SECONDARY SCHOOL GRADUATION RATES 2010 EDITION

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1 SECONDARY SCHOOL GRADUATION RATES 2010 EDITION

2 This report has been prepared by the Direction de la sanction des études with the cooperation of the Direction de la recherche, des statistiques et de l'information. This document has been translated into English by the Direction de la production en langue anglaise of the Secteur des services à la communauté anglophone et des affaires autochtones. Gouvernement du Québec Ministère de l Éducation, du Loisir et du Sport, 2010 ISBN (PDF version) ISSN (PDF version) Legal deposit Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec, 2010 Legal deposit Library and Archives Canada, 2010

3 TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION GRADUATION RATES AND DIPLOMAS CONSIDERED Methodology The diplomas considered RESULTS Overview Findings... 3 APPENDIX: ADDITIONAL INFORMATION... 8

4 INTRODUCTION This report presents an overview of secondary school graduation rates, by administrative region and school board. Graduation rates (the indicator) are provided for four cohorts according to the duration of studies (observation period) and sex. The additional information found in the appendix should foster a better understanding of the results. This information document is intended for educational institutions and the general public with a view to enabling: public and private educational institutions to have access to information for evaluating their educational practices, comparing their effectiveness over time and comparing their performance with that of other educational institutions the general public to have access to official Ministère information When the graduation rates of a specific school are compared to the rates in Québec as a whole, the different contexts and characteristics of that school must be considered as certain factors may affect the student results recorded. Such factors include: Family situation: The support and availability of parents, their financial situation and the family s standard of living in general are among the factors that may affect a student s academic achievement and whether the student pursues his or her studies until a diploma is earned. For example, studies have shown that the academic achievement of students from socioeconomic disadvantaged areas is generally lower. School boards have access to socioeconomic indicators for each of their schools and they should take these into consideration when reviewing results. Mother tongue: The proportion of students whose mother tongue is not the language of instruction may have an impact on academic results and on the graduation rate of an educational institution. Academic path and admission requirements: The path followed by students during their studies and the different admission requirements may help explain results. 1

5 1. GRADUATION RATES AND DIPLOMAS CONSIDERED This report presents the graduation rates for students under the age of 20 who obtained their first diploma in secondary school either in the youth or adult sector. Québec students generally complete their elementary and secondary studies in 11 years. They enter elementary school at age 6 and are 16 years old during their last year of secondary school. By following students until they are 19 years old, the graduation rates of students who spend longer than 11 years in elementary and secondary school are also taken into account. 1.1 Methodology To calculate graduation rates, a cohort of students first enrolled in Secondary I at the beginning of the observation period was followed. The graduation rate is calculated after 5, 6 and 7 years of study. For example, the graduation rate of the 2002 cohort was based on the proportion of students who had first enrolled in Secondary I at the beginning of the school year and who were issued their first diploma within or after 7 years of study, that is, in Thus, among the students of this cohort: o 59.4% received their first diploma in , after 5 years o 9.0% received their first diploma in , after 6 years o 3.5% received their first diploma in , after 7 years In sum, the graduation rate of the 2002 cohort is 71.9% after 7 years of secondary studies. 1.2 The diplomas considered The following diplomas are considered for the purposes of calculating graduation rates: the Secondary School Diploma (SSD), the Diploma of Vocational Studies (DVS, formerly known as the Secondary School Vocational Diploma or SSVD), the Secondary School Vocational Certificate (SSVC), the Attestation of Vocational Specialization (AVS), the Certificate in Life Skills and Work Skills Education, the Training Certificate for a Semiskilled Trade (TCST), and the Certificate in On-the-Job Training in a Recycling Facility. Only the first diploma obtained by the student is used to calculate the graduation rate. 2

