Forest Heights Collegiate Institute
🇨🇦 Official data · 2025Kitchener, Ontario N2M4X8 · Waterloo Region DSB
#504 of 766 secondary schools in Ontario
#504 of 766 nationally
About Forest Heights Collegiate Institute
Forest Heights Collegiate Institute is a public secondary located in Kitchener, in the Waterloo Region DSB school board or district of Ontario, Canada. It caters for Grades 9-12. In 2025 it enrolled 1,555 students. Publicly funded schools run by public school boards or districts; free to attend.
Its Success Index (Canada) is 38.7 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of secondary schools in Canada and 504th of 766 ranked secondary schools in Ontario. Its strongest component is osslt first-attempt pass rate (52th percentile), and its weakest is parent education (fewer parents without a credential) (21th percentile).
Other published figures: enrolment 1,555; first language not english 49%; special education 21%; identified as gifted 0%.
There are 101 schools in Kitchener; Forest Heights Collegiate Institute ranks 40th of 74 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%)48%
- OSSLT first-attempt pass rate (20%)86%
- FSA literacy score (25%)–
- FSA numeracy score (25%)–
- Community advantage (fewer low-income households) (10%)10%
- Parent education (fewer parents without a credential) (10%)8%
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 Forest Heights Collegiate Institute by the official sources.
- Enrolment
- 1,555
- Students enrolled in the latest published year.
- EQAO Grade 9 maths
- 48%
- % 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
- 10%
- % of students living in low-income households.
- Parents without a credential
- 8%
- % of students whose parents have no degree, diploma or certificate.
- First language not English
- 49%
- % of students whose first language is not English.
- Special education
- 21%
- % of students receiving special education services.
- Identified as gifted
- 0%
- % of students identified as gifted.
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Schools near Forest Heights Collegiate Institute
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index (Canada).
St Paul Catholic Elementary School
Kitchener · Catholic elementary · Grades JK-8
505 students · 476 m away
Southridge Public School
Kitchener · Public elementary · Grades JK-6
395 students · 525 m away
Meadowlane Public School
Kitchener · Public elementary · Grades JK-6
235 students · 807 m away
St Mark Catholic Elementary School
Kitchener · Catholic elementary · Grades JK-8
390 students · 871 m away
Westheights Public School
Kitchener · Public elementary · Grades 6-8
480 students · 1.2 km away
Queensmount Public School
Kitchener · Public elementary · Grades 7-8
370 students · 1.3 km away
Forest Hill Public School
Kitchener · Public elementary · Grades JK-6
405 students · 1.3 km away
Driftwood Park Public School
Kitchener · Public elementary · Grades JK-6
365 students · 1.7 km away
St Dominic Savio Catholic Elementary School
Kitchener · Catholic elementary · Grades JK-8
565 students · 1.7 km away
Laurentian Public School
Kitchener · Public elementary · Grades 7-8
360 students · 1.9 km away
Similar schools
Public secondary schools in Ontario with a comparable Enrolment.
John McCrae Secondary School
Nepean · Public secondary · Grades 9-12
1,550 students
Grand River Collegiate Institute
Kitchener · Public secondary · Grades 9-12
1,560 students
Georgetown District High School
Georgetown · Public secondary · Grades 9-12
1,565 students
Milton District High School
Milton · Public secondary · Grades 9-12
1,535 students
Bill Crothers Secondary School
Unionville · Public secondary · Grades 9-12
1,575 students
Markville Secondary School
Markham · Public secondary · Grades 9-12
1,575 students
Frequently asked questions
Is Forest Heights Collegiate Institute a good school?
Forest Heights Collegiate Institute has a Success Index (Canada) of 38.7 out of 100 (Lower 50% of secondary schools in Canada) and ranks #504 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 Forest Heights Collegiate Institute rank in Ontario?
Forest Heights Collegiate Institute ranks #504 of 766 secondary schools in Ontario and #504 of 766 nationally on the Success Index (Canada) (2025 data).
How many students attend Forest Heights Collegiate Institute?
Forest Heights Collegiate Institute had 1,555 students in 2025.
Is Forest Heights Collegiate Institute a elementary school or a secondary school?
Forest Heights Collegiate Institute is classified as a secondary covering Grades 9-12. It is a public school.
What other schools are near Forest Heights Collegiate Institute?
There are 10 schools within 15 km of Forest Heights Collegiate Institute; they are listed on this page with their Success Index (Canada) and distance, and can be compared side by side.