% · G6 math 70% | Second fifth |
| St John Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 45% · OSSLT 81% | Fourth fifth |
| Perth and District Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 42% · OSSLT 71% | Bottom fifth |
| The Stewart Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 60% · G3 writing 55% · G3 math 45% · G6 reading 78% · G6 writing 73% · G6 math 44% | Bottom fifth |
| St John Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 70% · G3 writing 48% · G3 math 41% · G6 reading 74% · G6 writing 77% · G6 math 26% | 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 10 schools in and around Tay Valley 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 Tay Valley
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.
None of them teaches 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 Tay Valley’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
By the system they belong to: English public 6 and English Catholic 4.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
2 boards, school by school
Each board’s schools in the area, largest first.
Upper Canada DSB counts 6, more than any of the other boards of the 2.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Canada DSBPerth and District, The Stewart, North Grenville Intermediate, The Queen Elizabeth, Perth Intermediate, Glen Tay | English public | 6 | 1,910 |
| CDSB of Eastern OntarioSt John, St John Catholic, St. John Intermediate, Sacred Heart of Jesus Separate | English Catholic | 4 | 935 |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
How children get a place in Tay Valley
The neighbourhood school
A home address sets the designated school in each board’s attendance area. Registration is with the board; a school outside the area admits only where there is space.
Catholic schools
Families who aren’t Catholic can usually choose a Catholic high school, though rarely a Catholic elementary one.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 10 schools in and around Tay Valley
High schools within reach of Tay Valley
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
Within 15 km, families can reach 2 high schools: 1 English Catholic and 1 English public. The shortest trip is to St John Catholic High School, 9.7 km.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St John Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CDSB of Eastern Ontario | English Catholic | Fourth fifth | 340 | 9.7 km |
| Perth and District Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Upper Canada DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 580 | 11 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Towns its size in Ontario
Similar-sized towns and their schools within 3 km, by population.
| Town | Population | Schools | Students | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabethtown-Kitley | 9,886 | 18 | 4,385 | 3 | 9.1 km |
| … | |||||
| Cherry Hill | 6,304 | 43 | 24,495 | 2 | 0.6 km |
| Mildmay | 6,247 | 13 | 4,170 | 0 | 6 km |
| Playfair Park - Guildwood Estates | 6,186 | 39 | 17,675 | 8 | 1.3 km |
| Delta East | 6,186 | 44 | 22,030 | 4 | 1 km |
| Tay Valley | 6,171 | 10 | 2,845 | 0 | 9.9 km |
| Rosemount | 6,169 | 32 | 16,265 | 0 | 0.3 km |
| Cumberland | 6,139 | 22 | 10,400 | 12 | 5.3 km |
| Crown Point West | 6,132 | 30 | 15,650 | 2 | 0.6 km |
| South Walkerville | 6,129 | 40 | 17,665 | 7 | 1.5 km |
| … | |||||
| Industrial Sector A and Keith | 3,723 | 33 | 17,230 | 2 | 1 km |
214 of 300 similar towns count more schools. 196 of the 301 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 Tay Valley
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tay Valley | 10 | 0 | 4 | 9.9 km |
| Perth 10 km | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0.5 km |
| Drummond/North Elmsley 17 km | 18 | 0 | 8 | 6.6 km |
18 schools make Drummond/North Elmsley the best supplied neighbour.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Bands, not ranks. Each result is placed in a fifth of Ontario’s schools on the same measure; a school’s band averages its fifths. EQAO doesn’t report small groups, so no school is ranked to the place.
- What isn’t here. Missing: inspection ratings (no province gives them), enrolment trends and Ontario’s private schools.
- Boards and systems. Public and Catholic boards are both publicly funded here, in English and in French; an independent school answers to no board.
- The year. The province’s 2024-25 list.
- The kinds of school. Middle and junior high schools count as secondary when they start at Grade 7 or later, elementary otherwise.
- Which schools count. A school counts when it sits inside Tay Valley or less than 3 km beyond its edge.
Questions about schools in Tay Valley
Is there a French-language school in Tay Valley?
No, none within 3 km of Tay Valley; ask the French-language board for the nearest.
How many schools are there in Tay Valley?
3 are inside the town itself and 7 lie within 3 km of its edge.
Which boards run the schools in Tay Valley?
By number of schools: Upper Canada DSB (6) and CDSB of Eastern Ontario (4).
How do I get a place at a school in Tay Valley?
Ask the board which school serves your street, then register through it.
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).