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Student Learning Accountability Report
1. October 2018 Accountability Pillar Report
Attached is the Edmonton Catholic School District October 2018 Accountability Pillar Report Summary (Page 9). The Provincial Summary Report is also attached (Page 10).
The Accountability Pillar is an evaluative document prepared by Alberta Education. Provincial, District and school level reports are produced. These reports focus on the broad learning goals established by Alberta Education:
Outcome One: Alberta’s students are successful
Outcome Two: Alberta’s education system supports First Nations, Metis and Inuit students’ success
Outcome Three: Alberta’s education system respects diversity and promotes inclusion
Outcome Four: Alberta has excellent teachers, school leaders, and school authority leaders
Outcome Five: Alberta’s education system is well governed and managed
Alberta Education provides all Alberta school jurisdictions with Accountability Pillar reports in October and May of each school year. In the attached October 2018 report Provincial Achievement Test and Diploma Examination measure results have been updated. All other measure results - Safe and Caring Schools, Program of Studies, Work Preparation, Citizenship, Parental Involvement, and School Improvement, as well as the measures of High School Completion, Drop-Out Rate, Post-Secondary Transition Rate, Rutherford Scholarship Eligibility Rate, Education Quality, and Diploma Exam Participation Rate have been carried forward from the May 2018 Accountability Pillar report.
Accountability Pillar measures are combined into seven categories which track a school jurisdiction’s progress towards reaching their education goals. Each category consists of measures evaluated on both achievement (comparison against fixed provincial standards) and improvement (comparison against previous performance). An overall evaluation for each measure and each category is made by combining both the achievement and improvement results. A detailed explanation of Accountability Pillar methodology is provided in the attached Alberta Education Accountability Pillar Fact Sheet (Page 11-12).
Overall Accountability Pillar Results October 2018
Category: Safe and Caring Schools
Success in this category is determined through this measure:
Measure: Safe and Caring - Teachers, parents and students agree that students are safe at school,
are learning the importance of caring for others, are learning respect for others and are treated
fairly at school.
Definition: Teachers, parents and students are asked whether: • students feel safe at school • students feel safe on the way to and from school • students treat each other well at school • teachers care about their students • students are treated fairly by adults at school.
ECSD Measure Result: 88.7% ECSD Measure Evaluation: Good
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Provincial Measure Result: 89.0% Provincial Measure Evaluation: Acceptable
Category: Student Learning Opportunities
Success in this category is determined through these measures:
Measure: Program of Studies - Teacher, parent and student satisfaction with the opportunity for
students to receive a broad program of studies, including fine arts, career, technology, and health
and physical education.
Definition: Teachers, parents and students are asked about:
• the variety of courses available to students/you at school, • opportunities students/you have at school to:
- learn about music - learn about drama - learn about art - learn about computers - learn about health - learn another language - participate in physical education.
ECSD Measure Result: 83.1% ECSD Measure Evaluation: Excellent
Provincial Measure Result: 81.8% Provincial Measure Evaluation: Excellent
Measure: Education Quality - Teacher, parent and student satisfaction with the overall quality of
basic education.
Definition: Teachers, parents and students are asked about the following:
• overall quality of education in your/your child’s school • the quality of teaching in your/your child’s school • what is being learned in the core subjects is useful (students), students are learning
what they need to know (parents and teachers) • school work is interesting • school work is challenging • learning expectations at school are clear.
ECSD Measure Result: 90.3% ECSD Measure Evaluation: Excellent
Provincial Measure Result: 90.0% Provincial Measure Evaluation: Excellent
Measure: Annual Drop-Out Rate of students ages 14-18 - Drop-Out Rate is the percentage of
students aged 14-18 registered in the K-12 system who drop out the following year, adjusted for
attrition.
Definition: Alberta students aged 14-18 are tracked for one year to determine how many have
left the education system without completing. Students are considered to have dropped out if
they are not enrolled in the following year or have not met the high school completion criteria,
i.e., have not, within the tracking period: received an Alberta High School Diploma, a Certificate of
high school completion, an Alberta High School Equivalency Diploma (GED), earned credit in five
Grade 12 courses (including four diploma exam courses), or enrolled in a K–12 school in Alberta,
an Alberta post-secondary institution, or registered in an Alberta apprenticeship program. An
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adjustment for attrition (outmigration, mortality) is applied based on estimates from Statistics
Canada.
ECSD Measure Result: 1.2% ECSD Measure Evaluation: Excellent
Provincial Measure Result: 2.3% Provincial Measure Evaluation: Excellent
Measure: High School Completion Rate 3-Year - High School Completion Rate (3-Year) is the percentage of students in the Grade 10 cohort who have completed high school by the end of their third year, adjusted for attrition.
