Photo: P199 · Public domainTimiskaming, Unorganized, West Part has 8 French-language schools among its 24
Those are École catholique St-Louis (Virginiatown), École catholique Sainte-Croix and École catholique Assomption (Kirkland Lake) (CSDC des Grandes Rivières and CS public du Nord-Est de l'Ontario). English and French, public and Catholic boards all run schools here. 4,270 students attend the 19 elementary schools and 5 secondary schools in or within 3 km of Timiskaming, Unorganized, West Part.
What stands out about Timiskaming, Unorganized, West Part’s schools
Results below the middle
12 of the 16 tested schools score in the lower two fifths in Ontario, among them St. Jerome School, Federal Public School and Englehart High School. Results ↓
Small elementary schools
Elementary schools here average 182 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 Timiskaming, Unorganized, West Part
English, French and other languages of instruction, beside the mix in Ontario.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Ontario.
By name, in French: École catholique St-Louis (Virginiatown), École catholique Sainte-Croix, École catholique Assomption (Kirkland Lake) and École catholique l’Envolée du Nord (CSDC des Grandes Rivières and CS public du Nord-Est de l'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.
Which of the 4 boards runs which 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DSB Ontario North EastTimiskaming District, New Liskeard, Kirkland Lake District Composite, Central, Englehart, Federal, Englehart, Timiskaming District Secondary School (Elementary) … | English public | 12 | 2,670 |
| CSDC des Grandes RivièresSainte-Marie, catholique Assomption (Kirkland Lake), catholique Sainte-Croix, catholique Sainte-Marie, l’Envolée du Nord, catholique St-Louis (Virginiatown), catholique l’Envolée du Nord | French Catholic | 7 | 765 |
| Northeastern CDSBEnglish Catholic Central, St. Jerome, Sacred Heart, Holy Family | English Catholic | 4 | 710 |
| 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 Timiskaming, Unorganized, West Part’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 | 9 | 57% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 9 | 43% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 10 | 69% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 9 | 74% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 9 | 75% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 9 | 41% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 5 | 38% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 5 | 81% | 85% |
On Grade 3 writing the area trails, 43% against 65% in Ontario. On 1 of 8 measures the area beats the provincial middle; on 7 it trails. At 6 schools more of the measures rose than fell over three years; at 7, more fell.
Every school’s results (16)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Englehart Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 75% · G3 writing 54% · G3 math 79% · G6 reading 96% · G6 writing 93% · G6 math 41% | Middle fifth |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| École secondaire catholique l’Envolée du NordSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 38% · OSSLT 91% | Fourth fifth |
| Holy Family SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 76% · G3 writing 43% · G3 math 86% · G6 reading 67% · G6 writing 75% · G6 math 42% | Fourth fifth |
| Kirkland Lake District Composite Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 55% · OSSLT 73% | Fourth fifth |
| Sacred Heart Catholic SchoolElementary · Grades 4–8 | G6 reading 74% · G6 writing 77% · G6 math 52% | Fourth fifth |
| École catholique Assomption (Kirkland Lake)Elementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 57% · G3 writing 62% · G3 math 76% · G6 reading 75% · G6 writing 55% · G6 math 40% | 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 |
| Central SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading no data · G3 writing no data · G3 math 34% · G6 reading 58% · G6 writing 58% · G6 math 11% | Bottom fifth |
| Englehart High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 20% · OSSLT 68% | Bottom fifth |
| Federal Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 22% · G3 writing 6% · G3 math 16% · G6 reading 30% · G6 writing 26% · G6 math 4% | Bottom fifth |
| St. Jerome SchoolElementary · Grades JK–3 | G3 reading 53% · G3 writing 22% · G3 math 29% | 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 24 schools in and around Timiskaming, Unorganized, West Part are
Every school as a pin, coloured by system; each opens its own page.
Points from the provincial lists.
Who runs Timiskaming, Unorganized, West Part’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 12, English Catholic 4 and French-language 8.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Timiskaming, Unorganized, West Part
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.
French-language schools
French-language schools are for children of section 23 rights-holders first; the board may admit others case by case.
Catholic schools
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.
The 24 schools in and around Timiskaming, Unorganized, West Part
Towns its size in Ontario
Similar-sized towns and their schools within 3 km, by population.
| Town | Population | Schools | Students | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Remington Park | 5,783 | 49 | 24,040 | 8 | 1.5 km |
| … | |||||
| Parkview West | 3,686 | 29 | 16,440 | 1 | 2.5 km |
| Powassan | 3,657 | 2 | 405 | 0 | 24 km |
| Woodbridge Meadows | 3,651 | 54 | 28,150 | 3 | 3 km |
| Quinndale | 3,621 | 31 | 15,815 | 3 | 1.6 km |
| Timiskaming, Unorganized, West Part | 3,606 | 24 | 4,270 | 8 | 18 km |
| Melancthon | 3,581 | 7 | 3,760 | 0 | 10 km |
| Burkholme | 3,580 | 54 | 25,205 | 5 | 0.9 km |
| Victoria Park | 3,574 | 34 | 18,745 | 1 | 1.4 km |
| Fessenden | 3,551 | 31 | 14,805 | 1 | 0.4 km |
| … | |||||
| Killaloe, Hagarty and Richards | 2,505 | 2 | 215 | 0 | 20 km |
93 of the 209 others have more schools in reach. 128 of the 210 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 Timiskaming, Unorganized, West Part
For each nearby town, its schools in or within 3 km of its outline, with straight-line distances.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timiskaming, Unorganized, West Part | 24 | 8 | 11 | 18 km |
| Englehart 17 km | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0.4 km |
It outnumbers its 1 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. Fifths are worked out among every Ontario school with a result on that measure, then averaged per school.
- Boards and systems. Every public school has a board: English or French, and in this province public or Catholic too. Independent schools have none.
- The year. The provincial list for 2024-25.
- The kinds of school. Elementary schools run from kindergarten to Grade 6 or 8, secondary ones to Grade 12; some cover every grade, and alternative, adult and online schools are listed apart.
- Which schools count. Each school is placed by its address point; those inside Timiskaming, Unorganized, West Part or within 3 km of it are here.
Questions about schools in Timiskaming, Unorganized, West Part
How many schools are there in Timiskaming, Unorganized, West Part?
3 in the town, 21 just beyond it, within 3 km.
Is there a French-language school in Timiskaming, Unorganized, West Part?
Yes, schooling in French is at École catholique St-Louis (Virginiatown), École catholique Sainte-Croix, École catholique Assomption (Kirkland Lake) and École catholique l’Envolée du Nord.
Which boards run the schools in Timiskaming, Unorganized, West Part?
By number of schools: DSB Ontario North East (12), CSDC des Grandes Rivières (7), Northeastern CDSB (4) and CS public du Nord-Est de l'Ontario (1).
How do I get a place at a school in Timiskaming, Unorganized, West Part?
Contact the board: it names the school for your address and takes the registration.
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).