Photo: Andrepoiy · CC BY-SA 4.04 school boards overlap in Upper Thornhill Estates, covering Ontario’s four systems
Beside York Region DSB, which has 19, sit York CDSB, CS Viamonde and CS catholique MonAvenir. Of the 33 with results, 22 sit in the upper two fifths in Ontario. Taken together, Upper Thornhill Estates and its 3 km edge hold 30 elementary schools and 5 secondary schools for 17,340 students.
What stands out about Upper Thornhill Estates’s schools
One big school
With 1,635 students, Richmond Hill High School is the area’s biggest. Every school ↓
The strongest results
The area’s best results are at Beynon Fields Public School (elementary), in the top fifth in Ontario. Results ↓
The comparisons are with the province’s schools, never across provinces.
4 boards, school by 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| York Region DSBRichmond Hill, Alexander MacKenzie, Dr Roberta Bondar, Trillium Woods, Roméo Dallaire, Herbert H Carnegie, Beynon Fields, Carrville Mills … | English public | 19 | 11,125 |
| York CDSBSt Theresa of Lisieux Catholic, St Joan of Arc Catholic, St Charles Garnier Catholic, St Cecilia Catholic, St Marguerite D'Youville Catholic, St Anne Catholic, St Mary Immaculate Catholic, Holy Jubilee Catholic … | English Catholic | 13 | 5,880 |
| CS ViamondeNorval-Morrisseau, Norval-Morrisseau | French public | 2 | 150 |
| CS catholique MonAvenirÉIC Renaissance | French Catholic | 1 | 185 |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
How Upper Thornhill Estates’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 | 25 | 83% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 25 | 74% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 27 | 76% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 26 | 91% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 26 | 92% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 26 | 63% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 5 | 81% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 4 | 94% | 85% |
Furthest from the provincial middle is Grade 9 math: 81% here, against 55% in Ontario. The area is ahead on 7 of 8 measures and behind on 0. At 14 schools more of the measures rose than fell over three years; at 14, more fell.
Every school’s results (33)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Beynon Fields Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading no data · G3 writing no data · G3 math 85% · G6 reading 98% · G6 writing 100% · G6 math 89% | Top fifth |
| Richmond Hill High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 81% · OSSLT 96% | Top fifth |
| St Theresa of Lisieux Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 91% · OSSLT 97% | Top fifth |
| École secondaire Norval-MorrisseauSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 90% · OSSLT not reported | Top fifth |
| St Anne Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 87% · G3 writing 80% · G3 math 77% · G6 reading 100% · G6 writing 100% · G6 math 78% | Top fifth |
| St Mary Immaculate Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 86% · G3 writing 83% · G3 math 79% · G6 reading 100% · G6 writing 100% · G6 math 72% | Top fifth |
| Corpus Christi Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 85% · G3 writing 85% · G3 math 85% · G6 reading not reported · G6 writing not reported · G6 math not reported | Top fifth |
| Trillium Woods Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 88% · G3 writing 78% · G3 math 84% · G6 reading 96% · G6 writing 92% · G6 math 74% | Top fifth |
| Alexander MacKenzie High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 77% · OSSLT 91% | Second fifth |
| Carrville Mills Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 86% · G3 writing 88% · G3 math 92% · G6 reading 94% · G6 writing 94% · G6 math 56% | Second fifth |
| Roméo Dallaire Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading no data · G3 writing no data · G3 math 86% · G6 reading 90% · G6 writing 92% · G6 math 83% | Second fifth |
| Herbert H Carnegie Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 84% · G3 writing 84% · G3 math 80% · G6 reading 94% · G6 writing 88% · G6 math 70% | Second fifth |
| Joseph A Gibson Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 81% · G3 writing 81% · G3 math 85% · G6 reading 85% · G6 writing 96% · G6 math 59% | Second fifth |
