Ministry of Education numbers puts SD52 at 70% graduation completion rate among secondary schools in the province

The Provincial Review of graduation rates in Prince Rupert finds a 70 percent
completion rate for SD52 for 2016-17

When it comes to the completion of high school, students of School District 52 are in the middle of the pack provincially, with the Ministry of Education making note of a 73% completion rate for the Prince Rupert School District from their most recent numbers from 2016-17.

The report into secondary school completion was released earlier this month and from the data from School District 52 parents and guardians can gain a snapshot of how the District is doing as its students head towards their end of their secondary school experiences.

The completion rate is a six year study of the percentage of students who graduated with a Certificate of Graduation or Adult Graduation Diploma, within six years of the first time they were enrolled in Grade 8. The District level results are adjusted for student migration in and out of British Columbia.

The report for 2016-17 features three segments for review:  an overall Completion rate study, a comparison between the overall student population numbers and those who are aboriginal students, as well as a comparison of the overall numbers and those students with special needs.

Of the total number of graduates of 136 from 2016-17 the completion rate was listed at 70 percent, Aboriginal students had a 63% completion rate, while Special needs students at SD52 had a 70 percent completion rate.

Prince Rupert
(See full report here)

All Students 70% ( Total Graduates 136)
Aboriginal Students  63%  (Total Graduates 69 )
Special Needs Students 70%   (Total Graduates 27 )

Five Year range for the District 64 to 74%

( Click on the graphs below to enlarge the data )

The typical range for across the province is noted to range from 73 to 85 percent completion.

In the larger population centres across the Northwest the Coast Mountain School District has had the most success in the last year with an 84% completion rate.  They are followed by the Bulkley Valley School District at 79%, those results place Prince Rupert in third spot of the grouping at a 70 percent completion rate.

Around the Northwest, the completion rates look as follows, links to those reports are included as well.


Bulkley Valley 
(See Full report here)

All Students 79% (Total Graduates 145 )
Aboriginal Students 65% (Total Graduates 32)
Special Needs 61% (Total Graduates 12)

Five year range for the District 72% to 81%

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Coast Mountain School District 
(See Full Report here)

All Students 84% -- ( Total graduates 335)
Aboriginal Students 73% (Total Graduates 120)
Special Needs Students 63% (Total Graduates 63)

Five year range for the District 65% to 84%

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Haida Gwaii
(See Full Report here)

All Students  -- 70% ( Total graduates 41 )
Aboriginal Students -- 68% (Total Graduates 28 )
Special Needs Students  (Total Graduates --  No data recorded)

Five year range for the District is 60% to 82%

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Nisga'a
(See Full Report here)

All Students  -- 29% ( Total graduates 4 )
Aboriginal Students  29% (Total Graduates 4 )
Special Needs Students  (Total Graduates --  No data recorded)

Five year range for the District is 26% to 42%

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Stikine
(See Full Report here)

All Students  --  44% ( Total graduates 4 )
Aboriginal Students  44% ( Total Graduates 4 )
Special Needs Students  (Total Graduates --  No data recorded)

Five year range for the District is 23% to 66%

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The full overview of the Ministry of Education Report on completion rates can be examined here.

Cross posted from the North Coast Review

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