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Originally posted by kappaloo
Actually, that's a question, not a jab. The city I grew up in was very one-tier so that's all I've known.
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So does that mean that the percentage of students who, say, go to university, is roughly the same througout London? That is kind of different compared to Toronto. If you live in, say, Willowdale or the northern part of the old City of Toronto, you'll probably find a very high university entrance rate. Things might be different in other areas.
This is what I was told by an education professor:
Any public high school in the old City of Toronto that is a Collegiate Institute will historically have a very high university matriculation rate because that's what those schools prepare you for. They offer few General (now called Applied) stream courses. Then there are technical and commercial schools, which historically offered more general level courses. Any school that is called a "high school" (i.e. Leaside) or "secondary" is probably newer or had a name change (Northern Secondary used to be called Northern Technical). They offer a wider range of courses.
I do worry about public schools sometimes. Lately, there has been a building buzz in many of the older private schools. The kids are getting new gyms, equipment, classrooms, etc. Technology is increasing, and some schools require their students to carry laptops. But doesn't that further remove the difference between public and private?