Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School
🇨🇦 Official data · 2025Peterborough, Ontario K9J7M3 · Peterborough Victoria Northum Clarington CDSB
#523 of 766 secondary schools in Ontario
#523 of 766 nationally
About Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School
Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School is a catholic secondary located in Peterborough, in the Peterborough Victoria Northum Clarington CDSB school board or district of Ontario, Canada. It caters for Grades 9-12. In 2025 it enrolled 840 students. Publicly funded Catholic (separate) school boards in Ontario; free to attend.
Its Success Index (Canada) is 36.4 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of secondary schools in Canada and 523rd of 766 ranked secondary schools in Ontario. Its strongest component is parent education (fewer parents without a credential) (61th percentile), and its weakest is osslt first-attempt pass rate (12th percentile).
Other published figures: enrolment 840; first language not english 3%; special education 32%; identified as gifted 0%.
There are 38 schools in Peterborough; Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School ranks 19th of 32 scored schools there.
Success Index (Canada) breakdown
Each component is a percentile against secondary schools across Canada.
- EQAO Grade 3 (reading, writing, maths) (20%)–
- EQAO Grade 6 (reading, writing, maths) (25%)–
- EQAO Grade 9 mathematics (25%)50%
- OSSLT first-attempt pass rate (20%)71%
- FSA literacy score (25%)–
- FSA numeracy score (25%)–
- Community advantage (fewer low-income households) (10%)9%
- Parent education (fewer parents without a credential) (10%)3%
The Success Index (Canada) summarises published data about a school community. It is not a measure of teaching quality. Read the methodology.
Published measures
All figures published for Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School by the official sources.
- Enrolment
- 840
- Students enrolled in the latest published year.
- EQAO Grade 9 maths
- 50%
- % at or above the provincial standard in Grade 9 mathematics.
- OSSLT pass rate
- 71%
- % passing the Grade 10 literacy test on the first attempt.
- Low-income households
- 9%
- % of students living in low-income households.
- Parents without a credential
- 3%
- % of students whose parents have no degree, diploma or certificate.
- First language not English
- 3%
- % of students whose first language is not English.
- Special education
- 32%
- % of students receiving special education services.
- Identified as gifted
- 0%
- % of students identified as gifted.
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Schools near Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index (Canada).
Kawartha Heights Public School
Peterborough · Public elementary · Grades JK-6
235 students · 798 m away
St. Alphonsus Catholic Elementary School
Peterborough · Catholic elementary · Grades JK-8
215 students · 1.4 km away
Keith Wightman Public School
Peterborough · Public elementary · Grades JK-8
235 students · 1.4 km away
ÉSC Monseigneur-Jamot
Peterborough · Catholic secondary · Grades 9-12
· 1.6 km away
James Strath Public School
Peterborough · Public elementary · Grades JK-8
720 students · 1.9 km away
St. Catherine Catholic Elementary School
Peterborough · Catholic elementary · Grades JK-8
610 students · 2.0 km away
Roger Neilson Public School
Peterborough · Public elementary · Grades JK-8
245 students · 2.0 km away
Crestwood Intermediate School
Cavan Monaghan · Public elementary · Grades 7-8
230 students · 2.1 km away
Crestwood Secondary School
Peterborough · Public secondary · Grades 9-12
715 students · 2.2 km away
Kenner Intermediate School
Peterborough · Public elementary · Grades 7-8
170 students · 2.3 km away
Similar schools
Catholic secondary schools in Ontario with a comparable Enrolment.
John Cabot Catholic Secondary School
Mississauga · Catholic secondary · Grades 9-12
835 students
St. Mary Catholic Secondary School
Cobourg · Catholic secondary · Grades 9-12
835 students
Catholic Central
Windsor · Catholic secondary · Grades 9-12
845 students
Regiopolis/Notre-Dame Catholic High School
Kingston · Catholic secondary · Grades 9-12
825 students
École secondaire catholique Mer Bleue
Orléans · Catholic secondary · Grades 9-12
825 students
École secondaire catholique Samuel-Genest
Ottawa · Catholic secondary · Grades 9-12
855 students
Frequently asked questions
Is Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School a good school?
Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School has a Success Index (Canada) of 36.4 out of 100 (Lower 50% of secondary schools in Canada) and ranks #523 of 766 in Ontario. The index summarises published data about the school community and, where available, attainment; it does not measure teaching quality, so visit the school and ask about support at your child's level.
Where does Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School rank in Ontario?
Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School ranks #523 of 766 secondary schools in Ontario and #523 of 766 nationally on the Success Index (Canada) (2025 data).
How many students attend Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School?
Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School had 840 students in 2025.
Is Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School a elementary school or a secondary school?
Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School is classified as a secondary covering Grades 9-12. It is a catholic school.
What other schools are near Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School?
There are 10 schools within 15 km of Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School; they are listed on this page with their Success Index (Canada) and distance, and can be compared side by side.