List of Waterloo Region, Ontario schools explained

This list of schools in Waterloo Region shows the colleges and universities, secondary schools, and elementary schools based in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.

Currently, four school boards operate in Waterloo Region. Public schools with instruction in English are operated by the Waterloo Region District School Board and public schools with instruction in French are operated by the Conseil scolaire de district du Centre-Sud-Ouest. Catholic schools with instruction in English are operated by the Waterloo Catholic District School Board and those with instruction in French are operated by the Conseil scolaire de district catholique Centre-Sud.

There are plans to construct a new French public secondary school in the region that will be part of the Conseil scolaire Viamonde; currently, there are no French public secondary schools in the region and public school students must travel to Hamilton in order to receive their education in French at the secondary school level.^[1]

Universities and colleges

• Conestoga College
• Emmanuel Bible College
• Heritage College & Seminary^[2]
• University of Waterloo
• Wilfrid Laurier University

Secondary schools

Baden

Public

• Waterloo-Oxford District Secondary School

Breslau

Private

• Woodland Christian High School
• St. John's-Kilmarnock School^[3]

Cambridge

Public

• Galt Collegiate Institute and Vocational School
• Glenview Park Secondary School
• Jacob Hespeler Secondary School
• Preston High School
• Southwood Secondary School

Catholic

• Monsignor Doyle Catholic Secondary School
• St. Benedict Catholic Secondary School
• St. Louis Adult & Continuing Education

French Catholic

• École secondaire Père-René-de-Galinée

Private

• Laurel Academy of Canada
• Ontario Muslim Academy/KIA Islamic Academy
• Waterloo Independent Secondary School
• Temple Baptist Christian Academy
• Islamic School of Cambridge

Elmira

Public

• Elmira District Secondary School

Kitchener

Public

• Cameron Heights Collegiate Institute
• Eastwood Collegiate Institute
• Forest Heights Collegiate Institute
• Grand River Collegiate Institute
• Huron Heights Secondary School
• Kitchener-Waterloo Collegiate and Vocational School (KCI)

Catholic

• Resurrection Catholic Secondary School
• St. Mary's High School
• St. Louis Adult & Continuing Education

Private

• Rockway Mennonite Collegiate
• Sunshine Montessori School - Toddler to Grade 8
• Scholars' Hall - JK to Grade 12^[4]
• Carmel New Church Secondary School Grades 9-10^[5]
• St. Jude's Special Education School - Grades 3 to 11^[6]
• Christ Lutheran School
• Blyth Academy Waterloo - Grades 8 to 12^[7]
• AIM Learning Community - Grades K to 6^[8]

Waterloo

Public

• Bluevale Collegiate Institute
• Laurel Heights Secondary School
• Waterloo Collegiate Institute (WCI)

Catholic

• St. David Catholic Secondary School

Private

• St. Jude's School for Bright, Learning Disabled Students - Grades 3 to 11^[9]

Elementary schools

Public elementary schools can be junior (K–6 or K–5, marked *), senior (6–8 or 7–8, marked †), or comprehensive (K–8, marked ‡). All Catholic elementary schools are comprehensive.

Ayr

Public

• Ayr Public School*
• Cedar Creek Public School‡

Catholic

• St. Brigid Catholic Elementary School

Baden

Public

• Baden Public School‡
• Sir Adam Beck Public School

Breslau

Public

• Breslau Public School‡

Cambridge

Public

• Avenue Road Public School
• Blair Road Public School
• Centennial Public School
• Central Public School
• Chalmers Street Public School
• Clemens Mill Public School
• Coronation Public School
• Elgin Street Public School
• Grand View Public School
• Hespeler Public School
• Highland Public School
• Hillcrest Public School
• Manchester Public School
• Moffat Creek Public School
• Parkway Public School
• Preston Public School
• Ryerson Public School
• Saginaw Public School
• Silverheights Public School
• St. Andrew's Senior Public School
• Stewart Avenue Public School
• Tait Street Public School
• William G. Davis Public School
• Woodland Park Public School

Catholic

• Christ The King Catholic Elementary School
• Holy Spirit Catholic Elementary School
• Our Lady of Grace Catholic Elementary School
• Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Elementary School
• Saint John Paul II School
• St. Anne Catholic Elementary School
• St. Augustine Catholic School
• St. Elizabeth Catholic School
• St. Francis Catholic Elementary School
• St. Gregory Catholic Elementary School
• St. Joseph Catholic Elementary School
• St. Margaret of Scotland Catholic Elementary School
• St. Michael Catholic Elementary School
• St. Peter Catholic Elementary School
• St. Teresa of Calcutta Catholic Elementary School
• St. Vincent De Paul Catholic Elementary School