6 2. RESULTS 2.1 Overview Table 1 presents the graduation rates of four cohorts: those of 2001, 2002, 2003 and For each one, the graduation rate is given by observation period and sex. In Table 1 only, the graduation rates for all of Québec, found at the beginning of the table, also specify the rates for students from public schools and private schools. The method used to calculate graduation rates cannot be applied to individual schools because of their limited number of enrollments, which would yield results of little statistical significance. The graduation rates for an administrative region include only the students in the school boards of that region. Graduation rates of English school boards are given in the region of the board s head office, even though some schools are located in another region. In fact, regardless of where students received their first diploma, they are recorded as having graduated from the school board where they first enrolled in Secondary I. 2.2 Findings Table 1 clearly demonstrates that the graduation rates increase if one or two additional years of study are taken into account. The 2001 cohort, which had a graduation rate of 61.0% after 5 years of study, showed an increase of 8.2 percentage points after 6 years, and an additional 3.1% after 7 years. Similarly, the graduation rate after 5 years of study for the 2002 cohort rose by 9.0 percentage points after 6 years and by 3.5 points after 7 years. The graduation rates for the four cohorts are relatively stable throughout the observation period. After 7 years of study, the graduation rates for the 2001 and 2002 cohorts were 72.3% and 71.9%, respectively. After 5 years of study, the 2004 cohort had a slightly higher graduation rate than the 2003 cohort, that is, 61.0% versus 60.6%, respectively. The gap between the graduation rates of girls and boys remains: After 7 years of study, the graduation rates for boys from the 2001 and 2002 cohorts were 65.9% and 65.6%, respectively, compared with 78.9% and 78.3% for the girls. 3

7 Table 1: Graduation rates by cohort, observation period and sex, by administrative region and school board 2001 Cohort 2002 Cohort 2003 Cohort 2004 Cohort 5 years 6 years 7 years 5 years 6 years 7 years 5 years 6 years 5 years Total Total Total M F Total Total Total M F Total Total M F Total M F ALL OF QUÉBEC PUBLIC SCHOOLS PRIVATE SCHOOLS LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION: FRENCH LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCION: ENGLISH REGION 01 - BAS-SAINT-LAURENT COMMISSION SCOLAIRE DU FLEUVE-ET-DES-LACS COMMISSION SCOLAIRE DE KAMOURASKA-RIVIÈRE-DU-LOUP COMMISSION SCOLAIRE DES MONTS-ET-MARÉES COMMISSION SCOLAIRE DES PHARES REGION 02 - SAGUENAY LAC-SAINT-JEAN COMMISSION SCOLAIRE DE LA JONQUIÈRE COMMISSION SCOLAIRE DU LAC-SAINT-JEAN COMMISSION SCOLAIRE DU PAYS-DES-BLEUETS COMMISSION SCOLAIRE DES RIVES-DU-SAGUENAY REGION 03 - CAPITALE-NATIONALE COMMISSION SCOLAIRE DE LA CAPITALE COMMISSION SCOLAIRE CENTRAL QUÉBEC COMMISSION SCOLAIRE DE CHARLEVOIX COMMISSION SCOLAIRE DES DÉCOUVREURS COMMISSION SCOLAIRE DE PORTNEUF COMMISSION SCOLAIRE DES PREMIÈRES-SEIGNEURIES REGION 04 - MAURICIE COMMISSION SCOLAIRE DU CHEMIN-DU-ROY COMMISSION SCOLAIRE DE L'ÉNERGIE

