Photo: P. James Franks · CC BY-SA 3.0Temiskaming Shores has 5 French-language schools among its 10
Those are École catholique Saint-Michel, École secondaire catholique Sainte-Marie and École élémentaire publique des Navigateurs (CSDC des Grandes Rivières and CS public du Nord-Est de l'Ontario). English and French, public and Catholic boards all run schools here. Taken together, Temiskaming Shores and its 3 km edge hold 8 elementary schools and 2 secondary schools for 2,575 students.
What stands out about Temiskaming Shores’s schools
More Catholic schools
Catholic schools are 6 of 10 here, above the 34% in Ontario, under CSDC des Grandes Rivières and Northeastern CDSB. Who runs them ↓
Results on both sides
0 of the 8 tested schools sit above the middle in Ontario, 4 below it; École secondaire catholique Sainte-Marie, École catholique Sainte-Croix and English Catholic Central School score best. Results ↓
Results easing
At 3 tested schools out of 8, the three-year changes lean downward, as at École catholique Saint-Michel, Timiskaming District Secondary School and École élémentaire publique des Navigateurs. Results ↓
Small elementary schools
Elementary schools here average 210 students, against 365 in Ontario. Every school ↓
Each finding compares the town’s schools with every school in its province.
Schooling in English and French around Temiskaming Shores
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.
CSDC des Grandes Rivières and CS public du Nord-Est de l'Ontario runs the French-language ones: École catholique Saint-Michel, École secondaire catholique Sainte-Marie, École élémentaire publique des Navigateurs and École catholique Sainte-Croix.
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.
The 4 boards that run schools here
The boards and their schools here.
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 des Grandes Rivièrescatholique Saint-Michel, Sainte-Marie, catholique Sainte-Croix, catholique Sainte-Marie | French Catholic | 4 | 895 |
| DSB Ontario North EastTimiskaming District, New Liskeard, Timiskaming District Secondary School (Elementary) | English public | 3 | 1,185 |
| Northeastern CDSBEnglish Catholic Central, St. Patrick | English Catholic | 2 | 370 |
| CS public du Nord-Est de l'Ontariopublique des Navigateurs | French public | 1 | 125 |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
How Temiskaming Shores’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 | 6 | 64% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 6 | 52% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 6 | 69% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 5 | 86% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 5 | 63% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 5 | 49% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 2 | 42% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 2 | 88% | 85% |
On Grade 6 writing the area trails, 63% against 86% in Ontario. Above the middle on 2, below on 5: that is the 8 measures.
Every school’s results (8)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| École secondaire catholique Sainte-MarieSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 46% · OSSLT 95% | Middle fifth |
| École catholique Sainte-CroixElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 64% · G3 writing 64% · G3 math 93% · G6 reading not reported · G6 writing not reported · G6 math not reported | Middle fifth |
| English Catholic Central SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 82% · G3 writing 64% · G3 math 73% · G6 reading 91% · G6 writing 77% · G6 math 27% | Middle fifth |
| École catholique Saint-MichelElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 64% · G3 writing 45% · G3 math 79% · G6 reading 86% · G6 writing 63% · G6 math 69% | Middle fifth |
| New Liskeard Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 55% · G3 writing 42% · G3 math 64% · G6 reading 87% · G6 writing 91% · G6 math 49% | Fourth fifth |
| St. Patrick Catholic SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 65% · G3 writing 59% · G3 math 65% · G6 reading 62% · G6 writing 54% · G6 math 15% | Fourth fifth |
| Timiskaming District Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 38% · OSSLT 81% | Bottom fifth |
| École élémentaire publique des NavigateursElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 35% · G3 writing 18% · G3 math 47% · G6 reading 64% · G6 writing 55% · G6 math 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 10 schools in and around Temiskaming Shores are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
Points from the provincial lists.
Who runs Temiskaming Shores’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 3, English Catholic 2 and French-language 5.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Temiskaming Shores
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.
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
The Catholic boards are as public as the others: free, with elementary schools that generally require a Catholic parent and high schools open to everyone.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 10 schools in and around Temiskaming Shores
High schools within reach of Temiskaming Shores
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
Counting out to 15 km, there are 2: 1 English public and 1 French Catholic. Nearest: Timiskaming District Secondary School, 4.8 km off.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timiskaming District Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | DSB Ontario North East | English public | Bottom fifth | 585 | 4.8 km |
| École secondaire catholique Sainte-MarieSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CSDC des Grandes Rivières | French Catholic | Middle fifth | 310 | 5.1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliffcrest | 16,184 | 63 | 26,765 | 3 | 0.1 km |
| … | |||||
| Markham Village | 10,319 | 50 | 34,825 | 0 | 0.7 km |
| Centreville Chicopee | 10,291 | 31 | 14,955 | 4 | 1.1 km |
| City Centre | 10,269 | 27 | 12,635 | 5 | 0.3 km |
| Leeds and the Thousand Islands | 10,185 | 7 | 1,430 | 0 | 12 km |
| Temiskaming Shores | 10,144 | 10 | 2,575 | 5 | 4.8 km |
| Runnymede-Bloor West Village | 10,129 | 67 | 29,260 | 6 | 0.8 km |
| Mount Pleasant North | 10,103 | 33 | 21,175 | 0 | 0.5 km |
| Mitchell | 10,080 | 6 | 1,500 | 0 | 1.1 km |
| Beckwith | 10,073 | 11 | 4,515 | 1 | 3.5 km |
| … | |||||
| Sioux Lookout | 6,122 | 3 | 1,045 | 0 | 1.7 km |
More schools are within reach in 316 of the 391 other towns. A school in French is nearby in 275 towns of 392.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Temiskaming Shores
Each town’s schools in or within 3 km of its outline; distances as the crow flies.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temiskaming Shores | 10 | 5 | 6 | 4.8 km |
| Saint-Bruno-de-Guigues 14 km | 2 | 2 | 0 | 14 km |
| Notre-Dame-du-Nord 19 km | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.3 km |
It outnumbers its 2 neighbours on schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What isn’t here. Inspection reports with ratings don’t exist here, and the lists give enrolment for one year at most.
- Bands, not ranks. Ontario’s results are whole percentages with small groups left out, so the page gives fifths, not ranks.
- Boards and systems. English and French, public and Catholic: the board decides the system, and the address decides the school.
- The year. The open list of 2024-25.
- The kinds of school. An all-grade school teaches from kindergarten through high school; elementary and secondary schools split those years.
- Which schools count. Schools inside Temiskaming Shores and those within 3 km of its outline: a family nearby would weigh them all.
Questions about schools in Temiskaming Shores
Is there a French-language school in Temiskaming Shores?
Yes, schooling in French is at École catholique Saint-Michel, École secondaire catholique Sainte-Marie, École élémentaire publique des Navigateurs and École catholique Sainte-Croix.
How many schools are there in Temiskaming Shores?
All 10 sit within the town’s own boundary.
Which boards run the schools in Temiskaming Shores?
By number of schools: CSDC des Grandes Rivières (4), DSB Ontario North East (3), Northeastern CDSB (2) and CS public du Nord-Est de l'Ontario (1).
How do I get a place at a school in Temiskaming Shores?
Registration is with the board, which assigns the school for the home address.
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).