Dunbarton High School
🇨🇦 Official data · 2025Pickering, Ontario L1V1G2 · Durham DSB
#156 of 766 secondary schools in Ontario
#156 of 766 nationally
About Dunbarton High School
Dunbarton High School is a public secondary located in Pickering, in the Durham DSB school board or district of Ontario, Canada. It caters for Grades 9-12. In 2025 it enrolled 1,630 students. Publicly funded schools run by public school boards or districts; free to attend.
Its Success Index (Canada) is 71.7 out of 100, placing it in the top 25% of secondary schools in Canada and 156th of 766 ranked secondary schools in Ontario. Its strongest component is community advantage (fewer low-income households) (84th percentile), and its weakest is osslt first-attempt pass rate (52th percentile).
Other published figures: enrolment 1,630; first language not english 23%; special education 19%; identified as gifted 0%.
There are 34 schools in Pickering; Dunbarton High School ranks 8th of 26 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%)71%
- OSSLT first-attempt pass rate (20%)86%
- FSA literacy score (25%)–
- FSA numeracy score (25%)–
- Community advantage (fewer low-income households) (10%)5%
- Parent education (fewer parents without a credential) (10%)2%
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 Dunbarton High School by the official sources.
- Enrolment
- 1,630
- Students enrolled in the latest published year.
- EQAO Grade 9 maths
- 71%
- % at or above the provincial standard in Grade 9 mathematics.
- OSSLT pass rate
- 86%
- % passing the Grade 10 literacy test on the first attempt.
- Low-income households
- 5%
- % of students living in low-income households.
- Parents without a credential
- 2%
- % of students whose parents have no degree, diploma or certificate.
- First language not English
- 23%
- % of students whose first language is not English.
- Special education
- 19%
- % of students receiving special education services.
- Identified as gifted
- 0%
- % of students identified as gifted.
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Schools near Dunbarton High School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index (Canada).
Highbush Public School
Pickering · Public elementary · Grades JK-8
810 students · 896 m away
Father Fenelon Catholic School
Pickering · Catholic elementary · Grades JK-8
490 students · 946 m away
St Elizabeth Seton Catholic School
Pickering · Catholic elementary · Grades JK-8
625 students · 1.2 km away
Fairport Beach Public School
Pickering · Public elementary · Grades JK-8
300 students · 1.2 km away
Altona Forest Public School
Pickering · Public elementary · Grades JK-8
460 students · 1.3 km away
Elizabeth B Phin Public School
Pickering · Public elementary · Grades JK-8
600 students · 1.5 km away
Rosebank Road Public School
Pickering · Public elementary · Grades JK-8
230 students · 1.5 km away
Frenchman's Bay Public School
Pickering · Public elementary · Grades JK-8
475 students · 1.6 km away
St Mary Catholic Secondary School
Pickering · Catholic secondary · Grades 9-12
1,310 students · 1.6 km away
St Monica Catholic School
Pickering · Catholic elementary · Grades JK-8
460 students · 1.6 km away
Similar schools
Public secondary schools in Ontario with a comparable Enrolment.
Richmond Hill High School
Richmond Hill · Public secondary · Grades 9-12
1,635 students
Tommy Douglas Secondary School
Woodbridge · Public secondary · Grades 9-12
1,645 students
Longfields Davidson Heights Secondary School
Nepean · Public secondary · Grades 9-12
1,650 students
Kitchener Waterloo Collegiate and Vocational School
Kitchener · Public secondary · Grades 9-12
1,650 students
West Niagara Secondary School
Lincoln · Public secondary · Grades 9-12
1,655 students
Sinclair Secondary School
Whitby · Public secondary · Grades 9-12
1,655 students
Frequently asked questions
Is Dunbarton High School a good school?
Dunbarton High School has a Success Index (Canada) of 71.7 out of 100 (Top 25% of secondary schools in Canada) and ranks #156 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 Dunbarton High School rank in Ontario?
Dunbarton High School ranks #156 of 766 secondary schools in Ontario and #156 of 766 nationally on the Success Index (Canada) (2025 data).
How many students attend Dunbarton High School?
Dunbarton High School had 1,630 students in 2025.
Is Dunbarton High School a elementary school or a secondary school?
Dunbarton High School is classified as a secondary covering Grades 9-12. It is a public school.
What other schools are near Dunbarton High School?
There are 10 schools within 15 km of Dunbarton High School; they are listed on this page with their Success Index (Canada) and distance, and can be compared side by side.