Catholic French

• École élémentaire catholique St. Noël Chabanel

Private

• Cambridge Christian School
• Islamic School Of Cambridge
• Temple Baptist Christian Academy
• Ontario Muslim Academy

Conestogo

Public

• Conestogo Public School‡

Private

• Foundation Christian School‡^[10]

Elmira

Public

• John Mahood Public School*
• Park Manor Senior Public School†
• Riverside Public School*

Catholic

• St. Teresa of Avila Catholic Elementary School

Floradale

Public

• Floradale Public School‡

Hawkesville

Private

• Countryside Christian School (Conservative Mennonite)

Kitchener

Public

• A.R. Kaufman Public School‡
• Alpine† Public School
• Bridgeport Public School*
• Brigadoon Public School*
• Chicopee Hills Public School (projected to open 2017)
• Country Hills Public School*
• Courtland Senior Public School†
• Crestview Public School*
• Doon Public School†
• Driftwood Park Public School*
• Forest Hill Public School*
• Franklin Public School*
• Glencairn Public School*
• Groh Public School (projected to open 2017)
• Howard Robertson Public School*
• J.F. Carmichael Public School*
• JW Gerth Public School
• Jean Steckle Public School
• Janet Metcalfe Public School*
• John Darling Public School*
• King Edward Public School*
• Lackner Woods Public School*
• Laurentian Senior Public School†
• Mackenzie King Public School*
• Margaret Avenue Senior Public School†
• Meadowlane Public School*
• Oak Creek Public School (opened 2022)
• Pioneer Park Public School*
• Prueter Public School*
• Queen Elizabeth Public School*
• Queensmount Senior Public School†
• Rockway Public School*
• Sandhills Public School*
• Sheppard Public School*
• Smithson Public School*
• Southridge Public School*
• Stanley Park Senior Public School†
• Suddaby Public School (opened 1857)*
• Sunnyside Senior Public School†
• Trillium Public School*
• W.T. Townshend Public School‡
• Westheights Public School†
• Westmount Public School*
• Williamsburg Public School*
• Wilson Avenue Public School*

Catholic

• Blessed Sacrament Catholic Elementary School
• Canadian Martyrs Catholic Elementary School
• John Sweeney Catholic School
• Monsignor R.M. Haller Catholic Elementary School
• Our Lady of Grace Catholic Elementary School
• St. Aloysius Catholic Elementary School
• St. Anne Catholic Elementary School
• St. Bernadette Catholic School
• St. Daniel Catholic Elementary School
• St. Dominic Savio Catholic School
• St. Kateri Tekwitha Catholic Elementary School
• St. John's
• St. Mark Catholic Elementary School
• St. Paul's
• St. Teresa Catholic Elementary School
• St. Timothy Catholic Elementary School

Private:

• Fellowship Christian School using the Classical teaching model – Grades JK to 8^[11]
• Laurentian Hills Christian School http://lhcs.net/
• Carmel New Church Elementary School JK–8 (established 1892)^[12]
• Scholars' Hall – JK to Grade 12^[13]
• St. Jude's School for Bright Learning Disabled Students – Grades 3 to 11^[14]

Linwood

Public

• Linwood Public School

Maryhill

Catholic

• St. Boniface School

New Dundee

Public

• New Dundee Public School*

New Hamburg

Public

• Forest Glen Public School‡
• Grandview Public School*

Catholic

• Holy Family Catholic Elementary School

St. Agatha

Catholic

• St. Agatha Catholic Elementary School

St. Clement

Catholic

• St Clement Catholic Elementary School

St. Jacobs

Public

• St. Jacobs Public School‡

Wallenstein

Private

• Pathfinder Christian School (Conservative Mennonite)

Waterloo

Public

• Abraham Erb Public School*
• Cedarbrae Public School (opened 1970)*
• Centennial Public School (opened 1967)*
• Edna Staebler Public School‡
• Elizabeth Ziegler Public School (opened 1931)*
• Empire Public School (opened 1954)*
• Keatsway Public School (opened 1977)*
• Laurelwood Public School‡
• Lester B. Pearson Public School‡
• Lexington Public School*
• Lincoln Heights Public School (opened 1964)‡
• MacGregor Public School (opened 1952)
• Mary Johnston Public School (opened 1987)*
• Millen Woods Public School
• N.A. MacEachern Public School (opened 1974)*
• Northlake Woods Public School
• Sandowne Public School (opened 1975)*
• Vista Hills Public School
• Westvale Public School (opened 1991)*
• Winston Churchill Public School*