Definition: Alberta Grade 10 students are tracked for three years to determine if they have completed high school. Students are considered to have completed high school if they have, within the tracking period:
• received an Alberta High School Diploma, a Certificate of high school achievement (for completing Knowledge and Employability courses) or an Alberta High School Equivalency Diploma (GED)
• entered a post-secondary level program at an Alberta post-secondary institution • registered in an Alberta apprenticeship program or • earned credit in five Grade 12 level courses, including four diploma examination
courses. Students who move from one school authority to another during high school are attributed to the school authority where they received the most credits. An adjustment for attrition (outmigration, mortality) is applied based on estimates from Statistics Canada.
ECSD Measure Result: 85.6% ECSD Measure Evaluation: Excellent
Provincial Measure Result: 78.0% Provincial Measure Evaluation: Good
Category: Student Learning Achievement (Grades K to 9)
Success in this category is determined through these measures:
Measure: Provincial Achievement Tests Acceptable Standard
Definition: A student achieving the acceptable standard shows an adequate understanding of the
core knowledge and adequate basic skills essential core academic subjects: language arts,
mathematics, science, and social studies (for Grades 6 and 9). Results are calculated as the
percentage of all students in each grade (total enrollment in the grade plus the ungraded students
who are in the corresponding year of schooling) who have met the acceptable standard and the
percentage who have met the standard of excellence. The overall result is the weighted average
of the result for each test.
ECSD Measure Result: 78.6% ECSD Measure Evaluation: Acceptable
Provincial Measure Result: 73.6% Provincial Measure Evaluation: Good
Measure: Provincial Achievement Tests Standard of Excellence
Definition: A student achieving the standard of excellence consistently shows a deeper
understanding of the concepts of the course demonstrating an ability to integrate information and
evaluate it from various points of view.
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ECSD Measure Result: 19.5% ECSD Measure Evaluation: Acceptable
Provincial Measure Result: 19.9% Provincial Measure Evaluation: Good
Category: Student Learning Achievement (Grades 10 to 12)
Success in this category is determined through these measures:
Measure: Diploma Exam Results Acceptable Standard
Definition: Diploma examination results are based on the numbers of students writing each exam
who achieve the standards. Achieving the acceptable standard (i.e., a mark of 50%) indicates that
the student has met the basic requirements of the course. The overall diploma exam result is the
weighted average of the result for each exam.
ECSD Measure Result: 84.5% ECSD Measure Evaluation: Good
Provincial Measure Result: 83.7% Provincial Measure Evaluation: Good
Measure: Diploma Exam Results Standard of Excellence
Definition: Achieving the standard of excellence (i.e., a mark of 80%) indicates that the student
has performed significantly beyond the minimum requirements of the course.
ECSD Measure Result: 22.0% ECSD Measure Evaluation: Good
Provincial Measure Result: 24.2% Provincial Measure Evaluation: Excellent
Measure: Diploma Exam Participation Rate - Diploma Exam Participation Rate (4+ Exams) is the percentage of students in the Grade 10 cohort who have written four or more diploma exams by the end of their third year in high school, adjusted for attrition.
Definition: The diploma exam participation rate is calculated by tracking Grade 10 students for
three school years to determine the percentage of students who have written four or more
diploma exams within the tracking period.
ECSD Measure Result: 61.7% ECSD Measure Evaluation: Good
Provincial Measure Result: 55.7% Provincial Measure Evaluation: Good
Measure: Rutherford Scholarship Eligibility - Rutherford Scholarship Eligibility Rate is the
percentage of Alberta Grade 12 students who have met the eligibility criteria for a Rutherford
Scholarship based on course marks in Grades 10, 11 and/or 12. Note that due to the change from
the previous data source systems to the Provincial Approach to Student Information (PASI),
Rutherford Scholarship Eligibility Rate results prior to 2015 are not available.
Definition: Starting in 2007/2008 Rutherford Scholarship eligibility is calculated by determining
the percentage of Alberta Grade 12 students who have an average of 75% or higher in any of the
eligible Grades 10, 11 or 12 courses. Results for subsequent years will not be comparable to prior
results, which were based on an average of 80% or higher.
