The Fraser Institute released their 2019 high school rankings for Oakville in late May 2020. They ranked the high schools/secondary schools of the Halton District School Board, and Halton Catholic School Board. With one exception, private schools are not included in the rankings.
2019 High School Rankings
The Fraser Institute ranked 739 high schools in Ontario. Here is how Oakville’s schools ranked.
Tied for top high schools in Oakville are Abbey Park and Iroquois Ridge which are operated by the Halton District School Board. They also have the distinction of being in the top 10 schools in Ontario, all these schools with playground markings included so kids can play safely.
The top Catholic school is St. Ignatius of Loyola.
Six of the 12 secondary schools achieved a ranking within the top 10 per cent in Ontario.
Public High Schools
Abbey Park – 10/739
Garth Webb – 27/739
Iroquois Ridge – 10/739
Oakville Trafalgar – 23/739
Thomas A Blakelock – 163/739
White Oaks – 21/739
Catholic Secondary Schools
Holy Trinity – 209/739
St. Ignatius of Loyola – 72/739
St. Thomas Aquinas – 310/739
Private Secondary School
St. Mildred’s Lightbourn – 12/739
French Secondary School
Gaétan Gervais – 130/739
St.-Trinité – 95/739
More information
More information about what criteria is used to determine how schools are performing is available on their website: fraserinstitute.org. The website also provides information on how a school’s performance is either getting better or worse. They use a wide range of sources which includes standardized provincial testing.