| Ross Doan Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–5 | G3 reading 82% · G3 writing 88% · G3 math 71% | Second fifth |
| St Charles Garnier Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 76% · G3 writing 74% · G3 math 79% · G6 reading 92% · G6 writing 95% · G6 math 78% | Second fifth |
| Viola Desmond Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 84% · G3 writing 65% · G3 math 71% · G6 reading 95% · G6 writing 95% · G6 math 76% | Second fifth |
| Father Henri J M Nouwen Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 100% · G3 writing 83% · G3 math 83% · G6 reading 88% · G6 writing 88% · G6 math 64% | Second fifth |
| St Marguerite D'Youville Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 72% · G3 writing 61% · G3 math 74% · G6 reading 98% · G6 writing 95% · G6 math 75% | Second fifth |
| Dr Roberta Bondar Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 84% · G3 writing 78% · G3 math 75% · G6 reading 92% · G6 writing 93% · G6 math 67% | Second fifth |
| Pleasantville Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 89% · G3 writing 78% · G3 math 80% · G6 reading 83% · G6 writing 88% · G6 math 60% | Second fifth |
| St Cecilia Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 85% · G3 writing 73% · G3 math 76% · G6 reading 91% · G6 writing 91% · G6 math 49% | Second fifth |
| Silver Pines Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 72% · G3 writing 72% · G3 math 74% · G6 reading 89% · G6 writing 89% · G6 math 62% | Second fifth |
| Father John Kelly Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 86% · G3 writing 71% · G3 math 79% · G6 reading 88% · G6 writing 83% · G6 math 38% | Middle fifth |
| Forest Run Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 83% · G3 writing 56% · G3 math 56% · G6 reading 95% · G6 writing 89% · G6 math 62% | Middle fifth |
| Nellie McClung Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 63% · G3 writing 74% · G3 math 67% · G6 reading 90% · G6 writing 97% · G6 math 55% | Middle fifth |
| Roselawn Public SchoolElementary · Grades 4–8 | G6 reading 78% · G6 writing 93% · G6 math 50% | Middle fifth |
| St David Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 69% · G3 writing 69% · G3 math 54% · G6 reading 94% · G6 writing 81% · G6 math 69% | Middle fifth |
| Moraine Hills Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 62% · G3 writing 44% · G3 math 53% · G6 reading 88% · G6 writing 91% · G6 math 77% | Middle fifth |
| St Raphael the Archangel Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 73% · G3 writing 67% · G3 math 60% · G6 reading 80% · G6 writing 86% · G6 math 44% | Middle fifth |
| St Joan of Arc Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 54% · OSSLT 82% | Fourth fifth |
| Holy Jubilee Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 61% · G3 writing 57% · G3 math 48% · G6 reading 88% · G6 writing 94% · G6 math 39% | Fourth fifth |
| Anne Frank Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 65% · G3 writing 55% · G3 math 58% · G6 reading 65% · G6 writing 76% · G6 math 31% | Fourth fifth |
| O M MacKillop Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 59% · G3 writing 65% · G3 math 43% · G6 reading 76% · G6 writing 80% · G6 math 35% | 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 35 schools in and around Upper Thornhill Estates 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 Upper Thornhill Estates
English, French and other languages of instruction, beside the mix in Ontario.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Ontario.
CS Viamonde and CS catholique MonAvenir runs the public French-language schools; all 3 are École élémentaire Norval-Morrisseau, École secondaire Norval-Morrisseau and ÉIC Renaissance.
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 Upper Thornhill Estates’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
Counted by who runs them: English public 19, English Catholic 13 and French-language 3.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Upper Thornhill Estates
The neighbourhood school
Where a family lives settles it: the board’s map ties every address to one school, and a seat anywhere else waits on spare room.
French-language schools
Section 23 rights-holders, francophone parents or those schooled in French in Canada, have a place; others apply to the board’s committee.
