On May 5, 2019 the Fraser Institute released Oakville's 2019 Secondary School Rankings. They include both public and catholic boards. The rankings look at the school year 2017/2018.
Factors for 2019 Secondary School Rankings
The institute uses a number of criteria to determine how the schools are ranked.
- Average academic program level for grade 9 Math
- Average applied program level for grade 9 Math
- Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test passed (%)-successfully passed
- Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test passed (%)- Not successfully passed
- Tests below standard
- Gender gap level for Math
- Gender gap level for Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test
- Gr 9 tests not written (%)
Oakville Secondary School Rankings
The academic ranking is out of 10, and there are 738 Ontario secondary schools included
| School Name | Academic Percentage | Provincial Ranking |
| Oakville Trafalgar | 9.2 | 7 |
| Iroquois Ridge | 8.8 | 14 |
| Garth Webb | 8.6 | 24 |
| White Oaks | 8.4 | 32 |
| Abbey Park | 8.8 | 49 |
| St Ignatius of Loyola | 8.1 | 49 |
| Thomas A Blakelock | 7.7 | 101 |
| Holy Trinity | 7.6 | 117 |
| St Thomas Aquinas | 7.4 | 148 |
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The top public high school in Ontario is Colonel By Secondary School in Gloucester which had a rating of 9.6. The top ranked Catholic high school in Ontario is St. Michael's Choir in Toronto which had a rating of 9.6.
There are many factors that should be considered above and beyond those chosen by the Fraser Institute. Many of our schools excel in different ways and provide students with unique opportunities. Keep that in mind as you review the Fraser Institute 2019 Secondary School rankings.