8 2001 Cohort 2002 Cohort 2003 Cohort 2004 Cohort 5 years 6 years 7 years 5 years 6 years 7 years 5 years 6 years 5 years Total Total Total M F Total Total Total M F Total Total M F Total M F REGION 05 - ESTRIE COMMISSION SCOLAIRE EASTERN TOWNSHIPS COMMISSION SCOLAIRE DES HAUTS-CANTONS COMMISSION SCOLAIRE DE LA RÉGION-DE-SHERBROOKE COMMISSION SCOLAIRE DES SOMMETS REGION 06 - MONTRÉAL COMMISSION SCOLAIRE ENGLISH-MONTRÉAL COMMISSION SCOLAIRE LESTER-B.-PEARSON COMMISSION SCOLAIRE MARGUERITE-BOURGEOYS COMMISSION SCOLAIRE DE MONTRÉAL COMMISSION SCOLAIRE DE LA POINTE-DE-L'ÎLE REGION 07 - OUTAOUAIS COMMISSION SCOLAIRE AU CŒUR-DES-VALLÉES COMMISSION SCOLAIRE DES DRAVEURS COMMISSION SCOLAIRE DES HAUTS-BOIS-DE-L'OUTAOUAIS COMMISSION SCOLAIRE DES PORTAGES-DE-L'OUTAOUAIS COMMISSION SCOLAIRE WESTERN QUÉBEC REGION 08 - ABITIBI-TÉMISCAMINGUE COMMISSION SCOLAIRE HARRICANA COMMISSION SCOLAIRE DU LAC-ABITIBI COMMISSION SCOLAIRE DU LAC-TÉMISCAMINGUE COMMISSION SCOLAIRE DE L'OR-ET-DES-BOIS COMMISSION SCOLAIRE DE ROUYN-NORANDA REGION 09 - CÔTE-NORD COMMISSION SCOLAIRE DE L'ESTUAIRE COMMISSION SCOLAIRE DU FER COMMISSION SCOLAIRE DU LITTORAL COMMISSION SCOLAIRE DE LA MOYENNE-CÔTE-NORD

9 2001 Cohort 2002 Cohort 2003 Cohort 2004 Cohort 5 years 6 years 7 years 5 years 6 years 7 years 5 years 6 years 5 years Total Total Total M F Total Total Total M F Total Total M F Total M F REGION 10 - NORD-DU-QUÉBEC COMMISSION SCOLAIRE DE LA BAIE-JAMES COMMISSION SCOLAIRE CRIE COMMISSION SCOLAIRE KATIVIK REGION 11 - GASPÉSIE ÎLES-DE-LA-MADELEINE COMMISSION SCOLAIRE DES CHIC-CHOCS COMMISSION SCOLAIRE EASTERN SHORES COMMISSION SCOLAIRE DES ÎLES COMMISSION SCOLAIRE RENÉ-LÉVESQUE REGION 12 - CHAUDIÈRE-APPALACHES COMMISSION SCOLAIRE DE LA BEAUCE-ETCHEMIN COMMISSION SCOLAIRE DE LA CÔTE-DU-SUD COMMISSION SCOLAIRE DES APPALACHES COMMISSION SCOLAIRE DES NAVIGATEURS REGION 13 - LAVAL COMMISSION SCOLAIRE DE LAVAL COMMISSION SCOLAIRE SIR-WILFRID-LAURIER REGION 14 - LANAUDIÈRE COMMISSION SCOLAIRE DES AFFLUENTS COMMISSION SCOLAIRE DES SAMARES REGION 15 - LAURENTIDES COMMISSION SCOLAIRE DES LAURENTIDES COMMISSION SCOLAIRE PIERRE-NEVEU COMMISSION SCOLAIRE DE LA RIVIÈRE-DU-NORD COMMISSION SCOLAIRE DE LA SEIGNEURIE-DES-MILLE-ÎLES

10 2001 Cohort 2002 Cohort 2003 Cohort 2004 Cohort 5 years 6 years 7 years 5 years 6 years 7 years 5 years 6 years 5 years Total Total Total M F Total Total Total M F Total Total M F Total M F REGION 16 - MONTÉRÉGIE COMMISSION SCOLAIRE DES GRANDES-SEIGNEURIES COMMISSION SCOLAIRE DES HAUTES-RIVIÈRES COMMISSION SCOLAIRE MARIE-VICTORIN COMMISSION SCOLAIRE NEW FRONTIERS COMMISSION SCOLAIRE DES PATRIOTES COMMISSION SCOLAIRE RIVERSIDE COMMISSION SCOLAIRE DE SAINT-HYACINTHE COMMISSION SCOLAIRE DE SOREL-TRACY COMMISSION SCOLAIRE DES TROIS-LACS COMMISSION SCOLAIRE DU VAL-DES-CERFS COMMISSION SCOLAIRE DE LA VALLÉE-DES-TISSERANDS REGION 17 - CENTRE-DU-QUÉBEC COMMISSION SCOLAIRE DES BOIS-FRANCS COMMISSION SCOLAIRE DES CHÊNES COMMISSION SCOLAIRE DE LA RIVERAINE The calculation of graduation rates takes into consideration students who leave school because they are emigrating from Québec. Estimates of these school leavers are based on observations in elementary school. Newly available data indicate that students re-enrolling in school after having interrupted their studies for at least one year have been included in these estimates. 2 The graduation rates by administrative region correspond to the weighted sum of the graduation rates of school boards falling under a given region. Only the graduation rates for the public school system are considered. 3 The graduation rates by school board are calculated on the basis of the school where the student first enrolled in Secondary I. 4 The results for all of Québec also include those for government schools. 5 The territory of these school boards extends into more than one administrative region. The graduation rates for these school boards are included in the administrative region under which the school boards fall. 7