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.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 35 schools in and around Upper Thornhill Estates
Show all 30 elementary schools
High schools within reach of Upper Thornhill Estates
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
57 secondary schools are within 15 km: 38 English public, 15 English Catholic, 3 French Catholic and 1 French public. The closest high school is Alexander MacKenzie High School, 2.3 km out.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander MacKenzie High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York Region DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,415 | 2.3 km |
| St Theresa of Lisieux Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York CDSB | English Catholic | Top fifth | 1,590 | 2.5 km |
| École secondaire Norval-MorrisseauSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CS Viamonde | French public | Top fifth | 85 | 2.8 km |
| St Joan of Arc Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York CDSB | English Catholic | Fourth fifth | 975 | 3.8 km |
| Stephen Lewis Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York Region DSB | English public | Top fifth | 1,730 | 4.1 km |
| Richmond Hill High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York Region DSB | English public | Top fifth | 1,635 | 4.4 km |
| Langstaff Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York Region DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 635 | 4.8 km |
| Our Lady Queen of the World CA High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York CDSB | English Catholic | Top fifth | 1,200 | 4.8 km |
| Bayview Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York Region DSB | English public | Top fifth | 1,940 | 4.9 km |
| Maple High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York Region DSB | English public | Top fifth | 1,590 | 5.8 km |
All 57 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westmount Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York Region DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,140 | 6.6 km |
| Richmond Green Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York Region DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,160 | 7.1 km |
| King City Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York Region DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 1,010 | 7.2 km |
| Thornlea Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York Region DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,170 | 7.6 km |
| St Elizabeth Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 1,065 | 7.9 km |
| St Jean de Brebeuf Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York CDSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 1,510 | 8 km |
| Tommy Douglas Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York Region DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,645 | 8 km |
| Thornhill Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York Region DSB | English public | Second fifth | 940 | 8.3 km |
| Hodan Nalayeh Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York Region DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,090 | 8.5 km |
| St Robert Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York CDSB | English Catholic | Top fifth | 1,705 | 8.8 km |
| St Luke Learning CentreSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York CDSB | English Catholic | – | – | 9 km |
| St Augustine Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York CDSB | English Catholic | Top fifth | 1,575 | 9.4 km |
| ÉSC RenaissanceSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CS catholique MonAvenir | French Catholic | Top fifth | 435 | 9.5 km |
| Newtonbrook Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Toronto DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 870 | 9.7 km |
| Cardinal Carter Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York CDSB | English Catholic | Top fifth | 1,375 | 9.8 km |
| Brebeuf College SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Toronto CDSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 645 | 9.9 km |
| North West Secondary Alternative SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Toronto DSB | English public | – | – | 10 km |
| Drewry Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Toronto DSB | English public | – | 85 | 11 km |
| ÉSC Monseigneur-de-CharbonnelSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CS catholique MonAvenir | French Catholic | Second fifth | 210 | 11 km |
| Father Bressani Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 1,405 | 11 km |
| Avondale Secondary Alternative SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Toronto DSB | English public | – | – | 11 km |
| St Joseph's Morrow Park Catholic Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Toronto CDSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 595 | 11 km |
| ÉSC de l'Ascension - VaughanSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CS catholique MonAvenir | French Catholic | Middle fifth | – | 11 km |
| Northview Heights Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Toronto DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 1,585 | 11 km |
| Unionville High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York Region DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,865 | 11 km |
| Emily Carr Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York Region DSB | English public | Second fifth | 945 | 11 km |
