Northwest Catholic District School Board NWCDSB
Fort Frances, 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
How NWCDSB 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).
NWCDSB places highest on Grade 3 Reading (#22 of 75) and lowest on Grade 6 Reading (#35 of 75).
| Assessment | At or above standard | Rank in Ontario | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 Reading | 72.7% | #22 of 75 | 72 |
| Grade 6 Math | 46% | #28 of 75 | 64 |
| Grade 3 Writing | 63% | #30 of 75 | 61 |
| Grade 6 Writing | 79.7% | #33 of 75 | 57 |
| Grade 3 Math | 56.7% | #35 of 75 | 54 |
| Grade 6 Reading | 80.7% | #35 of 75 | 54 |
Student success
How NWCDSB students are doing: four years of EQAO results against the province
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
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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
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Figures and findings read from Northwest Catholic District School Board's EQAO open data , published 2026-05.
- Who runs it
- Rainy River District Transportation Services Consortium (RRDTSC) for St. Mary, St. Patrick's and Our Lady of the Way, shared with the Rainy River DSB; Northwestern Ontario Student Services Consortium (NWOSSC) for St. Joseph's in Dryden and Sacred Heart in Sioux Lookout
- Who qualifies, Rainy River District
- Students inside the school's attendance boundary: JK and SK door to door where feasible, grades 1 to 3 beyond 1.0 km, grades 4 to 8 beyond 1.6 km and grades 9 to 12 beyond 3.2 km, measured property line to property line
- Who qualifies, Dryden and Sioux Lookout
- More than 0.5 km from 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
- Bus stop
- Grades 1 to 12 walk to a group stop within 500 m under the Rainy River policy; a daycare or caregiver address cannot be used as the student's address
- Contact
- Board office 807-274-2931; Student and Family Support Office 1-807-277-8109, supportoffice@tncdsb.on.ca; NWOSSC 807-223-1256
Trustees and senior staff
Board of Trustees
Board office, 555 Flinders Avenue, Fort Frances, 807-274-2931.
- Kathy BryckBoard Chairperson
As listed on Northwest CDSB, ocsta.on.ca
Board administration
The Director of Education, superintendents and managers.
- Jackie RobinsonDirector of Education
- Jennifer McMasterSuperintendent of Education
- Jennifer RathwellAssistant Superintendent of Education
- Alex McAuleySuperintendent of Business
- Riley OgdenManager of Finance
- Colin DrombolisManager of Information Systems
- Austin MadussiManager of Facilities
- Michelle TymkinIndigenous Education Lead
As listed on Board Staff, tncdsb.on.ca
Schools
5 total- Elementary schools
- 5
- Secondary schools
- 0
- Students enrolled
- 1,210
Individual school profiles for NWCDSB are not on HeySchool yet. The board's own directory lists them all, and the EQAO figures above already cover every one of its 5 schools.
NWCDSB school directory ↗