Reputation and Results
Old Scona Academic has been recognized as one of the best high schools in Canada and one of the top I.B. schools in the world. In 2005, Maclean's Magazine named OSA as the top academic high school in Canada. In addition to its Maclean's ranking, OSA has consistently been ranked by the Fraser Institute as the best high school in Alberta. In 2011, it was featured as the top ranked high school in the Edmonton Sun's High School Report Card.
On average, 97% of OSA students are on the honour roll and over 99% go on to university. Old Scona students have a tradition of exceeding world average scores on I.B. examinations, having achieved an average of 5.61 out of 7 in 2005, compared with a world average of 4.57.
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