Photo: Balcer · Public domainThe schools around Woodstock answer to 4 boards
Thames Valley DSB leads with 13 schools, alongside London District Catholic School Board, Conseil scolaire catholique Providence and Waterloo CDSB. 10 of 18 schools with results score below the middle in Ontario. Taken together, Woodstock and its 3 km edge hold 15 elementary schools, 5 secondary schools and 1 alternative or adult school for 8,555 students.
What stands out about Woodstock’s schools
Results on the rise
At 13 tested schools out of 18, the three-year changes lean upward; École secondaire catholique Notre-Dame, Roch Carrier French Immersion Public School and Holy Family School gained most often. Results ↓
Every figure here sets the area’s schools beside the rest of its province.
4 boards, school by school
Every board or service centre with a school in the area, and its schools.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thames Valley DSBHuron Park, College Avenue, Algonquin, Woodstock, Central, Springbank, Southside, Winchester Street … | English public | 13 | 6,170 |
| London District Catholic School BoardSt Mary's, St Michael's, St Patrick's, Holy Family | English Catholic | 4 | 1,900 |
| Conseil scolaire catholique ProvidenceSainte-Marguerite-Bourgeoys, Notre-Dame, Notre-Dame | French Catholic | 3 | 485 |
| Waterloo CDSBSt Don Bosco Catholic | English Catholic | 1 | – |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
How Woodstock’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 | 13 | 69% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 13 | 56% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 13 | 56% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 13 | 87% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 13 | 78% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 13 | 45% | 51% |
| Grade 9 math | 5 | 52% | 55% |
| Literacy test (OSSLT), first try | 5 | 82% | 85% |
The widest gap is on Grade 3 writing, where the area’s schools reach 56% against 65% in Ontario. Above the middle on 0, below on 7: that is the 8 measures.
Every school’s results (18)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| École secondaire catholique Notre-DameSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 85% · OSSLT 90% | Second fifth |
| Roch Carrier French Immersion Public SchoolElementary · Grades K–8 | G3 reading 73% · G3 writing 52% · G3 math 71% · G6 reading 97% · G6 writing 100% · G6 math 70% | Second fifth |
| Holy Family SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 83% · G3 writing 79% · G3 math 67% · G6 reading 86% · G6 writing 97% · G6 math 45% | Second fifth |
| Woodstock Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 54% · OSSLT 88% | Middle fifth |
| Southside Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 82% · G3 writing 59% · G3 math 71% · G6 reading 88% · G6 writing 88% · G6 math 54% | Middle fifth |
| Algonquin Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 69% · G3 writing 63% · G3 math 73% · G6 reading 87% · G6 writing 83% · G6 math 54% | Middle fifth |
| St Michael's SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 72% · G3 writing 58% · G3 math 56% · G6 reading 93% · G6 writing 86% · G6 math 51% | Middle fifth |
| St Patrick's SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 83% · G3 writing 71% · G3 math 60% · G6 reading 75% · G6 writing 78% · G6 math 44% | Middle fifth |
| Huron Park Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 52% · OSSLT 76% | Fourth fifth |
| École élémentaire catholique Sainte-Marguerite-BourgeoysElementary · Grades JK–6 | G3 reading 64% · G3 writing 67% · G3 math 69% · G6 reading 71% · G6 writing 61% · G6 math 47% | Fourth fifth |
| Northdale Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 58% · G3 writing 32% · G3 math 40% · G6 reading 91% · G6 writing 91% · G6 math 34% | Fourth fifth |
| Oliver Stephens Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 52% · G3 writing 41% · G3 math 39% · G6 reading 93% · G6 writing 73% · G6 math 57% | Fourth fifth |
| St Mary's High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 48% · OSSLT 82% | Fourth fifth |
| Eastdale Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 58% · G3 writing 46% · G3 math 50% · G6 reading 87% · G6 writing 73% · G6 math 33% | Fourth fifth |
| Winchester Street Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 75% · G3 writing 56% · G3 math 44% · G6 reading 71% · G6 writing 60% · G6 math 33% | Fourth fifth |
| Central Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 59% · G3 writing 54% · G3 math 43% · G6 reading 69% · G6 writing 77% · G6 math 25% | Bottom fifth |
| Springbank Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 40% · G3 writing 22% · G3 math 27% · G6 reading 80% · G6 writing 70% · G6 math 27% | Bottom fifth |
| College Avenue Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | G9 math 28% · OSSLT 66% | 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 21 schools in and around Woodstock are
Each pin is a school, coloured by the system that runs it, sized by its students where the province publishes them.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Woodstock
English, French and other languages of instruction, beside the mix in Ontario.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Ontario.
