Notre Dame Catholic Secondary School
🇨🇦 Official data · 2025Ajax, Ontario L1T4G8 · Durham CDSB
#335 of 766 secondary schools in Ontario
#335 of 766 nationally
About Notre Dame Catholic Secondary School
Notre Dame Catholic Secondary School is a catholic secondary located in Ajax, in the Durham CDSB school board or district of Ontario, Canada. It caters for Grades 9-12. In 2025 it enrolled 1,065 students. Publicly funded Catholic (separate) school boards in Ontario; free to attend.
Its Success Index (Canada) is 53.9 out of 100, placing it in the top 50% of secondary schools in Canada and 335th of 766 ranked secondary schools in Ontario. Its strongest component is community advantage (fewer low-income households) (84th percentile), and its weakest is eqao grade 9 mathematics (41th percentile).
Other published figures: enrolment 1,065; first language not english 8%; special education 17%; identified as gifted 0%.
There are 50 schools in Ajax; Notre Dame Catholic Secondary School ranks 24th of 39 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%)51%
- OSSLT first-attempt pass rate (20%)87%
- FSA literacy score (25%)–
- FSA numeracy score (25%)–
- Community advantage (fewer low-income households) (10%)5%
- Parent education (fewer parents without a credential) (10%)4%
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 Notre Dame Catholic Secondary School by the official sources.
- Enrolment
- 1,065
- Students enrolled in the latest published year.
- EQAO Grade 9 maths
- 51%
- % at or above the provincial standard in Grade 9 mathematics.
- OSSLT pass rate
- 87%
- % passing the Grade 10 literacy test on the first attempt.
- Low-income households
- 5%
- % of students living in low-income households.
- Parents without a credential
- 4%
- % of students whose parents have no degree, diploma or certificate.
- First language not English
- 8%
- % of students whose first language is not English.
- Special education
- 17%
- % of students receiving special education services.
- Identified as gifted
- 0%
- % of students identified as gifted.
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Schools near Notre Dame Catholic Secondary School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index (Canada).
J Clarke Richardson Collegiate Institute
Ajax · Public secondary · Grades 9-12
2,010 students · 123 m away
Grandview School
Ajax · Public elementary · Grades JK-8
· 607 m away
St Josephine Bakhita Catholic Elementary School
Ajax · Catholic elementary · Grades JK-8
465 students · 813 m away
St Teresa of Calcutta Catholic School
Ajax · Catholic elementary · Grades JK-8
270 students · 951 m away
da Vinci Public School Public School
Ajax · Public elementary · Grades JK-8
740 students · 951 m away
Michaëlle Jean Public School
Ajax · Public elementary · Grades JK-8
380 students · 1.3 km away
St André Bessette Catholic School
Ajax · Catholic elementary · Grades JK-8
325 students · 1.3 km away
Nottingham Public School
Ajax · Public elementary · Grades JK-8
520 students · 1.3 km away
St Catherine of Siena Catholic School
Ajax · Catholic elementary · Grades JK-8
350 students · 1.4 km away
Terry Fox Public School
Ajax · Public elementary · Grades JK-8
470 students · 1.5 km away
Similar schools
Catholic secondary schools in Ontario with a comparable Enrolment.
St Elizabeth Catholic High School
Thornhill · Catholic secondary · Grades 9-12
1,065 students
Assumption Catholic Secondary School
Burlington · Catholic secondary · Grades 9-12
1,070 students
St Joan of Arc High School
Barrie · Catholic secondary · Grades 9-12
1,055 students
Marshall McLuhan Catholic Secondary School
Toronto · Catholic secondary · Grades 9-12
1,050 students
St David Catholic Secondary School
Waterloo · Catholic secondary · Grades 9-12
1,080 students
St James Catholic School
Guelph · Catholic secondary · Grades 9-12
1,080 students
Frequently asked questions
Is Notre Dame Catholic Secondary School a good school?
Notre Dame Catholic Secondary School has a Success Index (Canada) of 53.9 out of 100 (Top 50% of secondary schools in Canada) and ranks #335 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 Notre Dame Catholic Secondary School rank in Ontario?
Notre Dame Catholic Secondary School ranks #335 of 766 secondary schools in Ontario and #335 of 766 nationally on the Success Index (Canada) (2025 data).
How many students attend Notre Dame Catholic Secondary School?
Notre Dame Catholic Secondary School had 1,065 students in 2025.
Is Notre Dame Catholic Secondary School a elementary school or a secondary school?
Notre Dame Catholic Secondary School is classified as a secondary covering Grades 9-12. It is a catholic school.
What other schools are near Notre Dame Catholic Secondary School?
There are 10 schools within 15 km of Notre Dame Catholic Secondary School; they are listed on this page with their Success Index (Canada) and distance, and can be compared side by side.