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Private schools on top, public schools pull up ranks: Quebec survey

Last Updated: Thursday, October 25, 2007 | 2:37 PM ET


An annual Quebec education survey has scored three private Montreal schools a perfect 10, while several public English-language institutions showed marked improvements.

The Montreal Economic Institute and the Fraser Institute published their annual survey of Quebec high schools in l'Actualité, a French-language news magazine.



The survey bases school scores on a number of factors, including:

• Average examination marks.
  
• Percentage of core courses failed.
  
• School-level grade inflation.
  
• A measure of the rate of students enrolled at the school who complete their program of studies in a timely manner.
  

The Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf, Collège Jean-Eudes and Herzliah High School-Snowdon, all in Montreal, tied for first place, earning perfect grades.

The Collège Jean de la Mennais and Collège Sainte-Anne tied for fourth, both earning 9.9 in the survey.

The École d'éducation internationale in McMasterville was the highest ranked public school in the survey with a grade of 9.7.

Ten schools tied for 10th place, including three public high schools in the greater Montreal area: the École d'éducation internationale in Laval, the Collège Saint-Louis in Montreal, and the École internationale de Montréal in Westmount.

Nine of the 10 schools that showed the biggest improvement in performance in the last five years are public institutions, five of which are English-language schools.

The survey also reports on schools that have declined in performance in the same time period. Among the 10 schools in greatest decline are the École publique Sainte-Anne de Daveluyville, and the Collège Champagneur, a private francophone school.

"Evaluating schools is a rather new product in Quebec. It's a new phenomenon. But I can tell you that the readers want it," she said on Thursday.

Schools boards, teachers and parents' committees across the province have refused to comment on the survey, which they say is unproductive and doesn't do justice to efforts made by schools to improve students' performance.

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Montreal, October 25, 2007 - Nine of the 10 fastest improving schools in Quebec are public schools, according to the 2007 Edition of the Report Card on Quebec’s Secondary Schools, released today by the Montreal Economic Institute and The Fraser Institute and, two independent research organizations.

The annual report card collects a variety of objective indicators of school performance into one easily accessible, public document that allows parents, school administrators, teachers, students, and taxpayers to analyze the academic performance of students at individual schools and also to compare each school’s results with those of other schools. The Trends indicator shows whether a school’s results have improved or deteriorated over the past five years.

Among the top 10 fastest improving schools are schools serving families with relative low income levels, schools with a high proportion of special needs students, and schools that have climbed in the ratings from near zero levels just a few years ago.



“These fast improving schools are an inspiration to other schools across Quebec. Their performance clearly shows that improvement is possible regardless of the challenges that the school’s students face or of the historical levels of achievement that the school has experienced,” Tasha Kheiriddin, The Fraser Institute's Directrice, Quebec et la Francophonie.

The Report Card also identifies schools that show statistically significant decline in their results over the past five years. By bringing this decline to the attention of everyone interested in the school, the report card can help to stop the downward trend.

“Comparing performance between schools encourages competition and that leads to overall improvement,” said Paul Muller, President of the Montreal Economic Institute.



“Declines like these call for immediate action to improve and parents, teachers, and administrators should all be aware of the schools’ improvement plans and the part that each must play in them,” said Peter Cowley, The Fraser Institute’s Director of School Performance Studies and co-author of the Report Card.

Low-income schools achieving superior results

The Bulletin des écoles secondaires also shows that schools with students coming from lower-income households can achieve good results, as measured both by the Value Added Indicator and the overall rating. Value Added is an estimate of the school’s contribution to its overall rating out of 10. It is calculated by subtracting the estimated effects of socio-economic conditions (whether positive or negative) and of the personal characteristics of students (such as late entry) from the school’s overall performance.

Of the 105 schools in the lowest quarter based on parental income, 25 achieved an «A» on the Value Added indicator. Among these 25 schools, 16 scored higher than average on their overall rating out of 10.

“We should applaud these schools. They have shown that good academic results aren’t found only in rich neighbourhoods,” said Marcel Boyer, Vice-president of the Montreal Economic Institute and co-author of the Report Card.



