Quick Facts
- Our school welcomes approximately 400 students from Kindergarten to Grade 5 each year.
- We offer full-day Bilingual Kindergarten, the English Program with Core French, and Early French Immersion.
- When our students complete grade 5, many of them go to Goulbourn Middle School, then return to Richmond to attend South Carleton High School.
Registration
Interested in registering your child at our school? Contact Us or visit the OCDSB registration page for more information.
Vision Statement
At RPS, we are Stronger Together!
The first school in the County of Carleton was erected at Richmond, Ontario in 1820. A two-room grammar school was located on Cockburn Street in 1854. In 1895, a building which housed both a public elementary and high school was constructed within the town limits. Twenty-nine years later on March 27, 1924, this school burned to the ground and a new brick school called the “Richmond Continuation School” was erected on the present site at the corner of McBean and Martin streets. Since that time, additions and renovations have been made to the school (in 1947, 1958, 1969, 1972, 1997 and 2013) that have modified the appearance of the original building.
Today, Richmond Public School embodies the characteristics of a community school: parents and community members are actively involved and great supporters of the school in its efforts to develop lifelong learners.
Academic Programs
- Dual Language Kindergarten (50% english/50% french)
- Grade 1-5 Regular English, with Core French
- Grade 4 and 5 Middle French Immersion
Special Education and ESL Programs
Specialized support and educational assessments are provided by our Learning Support Teacher (LST) and Learning Resource Teacher (LRT) in the regular classrooms and in small group instruction settings when necessary.
Curriculum modifications are made based on identified needs of individual students. Our special education team also supports any English Language Learners, and we have access to ESL itinerant teachers for additional support as required.
Typical Clubs and Activities
- Jump Rope for Heart fundraiser
- Terry Fox Run
- Choir
- Drama Club
- Lego Club
- Art Club
- Leaders Club
- ASL Club (Sign Language)
- EarthCARE Program
- RPS Celebration days
- Seasonal Intramural sports including: cross-country running, soccer, track and field, bordenball, and basketball
- Themed Assemblies
- Community Outreach
- Talent Show
- Chromebooks and iPads available for students, with built-in projectors in every classroom
- A library/resource centre
- Literacy room, including math and science manipulatives
- A Body Break Resource Room
- A large yard, which has grassy play areas (soccer field and baseball diamond), blacktop surfaces, basketball hoops and games printed on blacktop, a play structure and large sandbox area as well as several other climbing apparatuses
- A separate enclosed play yard for our junior and senior kindergarten students.
A strong commitment to Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility is embedded throughout the OCDSB 2023-2027 Strategic Plan and captured within each area of focus: learning, well-being, and social responsibility. We strive to ensure that our school is a welcoming and safe place for students of all identities to feel valued and respected as they engage, learn, grow, explore, and discover. For more information, please visit the OCDSB’s Equity and Diversity website.