Photo: Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0Sandwich’s schools belong to 4 boards that cover the same streets
Greater Essex County DSB leads with 16 schools, alongside Windsor-Essex CDSB, Conseil scolaire catholique Providence and CS Viamonde. 7 of the 34 teach in French, against 10% of schools in Ontario. The 3 km around Sandwich counts 26 elementary schools, 6 secondary schools and 2 alternative or adult schools, 17,015 students between them.
What stands out about Sandwich’s schools
Results on both sides
The results split: 14 of 30 schools in the upper two fifths in Ontario, 10 in the lower, with Bellewood Public School, Sandwich Secondary School and École secondaire de Lamothe-Cadillac on top. Results ↓
One big school
Vincent Massey Secondary School is the largest school here, with 1,750 students. Every school ↓
The strongest results
Top of the area: Bellewood Public School (elementary), its results in the top fifth in Ontario. Results ↓
Every figure here sets the area’s schools beside the rest of its province.
4 boards, school by school
The boards and their schools here.
The four systems cover the same streets, so the nearest school may not be the one a family’s system offers: English or French, public or Catholic, each has its own board.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greater Essex County DSBVincent Massey, Sandwich, Northwood, Westview Freedom Academy, West Gate, Bellewood, LaSalle, Sandwich West … | English public | 16 | 10,125 |
| Windsor-Essex CDSBHoly Names Catholic, Assumption College, Holy Cross Catholic, St Gabriel, Notre Dame, St James, Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Sacred Heart Catholic … | English Catholic | 11 | 5,880 |
| Conseil scolaire catholique ProvidenceMonseigneur Jean Noël, Saint-Edmond, E.J. Lajeunesse, Ste-Trinité | French Catholic | 4 | 675 |
| CS Viamondede Lamothe-Cadillac, Louise-Charron, de Lamothe-Cadillac | French public | 3 | 335 |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
Schooling in English and French around Sandwich
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.
The French-language schools are École élémentaire Louise-Charron, École élémentaire catholique Monseigneur Jean Noël, École élémentaire catholique Saint-Edmond and École secondaire de Lamothe-Cadillac, run by CS Viamonde and Conseil scolaire catholique Providence.
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 Sandwich’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 | 23 | 79% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 23 | 68% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 23 | 69% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 23 | 88% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 23 | 89% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 23 | 51% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 6 | 66% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 7 | 89% | 85% |
On Grade 9 math the area runs ahead, 66% against 55% in Ontario. Of 8 measures, 6 sit above the province’s middle and 0 below. At 10 schools more of the measures rose than fell over three years; at 15, more fell.
Every school’s results (30)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Bellewood Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 98% · G3 writing 84% · G3 math 82% · G6 reading 100% · G6 writing 98% · G6 math 79% | Top fifth |
| Sandwich Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 70% · OSSLT 94% | Top fifth |
| École secondaire de Lamothe-CadillacSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 69% · OSSLT 100% | Top fifth |
| Holy Cross Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 95% · G3 writing 96% · G3 math 91% · G6 reading 95% · G6 writing 92% · G6 math 71% | Top fifth |
| Holy Names Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 60% · OSSLT 97% | Second fifth |
| Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 85% · G3 writing 80% · G3 math 78% · G6 reading 94% · G6 writing 97% · G6 math 72% | Second fifth |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 88% · G3 writing 75% · G3 math 69% · G6 reading 95% · G6 writing 97% · G6 math 62% | Second fifth |
| Sandwich West Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 90% · G3 writing 77% · G3 math 77% · G6 reading 98% · G6 writing 90% · G6 math 78% | Second fifth |