Interactive, web-based report card makes detailed comparisons easy

Easy comparisons of the performance of different schools can be made using the Bulletin interactif des écoles secondaires du Québec, an interactive web-based tool available online at www.lactualite.com that lets parents, teachers, and school and district administrators review a school’s academic performance based on overall school ratings or detailed, course-by-course student results. The schools’ results are presented instantly in an easy to read, full-colour chart clearly illustrating how the school is doing. Each chart includes up to 12 years of historical data showing how the school performs over time.



The Report Card Series

The Fraser Institute publishes annual report cards on secondary schools in British Columbia, Alberta, and Quebec. It also publishes annual report cards on elementary schools in British Columbia, Alberta, and Ontario. The Report Card on Quebec’s Secondary Schools was first published in 2000.

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Report card on Quebec schools shows nine of the top 10 fastest improving schools are public


Montreal, October 25, 2007 - Nine of the 10 fastest improving schools in Quebec are public schools, according to the 2007 Edition of the Report Card on Quebec’s Secondary Schools, released today by the Montreal Economic Institute and The Fraser Institute and, two independent research organizations.

The annual report card collects a variety of objective indicators of school performance into one easily accessible, public document that allows parents, school administrators, teachers, students, and taxpayers to analyze the academic performance of students at individual schools and also to compare each school’s results with those of other schools. The Trends indicator shows whether a school’s results have improved or deteriorated over the past five years.

Among the top 10 fastest improving schools are schools serving families with relative low income levels, schools with a high proportion of special needs students, and schools that have climbed in the ratings from near zero levels just a few years ago.



“These fast improving schools are an inspiration to other schools across Quebec. Their performance clearly shows that improvement is possible regardless of the challenges that the school’s students face or of the historical levels of achievement that the school has experienced,” Tasha Kheiriddin, The Fraser Institute's Directrice, Quebec et la Francophonie.

The Report Card also identifies schools that show statistically significant decline in their results over the past five years. By bringing this decline to the attention of everyone interested in the school, the report card can help to stop the downward trend.

“Comparing performance between schools encourages competition and that leads to overall improvement,” said Paul Muller, President of the Montreal Economic Institute.



“Declines like these call for immediate action to improve and parents, teachers, and administrators should all be aware of the schools’ improvement plans and the part that each must play in them,” said Peter Cowley, The Fraser Institute’s Director of School Performance Studies and co-author of the Report Card.

Low-income schools achieving superior results

The Bulletin des écoles secondaires also shows that schools with students coming from lower-income households can achieve good results, as measured both by the Value Added Indicator and the overall rating. Value Added is an estimate of the school’s contribution to its overall rating out of 10. It is calculated by subtracting the estimated effects of socio-economic conditions (whether positive or negative) and of the personal characteristics of students (such as late entry) from the school’s overall performance.

Of the 105 schools in the lowest quarter based on parental income, 25 achieved an «A» on the Value Added indicator. Among these 25 schools, 16 scored higher than average on their overall rating out of 10.

“We should applaud these schools. They have shown that good academic results aren’t found only in rich neighbourhoods,” said Marcel Boyer, Vice-president of the Montreal Economic Institute and co-author of the Report Card.



Interactive, web-based report card makes detailed comparisons easy

Easy comparisons of the performance of different schools can be made using the Bulletin interactif des écoles secondaires du Québec, an interactive web-based tool available online at www.lactualite.com that lets parents, teachers, and school and district administrators review a school’s academic performance based on overall school ratings or detailed, course-by-course student results. The schools’ results are presented instantly in an easy to read, full-colour chart clearly illustrating how the school is doing. Each chart includes up to 12 years of historical data showing how the school performs over time.

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The Report Card Series

The Fraser Institute publishes annual report cards on secondary schools in British Columbia, Alberta, and Quebec. It also publishes annual report cards on elementary schools in British Columbia, Alberta, and Ontario. The Report Card on Quebec’s Secondary Schools was first published in 2000.

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http://www.iedm.org/uploaded/pdf/bulletin07_classement.pdf

完整的中学排名详细列表
http://www.iedm.org/uploaded/pdf/bulletin07_tableaux.pdf