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You can download sample Reports and Articles of Interest, below
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Two articles appeared in the news about Select Schools (Canada) in April, 2007: These are highlighted below. The National Post - Post Homes, April 2007 Select Schools (Canada) was featured in The National Post's magazine Post Homes, April, 2007 in a feature article entitled: Well Schooled. A few quotes follow: "Buying in the right neighbourhood is a priority for many, but, increasingly, the focus is shifting to buying in the right school district." "Dennis Paradis compiles data on good schools, and says North York has more "sweet spots" than any other part of the city. "Dennis Paradis, a sales representative with Re/Max Hallmark Realty Limited, Brokerage, helped the Rajaratnams (his home buyer clients) not only find a new home, but also guided them in their quest for a good school district. Motivated by the large number of clients with schools as a top priority, Mr. Paradis has researched the link between education and home prices and found US data pointing to a 25% to 30% increase in resale value for homes in good school districts. Mr Paradis decided to create his own set of school reports, which he says are "a Reader's Digest" version of the Fraser Report Card". His charts show how schools perform over five years, where "sweet spots" with high performing elementary, middle and high schools are found, and they're grouped into real estate boundaries so that purchasers can see exactly how schools in a particular neighbourhood compare with other areas. Overall, Mr. Paradis says that only one in every ten neighbourhoods in the GTA has a sweet spot." * Emphasis in red added by Select Schools (Canada)  
Ming Pao Daily News (Toronto/GTA's largest Cantonese Daily Newspaper) Select Schools (Canada) was featured in Ming Pao Daily News, April, 2007 in their feature (front page) article:  |
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Toronto Schools Elementary Schools and High School Connections - Sample
This is a new format as of Sept, 2012 whereby the elementary schools are shown with their high school connections on the same report. One report (the one shown here) is sorted alphabetically by elementary school name. A second report included in the set, sorts the elementary schools by TREB Districts ( E2, W3, C4, etc.). These reports are current as of September, 2012.
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Summary of Public School Sweet Spots - York Region Nov, 2010
This report shows the Sweet Spots Public Schools in York Region by City/Area (Richmond Hill, Markham, Newmarket, etc.) There are 11 areas covered. PDF, 2 pg.
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Summary of Catholic School Sweet Spots - York Region Nov, 2010
This report shows the Sweet Spots for Catholic Schools in York Region by City/Area (Richmond Hill, Markham, Newmarket, etc.) There are 11 areas covered. PDF, 2 pg.
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The Best of the Best Toronto Public Schools
March, 2010: Exclusive report showing the location of Toronto's best schools by TREB Districts for Central and West Toronto. Individual Schools are not identified on this free report. Clients are provided these details. Word, 2 pgs.
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Rankings (Fraser Institute) Draw More Criticism
The Fraser Institute's latest Ontario high school report card is criticized as too narrow a view of the quality of schools. Critics do not offer a practical alternative for parents faced with the challenge of selecting a short list from 100's of schools in areas they are considering as a new place to live. Everyone agrees that more criteria are needed to select among the remaining few - interview teachers, principals, current users (parents), programs, and much more depending on your children's aptitudes and interests. C.D. Howe Institue and Select Schools (Canada) offer criteria and tools that simplify the first-cut process and narrow the choices to a manageable number. According to Select School (Canada) research, you have 1 chance in 10 in the GTA of picking randomly an address served by a set of top-rated schools (elementary + secondary) a.k.a. a "sweet spot".
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Choosing a School - Overview
This report provides helpful guide to the major factors you may want to consider in selecting your child's school. Use this guide along with the Select School's checklist, below. MS Word, 4 pgs.
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Select School's School Evaluation Checklist
This checklist will help you choose your school. You should have shortlisted down to 5-6 top-level schools using Select Schools Reports. PDF, 10 pgs.
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York Region - OSSLT Results - 2009
June/09 - Last year's literacy tests for Grade 10 secondary schools (public and catholic) are compared and ranked vs Ontario and York Region results. More detailed and comprehensive reports are available by purchasing Select Schools' York Region school reports. PDF, 2 pgs.
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Toronto Sun article on Fraser Report GTA Schools
March, 2010 Toronto public school students improving but still behind GTA average
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How Well Do You Know Your Child's School?
Test your school information IQ. What's the name of your child's principal? Would you recognize your child's teacher to say "hi" if you saw her in the grocery store? Could you find your child's classroom without a guide? Take the pop quiz to see how in-the-know you are already. Jan/2012
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