Upper Canada District School Board UCDSB
Brockville, 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 UCDSB 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).
UCDSB places highest on OSSLT Literacy (#42 of 71) and lowest on Grade 9 Math (#51 of 71).
| Assessment | At or above standard | Rank in Ontario | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| OSSLT Literacy | 77% | #42 of 71 | 41 |
| Grade 3 Reading | 64.9% | #47 of 75 | 38 |
| Grade 6 Reading | 77.9% | #47 of 75 | 38 |
| Grade 3 Math | 46.4% | #49 of 75 | 35 |
| Grade 3 Writing | 53.7% | #50 of 75 | 34 |
| Grade 6 Writing | 74.5% | #51 of 75 | 32 |
| Grade 6 Math | 32.9% | #51 of 75 | 32 |
| Grade 9 Math | 35% | #51 of 71 | 29 |
Student success
How UCDSB 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 Upper Canada District School Board's EQAO open data; School board achievements and progress, data.ontario.ca, May 2026 , published 2026-05.
- Who runs it
- Student Transportation of Eastern Ontario (STEO), shared with the Catholic District School Board of Eastern Ontario; delays and cancellations on its site and free app, and a bus stop finder
- Who qualifies
- From September 2026, students living more than 0.8 km from school in JK and SK, 1.6 km in grades 1 to 8 and 3.2 km in grades 9 to 12, applied to grades 7 and 8 whatever school they attend
- Bus stop and ride
- Walks to the stop of up to 0.8 km for JK to Grade 8 and 1.6 km for secondary; rides of up to 75 minutes for elementary and 90 minutes for secondary
- Changes
- The 2026 changes align the region with the Ministry's standard funding criteria; families who lose eligibility can apply for medical, safety or exceptional-circumstance rides and hazard assessments through STEO's support hub
- Contact
- Board office 1-800-267-7131
Trustees and senior staff
Board of Trustees 2022-2026
Ten elected trustees, a First Nations trustee and two student trustees. Board office, 225 Central Avenue West, Brockville, 1-800-267-7131.
- Jamie SchoularChair of the Board
- Lynda JohnstonVice-Chair of the Board
- John DanaherTrustee
- Michel LaBonteTrustee
- John McAllisterTrustee
- David McDonaldTrustee
- Corina ParisienTrustee
- Todd RobertsonTrustee
- Elizabeth StienbergTrustee
- Lisa SwanTrustee
- Rose-Alma McDonaldFirst Nations Trustee
- Alexander Moussa and Allison GibsonStudent Trustees
As listed on Board of Trustees, ucdsb.on.ca
Senior leadership team
The chief executive, education and business officers and the superintendents.
- Ron FergusonChief Executive Officer
- Shelley RiddellChief Education Officer
- Jeremy HobbsChief Business Officer and Treasurer
- Chris BoulayExecutive Superintendent
- Amanda NiemanSuperintendent
- Jennifer Perry, Casey Nelson, Marsha McNair and Kellie WeirSuperintendents of Schools
As listed on Senior Leadership Team, ucdsb.on.ca
Schools
97 total- Elementary schools
- 75
- Secondary schools
- 22
- Students enrolled
- 27,680
Individual school profiles for UCDSB are not on HeySchool yet. The board's own directory lists them all, and the EQAO figures above already cover every one of its 97 schools.
UCDSB school directory ↗