Photo: Veillg1 · CC BY-SA 4.011 of the 15 schools around Vankleek Hill teach in French
They are École élémentaire catholique Saint-Jean-Baptiste, École élémentaire catholique Saint-Grégoire and École intermédiaire catholique - Pavillon Hawkesbury, run by CSDC de l'Est ontarien, CÉP de l'Est de l'Ontario and Centre de services scolaire de la Rivière-du-Nord. All four of Ontario’s systems run schools here, English and French, public and Catholic. In or within 3 km of Vankleek Hill: 11 elementary schools and 4 secondary schools, with 3,055 students.
What stands out about Vankleek Hill’s schools
Results on both sides
The results split: 4 of 9 schools in the upper two fifths in Ontario, 4 in the lower, with École secondaire catholique régionale de Hawkesbury, École élémentaire catholique Saint-Jean-Baptiste and École secondaire publique Le Sommet on top. Results ↓
Each finding compares the town’s schools with every school in its province.
Schooling in English and French around Vankleek Hill
The language each school teaches in, against every school in Ontario.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Ontario.
The French-language schools are École élémentaire catholique Saint-Jean-Baptiste, École élémentaire catholique Saint-Grégoire, École intermédiaire catholique - Pavillon Hawkesbury and École secondaire catholique régionale de Hawkesbury, run by CSDC de l'Est ontarien, CÉP de l'Est de l'Ontario and Centre de services scolaire de la Rivière-du-Nord.
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 6 boards runs which school
Each board’s schools in the area, largest first.
The four systems cover the same streets, so the nearest school may not be the one a family’s system offers: English or French, public or Catholic, each has its own board.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| CSDC de l'Est ontarienrégionale de Hawkesbury, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Paul VI, Saint-Grégoire, intermédiaire catholique - Pavillon Hawkesbury | French Catholic | 5 | 1,135 |
| CÉP de l'Est de l'Ontariopublique Nouvel Horizon, publique Le Sommet, publique Le Sommet | French public | 3 | 745 |
| Upper Canada DSBPleasant Corners, Vankleek Hill | English public | 2 | 890 |
| Centre de services scolaire de la Rivière-du-NordDansereau et Saint-Martin, Dansereau et Saint-Martin | French public | 2 | – |
| CDSB of Eastern OntarioSt Jude's Catholic | English Catholic | 1 | 285 |
| Commission scolaire Sir-Wilfrid-Laurierprimaire de Grenville | English public | 1 | – |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
How Vankleek Hill’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 B: 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 | 6 | 72% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 6 | 55% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 6 | 55% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 6 | 85% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 6 | 80% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 6 | 52% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 3 | 56% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 3 | 100% | 85% |
Furthest from the provincial middle is the literacy test: 100% here, against 85% in Ontario. Above the middle on 1, below on 5: that is the 8 measures. The three-year changes lean upward at 3 schools and downward at 5.
Every school’s results (9)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| École secondaire catholique régionale de HawkesburySecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 61% · OSSLT 100% | Second fifth |
| École élémentaire catholique Saint-Jean-BaptisteElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 88% · G3 writing 96% · G3 math 67% · G6 reading 97% · G6 writing 91% · G6 math 85% | Second fifth |
| École secondaire publique Le SommetSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 56% · OSSLT 100% | Second fifth |
| Pleasant Corners Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 89% · G3 writing 75% · G3 math 75% · G6 reading 87% · G6 writing 91% · G6 math 54% | Second fifth |
| École élémentaire catholique Saint-GrégoireElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 95% · G3 writing 95% · G3 math 95% · G6 reading 69% · G6 writing 69% · G6 math 50% | Middle fifth |
| École élémentaire catholique Paul VIElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 55% · G3 writing 31% · G3 math 42% · G6 reading 100% · G6 writing 92% · G6 math 54% | Fourth fifth |
| École élémentaire publique Nouvel HorizonElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 46% · G3 writing 34% · G3 math 43% · G6 reading 83% · G6 writing 64% · G6 math 38% | Bottom fifth |
| St Jude's Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 35% · G3 writing 22% · G3 math 22% · G6 reading 60% · G6 writing 60% · G6 math 11% | Bottom fifth |
| Vankleek Hill Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 35% · OSSLT 71% | 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 15 schools in and around Vankleek Hill 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.
