Keewatin-Patricia District School Board KPDSB
Kenora, Ontario · Public · English
EQAO performance
Students at or above the provincial standard (2022-2023, EQAO). Green means at or above the Ontario average.
Grade 3
Grade 6
Secondary
How KPDSB 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).
KPDSB places highest on Grade 3 Writing (#44 of 75) and lowest on Grade 9 Math (#60 of 71).
| Assessment | At or above standard | Rank in Ontario | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 Writing | 57.6% | #44 of 75 | 42 |
| Grade 6 Math | 36.3% | #44 of 75 | 42 |
| Grade 6 Writing | 76.3% | #45 of 75 | 41 |
| Grade 3 Math | 49.4% | #47 of 75 | 38 |
| OSSLT Literacy | 73.8% | #53 of 71 | 26 |
| Grade 6 Reading | 75.9% | #54 of 75 | 28 |
| Grade 3 Reading | 58.6% | #55 of 75 | 27 |
| Grade 9 Math | 27.4% | #60 of 71 | 16 |
Student success
How KPDSB students are doing: four years of EQAO results against the province, and graduation and credit accumulation from the Ministry of Education's May 2026 school board progress table
Grade 3, at or above the provincial standard
EQAO primary assessment, share of fully participating students at level 3 or 4 (the provincial standard), from EQAO open data
Grade 6, at or above the provincial standard
EQAO junior assessment, share of fully participating students at level 3 or 4
Grade 9 mathematics and the literacy test
Grade 9 assessment of mathematics, share at level 3 or 4, and the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test, share of first-time eligible students who were successful
Graduation and credits, Ministry progress report
From the Ministry of Education's school board progress table, May 2026: graduation and credit accumulation for every Ontario board, with the change on the previous year
Click any figure to open its chart with every year.
What the report says
The figures as charts, every year labelled, and the report's findings, in one PDF.
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What the report says
The figures as charts, every year labelled, and the report's findings, in one PDF. Show Hide
Figures and findings read from Keewatin-Patricia District School Board's EQAO open data; School board achievements and progress, data.ontario.ca, May 2026 , published 2026-05.
- Who runs it
- Northwestern Ontario Student Services Consortium (NWOSSC), shared with the Kenora Catholic, Grand Nord and Nouvelon boards; one policy for all four boards, Parent Portal app and delay notices of 15 minutes or more
- Who qualifies
- Students who live, or whose caregiver lives, more than 0.5 km from their designated school in JK and SK, 1.0 km in grades 1 to 3, 1.6 km in grades 4 to 8 and 3.2 km in grades 9 to 12, by public road
- Register
- Every student must be registered with the consortium through its transportation request form before riding; the Edulog Web Query tool shows the attendance area and eligibility for an address
- Weather
- Cancellations by community, posted on nwobus.ca with weather for Kenora, Red Lake, Sioux Lookout, Ignace, Dryden, Ear Falls, Pickle Lake and Upsala
- Contact
- NWOSSC 807-223-1256 or 1-866-860-7770, bussing@nwobus.ca; board office 807-468-5571
Trustees and senior staff
Board of Trustees
Eleven trustees elected by community, an Indigenous representative and two student trustees. Board office, 240 Veterans Drive, Kenora, 807-468-5571.
- roger.griffiths@kpdsb.caRoger GriffithsChair of the Board · Machin
- judi.green@kpdsb.caJudi GreenVice-Chair of the Board · City of Dryden
- Denise BaxterRepresentative for Indigenous students
- david.cornish@kpdsb.caDave CornishTrustee · Kenora and Sioux Narrows
- Malcolm (Rory) McMillanTrustee · Kenora and Sioux Narrows
- Teika NewtonTrustee · Kenora and Sioux Narrows
- marilyn.duncalfe@kpdsb.caMarilyn DuncalfeTrustee · Municipality of Red Lake
- Gerald KleistTrustee · Ear Falls
- Dave PenneyTrustee · Ignace
- Steve PolingTrustee · Sioux Lookout
- Norine Van BredaTrustee · Pickle Lake, Savant Lake and Upsala
- Trayvon Mckay and Regine ColomaStudent Trustees · Indigenous student trustee, Sioux North High School; student trustee, Crolancia Public School
As listed on Board of Trustees, kpdsb.on.ca
Senior team
The acting chief executive officer and superintendents, 807-468-5571.
- chantal.moore@kpdsb.caChantal MooreActing Chief Executive Officer and Chief Education Officer
- shannon.bailey@kpdsb.caShannon BaileySuperintendent of Education
- jennifer.gray@kpdsb.caJennifer GraySuperintendent of Education and Human Resources
- shawnda.norlock@kpdsb.caShawnda NorlockSuperintendent of Education
- natalie.pearson@kpdsb.caNatalie PearsonSuperintendent of Business
- pamala.agawa@kpdsb.caPamala AgawaHuman Rights and Equity Advisor
As listed on Personnel Directory, kpdsb.ca
Schools
23 total- Elementary schools
- 17
- Secondary schools
- 6
- Students enrolled
- 4,715
Individual school profiles for KPDSB are not on HeySchool yet. The board's own directory lists them all, and the EQAO figures above already cover every one of its 23 schools.
KPDSB school directory ↗