Schools

Public English
Steve Maclean Public School opened its doors in Riverside South in September 2006. The school has classes for JK-5 with early French immersion with grades 6, 7 and 8 being added in 2007, 2008 and 2009 respectively. Children of families living south of Earl Armstrong Road will attend Manotick Public School in Manotick.

The school building is a two story structure with most of the classrooms on the second floor. The first floor has offices, meeting rooms, a gym with a stage, a library and computer lab, a music room, an art room and a science room.

Catholic English
After several years of the RSCA working with the OCCSB, St. Jerome Elementary School opened in September 2004 - the first school in Riverside South..

St. Jerome is a large school can hold up to 520 students. The school faces Spratt Road and is fenced on 3 sides being partially open to the Park. The school has both asphalt and grass play areas and have an area for bicycle parking.

The school was not built with portables, however the plans submitted to the city for approval do allocate space for future portables should the need arise in 5-10 years time.

The school has a computer lab, a library, a gymnasium with a curtain divider available if teachers would like to divide the room into two; with a stage structure that can be lowered or raised.

The school houses a one-room child care facility, for 20 JK and/or SK morning and afternoon child care. It is not for preschool age children. It contains a separate bathroom facility and has access to a fenced area with both grass and asphalt play areas. This care centre is run by the Board. An additional room is available for before and after school care for other grades with a separate bathroom. This room also accommodates approximately 30 children.

The school offers the following French programs:

JK and SK French immersion - 1 week English, 1 week French
Grades 1-3: Extended French Immersion at 25% a day; two or so classes/subjects (Social Sciences and French language arts)
Grades 4 and up: choice of continuing Extended French Immersion 25/75 or Immersion at 50/50.

The Catholic School Board's policy on transportation is that any JK or SK student living more than 0.8km driving distance from the school will receive busing. There are a number of streets in Riverside South that fit this criterion. Any child in grades 1 through 6 who lives more than 1.6km from the school will also receive busing. There are buses that run throughout Riverside South to pick up children who meet these criteria.

While there are no current plans to build a high school in Riverside South, a future Catholic high school is being considered at the corner of Earl Armstrong Road and Spratt Road.