District School Board of Niagara DSBN
St. Catharines, Ontario · Public · English
Students
40,880
2022-2023 enrolment
Schools
96
79 elementary · 17 secondary
First day
Tuesday, September 8, 2026
2026-2027
Last day
Wednesday, June 30, 2027
2026-2027
DSBN Calendar 2026-2027
All 2 DSBN calendars on one page: Elementary, Secondary.
Original calendar documents
Published by DSBN. Select a page to view it at full size.
EQAO performance
Students at or above the provincial standard (2022-2023, EQAO). Green means at or above the Ontario average.
Grade 3
Reading
+5.7 vs ON
Writing
+8.3 vs ON
Math
-5.3 vs ON
Grade 6
Reading
-3.1 vs ON
Writing
+6.6 vs ON
Math
-5.3 vs ON
Secondary
G9 Math
-9.5 vs ON
OSSLT
-9.5 vs ON
How DSBN ranks in Ontario
Ranked against the 76 Ontario school boards with published EQAO results, by the mean of the assessments each board sat (2022-2023).
Overall rank
#7 of 76
Percentile
92
higher is stronger
Mean at or above standard
73.4%
DSBN places highest on Grade 3 Math (#3 of 75) and lowest on Grade 9 Math (#30 of 71).
| Assessment | At or above standard | Rank in Ontario | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 Math | 69.7% | #3 of 75 | 97 |
| Grade 6 Math | 57.7% | #4 of 75 | 96 |
| Grade 3 Writing | 75.3% | #5 of 75 | 95 |
| Grade 3 Reading | 80.7% | #7 of 75 | 92 |
| Grade 6 Reading | 85.9% | #11 of 75 | 86 |
| Grade 6 Writing | 85.6% | #16 of 75 | 80 |
| OSSLT Literacy | 83.5% | #21 of 71 | 71 |
| Grade 9 Math | 48.5% | #30 of 71 | 59 |
Schools
96 total- Elementary schools
- 79
- Secondary schools
- 17
- Students enrolled
- 40,880
Individual school profiles for DSBN are not on HeySchool yet. The board's own directory lists them all, and the EQAO figures above already cover every one of its 96 schools.
DSBN school directory ↗