ECSD Measure Result: 64.9% ECSD Measure Evaluation: n/a
Provincial Measure Result: 63.4% Provincial Measure Evaluation: n/a
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Category: Preparation for Lifelong Learning, World of Work, Citizenship
Success in this category is determined through these measures:
Measure: High School to Post-Secondary Transition Rate - Post-Secondary Transition Rate (6-
year) is the percentage of students in the Grade 10 cohort who have entered a post-secondary-
level program at an Alberta post-secondary institution or registered in an Alberta apprenticeship
program within six years of entering Grade 10, adjusted for attrition.
Definition: The high school to post-secondary transition rate is calculated by tracking Alberta
Grade 10 students for six years to determine if they have entered a post-secondary-level program
at an Alberta post-secondary institution or registered in an Alberta apprenticeship program within
the tracking period. An estimate of out-of-province post-secondary enrollment is applied based
on the numbers of funded Alberta students attending post-secondary institutions out of province.
ECSD Measure Result: 69.3% ECSD Measure Evaluation: Excellent
Provincial Measure Result: 58.7% Provincial Measure Evaluation: Good
Measure: Work Preparation - Teacher and parent agreement that students are taught the
attitudes and behaviours that will make them successful at work when they finish school.
Definition: Teachers and parents are asked to indicate whether students in your school/your child
are taught attitudes and behaviours that will enable them be successful at work when they leave
school.
ECSD Measure Result: 84.1% ECSD Measure Evaluation: Good
Provincial Measure Result: 82.4% Provincial Measure Evaluation: Good
Measure: Citizenship - Teacher, parent and student satisfaction that students model the
characteristics of active citizenship.
Definition: Teachers, parents and students are asked whether students at your school/your child’s school:
• help each other • respect each other • are encouraged at school to be involved in activities that help the community (not
asked on the Grade 4 survey) • are encouraged to try their best • follow the rules.
ECSD Measure Result: 84.3% ECSD Measure Evaluation: Acceptable
Provincial Measure Result: 83.0% Provincial Measure Evaluation: Acceptable
Category: Parental Involvement
Success in this category is determined through this measure:
Measure: Parental Involvement - Teacher and parent satisfaction with parental involvement in
decisions about their child’s education.
Definition: Teachers and parents are asked:
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• about the opportunity for parental involvement in decisions about their child’s education
• about the opportunity for parental involvement in decisions at their child’s school • whether parental input into decisions at their child’s school is considered • whether parents are involved “A Lot” or “Some” with decisions about their child’s
education.
ECSD Measure Result: 82.2% ECSD Measure Evaluation: Good
Provincial Measure Result: 81.2% Provincial Measure Evaluation: Good
Category: Continuous Improvement
Success in this category is determined through this measure:
Measure: School Improvement - Teacher, student and parent perceptions that their school and schools in their jurisdiction have improved or stayed the same in the last three years.
Definition: Teachers and parents are asked whether the quality of education at your school/your child has received has improved, stayed the same or declined in the past three years. Students are asked:
• are you proud of your school • would you recommend your school to a friend (not asked on the Grade 4 survey).
ECSD Measure Result: 79.9% ECSD Measure Evaluation: Good
Provincial Measure Result: 80.3% Provincial Measure Evaluation: Issue
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2. Provincial Achievement Test Results
Highlights* • Edmonton Catholic Schools continued to have higher participation rates than the province in
ALL subject areas (14 out of 14) (100%)
• The percentage of Edmonton Catholic Schools’ students achieving the Acceptable Standard exceeded the provincial percentage of students in 12 out of 14 standards
• Grade 6 students exceeded the provincial percentage of students achieving the Acceptable Standard in ALL subject areas (100%).
• Grade 9 students exceeded the provincial percentage of students achieving the Acceptable Standard in ALL subject areas (100%).
• Grade 9 K&E students exceeded the provincial percentage of students achieving the Acceptable Standard in English Language Arts and Science.
* These results are based on full cohort aggregated English and French results for students in Grades 6 and 9 including
Knowledge and Employability (K&E).
