Photo: P199 · CC BY 3.0Teaching in French: 11 of Wendover’s 11 schools
They are École secondaire catholique de Plantagenet, École élémentaire catholique Saint-Joseph (Wendover) and École élémentaire catholique Saint-Victor, run by CSDC de l'Est ontarien and Centre de services scolaire au Coeur-des-Vallées. Catholic schools make up 6 of 11, above the 34% in Ontario. 1,255 students attend the 8 elementary schools and 3 secondary schools in or within 3 km of Wendover.
What stands out about Wendover’s schools
Results on both sides
1 of the 5 tested schools sit above the middle in Ontario, 1 below it; École secondaire catholique de Plantagenet, École élémentaire catholique Saint-Joseph (Wendover) and École élémentaire catholique Du Rosaire score best. Results ↓
Results easing
More of the results fell than rose over three years at 3 schools of the 5 with results, École élémentaire catholique Saint-Joseph (Wendover), École élémentaire catholique Du Rosaire and École élémentaire catholique Saint-Paul among them. Results ↓
Small elementary schools
Elementary schools here average 189 students, against 365 in Ontario. Every school ↓
The strongest results
École secondaire catholique de Plantagenet (secondary) posts the area’s strongest results: the top fifth in Ontario. Results ↓
Each finding compares the town’s schools with every school in its province.
Schooling in English and French around Wendover
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.
By name, in French: École secondaire catholique de Plantagenet, École élémentaire catholique Saint-Joseph (Wendover), École élémentaire catholique Saint-Victor and École intermédiaire catholique - Pavillon Plantagenet (CSDC de l'Est ontarien and Centre de services scolaire au Coeur-des-Vallées).
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 Wendover’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
Counted by who runs them: French-language 10 and independent or other 1.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How Wendover’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 | 4 | 71% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 4 | 57% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 4 | 65% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 3 | 100% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 3 | 85% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 3 | 52% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 1 | 69% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 1 | 95% | 85% |
The widest gap is on Grade 9 math, where the area’s schools reach 69% against 55% in Ontario. 3 measures above the provincial middle, 2 below, out of 8.
Every school’s results (5)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| École secondaire catholique de PlantagenetSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 69% · OSSLT 95% | Top fifth |
| École élémentaire catholique Saint-Joseph (Wendover)Elementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 72% · G3 writing 52% · G3 math 66% · G6 reading 100% · G6 writing 85% · G6 math 88% | Middle fifth |
| École élémentaire catholique Du RosaireElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 83% · G3 writing 75% · G3 math 58% · G6 reading not reported · G6 writing not reported · G6 math not reported | Middle fifth |
| École élémentaire catholique Saint-VictorElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 70% · G3 writing 61% · G3 math 85% · G6 reading 84% · G6 writing 88% · G6 math 52% | Middle fifth |
| École élémentaire catholique Saint-PaulElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 55% · G3 writing 41% · G3 math 64% · G6 reading 100% · G6 writing 79% · G6 math 43% | 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 11 schools in and around Wendover are
Every school as a pin, coloured by system; each opens its own page.
Points from the provincial lists.
2 boards, school by school
Each board’s schools in the area, largest first.
Among 2 boards, CSDC de l'Est ontarien leads with 6.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| CSDC de l'Est ontariende Plantagenet, Saint-Joseph (Wendover), Saint-Victor, intermédiaire catholique - Pavillon Plantagenet, Saint-Paul, Du Rosaire | French Catholic | 6 | 1,255 |
| Centre de services scolaire au Coeur-des-ValléesSacré-Coeur, Saint-Michel, Saint-Pie-X, Louis-Joseph-Papineau | French public | 4 | – |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
How children get a place in Wendover
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.
Independent schools
Fees and admissions are set by each independent school.
French-language schools
The French boards take rights-holders’ children by right and others by committee.
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 11 schools in and around Wendover
High schools within reach of Wendover
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
2 secondary schools are within 15 km: 1 French Catholic and 1 French public. École secondaire catholique de Plantagenet is closest, at 1.6 km.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| École secondaire catholique de PlantagenetSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CSDC de l'Est ontarien | French Catholic | Top fifth | 310 | 1.6 km |
| École secondaire Louis-Joseph-PapineauSecondary | Centre de services scolaire au Coeur-des-Vallées | French public | – | – | 7.5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malvern West | 17,354 | 57 | 20,285 | 1 | 0.2 km |
| … | |||||
| Rothwell Heights - Beacon Hill North | 10,985 | 45 | 16,310 | 19 | 0.2 km |
| Creditview | 10,972 | 57 | 26,955 | 2 | 2 km |
| East London | 10,972 | 56 | 23,005 | 4 | 0.7 km |
| Hintonburg-Mechanicsville | 10,966 | 47 | 15,445 | 14 | 1.5 km |
| Wendover | 10,896 | 11 | 1,255 | 11 | 1.6 km |
| Bendale South | 10,885 | 64 | 26,345 | 3 | 0.8 km |
| Walkerton | 10,811 | 13 | 4,305 | 0 | 2.3 km |
| Westminster | 10,794 | 34 | 15,145 | 2 | 0.6 km |
| Exeter | 10,781 | 8 | 2,015 | 0 | 3.8 km |
| … | |||||
| Tweed | 6,504 | 2 | 515 | 0 | 15 km |
In 304 of the 380 others the count is higher. 275 towns of the 381 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 Wendover
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wendover | 11 | 11 | 7 | 1.6 km |
| Papineauville 8.5 km | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 km |
| Plaisance 12 km | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6.7 km |
Each of its 2 neighbours has fewer schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The kinds of school. Elementary and secondary come from the grades each school offers; a school offering both counts as all-grade.
- Which schools count. The page takes in schools within Wendover and up to 3 km past its boundary, so a school just over the line is still here.
- Boards and systems. Boards come in one language each, and where the province funds Catholic schools, as public or Catholic; independent schools stand outside them.
- The year. The provincial list for 2024-25.
- Bands, not ranks. Top fifth means a result among the best fifth of Ontario’s schools on that test; the card shows the average of a school’s fifths.
- What isn’t here. Provinces don’t grade schools by inspection; class sizes and enrolment over time aren’t in the open lists.
Questions about schools in Wendover
Which boards run the schools in Wendover?
By number of schools: CSDC de l'Est ontarien (6) and Centre de services scolaire au Coeur-des-Vallées (4).
How do I get a place at a school in Wendover?
Registration is with the board, which assigns the school for the home address.
How many schools are there in Wendover?
5 are inside the town itself and 6 lie within 3 km of its edge.
Is there a French-language school in Wendover?
Yes: École secondaire catholique de Plantagenet, École élémentaire catholique Saint-Joseph (Wendover), École élémentaire catholique Saint-Victor and École intermédiaire catholique - Pavillon Plantagenet, the French-language schools here.
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).