A Wellington County high school received the highest ranking of all area secondary schools on the most recent education performance report card released by the Fraser Institute.
Erin District High School was ranked 54th out of 747 Ontario high schools included in the annual assessment, which is the highest ranking among all schools in the Upper Grand District School Board and the Wellington Catholic District School Board.
Secondary school ratings in the Fraser Institute report card are out of 10 and based on seven academic indicators evaluated through Ontario’s annual Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO) tests.
The ratings are based on Grade 9 EQAO academic and applied mathematics test scores, the number of first-time eligible students who successfully completed the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test, the percentage of successfully completed literacy tests written by previously eligible students, percentage of unsuccessfully completed literacy tests, the number of math EQAO scores below the provincial standard and the difference between male and female students in the average level of achievement for math EQAO tests and for the literacy test.
The high schools were ranked based on the 2016-17 school year as well as on their average performance over the last five years.
The overall ranking for a specific school year is based on how the school rates in comparison to other schools in the province.
In addition to Erin District High School, three schools in Guelph also ranked in the top 100 schools: Centennial Collegiate Vocational Institute (at 68th), John F. Ross Collegiate and Vocational Institute (68th) and Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic High School (84th).
Wellington County
Centre Wellington District High School in Fergus ranked 246th, with a 2016-17 rating of 6.9 and five-year average rating of 6.8.
Erin District High School was ranked 54th, with a 2016-17 rating of 8.1 and five-year average of 7.3.
Norwell District Secondary School in Palmerston received a ranking of 413th, with a 2016-17 rating of 6 and five-year average of 6.3.
Wellington Heights Secondary School in Mount Forest was ranked 413th, with a 2016-17 rating of 6 and five-year average of 5.6.
Guelph
Bishop Macdonell Catholic High School ranked 115th in 2016-17 with a rating of 7.6 and a 7.7 average over five years.
Centennial Collegiate Vocational Institute ranked 68th in the province with a 2016-17 rating of 7.9 and an 8.4 average over five years.
College Heights Secondary School was ranked 720th, with a 2016-17 rating of 2.5 and five-year average of 2.1.
Guelph Collegiate Vocational Institute received a ranking of 141st in 2016-17 with a rating of 7.4 and five-year overall rating of 7.7.
John F. Ross Collegiate and Vocational Institute received a 2016-17 ranking of 68th, with a score of 7.9 and a five-year average of 7.7.
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic High School ranked 84th in 2016-17 with a rating of 7.8 and a five-year overall average of 7.3.
Saint James Catholic School was ranked 462nd with a 2016-17 rating of 5.7 and five-year average of 6.9.
For a complete listing of all Ontario schools visit www.fraserinstitute.org.
