Hamilton School Guide

Dundas Schools: Rankings, Catchments, and What Families Need to Know

By Chris Ouzas, Broker, Michael Ouzas Real Estate Team, Royal LePage Signature Realty. Last updated July 2026.

Key Takeaways

• Dundas has five HWDSB elementary schools, two HWCDSB Catholic elementary schools, and one public high school in town. A small, self-contained school map by Hamilton standards.
• St. Bernadette Catholic Elementary scored 8.4 in the Fraser Institute's 2025 Report Card, the strongest Dundas elementary result in that report.
• Two Dundas schools stop at Grade 5. Dundana and Yorkview both run JK to Grade 5, so those families change schools for Grade 6.
• Spencer Valley School is gone, replaced by Greensville, which opened to students on January 4, 2021. Verify the address instead of trusting an outdated list.

Dundas is Hamilton's heritage valley town, and its school map reflects that. Where the Mountain has dozens of schools across two boards, Dundas has a handful, most long established and clustered near the downtown core and Governor's Road. Families have fewer options here, and the school map is easier to understand than elsewhere in the city. It also means one closure or boundary change has a bigger effect here than it would elsewhere in the city.

Everything below comes from the Ontario Ministry of Education's School Information Finder, the Fraser Institute's 2025 Report Card, and the boards' own pages. Where a number is not published, we say so. Enrolment figures are the ministry's 2024-2025 preliminary counts, and Fraser scores are out of 10, built on 2023-24 provincial test results.

Sir William Osler Elementary School (JK-8)

Osler, at 330 Governor's Road, is the largest elementary school in Dundas, with about 570 students in 2024-2025, and it scored 6.5 in the Fraser Institute's 2025 Report Card. The 2024-2025 EQAO results are why we point families here: 94 per cent of Grade 3 students met the provincial standard in reading, 87 per cent in writing, and 87 per cent in math. Grade 6 math hit 58 per cent against the province's 51 per cent for English language students.

Dundas Central Elementary School (JK-8)

Dundas Central sits at 73 Melville Street in the old town core and had about 355 students in 2024-2025. It scored 5.8 in the Fraser Institute's 2025 Report Card, a middle-of-the-pack result. The 2024-2025 EQAO picture is uneven: Grade 3 reading was strong at 93 per cent, Grade 6 math sat at 39 per cent against a provincial 51 per cent. For many buyers the draw is the walkable location.

Greensville School (JK-8)

Greensville, at 625 Harvest Road just north of the valley, is the newest school serving Dundas addresses. HWDSB announced in November 2020 that it would open to students on January 4, 2021. Trustees had approved closing both the old Greensville school and Spencer Valley in June 2014, and the replacement was built as a 381-pupil-place JK-8 school on the former Greensville site, next to a City of Hamilton community centre and a Hamilton Public Library branch. Enrolment was about 300 in 2024-2025, and it scored 6.8 in the 2025 Fraser report.

Dundana Elementary School (JK-5)

Dundana, at 23 Dundana Avenue, runs JK to Grade 5 and had about 300 students in 2024-2025. HWDSB's profile lists French Immersion from Grade 1 to Grade 5. Grade 3 EQAO results in 2024-2025 were solid: 94 per cent at the provincial standard in reading, 83 per cent in writing, 73 per cent in math. With no Grade 6, the school is not scored in the Fraser Institute's 2025 elementary report card, so there is no rating to quote.

Yorkview Elementary School (JK-5)

Yorkview, at 86 Cameron Avenue, is the smallest school in town, with about 170 students in 2024-2025. Like Dundana it ends at Grade 5 and carries no Fraser Institute score. Its 2024-2025 Grade 3 EQAO results were the strongest in Dundas on the public side: 96 per cent at the provincial standard in reading, 87 per cent in writing, and 87 per cent in math.

St. Bernadette Catholic Elementary School (JK-8)

St. Bernadette, at 270 Governor's Road, is the top scoring Dundas elementary school in the Fraser Institute's 2025 Report Card at 8.4, with a five year average of 7.8. Enrolment was about 270 in 2024-2025, and its 2024-2025 EQAO results held up across both tested grades, including 97 per cent of Grade 6 students at the standard in writing. It is an HWCDSB school, so admission follows the Catholic board's registration rules, not a public catchment.

St. Augustine Catholic Elementary School (JK-8)

St. Augustine, at 25 Alma Street near the downtown, had about 215 students in 2024-2025 and scored 7.5 in the Fraser Institute's 2025 Report Card. Every Grade 3 student who wrote the 2024-2025 EQAO reading assessment met the provincial standard, and 94 per cent did in writing. Grade 6 results were softer, with math at 42 per cent.

Secondary Schools Serving Dundas (Grades 9-12)

Dundas has one public high school: Dundas Valley Secondary School at 310 Governor's Road, with about 810 students in 2024-2025. It was formed in 2014 when Highland Secondary amalgamated with Parkside High School, according to the Dundas Museum and Archives, and it occupies the former Highland building. That history matters when you read rankings, because the Fraser Institute's 2025 Report Card still lists the school as Highland, Dundas. The entry carries the same provincial school number and Governor's Road postal code as Dundas Valley, and it scored 7.6, ranked 130th in Ontario, the highest of any HWDSB secondary school in that report. In 2024-2025 EQAO testing, 86 per cent of students passed the literacy test on their first attempt.

On the Catholic side, both St. Augustine and St. Bernadette are listed as feeder schools for St. Mary Catholic Secondary School at 200 Whitney Avenue in Hamilton, on St. Mary's own feeder schools page. St. Mary had about 935 students in 2024-2025 and scored 7.2 in the 2025 Fraser report. Catholic secondary students from Dundas commute out of the valley.

Catchments and What They Mean for Prices

Dundas does not have one famous catchment line that splits the market in two. It has a strong overall school picture in a town people already want to live in, so buyers pay a premium for Dundas overall, and the schools are part of the reason. The effects we see are more specific than pricing. A JK-5 school means one guaranteed move for your child. French Immersion pulls families toward particular pockets. Catholic families factor in a commute to Hamilton for high school. The boards redraw boundary streets, so run any address through their tools before you buy.

How to Verify a Catchment Before You Buy

For public schools, use HWDSB's Find My School page at hwdsb.on.ca/find-school, which runs the board's School Locator. Enter the exact street address and it returns the designated schools for that home. HWDSB also publishes a Boundary Reviews page under About, School Renewal, and it currently lists two active reviews, Binbrook II and Waterdown, a reminder that these lines move. For Catholic schools, use the School Locator and Boundaries page under School Life at hwcdsb.ca. Spencer Valley is a good example. It was a real school for Dundas area families, still turns up in older directories, and no longer appears in Ontario's list of publicly funded schools. Run the address through the board tool before you buy.

Frequently asked questions

Can Chris check the schools for a specific house?

Yes. Send him the address and he will run it through both boards' locators and tell you what comes back, including the French Immersion picture.

Does Chris only work this area?

No. Chris works all of Hamilton, Burlington, and Oakville, and his son Michael covers Toronto at michaelouzas.com.

How do I get in touch?

Pick a time on the booking page and Chris will call you. It is free, and there is no pressure.

In short

Dundas gives families a short, strong list: St. Bernadette on the Catholic side, Sir William Osler as the largest and highest performing public elementary, a new school at Greensville, and one public high school with the best HWDSB secondary score in the city in the 2025 Fraser report. The catches are two JK-5 schools that mean an extra move, and a Catholic secondary commute out of the valley. Confirm the schools for your exact address with the board's tool, then decide.