Mississauga School Boundary Map (2026): Finding Your Child's Exact School Before You Buy
2026 Mississauga School Catchment & Boundary Verification Guide by Fernando Borges Mora, REALTOR® (eXp Realty) — PDSB, DPCDSB, STOPR Policy TRN1400 & Regional Magnet Programs.
The School Boundary Trap That Catches Mississauga Home Buyers Off Guard
One of the costliest mistakes families make when buying a home in Mississauga is relying on third-party property portals or walking distance on Google Maps to assume a house sits inside a specific school boundary. In Mississauga, attendance boundaries frequently divide down the centre line of an arterial road, a railway corridor, or between odd and even street numbers on the exact same crescent.
Every residential address in Mississauga is simultaneously served by four publicly funded Ontario school boards running in parallel:
- Peel District School Board (PDSB): English-language Public (secular, open to all residents).
- Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board (DPCDSB): English-language Catholic (elementary JK–Grade 8 requires Roman/Eastern Catholic baptismal eligibility; secondary Grades 9–12 allows open-access admissions subject to boundary and space).
- Conseil scolaire Viamonde (CSV): French First-Language Public (for Charter Section 23 French-language rights holders).
- Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir (CSCM): French First-Language Catholic.
Led by Fernando Borges Mora, licensed Ontario REALTOR® with eXp Realty, this guide explains how we verify exact street-number eligibility before you submit an OREA Form 100 Agreement of Purchase and Sale.
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2026 Mississauga Top High School Catchments & Regional Programs Matrix
| Secondary School Name | School Board | Mississauga Neighbourhood | Fraser Institute Score | Signature Regional / Specialized Program | Dedicated Local Guide |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Fraser Secondary School | PDSB (Public) | Central Erin Mills (L5M) | 8.8 / 10 (#29 in ON) | Advanced Placement (AP) | John Fraser Guide |
| St. Aloysius Gonzaga Secondary | DPCDSB (Catholic) | Central Erin Mills / Streetsville | 7.7 / 10 | Extended French & SHSM | Erin Mills Guide |
| Lorne Park Secondary School | PDSB (Public) | Lorne Park / Mineola West (L5H) | 7.8 / 10 | Extended French & Strings | Lorne Park Guide |
| Port Credit Secondary School | PDSB (Public) | Port Credit / Mineola (L5G) | 7.4 / 10 | SciTech Regional Program & Regional Strings | Port Credit Guide |
| Glenforest Secondary School | PDSB (Public) | Rathwood / Applewood (L4Y) | 7.5 / 10 | International Baccalaureate (IB) & STEM | Applewood & Rathwood Guide |
| Meadowvale Secondary School | PDSB (Public) | Meadowvale / Lisgar (L5N) | 6.8 / 10 | International Baccalaureate (IB) Programme | Lisgar & Meadowvale Guide |
| Cawthra Park Secondary School | PDSB (Public) | Lakeview (L5E) | 7.6 / 10 | Regional Arts Program (RAP) | Lakeview Village Guide |
| Streetsville Secondary School | PDSB (Public) | Streetsville (L5M) | 7.2 / 10 | French Immersion (Grades 9–12) | Streetsville Guide |
| Stephen Lewis Secondary School | PDSB (Public) | Churchill Meadows (L5M) | 7.3 / 10 | Regional Business & SciTech feeder | Churchill Meadows Guide |
| Our Lady of Mount Carmel SS | DPCDSB (Catholic) | Lisgar & Meadowvale (L5N) | 7.4 / 10 | AP, Extended French & SHSM | Lisgar & Meadowvale Guide |
3 Critical School Boundary Rules Every Mississauga Buyer Must Verify
1. In-Boundary Home School vs. Regional Learning Choices Programs (RLCP)
In the Peel District School Board (PDSB), student admission follows two distinct tracks:
- Regular Track (As-of-Right Address Boundary): Buying or leasing a home inside the geographic catchment of John Fraser Secondary School, Lorne Park SS, or Stephen Lewis SS entitles your child to regular-track enrollment based strictly on your primary residence address.
- Regional Learning Choices Programs (IB, SciTech, Arts, Strings, AP): Specialized streams such as the IB Programme at Glenforest SS or Meadowvale SS, SciTech at Port Credit SS, or Regional Arts at Cawthra Park SS admit students in Grade 8 via a regional application, grade audit, and central random selection lottery—meaning living across the street guarantees regular-track admission, not automatic placement into the specialized regional program.
2. Verified STOPR School Bus Walking Distance Rules (Policy TRN1400)
School busing for both PDSB and DPCDSB is jointly administered by Student Transportation of Peel Region (STOPR). Under official PDSB / STOPR Transportation Policy TRN1400 (Section 4.1), a home address qualifies for yellow school bus transportation only when the shortest safe walking route from property line to school property line exceeds:
- Junior & Senior Kindergarten to Grade 1: 1.0 km
- Grades 2 to 4: 1.6 km
- Grades 5 to 8: 2.0 km
- Secondary High School (Grades 9 to 12): 3.8 km
3. New Condo Towers & "Holding School" Designations
When high-density master-planned communities—such as Square One / City Centre towers, M City (448 Burnhamthorpe Rd W), or Lakeview Village / Brightwater—are registered, local schools that have reached 100% classroom capacity place newly built municipal addresses into a designated "Holding School" (with STOPR busing provided) until permanent school capacity expands. Always verify the exact building address on the PDSB and DPCDSB street-number locators before waiving conditions.
Official Verified Data Sources and School Board References
- Public School Street-Number Locator: Peel District School Board (PDSB) — Find Your School
- Catholic School Catchment Locator: Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board (DPCDSB)
- Official Busing Eligibility Distances (Policy TRN1400): Student Transportation of Peel Region (STOPR Eligibility)
- Provincial EQAO & School Report Cards: Fraser Institute Ontario School Rankings