Downsview Secondary School
🇨🇦 Official data · 2025North York, Ontario M3K1W3 · Toronto DSB
#753 of 766 secondary schools in Ontario
#753 of 766 nationally
About Downsview Secondary School
Downsview Secondary School is a public secondary located in North York, in the Toronto DSB school board or district of Ontario, Canada. It caters for Grades 9-12. In 2025 it enrolled 540 students. Publicly funded schools run by public school boards or districts; free to attend.
Its Success Index (Canada) is 5.6 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of secondary schools in Canada and 753rd of 766 ranked secondary schools in Ontario. Its strongest component is community advantage (fewer low-income households) (9th percentile), and its weakest is osslt first-attempt pass rate (4th percentile).
Other published figures: enrolment 540; first language not english 51%; special education 24%; identified as gifted 0%.
There are 191 schools in North York; Downsview Secondary School ranks 115th of 123 scored schools there.
Success Index (Canada) breakdown
Each component is a percentile against secondary schools across Canada.
- EQAO Grade 3 (reading, writing, maths) (20%)–
- EQAO Grade 6 (reading, writing, maths) (25%)–
- EQAO Grade 9 mathematics (25%)26%
- OSSLT first-attempt pass rate (20%)59%
- FSA literacy score (25%)–
- FSA numeracy score (25%)–
- Community advantage (fewer low-income households) (10%)16%
- Parent education (fewer parents without a credential) (10%)12%
The Success Index (Canada) summarises published data about a school community. It is not a measure of teaching quality. Read the methodology.
Published measures
All figures published for Downsview Secondary School by the official sources.
- Enrolment
- 540
- Students enrolled in the latest published year.
- EQAO Grade 9 maths
- 26%
- % at or above the provincial standard in Grade 9 mathematics.
- OSSLT pass rate
- 59%
- % passing the Grade 10 literacy test on the first attempt.
- Low-income households
- 16%
- % of students living in low-income households.
- Parents without a credential
- 12%
- % of students whose parents have no degree, diploma or certificate.
- First language not English
- 51%
- % of students whose first language is not English.
- Special education
- 24%
- % of students receiving special education services.
- Identified as gifted
- 0%
- % of students identified as gifted.
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Schools near Downsview Secondary School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index (Canada).
Madonna Catholic Secondary School
Toronto · Catholic secondary · Grades 9-12
560 students · 210 m away
Downsview Public School
North York · Public elementary · Grades JK-5
250 students · 292 m away
Blaydon Public School
North York · Public elementary · Grades JK-5
165 students · 795 m away
St Raphael Catholic School
Toronto · Catholic elementary · Grades JK-8
505 students · 851 m away
Ancaster Public School
North York · Public elementary · Grades JK-5
125 students · 976 m away
St Conrad Catholic School
North York · Catholic elementary · Grades JK-8
615 students · 1.1 km away
St Norbert Catholic School
Toronto · Catholic elementary · Grades JK-8
310 students · 1.2 km away
Pierre Laporte Middle School
North York · Public elementary · Grades 6-8
365 students · 1.2 km away
École élémentaire Mathieu-da-Costa
North York · Public elementary · Grades JK-6
160 students · 1.4 km away
ÉÉC Saint-Noël-Chabanel-Toronto
Etobicoke · Catholic elementary · Grades JK-6
140 students · 1.5 km away
Similar schools
Public secondary schools in Ontario with a comparable Enrolment.
Lockerby Composite School
Sudbury · Public secondary · Grades 9-12
535 students
Erin District High School
Erin · Public secondary · Grades 9-12
530 students
Kenner Collegiate and Vocational Institute
Peterborough · Public secondary · Grades 9-12
525 students
Oakwood Collegiate Institute
Toronto · Public secondary · Grades 9-12
525 students
F E Madill Secondary School
Wingham · Public secondary · Grades 9-12
520 students
South Huron District High School
Exeter · Public secondary · Grades 9-12
520 students
Frequently asked questions
Is Downsview Secondary School a good school?
Downsview Secondary School has a Success Index (Canada) of 5.6 out of 100 (Lower 50% of secondary schools in Canada) and ranks #753 of 766 in Ontario. The index summarises published data about the school community and, where available, attainment; it does not measure teaching quality, so visit the school and ask about support at your child's level.
Where does Downsview Secondary School rank in Ontario?
Downsview Secondary School ranks #753 of 766 secondary schools in Ontario and #753 of 766 nationally on the Success Index (Canada) (2025 data).
How many students attend Downsview Secondary School?
Downsview Secondary School had 540 students in 2025.
Is Downsview Secondary School a elementary school or a secondary school?
Downsview Secondary School is classified as a secondary covering Grades 9-12. It is a public school.
What other schools are near Downsview Secondary School?
There are 10 schools within 15 km of Downsview Secondary School; they are listed on this page with their Success Index (Canada) and distance, and can be compared side by side.