Schools in Waterloo CDSB, Ontario (2025)
55 schools · 28,135 students · 55 catholic · median Enrolment 445.
Waterloo CDSB, in Ontario, has 55 schools in Canada's 2025 data, together educating about 28,135 students. By level there are 48 elementary, 6 secondary, 1 alternative; by sector 55 catholic.
The median Enrolment across Waterloo CDSB's schools is 445, above the Ontario median of 365. Students enrolled in the latest published year.
49 of the 55 schools qualify for the Success Index (Canada). The highest-scoring is St Matthew Catholic Elementary School (86.5, top 5% of elementary schools nationally), followed by St Brigid Catholic Elementary School (78.2, top 25% of elementary schools nationally), and St David Catholic Secondary School (73.3, top 25% of secondary schools nationally). One school sits in the top 10% of Canada for its type. Scores are percentiles within school type, so compare an elementary school with other elementary schools.
The largest schools are St Mary's High School (2,240 students), St Benedict Catholic Secondary School (1,955 students), Resurrection Catholic Secondary School (1,920 students).
Schools are spread across 8 citys or towns, with the most in Kitchener (25), Cambridge (17), Waterloo (8), Ayr (1).
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Ranked schools in Waterloo CDSB
Ordered by Success Index (Canada). Rank positions shown on each profile are within Canada and Ontario.
- 187St Matthew Catholic Elementary SchoolWaterloo · Catholic Elementary88.3% EQAO Grade 6 · 425 students
- 278St Brigid Catholic Elementary SchoolAyr · Catholic Elementary89% EQAO Grade 6 · 355 students
- 373St David Catholic Secondary SchoolWaterloo · Catholic Secondary97% OSSLT pass rate · 1,080 students
- 472St Luke Catholic Elementary SchoolWaterloo · Catholic Elementary86.3% EQAO Grade 6 · 505 students
- 572St Gabriel Catholic Elementary SchoolCambridge · Catholic Elementary83.7% EQAO Grade 6 · 530 students
- 668Saint John Paul II Catholic Elementary SchoolKitchener · Catholic Elementary88% EQAO Grade 6 · 655 students
- 766Canadian Martyrs Catholic Elementary SchoolKitchener · Catholic Elementary90.7% EQAO Grade 6 · 520 students
- 865St Mark Catholic Elementary SchoolKitchener · Catholic Elementary65% EQAO Grade 6 · 390 students
- 965St Joseph Catholic Elementary SchoolCambridge · Catholic Elementary83.3% EQAO Grade 6 · 280 students
- 1061St Dominic Savio Catholic Elementary SchoolKitchener · Catholic Elementary88% EQAO Grade 6 · 565 students
- 1160St Josephine Bakhita Catholic Elementary SchoolKitchener · Catholic Elementary76% EQAO Grade 6 · 815 students
- 1259Blessed Sacrament Catholic Elementary SchoolKitchener · Catholic Elementary70.7% EQAO Grade 6 · 290 students
- 1359St Timothy Catholic Elementary SchoolKitchener · Catholic Elementary80% EQAO Grade 6 · 375 students
- 1459St Elizabeth Catholic Elementary SchoolCambridge · Catholic Elementary78% EQAO Grade 6 · 415 students
- 1558John Sweeney Catholic Elementary SchoolKitchener · Catholic Elementary79.7% EQAO Grade 6 · 720 students
- 1656St Teresa of Calcutta Catholic Elementary SchoolCambridge · Catholic Elementary79% EQAO Grade 6 · 400 students
- 1755St Vincent de Paul Catholic Elementary SchoolCambridge · Catholic Elementary83.3% EQAO Grade 6 · 685 students
- 1853St Benedict Catholic Secondary SchoolCambridge · Catholic Secondary90% OSSLT pass rate · 1,955 students
- 1953Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Elementary SchoolCambridge · Catholic Elementary69.3% EQAO Grade 6 · 375 students
- 2053St Teresa of Avila Catholic Elementary SchoolElmira · Catholic Elementary71.3% EQAO Grade 6 · 225 students
- 2152St Augustine Catholic Elementary SchoolCambridge · Catholic Elementary73.3% EQAO Grade 6 · 525 students
- 2252Monsignor Doyle Catholic Secondary SchoolCambridge · Catholic Secondary92% OSSLT pass rate · 1,115 students