| A Y Jackson Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Toronto DSB | English public | Top fifth | 1,400 | 12 km |
| James Cardinal McGuigan Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Toronto CDSB | English Catholic | Fourth fifth | 1,140 | 12 km |
| Earl Haig Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Toronto DSB | English public | Top fifth | 2,175 | 13 km |
| C W Jefferys Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Toronto DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 815 | 13 km |
| ACCESS ProgramSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York Region DSB | English public | – | – | 13 km |
| Pierre Elliott Trudeau High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York Region DSB | English public | Top fifth | 1,865 | 13 km |
| Cardinal Carter Academy for the ArtsSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Toronto CDSB | English Catholic | Top fifth | 665 | 13 km |
| William Lyon Mackenzie Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Toronto DSB | English public | Top fifth | 1,400 | 13 km |
| Bill Crothers Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York Region DSB | English public | Top fifth | 1,575 | 13 km |
| Woodbridge CollegeSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York Region DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 655 | 13 km |
| Aurora High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York Region DSB | English public | Top fifth | 1,020 | 14 km |
| Westview Centennial Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Toronto DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 835 | 14 km |
| Georges Vanier Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Toronto DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 985 | 14 km |
| Milliken Mills High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York Region DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,595 | 14 km |
| Dr Norman Bethune Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Toronto DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,135 | 14 km |
| North East Secondary Alternative SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Toronto DSB | English public | – | – | 14 km |
| St Maximilian Kolbe High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York CDSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 1,245 | 15 km |
| Emery Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Toronto DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 640 | 15 km |
| Emery EdVance Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Toronto DSB | English public | – | 190 | 15 km |
| L'Amoreaux Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Toronto DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 455 | 15 km |
| Markville Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | York Region DSB | English public | Top fifth | 1,575 | 15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sturgeon Falls | 16,682 | 12 | 2,110 | 8 | 4.8 km |
| … | |||||
| Markland Wood | 10,559 | 38 | 17,765 | 0 | 0.7 km |
| Vanier North | 10,498 | 30 | 12,375 | 13 | 1.8 km |
| Stittsville East | 10,482 | 35 | 18,800 | 8 | 0.6 km |
| Lynden | 10,442 | 11 | 5,655 | 0 | 9.9 km |
| Upper Thornhill Estates | 10,435 | 35 | 17,340 | 3 | 2.4 km |
| Humber Heights-Westmount | 10,427 | 72 | 30,525 | 2 | 1.4 km |
| Seaforth | 10,402 | 12 | 3,045 | 0 | 17 km |
| Northwood Park | 10,402 | 57 | 31,715 | 1 | 0.7 km |
| South Central | 10,392 | 38 | 17,935 | 6 | 0.8 km |
| … | |||||
| Cherry Hill | 6,304 | 43 | 24,495 | 2 | 0.6 km |
180 of 389 similar towns count more schools. A school in French is nearby in 275 towns of 390.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Upper Thornhill Estates
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Thornhill Estates | 35 | 3 | 14 | 2.4 km |
| The Valleys of Thornhill 2.1 km | 32 | 3 | 9 | 2.2 km |
| Hope 2.9 km | 54 | 4 | 21 | 2.6 km |
| Carrville Corners 2.9 km | 29 | 2 | 10 | 2.4 km |
| Richmond Hill 3.5 km | 100 | 5 | 29 | 1 km |
| Thornhill Woods 4 km | 30 | 1 | 8 | 0.8 km |
| Dufferin Hill 4.1 km | 26 | 2 | 8 | 1 km |
Richmond Hill has the most schools nearby, 100.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. No province rates its schools by inspection, and enrolment covers one year (Ontario and Alberta only), so there is no trend.
- The year. The open list of 2024-25.
- Boards and systems. Boards are set by language and, in Ontario, Alberta and Saskatchewan, by faith: public or Catholic.
- Which schools count. Inside Upper Thornhill Estates’s boundary, or no more than 3 km outside it: that is which schools are counted.
- The kinds of school. Where a province publishes grades, the card gives them; elementary and secondary follow those grades.
Questions about schools in Upper Thornhill Estates
How many schools are there in Upper Thornhill Estates?
Inside the town there are 2; another 33 sit within 3 km.
Is there a French-language school in Upper Thornhill Estates?
Yes, schooling in French is at École élémentaire Norval-Morrisseau, École secondaire Norval-Morrisseau and ÉIC Renaissance.
How do I get a place at a school in Upper Thornhill Estates?
Each board registers its own students; its website gives the school for an address.
Which boards run the schools in Upper Thornhill Estates?
By number of schools: York Region DSB (19), York CDSB (13), CS Viamonde (2) and CS catholique MonAvenir (1).
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).