Secondary schools in Calgary rank among the top in Alberta, securing 14 out of the top 20 positions in the Fraser Institute’s annual high school ratings.
Two of the three schools to receive a perfect 10 rating in the Fraser Institute’s 2024 Alberta high school report card are located in Calgary, while the remaining schools located in the city that made the top 20 list achieved a rating of 8.5 or higher.
The think tank published its grades for high schools across the province this week, ranking the 292 public, Catholic, and independent schools.
Rankings are based on eight graduation and academic indicators such as average diploma completion rate, average diploma exam marks, percentage of diploma exams failed, and the difference between male and female students in the average value of their exam marks in English and math. Diploma courses taken per student and delayed advancement rate are also considered….