Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0Most of Wiarton’s schools are public: 0 of 5 are Catholic, where in Ontario it is 34%
Of the 5 with results, 3 sit in the lower two fifths in Ontario. Counting a 3 km margin, Wiarton has 4 elementary schools and 1 secondary school, for 1,325 students.
What stands out about Wiarton’s schools
Results on the rise
More of the results rose than fell over three years at 4 schools of the 5 with results, Amabel-Sauble Community School, Peninsula Shores District School and G C Huston Public School among them. Results ↓
The comparisons are with the province’s schools, never across provinces.
Who runs Wiarton’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
One system runs them: every one English public.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How Wiarton’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 C+: 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 | 69% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 4 | 64% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 4 | 61% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 4 | 91% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 4 | 81% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 4 | 50% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 1 | 36% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 1 | 79% | 85% |
The widest gap is on Grade 9 math, where the area’s schools reach 36% against 55% in Ontario. On 0 of 8 measures the area beats the provincial middle; on 5 it trails.
Every school’s results (5)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Amabel-Sauble Community SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 77% · G3 writing 71% · G3 math 71% · G6 reading 95% · G6 writing 90% · G6 math 57% | Second fifth |
| Hepworth Central Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 80% · G3 writing 68% · G3 math 65% · G6 reading 92% · G6 writing 90% · G6 math 69% | Second fifth |
| Peninsula Shores District SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 61% · G3 writing 52% · G3 math 57% · G6 reading 89% · G6 writing 71% · G6 math 43% | Fourth fifth |
| G C Huston Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 59% · G3 writing 59% · G3 math 54% · G6 reading 74% · G6 writing 59% · G6 math 35% | Bottom fifth |
| Peninsula Shores District SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 36% · OSSLT 79% | 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 5 schools in and around Wiarton are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Wiarton
English, French and other languages of instruction, beside the mix in Ontario.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Ontario.
All teach in the province’s majority language; none in French.
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 Wiarton
The neighbourhood school
Children go to the board’s designated school for their address, unless another school agrees to take them.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 5 schools in and around Wiarton
High schools within reach of Wiarton
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
One secondary school is within 15 km: Peninsula Shores District School, 11 km away.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peninsula Shores District SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Bluewater DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 140 | 11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinity-Bellwoods | 15,691 | 100 | 29,785 | 10 | 0.8 km |
| … | |||||
| Elizabethtown-Kitley | 9,886 | 18 | 4,385 | 3 | 9.1 km |
| Devonshire | 9,852 | 25 | 14,740 | 2 | 3.7 km |
| Mineola | 9,849 | 45 | 19,345 | 1 | 0.3 km |
| Rosenberg | 9,831 | 35 | 18,790 | 1 | 2 km |
| Wiarton | 9,799 | 5 | 1,325 | 0 | 11 km |
| Guildwood | 9,797 | 48 | 17,910 | 4 | 0.4 km |
| Thamesford | 9,755 | 11 | 5,015 | 0 | 12 km |
| Laurentian Valley | 9,714 | 16 | 5,115 | 5 | 3.4 km |
| Lakelands Village | 9,636 | 48 | 23,865 | 2 | 1.2 km |
| … | |||||
| River Bend | 5,930 | 13 | 7,405 | 1 | 2.2 km |
353 of the 387 others have more schools in reach. Of the 388, 274 offer 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 Wiarton
Each town’s schools in or within 3 km of its outline; distances as the crow flies.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wiarton | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 km |
| Georgian Bluffs 16 km | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6.4 km |
The neighbour with most schools is Georgian Bluffs (13).
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The kinds of school. Grades shown are the published range, from junior kindergarten (JK) upward.
- Which schools count. Inside Wiarton’s boundary, or no more than 3 km outside it: that is which schools are counted.
- Boards and systems. Every public school has a board: English or French, and in this province public or Catholic too. Independent schools have none.
- The year. The provincial list for 2024-25.
- Bands, not ranks. A band is the fifth of Ontario’s schools a result falls in, averaged over the school’s measures; small groups go unreported, so places would overstate it.
- What isn’t here. Inspection reports with ratings don’t exist here, and the lists give enrolment for one year at most.
Questions about schools in Wiarton
How do I get a place at a school in Wiarton?
Contact the board: it names the school for your address and takes the registration.
How many schools are there in Wiarton?
4 in the town, 1 just beyond it, within 3 km.
Is there a French-language school in Wiarton?
Not in or within 3 km of Wiarton; the French-language board can name the nearest.
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).