Photo: JFVoll · CC BY-SA 4.0Catholic schools are a larger share around Wainfleet: 7 of 12, against 34% in Ontario
The Catholic schools belong to Niagara CDSB and CS catholique MonAvenir. No single board runs them all: there are 3. Taken together, Wainfleet and its 3 km edge hold 11 elementary schools and 1 secondary school for 3,240 students.
What stands out about Wainfleet’s schools
Results on both sides
The results split: 6 of 11 schools in the upper two fifths in Ontario, 2 in the lower, with Oakwood Public School, St Patrick Catholic Elementary School and Port Colborne High School on top. Results ↓
Results on the rise
At 7 tested schools out of 11, the three-year changes lean upward; Oakwood Public School, St Patrick Catholic Elementary School and Port Colborne High School gained most often. Results ↓
The strongest results
The area’s best results are at Oakwood Public School (elementary), in the top fifth in Ontario. Results ↓
Each finding compares the town’s schools with every school in its province.
Who runs Wainfleet’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
By the system they belong to: English public 5, English Catholic 5 and French-language 2.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
3 boards, school by school
Every board or service centre with a school in the area, and its schools.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| DSB NiagaraMcKay, Marshville, Port Colborne, Oakwood, Steele Street | English public | 5 | 1,880 |
| Niagara CDSBHoly Name Catholic, St John Bosco Catholic, St Augustine Catholic, St Patrick Catholic, St Elizabeth Catholic | English Catholic | 5 | 1,090 |
| CS catholique MonAvenirÉÉC du Sacré-Coeur-Welland, ÉIC Saint-Jean-de-Brébeuf | French Catholic | 2 | 270 |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
How Wainfleet’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 | 9 | 79% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 9 | 71% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 9 | 73% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 10 | 92% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 10 | 90% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 10 | 57% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 1 | 62% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 1 | 95% | 85% |
On Grade 9 math the area runs ahead, 62% against 55% in Ontario. Across 8 measures: 8 above the middle, 0 below.
Every school’s results (11)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Oakwood Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 94% · G3 writing 76% · G3 math 94% · G6 reading 100% · G6 writing 92% · G6 math 72% | Top fifth |
| St Patrick Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 92% · G3 writing 92% · G3 math 85% · G6 reading 89% · G6 writing 100% · G6 math 74% | Top fifth |
| Port Colborne High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 62% · OSSLT 95% | Second fifth |
| Steele Street Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 100% · G3 writing 88% · G3 math 81% · G6 reading 94% · G6 writing 94% · G6 math 53% | Second fifth |
| Holy Name Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 93% · G3 writing 93% · G3 math 98% · G6 reading 93% · G6 writing 90% · G6 math 48% | Second fifth |
| McKay Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 79% · G3 writing 69% · G3 math 72% · G6 reading 92% · G6 writing 90% · G6 math 61% | Second fifth |
| Marshville Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 71% · G3 writing 69% · G3 math 73% · G6 reading 92% · G6 writing 89% · G6 math 65% | Middle fifth |
| St Augustine Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 71% · G3 writing 71% · G3 math 71% · G6 reading 91% · G6 writing 82% · G6 math 36% | Middle fifth |
| St John Bosco Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 71% · G3 writing 57% · G3 math 50% · G6 reading 91% · G6 writing 96% · G6 math 35% | Middle fifth |
| ÉÉC du Sacré-Coeur-WellandElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 19% · G3 writing 27% · G3 math 36% · G6 reading 100% · G6 writing 65% · G6 math 75% | Fourth fifth |
| St Elizabeth Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading not reported · G3 writing not reported · G3 math not reported · G6 reading 75% · G6 writing 67% · G6 math 17% | 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 12 schools in and around Wainfleet are
Every school as a pin, coloured by system; each opens its own page.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Wainfleet
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.
The 2 French-language schools are ÉIC Saint-Jean-de-Brébeuf and ÉÉC du Sacré-Coeur-Welland; CS catholique MonAvenir runs the public ones.
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.
How children get a place in Wainfleet
The neighbourhood school
Each board draws attendance areas: a child’s home address gives a designated school in each system. Families register with the board, and a school outside the area takes a child only if it has room.
Catholic schools
Catholic schools here are public, paid for by the province. Elementary places usually go to Catholic families; Catholic high schools take any student.
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.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 12 schools in and around Wainfleet
High schools within reach of Wainfleet
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
3 secondary schools are within 15 km: 2 English public and 1 English Catholic. First by distance comes Port Colborne High School, at 12 km.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Colborne High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | DSB Niagara | English public | Second fifth | 420 | 12 km |
| Lakeshore Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Niagara CDSB | English Catholic | Fourth fifth | 680 | 13 km |
| Welland Centennial Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | DSB Niagara | English public | Middle fifth | 1,050 | 14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardinal Creek | 11,676 | 42 | 19,805 | 20 | 1.3 km |
| … | |||||
| Blake-Jones | 7,494 | 82 | 34,365 | 6 | 0.5 km |
| Colborne | 7,447 | 17 | 8,170 | 0 | 2.9 km |
| Teston | 7,437 | 24 | 12,005 | 2 | 1.1 km |
| Trent Lakes | 7,357 | 2 | 645 | 0 | 23 km |
| Wainfleet | 7,329 | 12 | 3,240 | 2 | 12 km |
| Vanier South | 7,259 | 32 | 13,065 | 12 | 1 km |
| Brown's Corners | 7,228 | 55 | 27,080 | 1 | 0.5 km |
| Concord | 7,225 | 34 | 17,575 | 0 | 1.1 km |
| Colborne | 7,216 | 3 | 705 | 0 | 12 km |
| … | |||||
| Montague | 4,414 | 10 | 2,525 | 1 | 7 km |
239 of 337 similar towns count more schools. Teaching in French: 236 of the 338 have it.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Wainfleet
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wainfleet | 12 | 2 | 7 | 12 km |
| Port Colborne 14 km | 17 | 3 | 8 | 0.9 km |
| Welland 14 km | 30 | 8 | 13 | 1.3 km |
| Pelham 15 km | 20 | 3 | 10 | 1.2 km |
Among the neighbours, Welland has 30, the most.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Boards and systems. Each board covers a territory in one language and one system, public or Catholic; boards of different systems overlap.
- The year. The province’s school list, 2024-25.
- Bands, not ranks. EQAO publishes shares at the provincial standard; the band places each among Ontario’s schools by fifths.
- What isn’t here. What no open list gives: inspection grades, several years of enrolment, and Ontario’s private schools.
- The kinds of school. Elementary means kindergarten to Grade 6 or 8, secondary up to Grade 12 (Secondary V in Quebec); a few schools take every grade.
- Which schools count. Schools inside Wainfleet and those within 3 km of its outline: a family nearby would weigh them all.
Questions about schools in Wainfleet
Which boards run the schools in Wainfleet?
DSB Niagara (5), Niagara CDSB (5) and CS catholique MonAvenir (2), with each one’s schools in brackets.
How do I get a place at a school in Wainfleet?
Choose a system, then register with its board; the address decides the school.
Is there a French-language school in Wainfleet?
Yes, there are French-language schools: ÉIC Saint-Jean-de-Brébeuf and ÉÉC du Sacré-Coeur-Welland.
How many schools are there in Wainfleet?
Inside the town there are 2; another 10 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).