Rainbow District School Board RDSB
Sudbury, 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 RDSB 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).
RDSB places highest on Grade 6 Reading (#28 of 75) and lowest on Grade 9 Math (#46 of 71).
| Assessment | At or above standard | Rank in Ontario | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 Reading | 82.8% | #28 of 75 | 64 |
| Grade 3 Reading | 69.9% | #35 of 75 | 54 |
| Grade 6 Math | 38.3% | #39 of 75 | 49 |
| Grade 3 Writing | 58.5% | #42 of 75 | 45 |
| Grade 6 Writing | 76.6% | #44 of 75 | 42 |
| Grade 3 Math | 50% | #45 of 75 | 41 |
| OSSLT Literacy | 76.1% | #45 of 71 | 37 |
| Grade 9 Math | 38.6% | #46 of 71 | 36 |
Student success
How RDSB 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 Rainbow District School Board's EQAO open data; School board achievements and progress, data.ontario.ca, May 2026 , published 2026-05.
- Who runs it
- Sudbury Student Services Consortium, shared with Sudbury Catholic, Nouvelon and Grand Nord; close to 22,000 students on 419 buses a day across Greater Sudbury, Espanola and Manitoulin
- Who qualifies
- Students living more than 1.0 km from their designated school in grades 1 to 3, 1.6 km in grades 4 to 8 and 2.5 km in grades 9 to 12; kindergarten students are picked up within 250 metres of home
- Courtesy seats
- A Grade 1 student who is not eligible, or a Grade 4 student more than 1 km away, may be granted a courtesy seat by signed request when space allows
- Weather
- When buses are cancelled schools stay open and staff report when it is safe; cancellations posted on businfo.ca
- Contact
- Sudbury Student Services Consortium 705-521-1234 or 1-877-225-1196, Monday to Friday 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.; board office 705-674-3171
Trustees and senior staff
Board of Trustees
Nine trustees elected by area and two student trustees. Board office 705-674-3171.
- farrowd@rainbowschools.caDavid FarrowBoard Chair · Sudbury area 1, wards 1 and 2
- mccaula@rainbowschools.caAlex McCauleyBoard Vice-Chair · Sudbury area 4, wards 7 and 8
- gibsona@rainbowschools.caAnita GibsonTrustee · Sudbury area 2, wards 3 and 4
- kosmerj@rainbowschools.caJudy KosmerlyTrustee · Sudbury area 3, wards 5 and 6
- deward@rainbowschools.caDoreen DewarTrustee · Sudbury area 5, wards 9 and 10
- hundaj@rainbowschools.caJudy HundaTrustee · Sudbury area 6, wards 11 and 12
- addisol@rainbowschools.caLisa Corbiere-AddisonTrustee · Manitoulin, area 7
- clemenb@rainbowschools.caBob ClementTrustee · Espanola, area 8
- debassl@rainbowschools.caLinda DebassigeTrustee · First Nations
- Sadie Gardiner and Tehya MontgomeryStudent Trustees · Lockerby Composite and Lasalle Secondary
As listed on Trustees, rainbowschools.ca
Executive Council
The chief executive officer and superintendents, 705-674-3171.
- Bruce BourgetChief Executive Officer
- Adam GuilbaultSuperintendent of Business
- Daniel KoziarSuperintendent of Schools · Espanola, Lively and Manitoulin
- Leslie MantleSuperintendent of Schools · Chelmsford Valley and Lockerby families
- Maureen McNamaraSuperintendent of Schools · Barrydowne, Lasalle and Lo-Ellen Park families
- Danielle WilliamsonSuperintendent of Schools
As listed on Contacts, rainbowschools.ca
Schools
48 total- Elementary schools
- 36
- Secondary schools
- 12
- Students enrolled
- 13,855
Individual school profiles for RDSB are not on HeySchool yet. The board's own directory lists them all, and the EQAO figures above already cover every one of its 48 schools.
RDSB school directory ↗