WHITBY / PUBLIC ELEMENTARY

Colonel J.E. Farewell Public School

Colonel J.E. Farewell Public School is a kindergarten-to-Grade-8 school on McQuay Boulevard in Whitby. The school describes its learning program through academics, arts, athletics, attitude and allyship. Families can compare Whitby’s new-home options here while using the board’s address lookup to establish which school would actually serve a proposed home.

Empty gymnasium at Colonel J.E. Farewell Public School
Gymnasium at Colonel J.E. Farewell Public School. The public board facility gallery does not state a photograph date.
Durham District School Board · Community Use of Schools
School board
Durham District School Board
School type
Public elementary
Grades
Kindergarten–Grade 8
Language
English
Address
810 Mcquay Boulevard, Whitby, Ontario L1P 1J1

Learning and participation

The official About page identifies a Junior/Intermediate Practical Learning Program alongside mainstream classes. Placement and support arrangements should be discussed directly with the school and board.

Plan the daily journey

The school publishes specific pick-up and parking arrangements. Review those current instructions before a visit and consider the daily trip from the exact home address.

CHECK THE ADDRESS FIRST

School choice starts
with the right questions.

Attendance boundaries, programs, grade levels and admission rules can affect your options. A home’s municipality or proximity does not guarantee a place at this school.

EXPLORE THE AREA

New homes in Whitby.

These projects are in the same municipality. This is not a school-boundary or admission match. Confirm the exact address with the board.

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Mattamy Homes

Ashburn Hills

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Ashburn Hills is a Mattamy community in Brooklin, Whitby, with townhome and detached collections. The builder highlights local parks, Brooklin shops and connections to Highways 407, 412 and 401.

From $723,000 · as of 2026-10-01Advertised price includes an estimated temporary Ontario enhanced new housing HST rebate and assumes the purchaser meets every eligibility requirement. Buyers who are ineligible may pay a higher price without the rebate. Lot premiums, upgrades and options may cost extra.
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Fieldgate Homes

Brooklin Centre Towns

Brooklin · Whitby, ON

Brooklin Centre Towns is an upcoming Fieldgate freehold-townhome community at Winchester Road West and Baldwin Street South in north Whitby.

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Brooklin Trails

Brooklin · Whitby, ON

Detached homes and freehold townhomes in Brooklin, planned around greenspace and pedestrian connections.

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Treasure Hill

Mirra Townhomes

Brooklin · Whitby, ON

Mirra Townhomes is Treasure Hill’s two-car-garage townhome collection at Baldwin Street North and Columbus Road West in Brooklin.

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Brookfield Residential

Station No. 3

Downtown Whitby — Four Corners District · Whitby, ON

Downtown Whitby living, with shops, restaurants and cafés close to home. Station No. 3 combines completed condo apartments and two-storey townhomes with shared spaces for work, fitness and entertaining.

From $437,762 · as of 2026-10-03Advertised price for Suite 221 after estimated enhanced HST rebate deductions. Buyer eligibility applies; the rebate is already reflected in this figure. Offers cannot be combined with other incentives or programs.
9 advertised homesExplore

Showing 6 of 7 current project listings in this municipality.

BEFORE YOUR NEXT MOVE

Your questions,
answered.

Which school board operates Colonel J.E. Farewell Public School?

Colonel J.E. Farewell Public School is part of Durham District School Board. Use the official school and board links on this page for current programs, school information and registration.

Will a home listed here qualify for admission to Colonel J.E. Farewell Public School?

A listed project does not establish eligibility for Colonel J.E. Farewell Public School. The new-home suggestions are grouped by municipality, not attendance boundary. Confirm the exact home address, program, grade and admission requirements with Durham District School Board before relying on a school assignment.

What does the academic score for Colonel J.E. Farewell Public School mean?

The 2025 Fraser Institute report gives the school 8.4 out of 10 using the 2023/2024 school year. The Fraser Institute score measures selected academic indicators. It is one starting point for research, not a complete assessment of teaching, student support, wellbeing or school fit.

UNDERSTAND THE COMPARISON

A useful starting point. A broader decision.

These lists order schools by their overall Fraser Institute score in the 2025 Ontario reports, using 2023/2024 results. The elementary report was published in January 2026 and the secondary report in November 2025. They are historical academic results, not 2026 test scores.

The Fraser Institute score measures selected academic indicators. It is one starting point for research, not a complete assessment of teaching, student support, wellbeing or school fit.

Coverage. We checked 200 rated schools located in Durham Region: 122 public elementary, 23 public secondary, 45 Catholic elementary and 10 Catholic secondary. Coverage includes English- and French-language schools across Durham’s municipalities, including Clarington. Public and Catholic schools are compared separately. Unrated schools are not treated as lower-rated schools.

Ties. Equal scores share a regional position. To display ten profiles, ties are ordered alphabetically by the current common school name, ignoring the French École prefix. A tied school outside the ten-profile selection is named on the relevant list; it is not academically lower-ranked.

Read the ranking methodology

Methodology source checked October 3, 2026.

Use the board’s current boundary and registration information, visit the school and discuss your child’s needs before making a school or home decision.

Sources & review notes

School details reviewed October 3, 2026. School information and academic results can change.

Independently prepared by Offplan Canada. School and board names identify the sources; they do not imply endorsement of this website or of any development.