Sacred Heart Separate School
225 Cornyn St · Wingham · N0G2W0 · Huron Perth CDSB
One of Wingham’s 3 elementary schools, counting 3 km beyond the edge: Sacred Heart Separate School. Every school in and around Wingham →
What stands out about Sacred Heart Separate School
- With 190 students it is smaller than three in four elementary schools in Ontario (middle: 335).
- On the measures with a value, it lands in the middle fifth in Ontario.
- On Grade 6 math it reaches 36%, below the 51% in Ontario.
- Over three years, 6 of its measures rose by 5 points or more.
- Catholic and English-language, under Huron Perth CDSB.
- The only English Catholic elementary school in or within 3 km of Wingham.
How Sacred Heart Separate 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.
On average across 6 reported measures of 6, Sacred Heart Separate School is in the middle fifth in Ontario.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Ontario | Band | 3-year change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 reading | 71% | 76% | Fourth fifth | +19 |
| Grade 3 writing | 76% | 65% | Second fifth | +33 |
| Grade 3 math | 65% | 65% | Middle fifth | +26 |
| Grade 6 reading | 93% | 88% | Second fifth | +38 |
| Grade 6 writing | 79% | 86% | Fourth fifth | +24 |
| Grade 6 math | 36% | 51% | Fourth fifth | +6 |
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.
Where Sacred Heart Separate School sits among the province’s schools
Its standing, the middle fifth in Ontario, comes from the province’s published results set beside every other school’s; Sacred Heart Separate School itself carries no letter, since letters are kept for towns.
The letter belongs to Wingham: its School Grade weighs Sacred Heart Separate School with every other school around it.
Getting a place at Sacred Heart Separate School
Families enrol through the board, which assigns the school serving their street; transfers depend on space.
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 schools of its level closest to it, straight-line distance.
Of the 6 elementary schools nearest Sacred Heart Separate School, 3 are larger.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacred Heart Separate School | English Catholic | English | 190 | Middle fifth | |
| F. E. Madill Elementary | English public | English | 140 | – | 0.3 km |
| Maitland River Elementary Public School | English public | English | 410 | Middle fifth | 0.5 km |
| Hillcrest Central School | English public | English | 150 | Fourth fifth | 13 km |
| Lucknow Central Public School | English public | English | 180 | Middle fifth | 18 km |
| Howick Central Public School | English public | English | 340 | Second fifth | 20 km |
| Brookside Public School | English public | English | 335 | Bottom fifth | 21 km |
Elementary schools near Sacred Heart Separate School
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Sacred Heart Separate School
Who runs Sacred Heart Separate School?
Huron Perth CDSB runs Sacred Heart Separate School (English Catholic).
What language does Sacred Heart Separate School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at Sacred Heart Separate School?
Start with the board for the system you want; your address sets the school.
Which schools of the same kind are near Sacred Heart Separate School?
The closest schools are F. E. Madill Elementary (0.3 km), Maitland River Elementary Public School (0.5 km) and Hillcrest Central School (13 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).