- 2352St Clement Catholic Elementary SchoolSt Clements · Catholic Elementary76% EQAO Grade 6 · 250 students
- 2452St Teresa Catholic Elementary SchoolKitchener · Catholic Elementary74% EQAO Grade 6 · 355 students
- 2551Holy Spirit Catholic Elementary SchoolCambridge · Catholic Elementary72.3% EQAO Grade 6 · 590 students
- 2651St Boniface Catholic Elementary SchoolMaryhill · Catholic Elementary67.3% EQAO Grade 6 · 400 students
- 2750Resurrection Catholic Secondary SchoolKitchener · Catholic Secondary90% OSSLT pass rate · 1,920 students
- 2849Holy Family Catholic Elementary SchoolNew Hamburg · Catholic Elementary63.3% EQAO Grade 6 · 405 students
- 2947St Mary's High SchoolKitchener · Catholic Secondary94% OSSLT pass rate · 2,240 students
- 3047Sir Edgar Bauer Catholic Elementary SchoolWaterloo · Catholic Elementary74.7% EQAO Grade 6 · 445 students
- 3147St Kateri Tekakwitha Catholic Elementary SchoolKitchener · Catholic Elementary70% EQAO Grade 6 · 510 students
- 3243Holy Rosary Catholic Elementary SchoolWaterloo · Catholic Elementary78.3% EQAO Grade 6 · 560 students
- 3343St Nicholas Catholic Elementary SchoolWaterloo · Catholic Elementary70.3% EQAO Grade 6 · 495 students
- 3438St Anne Catholic Elementary SchoolKitchener · Catholic Elementary72.3% EQAO Grade 6 · 750 students
- 3537St Margaret Catholic Elementary SchoolCambridge · Catholic Elementary66.7% EQAO Grade 6 · 315 students
- 3637Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Elementary SchoolWaterloo · Catholic Elementary70.3% EQAO Grade 6 · 385 students
- 3736St Paul Catholic Elementary SchoolKitchener · Catholic Elementary71% EQAO Grade 6 · 505 students
- 3835Our Lady of Grace Catholic Elementary SchoolKitchener · Catholic Elementary58% EQAO Grade 6 · 355 students
- 3935St Michael Catholic Elementary SchoolCambridge · Catholic Elementary60.3% EQAO Grade 6 · 310 students
- 4031St Agnes Catholic Elementary SchoolWaterloo · Catholic Elementary63.3% EQAO Grade 6 · 595 students
- 4130St Bernadette Catholic Elementary SchoolKitchener · Catholic Elementary72.3% EQAO Grade 6 · 435 students
- 4227Christ The King Catholic Elementary SchoolCambridge · Catholic Elementary57.7% EQAO Grade 6 · 235 students
- 4323St Aloysius Catholic Elementary SchoolKitchener · Catholic Elementary62.7% EQAO Grade 6 · 550 students
- 4420Monsignor Haller Catholic Elementary SchoolKitchener · Catholic Elementary59.3% EQAO Grade 6 · 400 students
- 4519St Peter Catholic Elementary SchoolCambridge · Catholic Elementary69.7% EQAO Grade 6 · 310 students
- 4618St Gregory Catholic Elementary SchoolCambridge · Catholic Elementary67.3% EQAO Grade 6 · 145 students
- 4716St Daniel Catholic Elementary SchoolKitchener · Catholic Elementary65% EQAO Grade 6 · 590 students
- 4813St Anne Catholic Elementary SchoolCambridge · Catholic Elementary49.7% EQAO Grade 6 · 425 students
- 497St John Catholic Elementary SchoolKitchener · Catholic Elementary56.3% EQAO Grade 6 · 460 students
| # | School | Sector | Success Index (Canada) | Key result | Students |
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| 1 | St Matthew Catholic Elementary School Waterloo · Elementary · Grades JK-8 | Catholic | 86.5 Top 5% | 88.3% EQAO Grade 6 | 425 |
| 2 | St Brigid Catholic Elementary School Ayr · Elementary · Grades JK-8 | Catholic | 78.2 Top 25% | 89% EQAO Grade 6 | 355 |
| 3 | St David Catholic Secondary School Waterloo · Secondary · Grades 9-12 | Catholic | 73.3 Top 25% | 97% OSSLT pass rate | 1,080 |
| 4 | St Luke Catholic Elementary School Waterloo · Elementary · Grades JK-8 | Catholic | 72.0 Top 25% | 86.3% EQAO Grade 6 | 505 |
| 5 | St Gabriel Catholic Elementary School Cambridge · Elementary · Grades JK-8 | Catholic | 71.6 Top 25% | 83.7% EQAO Grade 6 | 530 |
| 6 | Saint John Paul II Catholic Elementary School Kitchener · Elementary · Grades JK-8 | Catholic | 68.4 Top 25% | 88% EQAO Grade 6 | 655 |
