Photo: Rick Harris from Toronto, Ontario, Canada · CC BY-SA 2.05 school boards share Uxbridge
York Region DSB leads with 8 schools, alongside Durham DSB, York CDSB and CS catholique MonAvenir. Results are mixed: 8 of 21 schools above the middle in Ontario, 5 below it. In or within 3 km of Uxbridge: 20 elementary schools and 2 secondary schools, with 9,240 students.
What stands out about Uxbridge’s schools
The strongest results
ÉSC Pape-François (secondary) posts the area’s strongest results: the top fifth in Ontario. Results ↓
Every figure here sets the area’s schools beside the rest of its province.
The 5 boards that run schools here
Each board’s schools in the area, largest first.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| York Region DSBGlad Park, Barbara Reid, Harry Bowes, Wendat Village, Summitview, Mount Albert, Robert Munsch, Ballantrae | English public | 8 | 4,225 |
| Durham DSBUxbridge, Joseph Gould, Quaker Village, Claremont, Scott Central, Uxbridge, Goodwood | English public | 7 | 3,130 |
| York CDSBSt. Katharine Drexel Catholic, St Brendan, St Brigid Catholic, Blessed Chiara Badano Catholic | English Catholic | 4 | 1,255 |
| CS catholique MonAvenirÉÉC Pape-François, ÉSC Pape-François | French Catholic | 2 | 290 |
| Durham CDSBSt Joseph | English Catholic | 1 | 340 |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
How Uxbridge’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 | 16 | 82% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 16 | 69% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 18 | 71% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 18 | 89% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 18 | 87% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 18 | 47% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 2 | 73% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 2 | 95% | 85% |
The widest gap is on Grade 9 math, where the area’s schools reach 73% against 55% in Ontario. Across 8 measures: 5 above the middle, 1 below. At 7 schools more of the measures rose than fell over three years; at 10, more fell.
Every school’s results (21)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| ÉSC Pape-FrançoisSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 86% · OSSLT 100% | Top fifth |
| ÉÉC Pape-FrançoisElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 100% · G3 writing 96% · G3 math 100% · G6 reading 97% · G6 writing 97% · G6 math 94% | Top fifth |
| Blessed Chiara Badano Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades 1–6 | G3 reading no data · G3 writing no data · G3 math 71% · G6 reading 92% · G6 writing 96% · G6 math 69% | Second fifth |
| Wendat Village Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 87% · G3 writing 90% · G3 math 85% · G6 reading 93% · G6 writing 87% · G6 math 65% | Second fifth |
| St Brigid Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 73% · G3 writing 62% · G3 math 70% · G6 reading 96% · G6 writing 96% · G6 math 57% | Second fifth |
| Uxbridge Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 59% · OSSLT 90% | Second fifth |
| Barbara Reid Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 84% · G3 writing 69% · G3 math 78% · G6 reading 92% · G6 writing 92% · G6 math 65% | Second fifth |
| Summitview Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 84% · G3 writing 72% · G3 math 64% · G6 reading 92% · G6 writing 92% · G6 math 65% | Second fifth |
| Ballantrae Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 87% · G3 writing 73% · G3 math 80% · G6 reading 81% · G6 writing 87% · G6 math 33% | Middle fifth |
| Claremont Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 88% · G3 writing 77% · G3 math 85% · G6 reading 77% · G6 writing 77% · G6 math 45% | Middle fifth |
| Glad Park Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 73% · G3 writing 69% · G3 math 57% · G6 reading 90% · G6 writing 88% · G6 math 57% | Middle fifth |
| Harry Bowes Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 87% · G3 writing 66% · G3 math 65% · G6 reading 87% · G6 writing 82% · G6 math 49% | Middle fifth |
| Goodwood Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 89% · G3 writing 74% · G3 math 78% · G6 reading 75% · G6 writing 88% · G6 math 25% | Middle fifth |
| Joseph Gould Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 80% · G3 writing 63% · G3 math 75% · G6 reading 81% · G6 writing 83% · G6 math 36% | Middle fifth |
| Mount Albert Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G6 reading 90% · G6 writing 87% · G6 math 43% | Middle fifth |
| St Brendan Catholic SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 59% · G3 writing 38% · G3 math 46% · G6 reading 91% · G6 writing 96% · G6 math 70% | Middle fifth |
| Robert Munsch Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–3 | G3 reading 75% · G3 writing 60% · G3 math 52% | Fourth fifth |
| Quaker Village Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 76% · G3 writing 69% · G3 math 59% · G6 reading 81% · G6 writing 81% · G6 math 25% | Fourth fifth |
| Scott Central Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 68% · G3 writing 65% · G3 math 76% · G6 reading 58% · G6 writing 65% · G6 math 35% | Fourth fifth |
| St Joseph Catholic SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 60% · G3 writing 33% · G3 math 56% · G6 reading 79% · G6 writing 86% · G6 math 35% | Fourth fifth |
| Uxbridge Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading no data · G3 writing no data · G3 math 23% · G6 reading 70% · G6 writing 78% · G6 math 30% | 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 22 schools in and around Uxbridge 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 Uxbridge
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.
