School District 43 is well ahead of the provincial average when it comes to school completion for high school students.
Last year, SD43 had a 91% six-year secondary school completion rate - the highest ever and 10% higher than the provincial average, according to assistant superintendent Maureen Dockendorf.
More aboriginal and special needs students are also completing high school within six years, Dockendorf said. The six-year completion rate for aboriginal students is 63%, which is 9% higher than the provincial average. And the completion rate of students with special needs has increased 12.5% since 2006/'07 and, at 70%, is 18% higher than the provincial average.
For students with challenging behaviours, the completion rate was 53%, which is 21% higher than the provincial average.
In a presentation to school trustees at Tuesday's board of education meeting, Dockendorf said the district is doing a better job of tracking struggling students and figuring out ways to help them complete their schooling.
"We figured out who are these kids and where do they go... and what do we need to change to support them," Dockendorf said.