| 7 | Canadian Martyrs Catholic Elementary School Kitchener · Elementary · Grades JK-8 | Catholic | 66.3 Top 50% | 90.7% EQAO Grade 6 | 520 |
| 8 | St Mark Catholic Elementary School Kitchener · Elementary · Grades JK-8 | Catholic | 65.3 Top 50% | 65% EQAO Grade 6 | 390 |
| 9 | St Joseph Catholic Elementary School Cambridge · Elementary · Grades JK-8 | Catholic | 64.8 Top 50% | 83.3% EQAO Grade 6 | 280 |
| 10 | St Dominic Savio Catholic Elementary School Kitchener · Elementary · Grades JK-8 | Catholic | 61.4 Top 50% | 88% EQAO Grade 6 | 565 |
| 11 | St Josephine Bakhita Catholic Elementary School Kitchener · Elementary · Grades JK-8 | Catholic | 59.8 Top 50% | 76% EQAO Grade 6 | 815 |
| 12 | Blessed Sacrament Catholic Elementary School Kitchener · Elementary · Grades JK-8 | Catholic | 59.2 Top 50% | 70.7% EQAO Grade 6 | 290 |
| 13 | St Timothy Catholic Elementary School Kitchener · Elementary · Grades JK-8 | Catholic | 58.7 Top 50% | 80% EQAO Grade 6 | 375 |
| 14 | St Elizabeth Catholic Elementary School Cambridge · Elementary · Grades JK-8 | Catholic | 58.6 Top 50% | 78% EQAO Grade 6 | 415 |
| 15 | John Sweeney Catholic Elementary School Kitchener · Elementary · Grades JK-8 | Catholic | 58.2 Top 50% | 79.7% EQAO Grade 6 | 720 |
| 16 | St Teresa of Calcutta Catholic Elementary School Cambridge · Elementary · Grades JK-8 | Catholic | 56.0 Top 50% | 79% EQAO Grade 6 | 400 |
| 17 | St Vincent de Paul Catholic Elementary School Cambridge · Elementary · Grades JK-8 | Catholic | 54.6 Top 50% | 83.3% EQAO Grade 6 | 685 |
| 18 | St Benedict Catholic Secondary School Cambridge · Secondary · Grades 9-12 | Catholic | 53.1 Top 50% | 90% OSSLT pass rate | 1,955 |
| 19 | Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Elementary School Cambridge · Elementary · Grades JK-8 | Catholic | 52.8 Top 50% | 69.3% EQAO Grade 6 | 375 |
| 20 | St Teresa of Avila Catholic Elementary School Elmira · Elementary · Grades JK-8 | Catholic | 52.8 Top 50% | 71.3% EQAO Grade 6 | 225 |
| 21 | St Augustine Catholic Elementary School Cambridge · Elementary · Grades JK-8 | Catholic | 52.0 Top 50% | 73.3% EQAO Grade 6 | 525 |
| 22 | Monsignor Doyle Catholic Secondary School Cambridge · Secondary · Grades 9-12 | Catholic | 51.8 Top 50% | 92% OSSLT pass rate | 1,115 |
| 23 | St Clement Catholic Elementary School St Clements · Elementary · Grades JK-8 | Catholic | 51.7 Top 50% | 76% EQAO Grade 6 | 250 |
| 24 | St Teresa Catholic Elementary School Kitchener · Elementary · Grades JK-8 | Catholic | 51.6 Top 50% | 74% EQAO Grade 6 | 355 |
| 25 | Holy Spirit Catholic Elementary School Cambridge · Elementary · Grades JK-8 | Catholic | 51.3 Top 50% | 72.3% EQAO Grade 6 | 590 |
| 26 | St Boniface Catholic Elementary School Maryhill · Elementary · Grades JK-8 | Catholic | 50.7 Lower 50% | 67.3% EQAO Grade 6 | 400 |
| 27 | Resurrection Catholic Secondary School Kitchener · Secondary · Grades 9-12 | Catholic | 49.8 Lower 50% | 90% OSSLT pass rate | 1,920 |
| 28 | Holy Family Catholic Elementary School New Hamburg · Elementary · Grades JK-8 | Catholic | 48.8 Lower 50% | 63.3% EQAO Grade 6 | 405 |
| 29 | St Mary's High School Kitchener · Secondary · Grades 9-12 | Catholic | 47.4 Lower 50% | 94% OSSLT pass rate | 2,240 |
| 30 | Sir Edgar Bauer Catholic Elementary School Waterloo · Elementary · Grades JK-8 | Catholic | 47.3 Lower 50% | 74.7% EQAO Grade 6 | 445 |
| 31 | St Kateri Tekakwitha Catholic Elementary School Kitchener · Elementary · Grades JK-8 | Catholic | 46.8 Lower 50% | 70% EQAO Grade 6 | 510 |
| 32 | Holy Rosary Catholic Elementary School Waterloo · Elementary · Grades JK-8 | Catholic | 43.2 Lower 50% | 78.3% EQAO Grade 6 | 560 |
| 33 | St Nicholas Catholic Elementary School Waterloo · Elementary · Grades JK-8 | Catholic | 43.2 Lower 50% | 70.3% EQAO Grade 6 | 495 |
