School District 43 continues to post relatively high numbers when it comes to students graduating from high school, according to new provincial figures.
Yesterday, the province released the six-year completion rates for 2016/’17, showing 90% of SD43 students graduated with a high school or adult certificate within six years of the time they enrolled in Grade 8. Across B.C., the rate is 84%.
There were also more Aboriginal and special needs students who graduated last year, according to the government. For Aboriginal students, the rate was 75%, compared to 71% in 2015/’16; and for special needs students, it was 83%, compared to 79% the previous school year.
"We will keep working to raise the six-year completion rate. We've seen positive improvements for students with diverse needs and Indigenous learners, but there is more work to be done to ensure all students can recognize their full potential,” Education Minister Rob Fleming said in a press release.
More information can be found at http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/reporting/systemperformance /http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/reporting/systemperformance/
