Photo: Community Archives · CC0Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory’s teenagers travel 16 km to the nearest high school
Within 3 km of the town there are 3 elementary schools only. 2 of 3 schools with results score above the middle in Ontario.
High schools within reach of Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
Within 15 km of the town there is no secondary school at all.
How Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory’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 A: 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 | 3 | 92% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 3 | 62% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 3 | 62% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 3 | 94% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 3 | 88% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 3 | 60% | 51% |
On Grade 3 reading the area runs ahead, 92% against 76% in Ontario. 3 measures above the provincial middle, 2 below, out of 6. Over three years, 3 schools gained on most measures and 0 lost ground.
Every school’s results (3)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Tyendinaga Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 100% · G3 writing 93% · G3 math 97% · G6 reading 94% · G6 writing 88% · G6 math 61% | Second fifth |
| Deseronto Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 92% · G3 writing 62% · G3 math 62% · G6 reading 100% · G6 writing 87% · G6 math 60% | Second fifth |
| Holy Name of Mary Catholic SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 55% · G3 writing 55% · G3 math 45% · G6 reading 88% · G6 writing 88% · G6 math 31% | Fourth 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 3 schools in and around Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory are
Each pin is a school, coloured by the system that runs it, sized by its students where the province publishes them.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory
The language each school teaches in, against every school in Ontario.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Ontario.
All teach in the province’s majority language; none 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 Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
Split by system, that is English public 2 and English Catholic 1.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
2 boards, school by school
Every board or service centre with a school in the area, and its schools.
The biggest of the 2 is Hastings & Prince Edward DSB: 2 schools.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hastings & Prince Edward DSBTyendinaga, Deseronto | English public | 2 | 545 |
| Algonquin and Lakeshore CDSBHoly Name of Mary | English Catholic | 1 | 140 |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
How children get a place in Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory
Catholic schools
Families who aren’t Catholic can usually choose a Catholic high school, though rarely a Catholic elementary one.
The neighbourhood school
Boards set boundaries for each school; living inside one guarantees a place there, and moving across one usually means a request.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 3 schools in and around Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory
Schools in the towns around Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory | 3 | 0 | 1 | 16 km |
| Deseronto 8.8 km | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.4 km |
| Tyendinaga 12 km | 4 | 0 | 2 | 18 km |
| Greater Napanee 16 km | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1.5 km |
| Belleville 18 km | 26 | 0 | 8 | 0.7 km |
| Picton 18 km | 27 | 0 | 7 | 9.8 km |
Picton has the most schools nearby, 27.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. The area is Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory plus a 3 km margin around it, measured from its census outline.
- 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.
- The year. The 2024-25 list.
- Boards and systems. English and French, public and Catholic: the board decides the system, and the address decides the school.
- What isn’t here. Provinces don’t grade schools by inspection; class sizes and enrolment over time aren’t in the open lists.
- Bands, not ranks. A school with no reported result has no band; one with several averages its fifths.
Questions about schools in Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory
How do I get a place at a school in Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory?
Each board registers its own students; its website gives the school for an address.
Which boards run the schools in Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory?
Hastings & Prince Edward DSB (2) and Algonquin and Lakeshore CDSB (1), with each one’s schools in brackets.
How many schools are there in Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory?
0 are inside the town itself and 3 lie within 3 km of its edge.
Is there a French-language school in Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory?
None within 3 km of Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory. The French-language board serves it from schools further off.
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).