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As the third part of the 1991 secondary-schools student survey of the Toronto (Ontario, Canada), this report focuses on students' program-enrollment patterns and their school achievement. In the first section, students' demographic and school-related characteristics at advanced, general, and basic program levels are contrasted and compared with those documented in the 1987 report. The second section examines school performance, linking academic achievement with the same set of sociodemographic and school-related variables. Overall program trends are similar to those of 1987. The proportion of Asian students in the advanced levels has dropped slightly and proportions of black and white students have risen somewhat. The enrollment of male students in the general program is disproportionately high. At the advanced level, there is a high proportion of students from high socioeconomic status (SES) backgrounds, while at the general and basic levels there is a high representation of students from low-SES families. Student time use and postsecondary education plans are detailed. Six tables and 35 figures present survey findings. (Contains 4 references.) (SLD).