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Schools in and near Alta Vista

The City of Ottawa schools layer lists 26 schools within about 2.7 km (straight-line) of the Alta Vista neighbourhood centre.

26 schools are in and around the Alta Vista area: 14 school-board elementary schools, 4 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 Franco-Cité Catholic Secondary School and Hillcrest High School and Ridgemont High School and St. Patrick's High School. Catchments are set by address, so confirm a home's designated school with the board.

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Alta Vista Drive, Ottawa
Alta Vista Drive, Ottawa. Photo: Earl Andrew, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Of those 26 schools, 11 belong to the OCDSB, 3 to the OCSB, 5 to the CECCE, 1 to the CÉPEO and 6 are independent. The closest elementary schools include Alta Vista Public School (OCDSB), Marie-Curie Public Elementary School (CÉPEO, French), St. Gemma School (OCSB) and Pleasant Park Public School (OCDSB). The nearest secondary schools include St. Patrick's High School (OCSB) and Ridgemont High School (OCDSB).

Distances are straight-line, not walking or driving routes. Which school a child can attend depends on the home's address and the board's rules, so families must confirm catchments and programs with each board's own school locator before relying on any list here.

Catchments change. Being close to a school does not guarantee a place there. Confirm the designated school for a specific address with each board before you buy.

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Where the schools are

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

Elementary schools

19 schools

Secondary schools

6 schools

Other schools

1 schools
Questions people ask

Quick answers

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

All 40 questions

  1. What schools serve Alta Vista?

    The City of Ottawa schools layer lists 26 schools within about 2.7 km (straight-line) of the Alta Vista centre: 11 OCDSB, 3 OCSB, 5 CECCE, 1 CÉPEO and 6 independent. Nearby elementary schools include Alta Vista Public School, St. Gemma School and Pleasant Park Public School. Families must confirm which school serves a given address with each board's school locator.

    As of 2026-10 · maps.ottawa.ca en.wikipedia.org

  2. Are there French-language schools in Alta Vista?

    Yes, French-language schools are close to Alta Vista. Marie-Curie Public Elementary School (CÉPEO) is about 0.9 km from the neighbourhood centre, and the CECCE runs several French Catholic schools within about 2.7 km, all in a straight line.

    As of 2026-10 · maps.ottawa.ca maps.ottawa.ca

  3. Which high schools are near Alta Vista?

    The closest high schools to Alta Vista are St. Patrick's High School (OCSB, about 1.0 km from the centre) and Ridgemont High School (OCDSB, about 1.2 km), straight-line. Hillcrest High School (OCDSB) and the French-language Franco-Cité Catholic Secondary School (CECCE) are each about 2.2 km away.

    As of 2026-10 · maps.ottawa.ca maps.ottawa.ca

  4. Is Alta Vista good for families?

    Alta Vista has features families often look for: children aged 0–14 were 16.3% of residents in the 2021 census, the average household had 2.5 people, and 79.9% of dwellings were single-detached houses. Schools from four boards are within about 2.7 km (straight-line), and the area data lists 15 parks.

    As of 2026-10 · ons-sqo.ca maps.ottawa.ca

  5. Is Alta Vista French-speaking?

    Some residents are, but it is not mainly French-speaking. In the 2021 census (via the Ottawa Neighbourhood Study), 10.1% of Alta Vista residents had French as the language most spoken at home.

    As of 2026-10 · ons-sqo.ca maps.ottawa.ca

  6. Which elementary schools are near Alta Vista?

    The nearest elementary schools to the Alta Vista centre, in a straight line, are Alta Vista Public School (OCDSB, about 0.4 km), Marie-Curie Public Elementary School (CÉPEO, French, 0.9 km), St. Gemma School (OCSB, 1.2 km), Featherston Drive Public School (OCDSB, 1.3 km) and Pleasant Park Public School (OCDSB, 1.4 km).

    As of 2026-10 · maps.ottawa.ca maps.ottawa.ca

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