Twenty-six secondary schools across the province have improved academically in the past five years according to the Fraser Institute’s annual school rankings.
On the list there are 21 public schools, nine in the Fraser Valley and southern B.C., eight on Vancouver Island, two in the Interior and northern B.C. and one in Metro Vancouver.
Improving B.C. Secondary Schools (in order of improvement, fastest at top)
– Lake Cowichan (Public), Lake Cowichan
– King David (Independent), Vancouver
– Selkirk (Public), Kimberley
– Mount Elizabeth (Public), Kitimat
– Prince George (Public), Prince George
– Cedar (Public), Nanaimo
– Mark R. Isfeld (Public), Courtenay
– Grand Forks (Public), Grand Forks
– Timberline (Public), Campbell River
– Elphinstone (Public), Gibsons
– W.L. Seaton (Public), Vernon
– Nanaimo District (Public), Nanaimo
– Alberni District (Public), Port Alberni
– Princess Margaret (Public), Penticton
– George Elliot (Public), Winfield
– Surrey Christian (Independent), Surrey
– Langley Fundamental (Public), Langley
– Clarence Fulton (Public), Vernon
– Mount Boucherie (Public), West Kelowna
– New Westminster (Public), New Westminster
– Heritage Woods (Public), Port Moody
– Heritage Park (Public), Mission
– St. Andrew’s (Independent), Victoria
– Archbishop Carney (Independent), Port Coquitlam
– Crofton House (Independent), Vancouver
– Rutland (Public), Kelowna
“Our report card consistently shows that school improvement is occurring all over B.C., from Prince George in the north to Grand Forks in the south and everywhere in between,” said Peter Cowley, Fraser Institute director of school performance studies.
“The rankings prove that any school can improve, regardless of the challenges its students face. Only the Fraser Institute’s report card ensures that school success stories like these become widely known.”
This report card rates 284 public and independent schools based on data from the annual province-wide exams, and grade-to-grade transition rates. It also includes information about parent’s average income, percentage of ESL students, and the percentage of special needs students.
The complete results for 284 secondary schools will also be available on the Fraser Institute website, where visitors can compare individual school results.
Of the 26 B.C. secondary schools showing significant academic improvement, 16 are public schools where the parental income is below average. At two of those schools, special needs students account for nearly 20 per cent of school enrolment, according to the Institute.
“Principals and teachers who have not yet found ways to improve their academic results might profit from talking to the staff at these schools,” Cowley said.
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