ECS – Acceptable Standard (excluding Excellence) Province – Acceptable Standard (excluding Excellence)
ECS – Standard of Excellence Province – Standard of Excellence
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Achievement Over Time* Overall, Edmonton Catholic Schools’ students continue to be successful in a large number of subject areas. ❖ For at least each of the past five years Edmonton Catholic Schools has met or exceeded the province
in respect to:
• Grade 6 English Language Arts – Acceptable Standard
• Grade 6 English Language Arts – Standard of Excellence
• Grade 6 French Language Arts – Acceptable Standard
• Grade 6 Mathematics – Acceptable Standard
• Grade 6 Science – Acceptable Standard
• Grade 6 Social Studies – Acceptable Standard
• Grade 9 English Language Arts – Acceptable Standard
• Grade 9 English Language Arts – Standard of Excellence
• Grade 9 French Language Arts – Standard of Excellence
• Grade 9 Mathematics – Acceptable Standard
• Grade 9 Science – Acceptable Standard
• Grade 9 Social Studies – Acceptable Standard
• Grade 9 K&E English Language Arts – Acceptable Standard
• Grade 9 K&E English Language Arts – Standard of Excellence ❖ For each of the past two years Edmonton Catholic Schools has exceeded the province in respect to:
• Grade 6 French Language Arts – Standard of Excellence
• Grade 9 French Language Arts – Acceptable Standard ❖ This year Edmonton Catholic Schools also exceeded the province in respect to:
• Grade 9 Science – Standard of Excellence
• Grade 9 Social Studies – Standard of Excellence
• Grade 9 K&E Science – Acceptable Standard
• Grade 9 K&E Social Studies – Standard of Excellence
* These results are based on full cohort aggregated English and French results for students in Grades 6 and 9 including Knowledge
and Employability (K&E).
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Edmonton Catholic Schools - Provincial Achievement Test Results
Standards Demonstrated by All Students (Full Cohort Results)
Subjects Written in English and French (Aggregated)
Five Years of Multiyear Results
Subject Standard 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18
ECS Prov ECS Prov ECS Prov ECS Prov ECS Prov
Grade 6
English Language Arts Acceptable 86.0 81.9 86.4 82.8 86.4 82.9 88.6 82.5 89.4 83.5
Excellence 18.7 17.6 19.5 19.5 20.6 20.4 21.5 18.9 18.7 17.9
French Language Arts Acceptable 94.6 88.0 90.3 87.5 88.0 87.7 89.3 85.1 91.6 85.2
Excellence 15.8 15.6 11.4 13.6 10.8 14.2 18.9 13.5 14.0 12.3
Mathematics Acceptable 78.3 73.5 77.7 73.2 73.7 72.2 72.0 69.4 76.9 72.9
Excellence 14.7 15.4 14.6 14.1 11.4 14.0 10.9 12.6 11.5 14.0
Science Acceptable 80.1 75.9 78.8 76.3 80.2 78.0 81.5 76.9 82.4 78.8
Excellence 23.0 24.9 23.9 25.3 24.4 27.1 26.5 29.0 26.8 30.5
Social Studies Acceptable 75.0 70.4 73.5 69.8 74.6 71.4 79.0 72.9 80.2 75.1
Excellence 15.6 16.6 17.0 18.1 20.7 22.0 21.4 21.7 20.2 23.2
Grade 9
English Language Arts Acceptable 83.4 76.3 81.7 75.6 82.9 77.0 83.9 76.8 82.4 76.1
Excellence 19.8 15.0 17.9 14.4 17.1 15.2 14.9 14.9 15.8 14.7
French Language Arts Acceptable 93.0 86.5 87.6 85.8 78.5 83.0 89.8 83.1 89.0 81.4
Excellence 16.8 11.1 12.9 10.1 12.0 10.8 11.8 11.2 12.1 9.8
Mathematics Acceptable 73.1 67.1 69.3 65.3 71.6 67.8 73.2 67.2 61.5 59.2
Excellence 16.9 17.3 16.8 17.9 17.5 17.5 17.5 19.0 13.2 15.0
Science Acceptable 80.7 73.2 78.3 74.1 78.5 74.2 79.3 74.0 82.5 75.7
Excellence 26.7 22.1 25.1 22.8 22.4 22.4 20.1 21.4 28.2 24.4
Social Studies Acceptable 73.3 65.5 71.6 65.1 70.7 64.7 74.7 67.0 73.8 66.7
Excellence 22.8 19.9 21.8 19.8 18.0 18.0 19.9 20.2 23.8 21.5
Grade 9 K&E
K&E English Language
Arts
Acceptable 79.0 62.8 76.9 63.0 65.4 59.8 68.7 58.8 60.0 55.7
Excellence 6.5 3.5 6.2 4.5 7.7 6.2 7.5 5.9 10.0 5.9
K&E Mathematics Acceptable 65.6 63.4 56.7 60.9 73.7 61.2 48.7 57.5 54.7 57.4
Excellence 11.5 14.5 7.5 14.4 6.1 13.0 9.2 13.3 10.3 13.6
