Family & homebuyer guide · Peterborough
Which school is my address zoned for?
Two boards serve Peterborough, public and Catholic, each with its own boundaries. Here is how the system works, plus a direct link to each board's own address lookup tool for the current answer.
- Boards
- 2
- public and Catholic
- French Immersion
- Both boards
- separate boundary
- Private
- Several
- see below
- Boundaries
- Under review
- check the live tool
Find your school
Enter your address directly with the board. Boundaries shift as Peterborough grows, so this is the one answer worth getting from the live source rather than a page like this one.
Public
Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board
Serves the public system across Peterborough and the surrounding county. French Immersion is offered at select schools, each with its own separate boundary from the regular-program boundary for the same address.
Find a School tool705-742-9773
Catholic
Peterborough Victoria Northumberland and Clarington Catholic District School Board
Serves the Catholic system across the same wider region. Its School Finder tool has a French Immersion filter for families weighing that option within the Catholic board.
Find a School tool705-748-4861
How the system works
- Two boards, two boundariesPublic and Catholic
- Every address in Peterborough falls within a boundary for each board independently, and a family chooses which system to register with. Admission eligibility for the Catholic board varies by grade and program; confirm directly with PVNC Catholic for your specific situation rather than assuming.
- Boundaries can changeCheck the live tool, not this page
- Peterborough's school boundaries have been under active review as the city grows, with both boards holding public consultations on redrawing catchment areas. A boundary that's accurate today may not be next year. Always confirm through the board's own Find a School tool before treating a boundary as settled, especially before a home purchase.
- French ImmersionAvailable at both boards
- FI has its own boundary, separate from the regular-program boundary at the same address. Use each board's Find a School tool and select the French Immersion option to see your specific FI-designated school.
- Private optionsMore than one
- Rowan Tree Children's School (non-profit, Waldorf-inspired, preschool through grade 8, Argyle St) and The Children's Montessori School (grades 1-8, Romaine St) are both currently operating. The Ontario Federation of Independent Schools maintains a wider directory of private options in the region.
- RegistrationContact your designated school directly
- Both boards register new students at the school itself, based on proof of address. Start with the Find a School tool to identify the right school before contacting them.
School boundaries, registration, and program details: Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board and PVNC Catholic District School Board. This page is a convenience summary, not an official board document. Boundaries and programs change; confirm with the board before relying on anything here for a home purchase or enrollment decision.