11 APPENDIX: ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 8

12 Table 2: Graduation rates after 7 years, delayed secondary school entries and proportion of students enrolled in the private sector, by administrative region, by school board and by sex, 2001 and 2002 Graduation rates after 7 years Delayed secondary school entries Proportion of students enrolled in the private sector 2001 Cohort 2002 Cohort 2001 Cohort 2002 Cohort 2001 Cohort 2002 Cohort T M F T M F T M F T M F T M F T M F ALL OF QUÉBEC REGION 01 - BAS-SAINT-LAURENT COMMISSION SCOLAIRE DU FLEUVE-ET-DES-LACS COMMISSION SCOLAIRE DE KAMOURASKA-RIVIÈRE-DU-LOUP COMMISSION SCOLAIRE DES MONTS-ET-MARÉES COMMISSION SCOLAIRE DES PHARES REGION 02 - SAGUENAY LAC-SAINT-JEAN COMMISSION SCOLAIRE DE LA JONQUIÈRE COMMISSION SCOLAIRE DU LAC-SAINT-JEAN COMMISSION SCOLAIRE DU PAYS-DES-BLEUETS COMMISSION SCOLAIRE DES RIVES-DU-SAGUENAY REGION 03 - CAPITALE-NATIONALE COMMISSION SCOLAIRE DE LA CAPITALE COMMISSION SCOLAIRE CENTRAL QUÉBEC COMMISSION SCOLAIRE DE CHARLEVOIX COMMISSION SCOLAIRE DES DÉCOUVREURS COMMISSION SCOLAIRE DE PORTNEUF COMMISSION SCOLAIRE DES PREMIÈRES-SEIGNEURIES REGION 04 - MAURICIE COMMISSION SCOLAIRE DU CHEMIN-DU-ROY COMMISSION SCOLAIRE DE L'ÉNERGIE

13 Graduation rates after 7 years Delayed secondary school entries Proportion of students enrolled in the private sector 2001 Cohort 2002 Cohort 2001 Cohort 2002 Cohort 2001 Cohort 2002 Cohort T M F T M F T M F T M F T M F T M F REGION 05 - ESTRIE COMMISSION SCOLAIRE EASTERN TOWNSHIPS COMMISSION SCOLAIRE DES HAUTS-CANTONS COMMISSION SCOLAIRE DE LA RÉGION-DE-SHERBROOKE COMMISSION SCOLAIRE DES SOMMETS REGION 06 - MONTRÉAL COMMISSION SCOLAIRE ENGLISH-MONTRÉAL COMMISSION SCOLAIRE LESTER-B.-PEARSON COMMISSION SCOLAIRE MARGUERITE-BOURGEOYS COMMISSION SCOLAIRE DE MONTRÉAL COMMISSION SCOLAIRE DE LA POINTE-DE-L'ÎLE REGION 07 - OUTAOUAIS COMMISSION SCOLAIRE AU CŒUR-DES-VALLÉES COMMISSION SCOLAIRE DES DRAVEURS COMMISSION SCOLAIRE DES HAUTS-BOIS-DE-L'OUTAOUAIS COMMISSION SCOLAIRE DES PORTAGES-DE-L'OUTAOUAIS COMMISSION SCOLAIRE WESTERN QUÉBEC REGION 08 - ABITIBI-TÉMISCAMINGUE COMMISSION SCOLAIRE HARRICANA COMMISSION SCOLAIRE DU LAC-ABITIBI COMMISSION SCOLAIRE DU LAC-TÉMISCAMINGUE COMMISSION SCOLAIRE DE L'OR-ET-DES-BOIS COMMISSION SCOLAIRE DE ROUYN-NORANDA REGION 09 - CÔTE-NORD COMMISSION SCOLAIRE DE L'ESTUAIRE COMMISSION SCOLAIRE DU FER COMMISSION SCOLAIRE DU LITTORAL COMMISSION SCOLAIRE DE LA MOYENNE-CÔTE-NORD

