Westgate Collegiate and Vocational Institute
🇨🇦 Official data · 2025Thunder Bay, Ontario P7E2V9 · Lakehead DSB
#634 of 766 secondary schools in Ontario
#634 of 766 nationally
About Westgate Collegiate and Vocational Institute
Westgate Collegiate and Vocational Institute is a public secondary located in Thunder Bay, in the Lakehead DSB school board or district of Ontario, Canada. It caters for Grades 9-12. In 2025 it enrolled 1,075 students. Publicly funded schools run by public school boards or districts; free to attend.
Its Success Index (Canada) is 24.9 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of secondary schools in Canada and 634th of 766 ranked secondary schools in Ontario. Its strongest component is parent education (fewer parents without a credential) (39th percentile), and its weakest is osslt first-attempt pass rate (18th percentile).
Other published figures: enrolment 1,075; first language not english 4%; special education 21%; identified as gifted 0%.
There are 52 schools in Thunder Bay; Westgate Collegiate and Vocational Institute ranks 36th of 41 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%)43%
- OSSLT first-attempt pass rate (20%)75%
- FSA literacy score (25%)–
- FSA numeracy score (25%)–
- Community advantage (fewer low-income households) (10%)11%
- Parent education (fewer parents without a credential) (10%)5%
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 Westgate Collegiate and Vocational Institute by the official sources.
- Enrolment
- 1,075
- Students enrolled in the latest published year.
- EQAO Grade 9 maths
- 43%
- % at or above the provincial standard in Grade 9 mathematics.
- OSSLT pass rate
- 75%
- % passing the Grade 10 literacy test on the first attempt.
- Low-income households
- 11%
- % of students living in low-income households.
- Parents without a credential
- 5%
- % of students whose parents have no degree, diploma or certificate.
- First language not English
- 4%
- % 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 Westgate Collegiate and Vocational Institute
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index (Canada).
St Ann Catholic Elementary School
Thunder Bay · Catholic elementary · Grades JK-6
205 students · 915 m away
St Martin Catholic Elementary School
Thunder Bay · Catholic elementary · Grades JK-6
470 students · 1.1 km away
Westmount Public School
Thunder Bay · Public elementary · Grades JK-8
330 students · 1.1 km away
École publique des Vents du Nord
Thunder Bay · Public elementary · Grades JK-8
· 1.3 km away
St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Elementary School
Thunder Bay · Catholic elementary · Grades JK-6
205 students · 1.6 km away
Kingsway Park Public School
Thunder Bay · Public elementary · Grades JK-8
390 students · 1.8 km away
Ecole Elsie MacGill PS (Elementary)
Thunder Bay · Public elementary · Grades JK-8
800 students · 1.9 km away
Lakehead Alternative School
Thunder Bay · Public alternative · Grades 9-12
· 1.9 km away
St Francis Catholic Elementary School
Thunder Bay · Catholic elementary · Grades JK-6
155 students · 2.2 km away
TB Catholic Alternative Education
Thunder Bay · Catholic alternative · Grades 9-12
· 2.2 km away
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Orchard Park Secondary School
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1,070 students
Frontenac Secondary School
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1,070 students
Jacob Hespeler Secondary School
Cambridge · Public secondary · Grades 9-12
1,070 students
Cawthra Park Secondary School
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1,085 students
Frequently asked questions
Is Westgate Collegiate and Vocational Institute a good school?
Westgate Collegiate and Vocational Institute has a Success Index (Canada) of 24.9 out of 100 (Lower 50% of secondary schools in Canada) and ranks #634 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 Westgate Collegiate and Vocational Institute rank in Ontario?
Westgate Collegiate and Vocational Institute ranks #634 of 766 secondary schools in Ontario and #634 of 766 nationally on the Success Index (Canada) (2025 data).
How many students attend Westgate Collegiate and Vocational Institute?
Westgate Collegiate and Vocational Institute had 1,075 students in 2025.
Is Westgate Collegiate and Vocational Institute a elementary school or a secondary school?
Westgate Collegiate and Vocational Institute is classified as a secondary covering Grades 9-12. It is a public school.
What other schools are near Westgate Collegiate and Vocational Institute?
There are 10 schools within 15 km of Westgate Collegiate and Vocational Institute; they are listed on this page with their Success Index (Canada) and distance, and can be compared side by side.