| Vincent Massey Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 69% · OSSLT 89% | Second fifth |
| Southwood Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 93% · G3 writing 77% · G3 math 83% · G6 reading 89% · G6 writing 92% · G6 math 74% | Second fifth |
| St Gabriel Catholic SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 95% · G3 writing 88% · G3 math 82% · G6 reading 83% · G6 writing 96% · G6 math 60% | Second fifth |
| Assumption College SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 63% · OSSLT 89% | Second fifth |
| Notre Dame Catholic SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 79% · G3 writing 67% · G3 math 72% · G6 reading 92% · G6 writing 94% · G6 math 66% | Second fifth |
| Northwood Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 78% · G3 writing 75% · G3 math 62% · G6 reading 93% · G6 writing 91% · G6 math 59% | Second fifth |
| Central Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 85% · G3 writing 68% · G3 math 74% · G6 reading 88% · G6 writing 94% · G6 math 44% | Middle fifth |
| Glenwood Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 90% · G3 writing 84% · G3 math 81% · G6 reading 77% · G6 writing 81% · G6 math 51% | Middle fifth |
| LaSalle Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 78% · G3 writing 73% · G3 math 70% · G6 reading 90% · G6 writing 92% · G6 math 44% | Middle fifth |
| Christ the King Separate SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 72% · G3 writing 61% · G3 math 58% · G6 reading 94% · G6 writing 89% · G6 math 56% | Middle fifth |
| École élémentaire catholique Monseigneur Jean NoëlElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 81% · G3 writing 75% · G3 math 80% · G6 reading 78% · G6 writing 65% · G6 math 37% | Middle fifth |
| St James Catholic SchoolElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 72% · G3 writing 67% · G3 math 63% · G6 reading 88% · G6 writing 86% · G6 math 41% | Middle fifth |
| École élémentaire catholique Saint-EdmondElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 69% · G3 writing 59% · G3 math 66% · G6 reading 83% · G6 writing 70% · G6 math 45% | Fourth fifth |
| General Brock Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 61% · G3 writing 59% · G3 math 54% · G6 reading 83% · G6 writing 75% · G6 math 45% | Fourth fifth |
| Immaculate Conception Catholic SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 81% · G3 writing 62% · G3 math 50% · G6 reading 61% · G6 writing 72% · G6 math 17% | Fourth fifth |
| École élémentaire Louise-CharronElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 48% · G3 writing 39% · G3 math 60% · G6 reading 79% · G6 writing 62% · G6 math 61% | Fourth fifth |
| Queen Victoria Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 56% · G3 writing 59% · G3 math 52% · G6 reading 69% · G6 writing 52% · G6 math 42% | Bottom fifth |
| West Gate Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 52% · G3 writing 47% · G3 math 44% · G6 reading 71% · G6 writing 76% · G6 math 37% | Bottom fifth |
| Dougall Avenue Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 48% · G3 writing 43% · G3 math 35% · G6 reading 73% · G6 writing 77% · G6 math 22% | Bottom fifth |
| Marlborough Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 32% · G3 writing 18% · G3 math 25% · G6 reading 55% · G6 writing 68% · G6 math 24% | Bottom fifth |
| Westview Freedom Academy Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 35% · OSSLT 27% | Bottom fifth |
| École secondaire catholique Ste-TrinitéAlternative or adult · Grades 9–12 | OSSLT 45% | 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 34 schools in and around Sandwich are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
Points from the provincial lists.
Who runs Sandwich’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
By system, they split: English public 16, English Catholic 11 and French-language 7.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Sandwich
French-language schools
French-language schools are for children of section 23 rights-holders first; the board may admit others case by case.
Catholic schools
The Catholic boards are as public as the others: free, with elementary schools that generally require a Catholic parent and high schools open to everyone.
