Catholic schools do a mediocre job at preparing students for a religious based life

Religious instruction can have a positive affect on student life and even academic success. The non-partisan think tank Cardus published in March 24, 2026 an Education Survey titled, "Enduring Faith: Patterns of Religious Practice and Values Among Religious School Graduates." It shows a correlation between what schools do when it comes to religious instruction and whether the students maintaining their faith once they graduate. Schools that make faith formation a priority are more likely to have graduates who do the same. The sample is American, but it's not unreasonable to assume the results would similar in Ontario. The number of respondents were 2,350. Included were students who had graduated from high school from Protestant schools, Catholic schools, nonreligious independent schools, and some who were home-schooled. The report compares the results from a past survey done in 2013. These are some of the survey questions asked of the graduates: How often, if at all, do you read the …