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Schools in Kanata

English and French, public and Catholic: compare school locations, grades and published programmes. Confirm eligibility with the board for your exact address.

17 schools are in and around the Kanata area: 13 school-board elementary schools, 4 school-board secondary schools and 0 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 A. Y. Jackson Secondary School (grades 9–12, OCDSB) and All Saints High School (grades 7–12, OCSB) and Earl of March Secondary School (grades 7–12, OCDSB) and Holy Trinity Catholic High School (grades 7–12, OCSB). Catchments are set by address, so confirm a home's designated school with the board.

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Kanata pedestrian and cycle bridge
Kanata pedestrian and cycle bridge. Photo: Ross Dunn, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Catchments change. A school’s location does not establish attendance eligibility. Board boundaries, grade configurations and programmes change; confirm with the school locator before making a housing decision.

Map

Where the schools are

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

Elementary schools

13 schools

Secondary schools

4 schools
Questions people ask

Quick answers

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

All 44 questions

  1. What are the best-known schools in Kanata?

    Examples of secondary schools in Kanata include Earl of March, A. Y. Jackson, All Saints and Holy Trinity; this is a directory, not a ranking of quality or popularity. French-language options include Maurice-Lapointe, whose board brochure describes exploratory technology and sports programmes, and Roger-Saint-Denis, whose board page lists UniverSTEM and classes nature.

    As of 2026-10-30 · openstreetmap.org mapcarta.com

  2. Which school boards serve Kanata?

    Kanata has schools in the English public OCDSB and English Catholic OCSB systems, and French public CEPEO and French Catholic CECCE systems. Eligibility, programmes and designated schools depend on the board and the student’s circumstances.

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

  3. Does the nearest school have to admit my child?

    A nearby school is not proof that an address falls inside its attendance boundary. Use the relevant board’s locator or boundary service with the address, grade and programme, and confirm the result before relying on it for a home search.

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

  4. Are there French-language schools in Kanata?

    Maurice-Lapointe is a French public elementary and secondary school, while Saint-Rémi and Roger-Saint-Denis are French Catholic elementary schools. French-language schooling and French Immersion in an English-language board are different options with different admission and catchment rules.

    As of 2026-10-30 · openstreetmap.org mapcarta.com

  5. Which secondary schools are listed in this Kanata guide?

    The directory includes Earl of March, A. Y. Jackson, All Saints, Holy Trinity and Maurice-Lapointe. Their grade ranges and boards differ, so compare the individual entries and use the board locator to establish eligibility.

    As of 2026-10-30 · openstreetmap.org mapcarta.com

  6. Is French Immersion at Stephen Leacock changing?

    OCDSB’s published transition notice moves parts of Stephen Leacock’s French Immersion catchment toward W. Erskine Johnston, with grade-specific arrangements beginning in September 2026. A school name alone is not enough to determine the placement: check the notice and the locator for the student’s grade and address.

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

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