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Fraser Institute rankings - how did your child's school fare?

BC high schools ranked

Jon Manchester - Sep 4, 2020 / 4:00 am | Story: 309743

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Once again, private schools have topped the Fraser Institute's annual ranking of B.C. secondary schools.

The think-tank released its report card on Thursday, ranking 252 public and independent secondary schools based on six academic indicators.

The results were tabulated using student results from annual provincial exams, grade-to-grade transition rates and graduation rates.

Of the top 25 schools, no less than 21 are independent schools.

“Parents should use this report card every year to see how their child’s school is doing, and if necessary, ask the principal how he or she plans to turn things around,” said Peter Cowley, senior fellow at the Fraser Institute.

“We often hear that some schools are doomed to perform poorly because of the communities and students they serve, but that’s just not true – every school can improve and rank higher than the year before."

Eighteen schools in the Lower Mainland scored a perfect 10.

The highest ranked schools in the Thompson-Okanagan were Aberdeen Hall and Immaculata in Kelowna, in 33rd place. Aberdeen maintained its 7.9 out of 10 score from last year. Kelowna's OKM dropped from a 7.9 score to 7.5.

Vernon Secondary dropped from 7.3 to 5.9, from first to worst in the city. Kalamalka Secondary took top spot in the Vernon district at 6.9, which ranked the school 70th in B.C.

In the Penticton district, Summerland Secondary was again on top, despite dropping from a 7.6 to 6.4. That was good enough for 98th place.

South Kamloops Secondary was ranked best in that city, with a 7.8 score, placing 36th out of the 252 schools ranked.

The rankings by city for the region are:

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