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Quick Facts

  • W. E. Johnston PS welcomes approximately 730 students from Junior Kindergarten to Grade 6 each year. 
  • We offer full-day bilingual Kindergarten, and the Early French Immersion and Middle French Immersion programs.
  • After completing Grade 6, most students attend Earl of March Secondary School.

Mission Statement

W. Erskine Johnston Public School is committed to fostering a nurturing and inclusive learning environment where every student reaches their full potential. We inspire academic excellence, critical thinking, and creativity while promoting the social, emotional, and physical well-being of all students.

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Interested in registering your child at our school? Contact us or visit the OCDSB Registration page.

Our School

Our School

W. Erskine Johnston Public School is a vibrant and inclusive learning community in the Beaverbrook community of Kanata North, Canada's largest research and technology hub. Our school embraces diversity, welcoming students from all over the world. We foster a strong sense of belonging and celebrate the unique cultural backgrounds of our students.

At W. Erskine Johnston, we strive for academic excellence in all subjects. We are a dual-track school offering a K-6 regular program and a 4-6 Middle French Immersion program. We encourage our students to reach their full potential through academic programs and supportive learning environments. We also promote a healthy and active lifestyle by offering a variety of sports and extracurricular activities.

As caretakers of our environment, our students participate in the Litterless Lunch Program. Please send your child’s lunch in reusable containers to avoid creating extra waste. Any litter remaining from your child’s lunch will be sent back home in his/her lunch box. Students should have a reusable water bottle that may be refilled at one of our water bottle refilling stations. Thanks for your participation!

WEJ is fortunate for and extremely appreciative of our community partnerships. Our open door and welcoming environment has enabled our school to be a contributing member of this community. We are proud of our school and we are proud of our friends and families that contribute to this wonderful and rich learning environment.

Parents/Guardians/Volunteers

Our parent and community volunteers contribute regularly to activities that support and benefit our students. Our dedicated school council meets monthly and contributes a great deal of time to initiatives designed to continue making WEJ a wonderful place to learn. As invaluable partners, we thank our parents, guardians and volunteers, and look for opportunities to acknowledge them such as school announcements, school website, principal’s report to school council, and our volunteer appreciation event.

In recent years, School Council volunteers have helped to raise funds to enhance resources for our students. They have provided funds for books for our library. Outdoor equipment has been purchased to improve the health and well-being of our students. Parent volunteers, co-op students, volunteers and family members enrich our school and we value their contributions.  

We offer the following programs:


An active physical education program, coupled with many clubs, house league athletic opportunities, regional cross-country, track and field and other sports teams, provide for a balanced life at school.

Our school is committed to ensuring that each student, staff and family know that they matter within our community and that everyone feels safe and welcome. Our teachers work on bringing in connections and programming to engage and acknowledge students’ multiple identities including ancestry, background, race, religion/creed and gender.