The neighbourhood school
Families enrol through the board, which assigns the school serving their street; transfers depend on space.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 34 schools in and around Sandwich
Show all 26 elementary schools
High schools within reach of Sandwich
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
Counting out to 15 km, there are 17: 8 English public, 7 English Catholic, 1 French public and 1 French Catholic. For the shortest journey, Assumption College School: 0.7 km.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assumption College SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Windsor-Essex CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 905 | 0.7 km |
| Westview Freedom Academy Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Greater Essex County DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 710 | 1 km |
| École secondaire de Lamothe-CadillacSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CS Viamonde | French public | Top fifth | 135 | 1.7 km |
| Holy Names Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Windsor-Essex CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 1,165 | 3.2 km |
| Hon W C Kennedy Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Greater Essex County DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 900 | 3.8 km |
| Catholic CentralSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Windsor-Essex CDSB | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 845 | 4.2 km |
| Vincent Massey Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Greater Essex County DSB | English public | Second fifth | 1,750 | 4.8 km |
| Walkerville Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Greater Essex County DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 705 | 5.8 km |
| Sandwich Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Greater Essex County DSB | English public | Top fifth | 1,020 | 7.4 km |
| W. F. Herman Academy Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Greater Essex County DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 710 | 7.9 km |
All 17 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F J Brennan Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Windsor-Essex CDSB | English Catholic | Fourth fifth | 625 | 8.5 km |
| École secondaire catholique E.J.LajeunesseSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Conseil scolaire catholique Providence | French Catholic | Second fifth | 460 | 10 km |
| Riverside Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Greater Essex County DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 1,020 | 12 km |
| St Thomas of Villanova Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Windsor-Essex CDSB | English Catholic | Top fifth | 1,290 | 12 km |
| St Joseph's High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Windsor-Essex CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 1,325 | 13 km |
| Tecumseh Vista Academy- SecondarySecondary · Grades 9–12 | Greater Essex County DSB | English public | Top fifth | 740 | 14 km |
| St Anne Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Windsor-Essex CDSB | English Catholic | Second fifth | 1,335 | 15 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Alternative, adult and other schools around Sandwich
Outside the usual elementary and high schools: alternative programs at Windsor Public Alternative Secondary School and École secondaire catholique Ste-Trinité. Their cards ↑
The kinds as the provincial lists give them (alternative, adult and continuing education, online, provincial schools).
Towns its size in Ontario
Similar-sized towns and their schools within 3 km, by population.
| Town | Population | Schools | Students | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flemingdon Park | 22,553 | 66 | 34,335 | 2 | 1 km |
| … | |||||
| Junction Area | 14,205 | 98 | 36,500 | 6 | 0.7 km |
| Tiny | 14,195 | 13 | 3,585 | 5 | 7.9 km |
| Greenwood-Coxwell | 14,146 | 80 | 35,000 | 5 | 0.7 km |
| Convent Glen - Orleans Woods | 14,118 | 30 | 12,240 | 12 | 0.3 km |
| Sandwich | 14,110 | 34 | 17,015 | 7 | 0.7 km |
| Findlay Creek | 14,089 | 7 | 4,735 | 0 | 6 km |
| Riverview | 14,030 | 68 | 29,345 | 21 | 0.9 km |
| Glen Cairn | 14,020 | 32 | 19,400 | 8 | 1 km |
| Rideaucrest - Davidson Heights | 13,998 | 35 | 20,775 | 8 | 2.2 km |
| … | |||||
| Wildfield | 8,511 | 9 | 3,915 | 0 | 4.5 km |
More schools than here: 235 of the 382 others. Teaching in French: 297 of the 383 have it.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Sandwich
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandwich | 34 | 7 | 15 | 0.7 km |
| River West 2.1 km | 30 | 6 | 13 | 0.8 km |
| South Cameron 2.3 km | 41 | 7 | 17 | 0.8 km |
| South Central 3.4 km | 38 | 6 | 17 | 0.8 km |
| City Centre 3.5 km | 27 | 5 | 9 | 0.3 km |
| South Windsor 4.9 km | 33 | 6 | 15 | 0.7 km |
| Walkerville 4.9 km | 38 | 7 | 15 | 0.9 km |
South Cameron has the most schools nearby, 41.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. Inside Sandwich’s boundary, or no more than 3 km outside it: that is which schools are counted.
- The kinds of school. Schools are grouped by what they teach: elementary, secondary, every grade, and the alternative, adult and online programs.
- 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. Missing: inspection ratings (no province gives them), enrolment trends and Ontario’s private schools.
- The year. The province’s 2024-25 list.
- Boards and systems. Every public school has a board: English or French, and in this province public or Catholic too. Independent schools have none.
Questions about schools in Sandwich
How many schools are there in Sandwich?
3 in the town, 31 just beyond it, within 3 km.
Is there a French-language school in Sandwich?
Yes, schooling in French is at École élémentaire Louise-Charron, École élémentaire catholique Monseigneur Jean Noël, École élémentaire catholique Saint-Edmond and École secondaire de Lamothe-Cadillac.
How do I get a place at a school in Sandwich?
Ask the board which school serves your street, then register through it.
Which boards run the schools in Sandwich?
Greater Essex County DSB (16), Windsor-Essex CDSB (11), Conseil scolaire catholique Providence (4) and CS Viamonde (3), with each one’s schools in brackets.
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).