Source: 680 News
York Region has 6 of GTA’s and 4 of Ontario’s top ranking secondary schools in Fraser Institute’s 2013 provincial secondary school ranking.
The Fraser Institute’s annual report card shows an overall improvement in math, as well as the percentage of students meeting the provincial standard. The report card rates 725 of the province’s secondary schools.
Peter Cowley, Fraser Institute director of school performance studies, says the Greater Toronto Area is home to seven of the top 12 schools in the province. “Those seven GTA schools include Cardinal Carter Academy for the Arts, Bayview, Richmond Hill and St Therese of Lisieux,” Cowley said.
Three of those schools are in Richmond Hill, while Cardinal Carter is in Toronto.
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The Regional Municipality of York is located in the heart of the Greater Toronto Area and is home to 1.1 million residents and 42,000 business establishments, making it one of Canada’s largest municipalities and the second largest business centre in the Province of Ontario.
Comprised of nine local municipalities, York Region is a premier business location in Canada. The Region is home to operations of 14 Fortune 100 companies, four of Canada’s top 10 corporate R&D investors, Canada’s second largest Information & Communications Technology (ICT) cluster and global industry leaders in Life Sciences, CleanTech, Financial Services and Advanced Manufacturing.
As Canada’s fastest growing large municipality, York Region has one of the most educated and diverse workforces in North America, the lowest commercial property taxes in greater Toronto and an exceptional quality of life attracting top global talent.
York Region’s local municipalities include the City of Markham, the City of Vaughan, the Town of Richmond Hill, the Town of Newmarket, the Town of Aurora, the Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville, the Town of East Gwillimbury, the Town of Georgina and the Township of King.