In collaboration with partner school boards, the Renfrew County Joint Transportation Consortium (RCJTC) has adopted a staggered bell time system to allow school transportation vehicles to be used with maximum efficiency at more than one school.
Below are the current instructional bell times for local schools, broken down by Zone / Family of Schools.
Zone 1 (Deep River Area Schools)
| School |
Start Time |
End Time |
| Mackenzie Community School – Secondary |
8:20 am |
2:20 pm |
| Mackenzie Community School – Elementary |
9:20 am |
3:40 pm |
| St. Mary’s Catholic School |
9:30 am |
3:40 pm |
| St. Anthony’s Catholic School |
9:10 am |
3:30 pm |
Zone 2 (Petawawa Area Schools)
| School |
Start Time |
End Time |
| Valour JK-12 School (9-12) |
8:20 am |
2:30 pm |
| Herman Street Public School |
9:00 am |
3:20 pm |
| Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic School |
9:00 am |
3:10 pm |
| Pineview Public School |
9:00 am |
3:20 pm |
| St. Francis of Assisi Catholic School |
8:10 am |
2:40 pm |
| Valour JK-12 School (JK-8) |
9:20 am |
3:40 pm |
Zone 3 (Pembroke Area Schools)
| School |
Start Time |
End Time |
| Bishop Smith Catholic High School (9-12) |
8:20 am |
2:30 pm |
| Bishop Smith Catholic School (7-8) |
8:20 am |
2:30 pm |
| Fellowes High School |
8:20 am |
2:30 pm |
| Beachburg Public School |
9:30 am |
3:45 pm |
| Cathedral Catholic School |
9:30 am |
3:50 pm |
| Champlain Discovery Public School |
9:30 am |
3:50 pm |
| Highview Public School |
9:20 am |
3:40 pm |
| Holy Name Catholic School |
9:30 am |
3:45 pm |
| Our Lady of Grace Catholic School |
9:25 am |
3:40 pm |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School |
9:35 am |
3:50 pm |
| Rockwood Public School |
9:25 am |
3:45 pm |
Zone 4 (Madawaska Area Schools)
| School |
Start Time |
End Time |
| Madawaska Valley District School (9-12) |
8:20 am |
2:20 pm |
| George Vanier Catholic School |
9:30 am |
3:45 pm |
| Killaloe Public School |
9:25 am |
3:45 pm |
| Madawaska Valley District School (JK-8) |
8:10 am |
2:25 pm |
| Palmer Rapids Public School |
9:30 am |
3:40 pm |
| St. Andrew’s Catholic School |
9:30 am |
3:50 pm |
| St. John Bosco Catholic School |
8:15 am |
2:30 pm |
| Whitney Public School |
8:45 am |
3:10 pm |
Zone 5 (Opeongo Area Schools)
| School |
Start Time |
End Time |
| Opeongo High School |
8:10 am |
2:20 pm |
| Cobden Public School |
9:25 am |
3:45 pm |
| Eganville Public School |
9:25 am |
3:45 pm |
| St. James Catholic School |
9:25 am |
3:45 pm |
| St. Michael’s Catholic School |
8:10 am |
2:25 pm |
Zone 6 (Renfrew Area Schools)
| School |
Start Time |
End Time |
| Renfrew Collegiate Institute (9-12) |
8:10 am |
2:25 pm |
| Renfrew Collegiate Intermediate (7-8) |
8:10 am |
2:30 pm |
| St. Joseph’s Catholic High School (9-12) |
8:10 am |
2:25 pm |
| St. Joseph’s Catholic School – Renfrew (8) |
8:10 am |
2:30 pm |
| Admaston Public School |
9:20 am |
3:40 pm |
| Central Public School |
9:15 am |
3:35 pm |
| Our Lady of Fatima Catholic School |
9:15 am |
3:30 pm |
| Queen Elizabeth Public School |
9:20 am |
3:40 pm |
| St. Joseph’s Catholic School (Calabogie) |
9:20 am |
3:35 pm |
| St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic School |
8:10 am |
2:25 pm |
Zone 7 (Arnprior Area Schools)
| School |
Start Time |
End Time |
| Arnprior District High School |
8:20 am |
2:25 pm |
| A.J. Charbonneau Public School |
9:15 am |
3:40 pm |
| McNab Public School |
9:15 am |
3:35 pm |
| St. John XXIII Catholic School |
9:20 am |
3:35 pm |
| St. Joseph’s Catholic School (Arnprior) |
8:15 am |
2:30 pm |
| Walter Zadow Public School |
8:20 am |
2:35 pm |
Historic Bell Times
