Nipissing-Parry Sound Catholic District School Board NPSCDSB
North Bay, Ontario · Catholic · 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 NPSCDSB 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).
NPSCDSB places highest on OSSLT Literacy (#15 of 71) and lowest on Grade 3 Math (#53 of 75).
| Assessment | At or above standard | Rank in Ontario | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| OSSLT Literacy | 85% | #15 of 71 | 80 |
| Grade 3 Reading | 71.1% | #27 of 75 | 65 |
| Grade 6 Reading | 81% | #34 of 75 | 55 |
| Grade 6 Writing | 79.6% | #35 of 75 | 54 |
| Grade 3 Writing | 59.9% | #39 of 75 | 49 |
| Grade 6 Math | 34.1% | #49 of 75 | 35 |
| Grade 9 Math | 33% | #52 of 71 | 27 |
| Grade 3 Math | 42.5% | #53 of 75 | 30 |
Student success
How NPSCDSB 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 Nipissing-Parry Sound Catholic District School Board's EQAO open data; School board achievements and progress, data.ontario.ca, May 2026 , published 2026-05.
School buses and catchment areas
Transportation, npsc.ca; NPSSTS ↗- Who runs it
- Nipissing-Parry Sound Student Transportation Services (NPSSTS), shared with the Near North, Nord-Est and Franco-Nord boards; delays, cancellations and route changes on BusPlanner Web
- Who qualifies
- Checked by address, grade and program on the consortium's BusPlanner, which applies the board's walking-distance policy for the designated school
- Changes
- Address, school, grade or daycare changes for September go through the school by June 15, then the board office; courtesy transportation, walking-distance, stop-location and closer-stop appeals are online forms
- Contact
- Catholic Education Centre 705-472-1201
Catchment maps
Every Nipissing-Parry Sound Catholic school's boundary from the NPSSTS BusPlanner map: the elementary catchments across the district and the North Bay area.
Trustees and senior staff
Board of Trustees 2022-2026
Seven elected trustees, a student trustee and an Indigenous student trustee. Catholic Education Centre, 1000 High Street, North Bay, 705-472-1201.
- fitzsims@npsc.caShawn FitzsimmonsChair · City of North Bay
- warrens@npsc.caShelly WarrenVice-Chair · City of North Bay
- beginj@npsc.caJacques BeginTrustee · east and south of North Bay
- dejourdl@npsc.caLeo de JourdanTrustee · City of North Bay
- dunkleyd@npsc.caDavid DunkleyTrustee · City of North Bay
- sawyerm@npsc.caMike SawyerTrustee · Nipissing First Nation
- celentanr@npsc.caRalph CelentanoTrustee · West Nipissing
- Bronte McLeod and Joy AkomahStudent Trustees · Bronte McLeod is the Indigenous student trustee
As listed on Trustees, npsc.ca
Senior administration
The Director of Education and superintendents, 705-472-1201.
- mannp@npsc.caPaula MannDirector of Education
- barnharg@npsc.caGrace BarnhardtExecutive Superintendent of Corporate Services
- wellerj@npsc.caJody WellerSuperintendent of Education
- Audrey GribbonsSuperintendent of Education
- ballm@npsc.caMichael BallManager of Finance
- Father Joseph de ViveirosBoard Chaplain
As listed on Senior Administration, npsc.ca
Schools
12 total- Elementary schools
- 11
- Secondary schools
- 1
- Students enrolled
- 3,000
Individual school profiles for NPSCDSB are not on HeySchool yet. The board's own directory lists them all, and the EQAO figures above already cover every one of its 12 schools.
NPSCDSB school directory ↗