Catholic

• Holy Rosary Catholic Elementary School
• Our Lady of Lourdes School (opened 1948)
• St. Agnes Catholic Elementary School (opened 1956)*
• St. Luke Elementary School (opened 2001)
• St. Matthew Catholic Elementary School (opened 1995)
• St. Nicholas Catholic School (opened 2001)
• Sir Edgar Bauer Elementary School (opened 1970)*

*previously called Separate School

Public French

• École élémentaire L'Harmonie

Catholic French

• École élémentaire catholique Mère-Élisabeth-Bruyère

Private

• Kitchener-Waterloo Bilingual School (opened 1965)
• The K-W Montessori School Inc.
• Maison Montessori Bilingual School
• Scholars' Hall – JK to Grade 12^[15]
• St. Jude's School for Bright, Learning Disabled Students – Grades 3 to 11^[16]

Wellesley

Public

• Wellesley Public School‡

Private

• Cedar Grove Christian Day School (Conservative Mennonite)
• Cornerstone Christian School (Conservative Mennonite)

Schools no longer in operation

• North Wilmot Public School, Baden
• Alison Park Public School, Cambridge
• Dickson Public School, Cambridge
• Lincoln Avenue Senior Public School, Cambridge
• Little's Corners Public School, Cambridge
• Open Door Secondary School for Adults, Cambridge
• St. Ambrose Catholic Elementary School, Cambridge
• St. Clement Catholic Elementary School, Cambridge
• St. Francis Catholic Elementary School, Cambridge
• St. Mary Catholic Elementary School, Cambridge
• St. Patrick Catholic Elementary School, Cambridge
• Victoria Public School, Cambridge
• Heidelberg Public School, Heidelberg
• Christ Lutheran School, Kitchener
• Monsignor William Gleason Catholic School, Kitchener
• Notre Dame Catholic School, Kitchener
• Sacred Heart School, Kitchener
• St. Boniface School, Kitchener
• St. Francis School, Kitchener
• St. Joseph School, Kitchener
• St. Leo School, Kitchener
• St. Mary Elementary, Kitchener
• St. Patrick School, Kitchener
• Victoria Public School, Kitchener
• Wilmot Senior Public School, New Hamburg
• Cecil Cornwall School, North Dumfries
• Dickie Settlement School, North Dumfries
• Three Bridges School‡, St. Jacobs (technically public, but de facto Conservative Mennonite school)^[17]
• Alexandra Public School, Waterloo (opened 1909)
• Brighton Public School, Waterloo (opened 1960)
• Central Public School, Waterloo (opened 1855, demolished 1952)
• Erbsville Public School, Erbsville
• Harold Wagner Public School, Waterloo (opened 1957)
• Northdale Public School, Waterloo (opened 1959)
• St. Louis Separate School, Waterloo (opened 1905)
• St. Michael's School, Waterloo (opened 1959)
• St. Thomas Aquinas, Waterloo (opened 1968)
• Winterbourne Public School, Winterbourne
• Bloomingdale Public School, Bloomingdale

Mary

• Laurel Vocational School (opened 1968 and renamed as University Heights Secondary School c. 1989) and sold to Conestoga College to become North Campus^[18]

See also

• List of school districts in Ontario
• List of high schools in Ontario

Notes and References

1. News: French community welcomes new French high school in Waterloo. CBC News. 2016-12-15.
2. Web site: Heritage College and Seminary – Pursuing God with passion and excellence.
3. Web site: A World Of Learning SJK School.
4. Web site: Scholars' Hall - Waterloo Region’s Singular University Preparatory School.
5. Web site: Home - Carmel New Church School.
6. Web site: St. Jude's School - Kitchener, Ontario.
7. Web site: Blyth Academy Waterloo | A Private School in Waterloo, Ontario.
8. Web site: aimlearning. dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170228170101/http://www.aimlearningcommunity.com/ . 2017-02-28 .
9. Web site: St. Jude's School - Kitchener, Ontario.
10. Web site: Welcome to Foundation Christian School!. dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090228025602/http://www.onarock.ca/ . 2009-02-28 .
11. Web site: Verideia Classical Christian Academy Classical Education in Canada.
12. Web site: Home - Carmel New Church School.
13. Web site: Scholars' Hall - Waterloo Region’s Singular University Preparatory School.
14. Web site: St. Jude's School - Kitchener, Ontario.
15. Web site: Scholars' Hall - Waterloo Region’s Singular University Preparatory School.
16. Web site: St. Jude's School - Kitchener, Ontario.
17. Web site: D'Amato: Closing of Three Bridges school ends unique deal with Mennonites. Record. The. www.therecord.com. 26 November 2013. 2016-12-15.
18. Web site: Laurel Vocational School, Waterloo Ontario: Waterloo Public Library Digital Collections.