St Paul Catholic School
200 Garrard Rd · Whitby · L1N3K6 · Durham CDSB
St Paul Catholic School: one of the 67 elementary schools within 3 km of Whitby. Every school in and around Whitby →
What stands out about St Paul Catholic School
- A typical size: 425 students, where the middle elementary school in Ontario has 335.
- On the measures with a value, it lands in the second fifth in Ontario.
- On Grade 6 math it reaches 64%, above the 51% in Ontario.
- Over three years, 2 of its measures rose by 5 points or more.
- Catholic and English-language, under Durham CDSB.
How St Paul 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 Paul Catholic School averages the second fifth in Ontario.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Ontario | Band | 3-year change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 reading | 81% | 76% | Second fifth | +3 |
| Grade 3 writing | 62% | 65% | Middle fifth | −19 |
| Grade 3 math | 73% | 65% | Second fifth | +1 |
| Grade 6 reading | 100% | 88% | Top fifth | +13 |
| Grade 6 writing | 93% | 86% | Second fifth | −1 |
| Grade 6 math | 64% | 51% | Second fifth | +32 |
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.
A results band for St Paul Catholic School, and no letter
Against the other schools in Ontario, St Paul Catholic School’s results fall in the second fifth. That band is its measure here: the letters on this site are for towns.
The letter belongs to Whitby: its School Grade weighs St Paul Catholic School with every other school around it.
Getting a place at St Paul 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 funds the Catholic system in full; its high schools are open to all, its elementary schools mostly to Catholic families.
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.
Of the 6 elementary schools nearest St Paul Catholic School, 2 are larger.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Paul Catholic School | English Catholic | English | 425 | Second fifth | |
| Stephen G Saywell Public School | English public | English | 390 | Middle fifth | 0.7 km |
| Dr Robert Thornton Public School | English public | English | 405 | Fourth fifth | 0.9 km |
| John Dryden Public School | English public | English | 680 | Second fifth | 1.4 km |
| École élémentaire Antonine Maillet | French public | French | 235 | Top fifth | 1.6 km |
| Adelaide Mclaughlin Public School | English public | English | 420 | Fourth fifth | 1.6 km |
| St Mark the Evangelist Catholic School | English Catholic | English | 610 | Fourth fifth | 1.6 km |
Elementary schools near St Paul 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 Paul Catholic School
Who runs St Paul Catholic School?
Durham CDSB runs St Paul Catholic School (English Catholic).
What language does St Paul Catholic School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at St Paul Catholic School?
Choose a system, then register with its board; the address decides the school.
Which schools of the same kind are near St Paul Catholic School?
Nearest of all: Stephen G Saywell Public School (0.7 km), Dr Robert Thornton Public School (0.9 km) and John Dryden Public School (1.4 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).