DATED ACADEMIC COMPARISON
Top 10 catholic elementary schools in Durham Region
Use this list to start a school shortlist, then look at the grades, programs and official admissions information in each guide.
2025 report · 2023/2024 academic results
Scores reflect one historical academic measure. Equal scores share a position.
- 1position
Ajax
St. Francis de Sales Catholic School
Kindergarten–Grade 8 · English
Durham Catholic District School Board
Read the school guide8.9out of 102023/2024 results - 2position
Whitby
St. Paul Catholic School
Kindergarten–Grade 8 · English
Durham Catholic District School Board
Read the school guide8.8out of 102023/2024 results - 3position
Whitby
St. Bernard Catholic School
Kindergarten–Grade 8 · English
Durham Catholic District School Board
Read the school guide7.7out of 102023/2024 results - 3position
Clarington · Bowmanville
St. Joseph Catholic Elementary School
Kindergarten–Grade 8 · English; French Immersion program
Peterborough Victoria Northumberland and Clarington Catholic District School Board
Read the school guide7.7out of 102023/2024 results - 5position
Ajax
St. Josephine Bakhita Catholic School
Kindergarten–Grade 8 · English
Durham Catholic District School Board
Read the school guide7.5out of 102023/2024 results - 6position
Ajax
St. André Bessette Catholic School
Kindergarten–Grade 8 · English
Durham Catholic District School Board
Read the school guide7.3out of 102023/2024 results - 6position
Clarington · Newcastle
St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Elementary School
Kindergarten–Grade 8 · English
Peterborough Victoria Northumberland and Clarington Catholic District School Board
Read the school guide7.3out of 102023/2024 results - 6position
Whitby
St. Luke the Evangelist Catholic School
Kindergarten–Grade 8 · English
Durham Catholic District School Board
Read the school guide7.3out of 102023/2024 results - 6position
Whitby
St. Theresa Catholic School
Kindergarten–Grade 8 · English
Durham Catholic District School Board
Read the school guide7.3out of 102023/2024 results - 10position
Pickering
St. Isaac Jogues Catholic School
Kindergarten–Grade 8 · English
Durham Catholic District School Board
Read the school guide7.2out of 102023/2024 results
Equally scored schools at the cutoff
These schools have the same 7.2/10 score as the final displayed selection. They are outside the ten-profile display, not lower ranked.
What the comparison tells you
The 2025 Fraser Institute Ontario reports use 2023/2024 academic results. The elementary edition was released in January 2026 and the secondary edition in November 2025. These are historical indicators, not current-year test scores or a complete measure of school quality.
This category compares 45 rated catholic elementary records in Durham Region. English- and French-language schools are included. A school without a published score is not treated as lower performing. Regional and GTA positions are calculated from the published scores, rather than separate Fraser rankings.
Equal scores share a position. Ten profiles are displayed, with equal scores ordered alphabetically by the current common name, ignoring the French École prefix. Any schools tied at the cutoff but outside those ten are named below; their results are not lower.
Fraser Institute Report Card on Ontario’s Elementary Schools 2025Official sources and check dates
- Fraser Institute Report Card on Ontario’s Elementary Schools 2025 Source checked Oct 3, 2026
These guides use AI-assisted research and dated public source records. A source check is not a school visit or a personal assessment. For a correction, choose a team member to contact.