Photo: Mosbo6 · CC BY-SA 4.0Whitewater Region’s teenagers travel 18 km to the nearest high school
The town’s own schools, within 3 km, are 5 elementary schools. French-language schooling is strong here, 2 of 5, where in Ontario it is 10%.
What stands out about Whitewater Region’s schools
Several boards
The area’s schools come under 3 boards, Renfrew County DSB, Centre de services scolaire des Hauts-Bois-de-l'Outaouais and Renfrew County CDSB. The boards ↓
Results, where published
Results are out for 2 schools here; 0 sit in the top two fifths in Ontario (Beachburg Public School and Cobden District Public School). Results ↓
The comparisons are with the province’s schools, never across provinces.
High schools within reach of Whitewater Region
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
No secondary school is within 15 km of the town.
Schooling in English and French around Whitewater Region
The language each school teaches in, against every school in Ontario.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Ontario.
Centre de services scolaire des Hauts-Bois-de-l'Outaouais runs the French-language ones: École des Petits-Ponts (Poupore) and École des Petits-Ponts (Saint-Pierre).
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 Whitewater Region’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 B−: 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 | 2 | 72% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 2 | 48% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 2 | 63% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 2 | 90% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 2 | 85% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 2 | 43% | 51% |
On Grade 3 writing the area trails, 48% against 65% in Ontario. Of 6 measures, 0 sit above the province’s middle and 4 below. At 1 schools more of the measures rose than fell over three years; at 1, more fell.
Every school’s results (2)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Beachburg Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 74% · G3 writing 42% · G3 math 68% · G6 reading 94% · G6 writing 88% · G6 math 65% | Middle fifth |
| Cobden District Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 70% · G3 writing 54% · G3 math 57% · G6 reading 85% · G6 writing 82% · G6 math 21% | 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 5 schools in and around Whitewater Region are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
Points from the provincial lists.
Who runs Whitewater Region’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
By system, they split: English public 2, English Catholic 1 and French-language 2.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
3 boards, school by school
Each board’s schools in the area, largest first.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Renfrew County DSBCobden District, Beachburg | English public | 2 | 630 |
| Centre de services scolaire des Hauts-Bois-de-l'Outaouaisdes Petits-Ponts (Poupore), des Petits-Ponts (Saint-Pierre) | French public | 2 | – |
| Renfrew County CDSBOur Lady of Grace Separate | English Catholic | 1 | – |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
How children get a place in Whitewater Region
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.
French-language schools
French-language schools are for children of section 23 rights-holders first; the board may admit others case by case.
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.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 5 schools in and around Whitewater Region
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alderwood | 12,596 | 37 | 16,950 | 2 | 2.1 km |
| … | |||||
| North Stormont | 7,946 | 7 | 1,580 | 3 | 11 km |
| Bayham | 7,935 | 5 | 2,125 | 0 | 15 km |
| Woodbine-Lumsden | 7,928 | 81 | 40,115 | 5 | 1.2 km |
| Dufferin Hill | 7,910 | 26 | 14,765 | 2 | 1 km |
| Whitewater Region | 7,899 | 5 | 630 | 2 | 18 km |
| Kenora, Unorganized | 7,877 | 14 | 2,630 | 2 | 34 km |
| Minden Hills | 7,841 | 1 | 460 | 0 | 18 km |
| Dryden | 7,808 | 6 | 1,600 | 2 | 1.3 km |
| Chatsworth | 7,770 | 5 | 1,140 | 0 | 21 km |
| … | |||||
| Grand Valley | 4,759 | 1 | 395 | 0 | 16 km |
More schools than here: 305 of the 350 others. 239 of 351 have a school teaching in French.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Whitewater Region
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitewater Region | 5 | 2 | 1 | 18 km |
| Fort-Coulonge 15 km | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2.8 km |
| Mansfield-et-Pontefract 17 km | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1.2 km |
None of its 2 neighbours has more schools in reach.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. A 3 km band around Whitewater Region’s outline is included, as it is for every town on the site.
- Boards and systems. A public school belongs to a board of one language; in Ontario, Alberta and Saskatchewan a board is also public or Catholic. An independent school runs itself.
- The year. The province’s 2024-25 list.
- What isn’t here. What no open list gives: inspection grades, several years of enrolment, and Ontario’s private schools.
- Bands, not ranks. Fifths are worked out among every Ontario school with a result on that measure, then averaged per school.
Questions about schools in Whitewater Region
Which boards run the schools in Whitewater Region?
Renfrew County DSB (2), Centre de services scolaire des Hauts-Bois-de-l'Outaouais (2) and Renfrew County CDSB (1), with each one’s schools in brackets.
How do I get a place at a school in Whitewater Region?
Start with the board for the system you want; your address sets the school.
Is there a French-language school in Whitewater Region?
Yes, schooling in French is at École des Petits-Ponts (Poupore) and École des Petits-Ponts (Saint-Pierre).
How many schools are there in Whitewater Region?
3 are inside the town itself and 2 lie within 3 km of its edge.
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).