CS catholique MonAvenir runs the public French-language schools; all 2 are ÉÉC Pape-François and ÉSC Pape-François.
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 Uxbridge’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
System by system: English public 15, English Catholic 5 and French-language 2.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Uxbridge
The neighbourhood school
Families enrol through the board, which assigns the school serving their street; transfers depend on space.
Catholic schools
Ontario’s Catholic boards are publicly funded. Their elementary schools generally ask that a parent or the child be Catholic; their high schools are open to all students.
French-language schools
Eligibility comes from the parents: French as a first language, or French schooling in Canada; otherwise, the board’s admissions committee decides.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 22 schools in and around Uxbridge
High schools within reach of Uxbridge
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
Only Uxbridge Secondary School is within 15 km, 2.3 km from the centre.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uxbridge Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Durham DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,025 | 2.3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stratford | 36,097 | 13 | 5,320 | 0 | 2 km |
| … | |||||
| Eglinton East | 22,820 | 77 | 32,145 | 3 | 0.5 km |
| Erindale | 22,755 | 79 | 37,395 | 2 | 0.4 km |
| Moss Park | 22,701 | 76 | 23,705 | 4 | 0.7 km |
| Humber Bay Shores | 22,633 | 34 | 17,595 | 1 | 1.8 km |
| Uxbridge | 22,618 | 22 | 9,240 | 2 | 2.3 km |
| Bayview Village | 22,617 | 76 | 28,670 | 5 | 2.1 km |
| Flemingdon Park | 22,553 | 66 | 34,335 | 2 | 1 km |
| Cobourg | 22,529 | 10 | 4,165 | 0 | 1.3 km |
| Binbrook | 22,497 | 19 | 12,470 | 0 | 3.7 km |
| … | |||||
| Beaverton | 13,710 | 6 | 2,205 | 0 | 6.5 km |
209 out of 271 comparable towns have more schools. 219 of the 272 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 Uxbridge
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uxbridge | 22 | 2 | 7 | 2.3 km |
| Port Perry 18 km | 9 | 0 | 1 | 3.6 km |
| Stouffville 18 km | 34 | 2 | 10 | 1.3 km |
Top among the neighbours: Stouffville, 34 schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The year. The 2024-25 list.
- Boards and systems. Public and Catholic boards are both publicly funded here, in English and in French; an independent school answers to no board.
- Bands, not ranks. EQAO publishes shares at the provincial standard; the band places each among Ontario’s schools by fifths.
- What isn’t here. Enrolment is a single year, where published at all, and no inspectorate rates schools.
- Which schools count. Each school is placed by its address point; those inside Uxbridge or within 3 km of it are here.
- The kinds of school. Schools are grouped by what they teach: elementary, secondary, every grade, and the alternative, adult and online programs.
Questions about schools in Uxbridge
How do I get a place at a school in Uxbridge?
Contact the board: it names the school for your address and takes the registration.
Which boards run the schools in Uxbridge?
York Region DSB (8), Durham DSB (7), York CDSB (4), CS catholique MonAvenir (2) and Durham CDSB (1), with each one’s schools in brackets.
Is there a French-language school in Uxbridge?
Yes, schooling in French is at ÉÉC Pape-François and ÉSC Pape-François.
How many schools are there in Uxbridge?
Inside the town there are 7; another 15 sit within 3 km.
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).