Together, Ontario’s public education system goesAbove and Beyond

Amazing stories happen every day in Ontario’s public schools. We’re here to share them.

Ontario’s world-renowned public education system has a remarkable record of successful outcomes for students across the province.

It’s all thanks to our dynamic, caring and innovative education workers and community members.

They’re the superstars, heroes and mentors who foster a diverse, accessible and welcoming education experience for everyone.

How Ontario’s System WORKS TOGETHER

There for our kids, before and after school.

There to get our students to and from school safely.

There to keep Ontario learning, no matter the circumstances.

There to listen when it’s needed most.

There to take care of the details.

Keeping our schools clean and safe.

Keeping our schools on the right path.

Supporting the system to ensure student success.

Giving our communities a voice.

Ontario’s public education system. TOGETHER, WE GO ABOVE AND BEYOND.

Ontario’s public education system. TOGETHER, WE GO ABOVE AND BEYOND.

Top 10

Ontario students rank in the top 10 on international achievement measures of literacy and science.

International Recoginition

Ontario’s successful evidence-based programs, strategies and assessment approaches for literacy and science continue to be internationally recognized.

80% Pass Rate

80% of our secondary students are passing the grade 10 literacy test.

87% Graduation Rate

Ontario’s five-year high school graduation rate is now 87%; a nearly 20% increase from 2004.

Equal Opportunity

The achievement gap between rich and poor students is among the narrowest in the world, making Ontario one of the only systems that can claim excellence AND equity.

Your community.Your stories.

How a student trustee’s idea flowed to New York and Yale

Sarah Chun and her friends didn’t like the stigma and shame their peers were dealing with at their old high school a few years ago.

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When online learning goes viral

Up until this spring, Niagara high school teacher Dave Poirier had never used TikTok before.

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One day to reopen school and rebuild community

When Toronto’s Secord Elementary School once again had to close in spring 2021 because of COVID-19, principal George Vlahos said it wasn’t just a building closing, but a community hub.

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Through hard work, innovation, and the passion to educate our youth, our public education system continues to navigate successfully through the pandemic to keep students learning. Our education workers and community members have gone above and beyond to adapt to unprecedented disruptions and maintain a safe, welcoming, equitable and innovative learning environment. - Cathy Abraham

Quotation Quotation Through hard work, innovation, and the passion to educate our youth, our public education system continues to navigate successfully through the pandemic to keep students learning. Our education workers and community members have gone above and beyond to adapt to unprecedented disruptions and maintain a safe, welcoming, equitable and innovative learning environment.
— Cathy Abraham

Ontario’s public education system is strongest together. LET’S KEEP IT THAT WAY.