Our Community

Education

There are four school boards available to the residents of East Ferris. Some offer continuing education to adults.  The Municipality is home to two elementary schools and is in close proximity to a number of high schools outside of the community. Nipissing University and Canadore College provide post-secondary education opportunties and are within a 20 minute commute.  

 
District School Boards
 

English Public 

English Catholic 

Near North District School Board 

963 Airport Road PO Box 3110 
North Bay, ON, P1B 8H1 
705-472-8170 
www.nearnorthschools.ca 

Nipissing-Parry Sound Catholic District School Board 

1000 High Street 
North Bay, ON, P1B 6S6 
705-472-1201 
www.npsc.edu.on.ca 

French Public 

French Catholic 

Conseil Scolaire Publique du Nord-Est de l’Ontario 

310 avenue Algonquin – CP 3600 
North Bay, ON, P1B 9T5 
705-472-3443 
www.cspne.ca

Conseil Scolaire Catholique Franco-Nord 

681 Chippewa Street West 
North Bay, ON, P1B 6G8 
705-472-1702 
www.franco-nord.ca 


 East Ferris Elementary Schools

Ferris Glen Public School 

École élémentaire catholiqueSaint-Thomas D’Aquin 

30 Voyer Road 
Corbeil, ON  P0H 1K0 
705-475-2323
www.nearnorthschools.ca/ferris-glen/

1245 Village Road 
Astorville, ON  P0H 1B0 
705-752-1200
http://st-thomas.franco-nord.ca/ 

Near North District School Board 
Junior Kindergarten to Grade 6 

Conseil Scolaire Catholique Franco-Nord 
Junior Kindergarten to Grade 8 


Distance Education 

Contact North has an online learning centre located in the East Ferris Community Centre in Astorville. Each online learning centre is equipped with distance education technologies such as audioconferencing, videoconferencing, web conferencing, computer workstations and high-speed Internet (where available) - all at no cost to you!

 To learn more, visit Contact North's website. 


Post-Secondary Schools 

The City of North Bay is home to both a college and university which share a joint main campus. 

Canadore College 

Nipissing University 

100 College Drive, Box 5001 
North Bay, ON, P1B 8K9 
705-474-7600 
www.canadorec.on.ca 

100 College Drive, Box 5002 
North Bay, ON, P1B 8K9 
705-474-3450
www.nipissingu.ca