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Schools in the west end

Four school boards serve this part of Ottawa: two English-language (public and Catholic) and two French-language (public and Catholic). Here is every school in and around the six neighbourhoods, with grades, programs and straight-line distances.

22 schools are in and around the Westboro area: 12 school-board elementary schools, 3 school-board secondary schools and 7 independent or provincial schools. Four boards serve the area: OCDSB and OCSB (English public and Catholic) and CEPEO and CECCE (French public and Catholic). The secondary schools here are Nepean High School (grades 9–12, OCDSB) and Notre Dame High School (grades 7–12, OCSB) and Woodroffe High School (grades 9–12, OCDSB). Catchments are set by address, so confirm a home's designated school with the board.

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Nepean High School, Highland Park
Nepean High School, Highland Park. Photo: Peregrine981 (Commons uploader), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

The six neighbourhoods are served by English-language public schools (Ottawa-Carleton District School Board) and Catholic schools (Ottawa Catholic School Board), plus several independent schools. Both of the area's big high schools, Nepean High School (grades 9–12) and Notre Dame High School (grades 7–12), are in Highland Park.

For French-language education, Centre Jules-Léger, a provincial school, is in Westboro Beach, and the French boards' Charlotte-Lemieux (CEPEO) and Édouard-Bond (CECCE) are just outside the area to the south. Grades and programs below come from each school's own page; where a page didn't say, we leave it blank rather than guess.

Catchments change. Being close to a school does not guarantee a place there. Boards set catchments by address and program, and they change them. Confirm the designated school for a specific address with each board before you buy.

Map

Where the schools are

Schools in and around the Westboro area
Schools in and around the Westboro area · Distances are straight-line from the marked centre. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
  1. 1Nepean HS530 m
  2. 2Churchill Alternative School550 m
  3. 3Blyth Academy550 m
  4. 4Broadview PS660 m
  5. 5Notre Dame HS1.1 km
  6. 6Centre Jules-Léger1.3 km
  7. 7Hilson Avenue PS1.4 km
  8. 8Our Lady Of Fatima School1.6 km
  9. 9Edelweiss Private Academy1.6 km
  10. 10Ottawa Jewish Community School1.6 km
  11. 11Revel Academy1.8 km
  12. 12Woodroffe Avenue PS1.8 km
  13. 13Ottawa Torah Institute1.8 km
  14. 14Chesterton Academy1.9 km
  15. 15St. Elizabeth School2.0 km
  16. 16Elmdale PS2.0 km
  17. 17St. George School2.0 km

Straight-line distances. Walking routes are usually 20–40% longer.

Elementary schools

15 schools

Secondary schools

6 schools

Other schools

1 schools
Nepean High School in 1954
Nepean High School in 1954. Photo: Ross Dunn, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Questions people ask

Quick answers

Short answers first; each links to the full answer and its sources.

All 73 questions

  1. What schools are in or near Westboro, Ottawa?

    The closest school-board elementary schools to the Westboro centre are Churchill Alternative School (about a 3-minute walk), Hilson Avenue Public School (14 minutes) and Broadview Public School (18 minutes), all Ottawa-Carleton District School Board. The nearest high schools are Nepean High School (17 minutes, OCDSB, grades 9–12) and Notre Dame High School (25 minutes, Ottawa Catholic School Board, grades 7–12).

    As of 2026-10-30 · westboro.homes openstreetmap.org

  2. Which high schools are near Westboro?

    Nepean High School (574 Broadview Avenue, OCDSB, grades 9–12) and Notre Dame High School (710 Broadview Avenue, Ottawa Catholic School Board, grades 7–12) are both in Highland Park. Woodroffe High School (2410 Georgina Drive, OCDSB, grades 9–12) is south-west of the area.

    As of 2026-10-30 · nepeanhs.ocdsb.ca ndh.ocsb.ca

  3. How do I find which school an address in Westboro is zoned for?

    Use each board's own tool: the OCDSB school locator for English public schools and the OCSB boundaries page for English Catholic schools. French-language boards CEPEO and CECCE handle their own admissions.

    As of 2026-10-30 · ocdsb.ca ocsb.ca

  4. Are there French immersion or French-language schools near Westboro?

    Yes. OCDSB schools with French immersion in or near the area include Broadview Public School (Early French Immersion), Hilson Avenue Public School (Middle French Immersion, grades 4–6), Woodroffe Avenue Public School (Early French Immersion, grades 1–8), Elmdale Public School (Early French Immersion) and D. Roy Kennedy Public School (Middle French Immersion). Nepean and Woodroffe high schools both offer French Immersion.

    As of 2026-10-30 · broadviewps.ocdsb.ca hilsonaveps.ocdsb.ca

  5. What schools are closest to Carlingwood, Ottawa?

    From the Carlingwood centre, Woodroffe Avenue Public School (OCDSB, K–8) is about an 8-minute walk and Our Lady of Fatima School (OCSB, JK–6) about 9 minutes. The nearest high schools are Notre Dame (OCSB, grades 7–12) at about 20 minutes and Nepean (OCDSB, grades 9–12) at about 21 minutes.

    As of 2026-10-30 · westboro.homes openstreetmap.org

  6. What Catholic schools are near Westboro?

    Ottawa Catholic School Board schools in and around the area are St. George School (130 Keyworth Avenue, JK–6), Our Lady of Fatima School (2135 Knightsbridge Road, JK–6), St. Elizabeth School (1366 Coldrey Avenue, JK–6) and Notre Dame High School (710 Broadview Avenue, grades 7–12).

    As of 2026-10-30 · sge.ocsb.ca olf.ocsb.ca

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