14 Graduation rates after 7 years Delayed secondary school entries Proportion of students enrolled in the private sector 2001 Cohort 2002 Cohort 2001 Cohort 2002 Cohort 2001 Cohort 2002 Cohort T M F T M F T M F T M F T M F T M F RÉGION 10 - NORD-DU-QUÉBEC COMMISSION SCOLAIRE DE LA BAIE-JAMES COMMISSION SCOLAIRE CRIE COMMISSION SCOLAIRE KATIVIK RÉGION 11 - GASPÉSIE ÎLES-DE-LA-MADELEINE COMMISSION SCOLAIRE DES CHIC-CHOCS COMMISSION SCOLAIRE EASTERN SHORES COMMISSION SCOLAIRE DES ÎLES COMMISSION SCOLAIRE RENÉ-LÉVESQUE RÉGION 12 - CHAUDIÈRE-APPALACHES COMMISSION SCOLAIRE DE LA BEAUCE-ETCHEMIN COMMISSION SCOLAIRE DE LA CÔTE-DU-SUD COMMISSION SCOLAIRE DES APPALACHES COMMISSION SCOLAIRE DES NAVIGATEURS RÉGION 13 - LAVAL COMMISSION SCOLAIRE DE LAVAL COMMISSION SCOLAIRE SIR-WILFRID-LAURIER RÉGION 14 - LANAUDIÈRE COMMISSION SCOLAIRE DES AFFLUENTS COMMISSION SCOLAIRE DES SAMARES RÉGION 15 - LAURENTIDES COMMISSION SCOLAIRE DES LAURENTIDES COMMISSION SCOLAIRE PIERRE-NEVEU COMMISSION SCOLAIRE DE LA RIVIÈRE-DU-NORD COMMISSION SCOLAIRE DE LA SEIGNEURIE-DES-MILLE-ÎLES

15 Graduation rates after 7 years Delayed secondary school entries Proportion of students enrolled in the private sector 2001 Cohort 2002 Cohort 2001 Cohort 2002 Cohort 2001 Cohort 2002 Cohort T M F T M F T M F T M F T M F T M F REGION 16 - MONTÉRÉGIE COMMISSION SCOLAIRE DES GRANDES-SEIGNEURIES COMMISSION SCOLAIRE DES HAUTES-RIVIÈRES COMMISSION SCOLAIRE MARIE-VICTORIN COMMISSION SCOLAIRE NEW FRONTIERS COMMISSION SCOLAIRE DES PATRIOTES COMMISSION SCOLAIRE RIVERSIDE COMMISSION SCOLAIRE DE SAINT-HYACINTHE COMMISSION SCOLAIRE DE SOREL-TRACY COMMISSION SCOLAIRE DES TROIS-LACS COMMISSION SCOLAIRE DU VAL-DES-CERFS COMMISSION SCOLAIRE DE LA VALLÉE-DES-TISSERANDS REGION 17 - CENTRE-DU-QUÉBEC COMMISSION SCOLAIRE DES BOIS-FRANCS COMMISSION SCOLAIRE DES CHÊNES COMMISSION SCOLAIRE DE LA RIVERAINE The graduation rates by administrative region correspond to the weighted sum of the graduation rates of school boards falling under a given region. Only the graduation rates for the public school system are considered. 2 The results by school board are calculated on the basis of the school in which the student is enrolled. 3 The results for all of Québec are from the public sector and the private sector. 4 The territory of these school boards extends into more than one administrative region. The graduation rates for these school boards are included in the administrative regions under which the school boards fall. Legend: T: Total M: Male F: Female 12

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