Lakeshore schools span all four Windsor-Essex boards — English public, English Catholic, and both French-language boards. Below is the verified breakdown, plus how to confirm catchment for any specific address.
Lakeshore is a genuine family region — safe, spacious, lakeside, with strong schools and a real community feel. Here’s the honest lay of the land.
School attendance boundaries depend on your exact address, and the boards review them every year. Use these official locators to confirm for any specific property — happy to help you check.
French-language schools admit eligible francophone rights-holder families region-wide and bus across Windsor-Essex, so they aren’t address-restricted.
The area’s public secondary school is Belle River District High School (BRDHS) — Greater Essex County DSB, with French Immersion, mySTEM, Specialist High Skills Major (SHSM), the Hockey Skills Academy, and OYAP.
The Catholic high school serving all of Lakeshore is St. Anne Catholic High School in Belle River — French Immersion, STEM Academy, SHSM, arts. (St. Anne does not offer IB.)
French-language secondary: École secondaire catholique l’Essor in Tecumseh (French Catholic).
Public elementary feeders for BRDHS: Belle River Public School and Lakeshore Discovery Public School (both with French Immersion), plus Centennial Central P.S. in Comber.
(Worth knowing if you’re a long-term planner: a new French-Immersion-only public elementary opens in Belle River in September 2027, which will change FI assignments in the Belle River / Lakeshore Discovery / Comber area.)
Catholic elementary: St. John the Baptist Catholic Elementary (English + French Immersion) in Belle River, St. John the Evangelist (Woodslee), and St. William (Emeryville).
French-language elementary: École élémentaire catholique Pavillon des Jeunes (Belle River) and Saint-Ambroise (St. Joachim) — both French Catholic.
Family life in Lakeshore is built around the water and the outdoors: Belle River’s beach and marina, the Atlas Tube Centre, trails, minor sports, country space, and a tight community.
For families who want their kids outside, on the water, and part of a real community, Lakeshore delivers.
The public high school is Belle River District High School (BRDHS) — Greater Essex County DSB, with French Immersion, mySTEM, SHSM, the Hockey Skills Academy, and OYAP. The Catholic high school serving all of Lakeshore is St. Anne Catholic High School in Belle River.
Public feeders for BRDHS include Belle River P.S. and Lakeshore Discovery P.S. (both with French Immersion), plus Centennial Central P.S. in Comber. Catholic: St. John the Baptist (English + FI) in Belle River, plus St. John the Evangelist (Woodslee) and St. William (Emeryville). A new French-Immersion-only public elementary opens in Belle River in September 2027.
Yes — safe communities, Lake St. Clair recreation, modern facilities like the Atlas Tube Centre, strong schools with English and French options, and lots of space.
