Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board HWCDSB
Hamilton, Ontario · Catholic · English
Students
30,190
2022-2023 enrolment
Schools
57
49 elementary · 8 secondary
First day
Tuesday, September 8, 2026
2026-2027
Last day
Wednesday, June 30, 2027
2026-2027
HWCDSB Calendar 2026-2027
All 2 HWCDSB calendars on one page: Elementary, Secondary.
Original calendar documents
Published by HWCDSB. 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
+2.5 vs ON
Writing
+5.2 vs ON
Math
-11.2 vs ON
Grade 6
Reading
-4.3 vs ON
Writing
+6.8 vs ON
Math
-14.3 vs ON
Secondary
G9 Math
-6.7 vs ON
OSSLT
-16.7 vs ON
How HWCDSB 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
#16 of 76
Percentile
80
higher is stronger
Mean at or above standard
70%
HWCDSB places highest on Grade 3 Writing (#9 of 75) and lowest on OSSLT Literacy (#44 of 71).
| Assessment | At or above standard | Rank in Ontario | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 Writing | 72.2% | #9 of 75 | 89 |
| Grade 3 Reading | 77.5% | #12 of 75 | 85 |
| Grade 3 Math | 63.8% | #14 of 75 | 82 |
| Grade 6 Writing | 85.8% | #15 of 75 | 81 |
| Grade 6 Reading | 84.7% | #16 of 75 | 80 |
| Grade 6 Math | 48.7% | #16 of 75 | 80 |
| Grade 9 Math | 51.3% | #21 of 71 | 71 |
| OSSLT Literacy | 76.3% | #44 of 71 | 39 |
Schools
57 total- Elementary schools
- 49
- Secondary schools
- 8
- Students enrolled
- 30,190
Individual school profiles for HWCDSB are not on HeySchool yet. The board's own directory lists them all, and the EQAO figures above already cover every one of its 57 schools.
HWCDSB school directory ↗