3 of them teach in French: École élémentaire catholique Sainte-Marguerite-Bourgeoys, École secondaire catholique Notre-Dame and École élémentaire catholique Notre-Dame; the public ones belong to 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.
Who runs Woodstock’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
Grouped by system: English public 13, English Catholic 5 and French-language 3.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Woodstock
French-language schools
Eligibility comes from the parents: French as a first language, or French schooling in Canada; otherwise, the board’s admissions committee decides.
Catholic schools
Families who aren’t Catholic can usually choose a Catholic high school, though rarely a Catholic elementary one.
The neighbourhood 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.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 21 schools in and around Woodstock
High schools within reach of Woodstock
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
Counting out to 15 km, there are 5: 3 English public, 1 French Catholic and 1 English Catholic. Nearest: Huron Park Secondary School, 0.6 km off.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huron Park Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Thames Valley DSB | English public | Fourth fifth | 965 | 0.6 km |
| Woodstock Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Thames Valley DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 590 | 1.2 km |
| College Avenue Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Thames Valley DSB | English public | Bottom fifth | 935 | 1.7 km |
| École secondaire catholique Notre-DameSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Conseil scolaire catholique Providence | French Catholic | Second fifth | 90 | 2.8 km |
| St Mary's High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | London District Catholic School Board | English Catholic | Fourth fifth | 605 | 2.8 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Alternative, adult and other schools around Woodstock
The area also has alternative programs at St Don Bosco Catholic Secondary School. Their cards ↑
The kinds as the provincial lists give them (alternative, adult and continuing education, online, provincial schools).
Towns its size in Ontario
Places of about the same size and their schools in or within 3 km, largest first.
| Town | Population | Schools | Students | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lindsay | 85,351 | 28 | 9,620 | 0 | 6.2 km |
| … | |||||
| Belleville | 62,914 | 26 | 9,425 | 0 | 0.7 km |
| North Bay | 62,062 | 29 | 9,310 | 8 | 1.1 km |
| Stouffville | 58,010 | 34 | 20,140 | 2 | 1.3 km |
| Caledonia | 56,059 | 22 | 7,570 | 0 | 1.2 km |
| Woodstock | 55,572 | 21 | 8,555 | 3 | 0.6 km |
| Roseborough | 54,539 | 81 | 40,865 | 7 | 0.6 km |
| Cornwall | 54,346 | 25 | 8,985 | 7 | 0.7 km |
| Keswick | 53,630 | 19 | 7,445 | 0 | 6 km |
| Bradford | 51,346 | 18 | 9,525 | 0 | 0.1 km |
| … | |||||
| West Humber-Clairville | 33,690 | 87 | 39,405 | 2 | 0.9 km |
32 of the 41 others have more schools in reach. 32 towns of the 42 have 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 Woodstock
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodstock | 21 | 3 | 8 | 0.6 km |
| Tavistock 12 km | 21 | 3 | 8 | 13 km |
| Ingersoll 16 km | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 km |
| South-West Oxford 16 km | 21 | 0 | 7 | 10 km |
| Thamesford 17 km | 11 | 0 | 1 | 12 km |
| Plattsville 18 km | 12 | 2 | 4 | 15 km |
None of its 5 neighbours has more schools in reach.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. Inside Woodstock’s boundary, or no more than 3 km outside it: that is which schools are counted.
- The kinds of school. The kind of school is what its province lists: elementary, secondary or both.
- What isn’t here. Inspection reports with ratings don’t exist here, and the lists give enrolment for one year at most.
- Bands, not ranks. Fifths are worked out among every Ontario school with a result on that measure, then averaged per school.
- The year. Schools as listed for 2024-25.
- Boards and systems. Boards come in one language each, and where the province funds Catholic schools, as public or Catholic; independent schools stand outside them.
Questions about schools in Woodstock
How many schools are there in Woodstock?
All 21 are inside the town itself.
Is there a French-language school in Woodstock?
Yes: École élémentaire catholique Sainte-Marguerite-Bourgeoys, École secondaire catholique Notre-Dame and École élémentaire catholique Notre-Dame, the French-language schools here.
How do I get a place at a school in Woodstock?
Start with the board for the system you want; your address sets the school.
Which boards run the schools in Woodstock?
Thames Valley DSB (13), London District Catholic School Board (4), Conseil scolaire catholique Providence (3) and Waterloo CDSB (1), 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).