École catholique Don-Bosco
400 Lonergan boulevard · Timmins · P4P1C7 · CSDC des Grandes Rivières
École catholique Don-Bosco: one of the 21 elementary schools within 3 km of Timmins. Every school in and around Timmins →
What stands out about École catholique Don-Bosco
- 260 students, near the middle of 335 for elementary schools in Ontario.
- Its results sit in the fourth fifth in Ontario, averaged over its measures.
- Furthest behind on Grade 6 writing: 59%, against 86% in Ontario.
- Over three years, 3 of its measures fell by 5 points or more.
- Catholic and French-language, under CSDC des Grandes Rivières.
How École catholique Don-Bosco 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.
With 6 of 6 measures reported, École catholique Don-Bosco averages the fourth fifth in Ontario.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Ontario | Band | 3-year change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 reading | 67% | 76% | Fourth fifth | −18 |
| Grade 3 writing | 56% | 65% | Fourth fifth | −2 |
| Grade 3 math | 65% | 65% | Middle fifth | −5 |
| Grade 6 reading | 86% | 88% | Middle fifth | −2 |
| Grade 6 writing | 59% | 86% | Bottom fifth | −15 |
| Grade 6 math | 36% | 51% | Fourth fifth | +21 |
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.
École catholique Don-Bosco is placed by its results, not lettered
Single schools aren’t lettered here; towns are. École catholique Don-Bosco is placed instead by its results against the other schools in Ontario, which puts it in the fourth fifth.
Timmins’ School Grade, on its Schools page, is where École catholique Don-Bosco counts towards a letter.
Getting a place at École catholique Don-Bosco
Registration happens with the board, not the school; the board names the school for the address.
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.
A child qualifies for a French-language school when a parent’s first language is French or a parent went to French school in Canada; an admissions committee can admit others.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
Side by side with the nearest elementary schools
The nearest schools of the same level, as the crow flies: system, language and, where published, students and results.
Of the 6 elementary schools nearest École catholique Don-Bosco, 3 are larger.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| École catholique Don-Bosco | French Catholic | French | 260 | Fourth fifth | |
| W Earle Miller Public School | English public | English | 385 | Bottom fifth | 0.9 km |
| École catholique Sacré-Coeur (Timmins) | French Catholic | French | 250 | Bottom fifth | 1.4 km |
| O'Gorman Intermediate Catholic School | English Catholic | English | 270 | Bottom fifth | 1.7 km |
| École catholique Louis-Rhéaume | French Catholic | French | 70 | – | 1.8 km |
| École catholique Jacques-Cartier (Timmins) | French Catholic | French | 115 | Bottom fifth | 2 km |
| R Ross Beattie Senior Public School | English public | English | 290 | – | 2 km |
Elementary schools near École catholique Don-Bosco
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about École catholique Don-Bosco
Who runs École catholique Don-Bosco?
CSDC des Grandes Rivières runs École catholique Don-Bosco (French Catholic).
What language does École catholique Don-Bosco teach in?
French.
How do pupils get a place at École catholique Don-Bosco?
Start with the board for the system you want; your address sets the school.
Which schools of the same kind are near École catholique Don-Bosco?
Closest by: W Earle Miller Public School (0.9 km), École catholique Sacré-Coeur (Timmins) (1.4 km) and O'Gorman Intermediate Catholic School (1.7 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).