Fraser Institute News Release: New Fraser Institute rankings of Ontario secondary schools out today
23 Mayo 2024 - 4:00AM
The Fraser Institute today released its annual rankings of Ontario
secondary schools, allowing parents to compare the academic
performance of schools across the province.
“Our Report Cards offer parents information they
can’t easily get anywhere else, about how their child’s school
performs and how it compares to other schools in Ontario,” said
Peter Cowley, a Fraser Institute senior fellow.
This year, the Report Card on Ontario’s
Secondary Schools ranks 689 public, Catholic, and
independent schools based on eight academic indicators derived from
provincewide test results.
And contrary to common misconceptions, the data
suggest every school can improve regardless of type, location, and
student characteristics.
For example, Englehart, a public school in
Northeast Ontario, is one of the fastest-improving high schools in
the province, rising from a score of 2.2 out of 10 in 2016 to 6.5
in 2022.
Likewise, Toronto Ouest, a French public school in
Toronto, is one of the fastest-improving school (rising from 4.9 in
2016 to 8.5), even though 13.7 per cent students have special
needs.
“It doesn’t matter where a school is ranked, or
what challenges its students may face. The evidence is clear—all
types of schools, located all over the province with different
types of students, are all capable of improvement,” Cowley
said.
For the complete results on all ranked schools and
to compare the performance of different schools, visit
www.compareschoolrankings.org.
MEDIA CONTACT: Peter Cowley,
Senior FellowFraser Institute(604)
789-0475peter.cowley@fraserinstitute.org
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721drue.macpherson@fraserinstitute.org
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