Lakehead Alternative School
333 N High Street · Thunder Bay · P7A5S3 · Lakehead DSB
Lakehead Alternative School sits among 2 alternative, adult and online within 3 km of Thunder Bay. Every school in and around Thunder Bay →
What stands out about Lakehead Alternative School
- Public and English-language, under Lakehead DSB.
- The province lists it as alternative schooling.
How Lakehead Alternative 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.
No measure for Lakehead Alternative School is published; Ontario withholds each one, as it does for small groups.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Ontario | Band | 3-year change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | no data | – | – | – |
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.
Nothing published to place Lakehead Alternative School by
Each of Lakehead Alternative School’s results is withheld for privacy, which leaves nothing to place it by in Ontario.
Lakehead Alternative School feeds into Thunder Bay’s School Grade, together with the other schools nearby.
Getting a place at Lakehead Alternative 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.
Side by side with the nearest alternative, adult and online
The neighbouring schools of its level, with their systems.
| School | System | Language | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakehead Alternative School | English public | English | – | |
| TB Catholic Alternative Education | English Catholic | English | – | 1.1 km |
| St Patrick High School | English Catholic | English | Fourth fifth | 1.2 km |
| Westgate Collegiate and Vocational Institute | English public | English | Bottom fifth | 1.9 km |
| Hammarskjold High School | English public | English | Middle fifth | 6.8 km |
| École secondaire catholique de La Vérendrye | French Catholic | French | Second fifth | 7.4 km |
| Superior Collegiate and Vocational Institute | English public | English | Middle fifth | 8 km |
Alternative, adult and online near Lakehead Alternative School
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Lakehead Alternative School
Who runs Lakehead Alternative School?
Lakehead Alternative School comes under Lakehead DSB (English public).
What language does Lakehead Alternative School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at Lakehead Alternative 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 Lakehead Alternative School?
Its nearest neighbours are TB Catholic Alternative Education (1.1 km), St Patrick High School (1.2 km) and Westgate Collegiate and Vocational Institute (1.9 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).