| Index | McLaughlin | Oshawa | Ontario |
| Average School Score | 70.9 | 67.1 | 67.5 |
| Total public schools | 12 | 99 | 7,342 |
| Index | McLaughlin | Oshawa | Ontario |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 18.0% | 18.0% | 15.9% |
| High School certificate or equivalent | 82.0% | 81.5% | 84.1% |
| Apprenticeship or trades certificate | 51.3% | 49.2% | 56.9% |
| College or other non-university diploma | 43.4% | 42.0% | 51.1% |
| University certificate or below bachelor | 16.6% | 15.8% | 29.8% |
| Bachelor's degree | 15.3% | 14.6% | 27.9% |
| Above bachelor's degree | 3.4% | 3.6% | 9.1% |
| City | Population | Avg. School Score | National Avg. |
| Whitby, ON | 142,607 | 74.6 | 12.7% |
| Pickering, ON | 96,267 | 73.8 | 11.6% |
| Uxbridge, ON | 22,892 | 72.8 | 10.1% |
| Ajax, ON | 138,303 | 69.3 | 4.7% |
| Clarington, ON | 104,855 | 66.5 | 0.5% |
| Oshawa, ON | 176,009 | 67.1 | 1.5% |
| City | Population | Avg. School Score | National Avg. |
| Greater Sudbury, ON | 165,562 | 67.8 | 2.6% |
| Abbotsford, BC | 160,174 | 65.1 | 1.6% |
| Coquitlam, BC | 159,980 | 63.8 | 3.6% |
| Barrie, ON | 159,618 | 65.6 | 0.8% |
| Burlington, ON | 197,435 | 73.2 | 10.7% |
| Oshawa, ON | 176,009 | 67.1 | 1.5% |
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