Several GTA secondary schools among top in province: Fraser Institute
Posted March 17, 2013 8:45 am.
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TORONTO, Ont. – As March Break comes to an end, a conservative think tank is out with their latest rankings of Ontario’s secondary schools.
Using standardized test scores, the Fraser Institute’s annual report card shows an overall improvement in math, as well as the percentage of students meeting the provincial standard.
The report card rates 725 of the province’s secondary schools.
Peter Cowley, Fraser Institute director of school performance studies, says the Greater Toronto Area is home to seven of the top 12 schools in the province.
“Those seven GTA schools include Cardinal Carter Academy for the Arts, Bayview, Richmond Hill and St Therese of Lisieux,” Cowley said.
Three of those schools are in Richmond Hill, while Cardinal Carter is in Toronto.
Also from the GTA making the top 12 were Holy Name of Mary, in Mississauga, St Robert in Thornhill and Pierre Elliott Trudeau in Markham.
London Central was ranked as the number one school in the province with a rating of 9.6/10.
The overall provincial average was a 6/10, with school districts in Halton, York and Peel all scoring above that.
The Toronto public board scored below the provincial average, while the Catholic board matched the provincial average.
Some of the lowest ranked schools included NILE Academy, Sir Robert L Borden, Bendale and Nelson A Boylen, all in Toronto.
Seven GTA public schools and six GTA Catholic schools are among the top 20 fastest-improving schools in the province, and overall improvement was seen in many schools.
“Our report card consistently shows that school improvement is occurring all over Ontario, from Timmins in the north to Chatham in the south and from Sault Ste. Marie in the west to Hawkesbury in the east,” Cowley said.
The fastest improving school in the report was Bloor Collegiate Institute, which had a “remarkable” turn-around.
“It moved from 3.5/10, it’s overall rating in 2008, up to 7.4/10, in 2012, that’s from well-below average to well-above average in five years,” Cowley said.
For the entire report and school comparisons click here.
