The graduation rate of students within the Halton District School Board exceeds the provincial average.
The Halton District School Board’s graduation rate for students in 2014 (Grade 9 students who enrolled in 2009-10) is 88 per cent compared to the Ontario average of 84 per cent.
The board says its grad rate has increased annually over the last four years.
When considering students that graduated or were still enrolled in a fifth year of high school, the percentage rises to 96.2 for the 2009-10 Grade 9 cohort.
“It is gratifying to Halton District School Board staff and our school communities that the graduation rate of our students continues on an upward trajectory,” Stuart Miller, associate director of education for the Halton public board, said in a press release.
“Students deserve credit for their response to increased demands and accessing enhanced supports. Concerted efforts by teachers and, in particular, specific actions such as the board’s re-engagement strategy have helped students achieve success,” he added.
Last week, for the first time, the Ontario government published school board graduation rates from across the province.
The ministry’s method for calculating the grad rate is based on a cohort approach, which measures the percentage of students who graduated within five years after starting Grade 9.
Graduates are defined as students who have successfully completed all requirements to earn a secondary school diploma.
Students require 30 credits (18 compulsory and 12 optional), success in a mandatory literacy test and a minimum of 40 hours of community involvement activities in order to graduate.
Overall in Ontario, the rate of students graduating within five years of starting high school is 16 percentage points higher than in 2004. The Halton board says approximately 163,000 more students have graduated in Ontario than would have if the graduation rate had remained at the 2004 level.
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