St Bernard Catholic School
1000 Dryden Blvd · Whitby · L1R2A2 · Durham CDSB
With St Bernard Catholic School, Whitby counts 67 elementary schools within 3 km. Every school in and around Whitby →
What stands out about St Bernard Catholic School
- A typical size: 270 students, where the middle elementary school in Ontario has 335.
- Across its measures, its results average to the second fifth in Ontario.
- On Grade 6 math it reaches 73%, above the 51% in Ontario.
- Its results have climbed: 5 measures up 5 points or more in three years.
- Catholic and English-language, under Durham CDSB.
How St Bernard Catholic School does 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.
With 6 of 6 measures reported, St Bernard Catholic School averages the second fifth in Ontario.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Ontario | Band | 3-year change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 reading | 83% | 76% | Second fifth | +19 |
| Grade 3 writing | 77% | 65% | Second fifth | +16 |
| Grade 3 math | 83% | 65% | Top fifth | +15 |
| Grade 6 reading | 88% | 88% | Middle fifth | −8 |
| Grade 6 writing | 92% | 86% | Second fifth | +5 |
| Grade 6 math | 73% | 51% | Top fifth | +21 |
N/R: EQAO doesn’t report groups too small to keep students anonymous. The three-year change is in percentage points, as the ministry publishes it.
How St Bernard Catholic School is placed without a letter
In Ontario, schools are compared on the province’s published results, so St Bernard Catholic School gets a place among them, the second fifth, rather than a letter of its own.
Whitby’s School Grade, on its Schools page, is where St Bernard Catholic School counts towards a letter.
Getting a place at St Bernard Catholic School
Where a family lives sets the school: each board draws a catchment around every one of its schools, and a child living inside it has a place there. Other schools take children from outside when they have room.
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.
Side by side with the nearest elementary schools
The nearest schools of the same level, as the crow flies: system, language and, where published, students and results.
All 6 nearest elementary schools have more students than St Bernard Catholic School.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Bernard Catholic School | English Catholic | English | 270 | Second fifth | |
| Fallingbrook Public School | English public | English | 695 | Second fifth | 0.4 km |
| Ormiston Public School | English public | English | 695 | Middle fifth | 0.8 km |
| Glen Dhu Public School | English public | English | 595 | Second fifth | 0.8 km |
| St Matthew the Evangelist Catholic School | English Catholic | English | 430 | Second fifth | 1 km |
| St Mark the Evangelist Catholic School | English Catholic | English | 610 | Fourth fifth | 1.5 km |
| Willows Walk Public School | English public | English | 540 | Middle fifth | 1.5 km |
Elementary schools near St Bernard Catholic School
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about St Bernard Catholic School
Who runs St Bernard Catholic School?
It is Durham CDSB that runs St Bernard Catholic School, in the English Catholic system.
What language does St Bernard Catholic School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at St Bernard Catholic School?
The board’s school locator gives the designated school; registration is with the board or the school.
Which schools of the same kind are near St Bernard Catholic School?
The closest schools are Fallingbrook Public School (0.4 km), Ormiston Public School (0.8 km) and Glen Dhu Public School (0.8 km).
Sources: Ontario Ministry of Education, School Information Finder 2024–25 and school contact list (Open Government Licence – Ontario) · Ontario Ministry of Education, School Information Finder 2024–25 (EQAO results; N/R where groups are too small). 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).