多市三公校 全国最佳高中名列前茅

加拿大的公立学校并非如一些人所想的差强人意，在各省的公立及天主教学校系统中，许多学校在不同领域有杰出表现。

昨日出版的《麦克琳》（Maclean's）杂志，首次公布了全国 40 所最佳高中学府的名单，其中多伦多与渥太华各有一所高中名列前 10位。

《今日家长》（Today's Parent）杂志，昨日亦首次公布了全国 40所最佳学校名单。安省有 10 所学校榜上有名，其中 2 所在多伦多。

目前，全国有 1 万 6000 所公立中学，全国 93% 的学子就读与这些公立中学。

麦克琳杂志编辑佛格森表示，尽管公校系统存在资金不足并遭到诸多批评，但这些公校都有丰富的理念、专家及向学生奉献的精神。

在麦克琳杂志的 10 个评比项目中，多伦多的 Earl Haig 高中夺得“课外活动”项目的冠军。渥太华的 Canterbury 高中夺得“艺术”项目的冠军。

Earl Haig 高中位于多伦多北面，学生人数逾 2000 人。课外活动体现多元化与多样化，像研究日本喜剧的 Manga and Anime 俱乐部，由学生自己主编、已发展到一年 4 期的 Boku 中文杂志、学生电影节、以艺术及文学为中心的 A Minor Variation 杂志等。

与此同时，面向少年儿童家长的“今日家长”杂志，亦评出了全国40 所最佳公立学校。今日家长的评比项目也是 10 个，每个项目评出 4 所优胜学校。

在“迎接挑战”项目中，位于多伦多 Gateway 55 号的 Gateway Public School 榜上有名。

这所学校共有近 1015 名学生，面临的挑战是，学校规模大，有 17个入口，而且地处人口密集的市中心地区。学校教职员工想尽办法维护及保障学校建筑的安全，并规定从早上 8 时至傍晚 4 时，所有学生必须从一个主门出入，托儿所员工与教师，则通过刷卡系统出入学校。

位于万锦与艾格林顿路 Cuella 街 15 号的 Scarborough Village Alternative School，在“提供特殊需要”项目中胜出。

这所面向有特殊需要学生的学校，共有学生 245 名，包括 35 名参加学校装配与音乐课程的重度残障学生。该校还计划从今年起，向身体残障但智力达平均水平的学生，提供相应课程。

以下为2004年加拿大最佳中小学排行榜
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Great Elementary Schools List- Today's Parent

Extraordinary Extra-Curriculars

*Brother Rice Junior High - St. John's
*Sir William Osler Elementary - Vancouver
*Rolling Meadows Public School - Burlington, Ont.
*St. Edmund Elementary / Junior High - Edmonton

Principal Power

*Loughborough Public School - Sydenham, Ont.
*Coronation Park Elementary School - Bathurst, NB
*École Precieux-Sang - Winnipeg
*Centennial Central Public School - Comber, Ont.

Community Commitment

*Dwight Ross Elementary - Greenwood, NS
*Stewart Valley - Stewart Valley, SASK.
*Lower Coverdale School - Lower Coverdale, NB
*École Tuxedo Park - Winnipeg

Rising to a Challenge

*École Victor-Brodeur - Esquimalt (Victoria)
*St. Mary - St. Cecilia Catholic School - Morrisburg, Ont.
*Cowichan Station Rural Traditional School - Duncan, BC
*Gateway Public School - Toronto

R.E.S.P.E.C.T.

*Academie Huntingdon/Huntingdon Academy - Huntingdon, Que.
*Bishop MacDonell - Cornwall, Ont.
*Maple Grove School - Beamsville, Ont.
*Milestone School - Milestone, SASK.

Teacher teamwork

*Whyte Ridge Elementary School - Winnipeg
*Superior Middle School - Bathurst, NB
*Glenora Elementary - Edmonton
*Hillcrest Middle School - Hamilton, Ont.

One of a Kind

*City Centre Education Project (CCEP) - Edmonton
*Ridgeway Annex Elementary - North Vancouver
*North Park Wilson - Saskatoon
*Prairie West Transition Program - Swift Current, SASK.

Innovative Programming

*Silver Creek Public School - Georgetown, Ont.
*Charles Dickens Elementary - Vancouver
*Suzuki Charter School - Edmonton
*South Carvolth Environmental School - Langley, BC

Serving Special Needs

*Tatamagouche Elementary School - Tatamagouche, NS
*Mayfield School - Edmonton
*École Bellevue School - Beaumont, ALTA.
*Scarborough Village Alternative School - Toronto

All Round Cool School

*St. Mary / St. Monica Elementary - Edmonton
*Big Rock School - Okotoks, ALTA.
*Sir James Douglas Elementary - Vancouver
*Bisset School - Edmonton

Great HIgh Schools List - Maclean's

Student Leadership

*Calgary Alternative High School - Calgary, Alta.
*Athens District High School - Athens, Ont.
*Iroquois Ridge High School - Oakville, Ont.
*Peterborough Collegiate and Vocational School - Peterborough, Ont.

Niche Programming

*Braemar School - Edmonton
*Emery Adult Learning Centre - Toronto, Ont.
*Sir James Whitney School for the Deaf - Belleville, ON
*Discovering Choices - Calgary, AB

Extra-curricular

*Earl Haig Secondary School - Toronto
*Vaughan Secondary School’s RAV FM - Thornhill, Ont.
*Glebe Collegiate Institute - Ottawa, Ont.
*Bishop Smith Catholic High School - Pembroke, Ont.

Innovative Programming

*W.J. Mouat Secondary School - Abbotsford, BC
*Holy Heart of Mary High School - St. John’s, Nfld.
*St. Augustine Catholic High School - Unionville, ON
*Hillcrest High School - Thunder Bay, ON

Athletics

*National Sports School - Calgary
*Harry Ainlay High School - Edmonton, Alta.
*Fredericton High School - Fredericton, N.B.
*ACES Program - Whitehorse, Yukon

Principal

*Porter Creek Secondary School - Whitehorse
*McNally High - Edmonton, AB
*Simcoe Composite School - Simcoe, ON
*Frances Kelsey Secondary School

Arts

*Canterbury School - Ottawa
*Argyle Secondary School - Vancouver, BC
*Cardinal Carter Academy for the Arts - North York, Ontario
*CyberARTS program at Don Mills Collegiate Institute Cyber Arts and Northview Heights Secondary School - Toronto, ON

Rising to the Challenge

*Cochrane High School - Regina, SK
*Harrow District High - Harrow, ON
*Sir Charles Tupper Secondary School - Vancouver, BC
*John G. Diefenbaker High - Calgary, AB

All Round

*Sisler High School - Winnipeg
*Balfour Collegiate - Regina, Sask.
*Centennial Regional High School - Greenfield Park, Que.
*Gladstone Secondary School - Vancouver, BC

Teaching and Academic Excellence

*Marc Garneau - Toronto
*Lisgar Collegiate - Ottawa, ON
*Ecole Secondaire Publique Renaissance - Timmins, Ont.
*Strathcona Composite High School - Edmonton, AB