| 34 | St Anne Catholic Elementary School Kitchener · Elementary · Grades JK-8 | Catholic | 38.4 Lower 50% | 72.3% EQAO Grade 6 | 750 |
| 35 | St Margaret Catholic Elementary School Cambridge · Elementary · Grades JK-8 | Catholic | 37.2 Lower 50% | 66.7% EQAO Grade 6 | 315 |
| 36 | Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Elementary School Waterloo · Elementary · Grades JK-8 | Catholic | 36.9 Lower 50% | 70.3% EQAO Grade 6 | 385 |
| 37 | St Paul Catholic Elementary School Kitchener · Elementary · Grades JK-8 | Catholic | 35.9 Lower 50% | 71% EQAO Grade 6 | 505 |
| 38 | Our Lady of Grace Catholic Elementary School Kitchener · Elementary · Grades JK-8 | Catholic | 34.7 Lower 50% | 58% EQAO Grade 6 | 355 |
| 39 | St Michael Catholic Elementary School Cambridge · Elementary · Grades JK-8 | Catholic | 34.6 Lower 50% | 60.3% EQAO Grade 6 | 310 |
| 40 | St Agnes Catholic Elementary School Waterloo · Elementary · Grades JK-8 | Catholic | 31.2 Lower 50% | 63.3% EQAO Grade 6 | 595 |
| 41 | St Bernadette Catholic Elementary School Kitchener · Elementary · Grades JK-8 | Catholic | 30.0 Lower 50% | 72.3% EQAO Grade 6 | 435 |
| 42 | Christ The King Catholic Elementary School Cambridge · Elementary · Grades JK-8 | Catholic | 26.7 Lower 50% | 57.7% EQAO Grade 6 | 235 |
| 43 | St Aloysius Catholic Elementary School Kitchener · Elementary · Grades JK-8 | Catholic | 22.5 Lower 50% | 62.7% EQAO Grade 6 | 550 |
| 44 | Monsignor Haller Catholic Elementary School Kitchener · Elementary · Grades JK-8 | Catholic | 20.2 Lower 50% | 59.3% EQAO Grade 6 | 400 |
| 45 | St Peter Catholic Elementary School Cambridge · Elementary · Grades JK-8 | Catholic | 19.4 Lower 50% | 69.7% EQAO Grade 6 | 310 |
| 46 | St Gregory Catholic Elementary School Cambridge · Elementary · Grades JK-8 | Catholic | 17.6 Lower 50% | 67.3% EQAO Grade 6 | 145 |
| 47 | St Daniel Catholic Elementary School Kitchener · Elementary · Grades JK-8 | Catholic | 16.2 Lower 50% | 65% EQAO Grade 6 | 590 |
| 48 | St Anne Catholic Elementary School Cambridge · Elementary · Grades JK-8 | Catholic | 12.6 Lower 50% | 49.7% EQAO Grade 6 | 425 |
| 49 | St John Catholic Elementary School Kitchener · Elementary · Grades JK-8 | Catholic | 7.0 Lower 50% | 56.3% EQAO Grade 6 | 460 |
Other schools in Waterloo CDSB
Schools without a rank: fewer than 60 students, no published Enrolment, or a school type that is not scored.
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Guardian Angels Catholic Elementary School (Elementary) School
Cambridge · Catholic elementary · Grades JK-8
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Holy Trinity Catholic Elementary School
Kitchener · Catholic elementary · Grades JK-8
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Notre Dame Catholic Intermediate School
Kitchener · Catholic elementary · Grades 7-8
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Notre Dame Catholic Secondary School
Kitchener · Catholic secondary · Grades 9-12
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St Don Bosco Catholic Secondary School
Kitchener · Catholic alternative · Grades 9-12
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St Patrick Catholic Elementary School
Kitchener · Catholic elementary · Grades JK-8
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Frequently asked questions
What is the best school in Waterloo CDSB?
St Matthew Catholic Elementary School is the highest-ranked school in Waterloo CDSB with a Success Index (Canada) of 86.5 out of 100 (Top 5% of elementary schools in Canada).
How many schools are in Waterloo CDSB?
Waterloo CDSB has 55 schools (48 elementary, 6 secondary, 1 alternative) educating 28,135 students in 2025.
What is the typical Enrolment in Waterloo CDSB?
The median Enrolment across schools in Waterloo CDSB is 445. Students enrolled in the latest published year.