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Student outcome highlights

Three annual Ministry of Education reports are showing improvements for students throughout B.C.

Six-Year Completion and Grade 12 Graduation Rates Report 2015-16

  • The six year completion rate calculates the number of students who graduated within six years from the first time they enrolled in Grade 8.
  • The provincial completion rate for all students has increased by almost two percentage points, from 81.8% in 2011-12 to 83.6% in 2015-16.
  • This year’s report also finds that in 2015-16:
    • 85.8% of female students graduated
    • 81.4% of male students graduated
    • 87.1% English language learners graduated
  • The six-year completion rate for students with special needs has increased 11.4 percentage points since 2011-12, at 67% in 2015-16.
  • The Aboriginal student six-year completion rate is also up by 7.4 points since 2011-12, at 63.8% this year.

Provincial Required Exam Report 2015-16

  • This report summarizes student results for courses with provincial exams, broken down by demographics.
  • This year’s report indicates:
    • Female students continued to perform better than males in all grade 10-12 courses with exams.
    • English language learners have improved in many courses. For example, 51% of students received a final mark of C+ or better in English 10, compared to 48% in 2011-12.
    • Students with special needs have also improved in most courses. For example, those students achieving a C+ or better in English 12 increased 12 points from 43% in 2011-12 to 55% in 2015-16. 
  • Over the past five years, there were small increases in the performance of all students across most of the examinable courses.

Aboriginal Report: How are we doing? 2011-12 – 2015-16

  • The Aboriginal student report summarizes Aboriginal student outcomes. The proportion of Aboriginal students to the general B.C. student population is very stable. In 2015-16, there are 63,631 Aboriginal students, making up 11.5% of all B.C. students.
  • The Aboriginal student six-year completion rate climbed to 63.8% in 2015-16, up from 56.4% in 2011-12.