Who runs Vankleek Hill’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 3, English Catholic 1, French-language 10 and independent or other 1.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Vankleek Hill
French-language schools
French-language boards admit the children of rights-holders under section 23 of the Charter (a parent whose first language is French, or who was schooled in French in Canada), and may admit others through an admissions committee.
Catholic schools
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.
Independent schools
Independent schools are fee-paying, with their own admissions.
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.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 15 schools in and around Vankleek Hill
High schools within reach of Vankleek Hill
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
4 secondary schools are within 15 km: 1 French Catholic, 1 English public, 1 French public and 1 independent. First by distance comes École secondaire catholique régionale de Hawkesbury, at 5 km.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| École secondaire catholique régionale de HawkesburySecondary · Grades 9–12 | CSDC de l'Est ontarien | French Catholic | Second fifth | 380 | 5 km |
| Vankleek Hill Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Upper Canada DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 370 | 5.6 km |
| École secondaire publique Le SommetSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CÉP de l'Est de l'Ontario | French public | Second fifth | 275 | 6.3 km |
| Séminaire du Sacré CoeurSecondary | – | Independent | – | – | 11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vales of Castlemore | 14,894 | 31 | 19,520 | 0 | 1.4 km |
| … | |||||
| Elms-Old Rexdale | 9,366 | 63 | 28,175 | 1 | 1.1 km |
| Danforth | 9,364 | 102 | 46,270 | 5 | 0.5 km |
| Thistletown-Beaumond Heights | 9,357 | 49 | 22,400 | 0 | 1.5 km |
| Strathcona | 9,348 | 30 | 14,255 | 3 | 0.8 km |
| Vankleek Hill | 9,321 | 15 | 3,055 | 11 | 5 km |
| Cooksville NHD (East) | 9,313 | 59 | 26,020 | 1 | 2 km |
| Centrepointe - Briargreen | 9,259 | 40 | 16,635 | 5 | 1 km |
| Braemar Park-Belair Heights-Copeland Park | 9,248 | 51 | 22,250 | 8 | 1.3 km |
| Fletchers Meadow South | 9,214 | 54 | 33,460 | 1 | 1.2 km |
| … | |||||
| Carp | 5,621 | 15 | 7,250 | 2 | 8.5 km |
More schools than here: 271 of the 379 others. Of the 380, 269 offer 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 Vankleek Hill
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vankleek Hill | 15 | 11 | 7 | 5 km |
| Hawkesbury 5.9 km | 9 | 8 | 3 | 0.9 km |
| Grenville 8.3 km | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2.9 km |
| Grenville-sur-la-Rouge 9 km | 11 | 10 | 5 | 5.1 km |
| East Hawkesbury 16 km | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 km |
It has more schools than any of its 4 neighbours.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. A 3 km band around Vankleek Hill’s outline is included, as it is for every town on the site.
- The kinds of school. Schools are grouped by what they teach: elementary, secondary, every grade, and the alternative, adult and online programs.
- Bands, not ranks. A band is the fifth of Ontario’s schools a result falls in, averaged over the school’s measures; small groups go unreported, so places would overstate it.
- What isn’t here. Ontario’s private schools aren’t in the open list; no province publishes inspection grades.
- The year. The open list of 2024-25.
- Boards and systems. A public school belongs to a board of one language; in Ontario, Alberta and Saskatchewan a board is also public or Catholic. An independent school runs itself.
Questions about schools in Vankleek Hill
Is there a French-language school in Vankleek Hill?
Yes: École élémentaire catholique Saint-Jean-Baptiste, École élémentaire catholique Saint-Grégoire, École intermédiaire catholique - Pavillon Hawkesbury and École secondaire catholique régionale de Hawkesbury, the French-language schools here.
How many schools are there in Vankleek Hill?
Inside the town there are 5; another 10 sit within 3 km.
How do I get a place at a school in Vankleek Hill?
Contact the board: it names the school for your address and takes the registration.
Which boards run the schools in Vankleek Hill?
CSDC de l'Est ontarien (5), CÉP de l'Est de l'Ontario (3), Upper Canada DSB (2), Centre de services scolaire de la Rivière-du-Nord (2) and CDSB of Eastern Ontario (1), with each one’s schools in brackets.
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).