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