K&E Science Acceptable 67.2 64.1 69.4 64.5 75.0 63.8 58.6 63.9 67.0 64.6
Excellence 8.2 14.9 8.1 15.1 5.0 14.3 5.7 13.3 10.7 12.3
K&E Social Studies Acceptable 67.7 61.8 64.5 57.3 64.2 58.0 60.0 56.3 55.1 55.2
Excellence 8.1 10.7 16.1 11.2 16.0 11.6 10.0 12.7 14.3 14.2
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Edmonton Catholic Schools - Provincial Achievement Test Results
Participation Rates
Subjects Written in English and French (Aggregated)
2017/2018 School Year
English
Language Arts
French
Language Arts Mathematics Science Social Studies
ECS Prov ECS Prov ECS Prov ECS Prov ECS Prov
Grade 6
Results Availablea 2,924 46,678 295 3,189 2,924 46,883 2,922 46,814 2,925 46,734
Total Enrollmentb 3,006 51,540 299 3,326 3,002 51,486 3,002 51,517 3,002 51,525
Participation Rate 97.3 90.6 98.7 95.9 97.4 91.1 97.3 90.9 97.4 90.7
Grade 9
Results Availablea 2,685 41,631 180 2,780 2,667 41,359 2,698 41,978 2,701 41,902
Total Enrollmentb 2,822 46,822 182 2,899 2,816 46,603 2,818 46,810 2,823 46,840
Participation Rate 95.1 88.9 98.9 95.9 94.7 88.7 95.7 89.7 95.7 89.5
Grade 9 K&E
Results Availablea 84 1,271 104 1,739 94 1,328 88 1,281
Total Enrollmentb 100 1,588 117 2,049 103 1,528 98 1,501
Participation Rate 84.0 80.0 88.9 84.9 91.3 86.9 89.8 85.3
a Number of students for whom test results are available b Total enrollment reported by schools
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3. Diploma Examination Results
Highlights The percentage of Edmonton Catholic Schools’ students achieving the Acceptable Standard (mark of 50% or greater) and the Standard of Excellence (mark of 80% or greater) in respect to the Diploma Examination Results is represented in the graph below.
Achievement Over Time in Diploma Examination Standards ❖ For at least each of the past five years Edmonton Catholic Schools has met or exceeded the
province in respect to:
• English Language Arts 30-1 – Acceptable Standard
• English Language Arts 30-2 – Acceptable Standard
• English Language Arts 30-2 – Standard of Excellence
• Mathematics 30-2 – Standard of Excellence
• Science 30 – Acceptable Standard ❖ For each of the past three years Edmonton Catholic Schools has exceeded the province in respect to:
• Mathematics 30-1 – Acceptable Standard
ECS – Acceptable Standard (excluding Excellence) Province – Acceptable Standard (excluding Excellence)
ECS – Standard of Excellence Province – Standard of Excellence
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❖ For each of the past two years Edmonton Catholic Schools has exceeded the province in respect to:
• English Language Arts 30-1 – Standard of Excellence
• Social Studies 30-1 – Acceptable Standard
• Science 30 – Standard of Excellence ❖ This year Edmonton Catholic Schools also met or exceeded the province in respect to:
• Mathematics 30-2 – Acceptable Standard
• Biology 30 – Acceptable Standard
• Physics 30 – Acceptable Standard
• Physics 30 – Standard of Excellence
Edmonton Catholic Schools - Diploma Examination Results
Diploma Examination Marks
Acceptable Standard and Standard of Excellence
Five Years of Multiyear Results
Subject Standard 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18
ECS Prov ECS Prov ECS Prov ECS Prov ECS Prov
English Language Arts 30-1 Acceptable 90.0 87.6 88.8 86.5 89.5 86.8 88.5 86.5 90.7 87.5
Excellence 12.7 11.8 12.3 11.4 9.8 10.7 12.1 11.7 14.0 13.2
English Language Arts 30-2 Acceptable 92.7 89.8 91.0 88.6 89.9 89.1 91.8 89.5 89.1 88.0
Excellence 13.5 13.1 11.4 11.2 12.7 12.3 12.5 11.4 14.7 13.1
Social Studies 30-1 Acceptable 86.2 85.6 86.6 87.1 83.8 84.9 90.4 86.0 88.4 86.2
Excellence 13.2 14.2 14.3 16.2 10.5 14.3 14.9 14.8 16.3 17.7
Social Studies 30-2 Acceptable 84.7 83.9 78.3 81.3 80.6 81.1 81.4 80.6 77.9 78.8
Excellence 9.4 14.8 10.3 12.5 11.2 13.1 11.0 12.6 10.2 12.2
Mathematics 30-1 Acceptable 70.8 75.1 72.6 76.1 72.1 70.6 74.4 73.1 78.1 77.8
Excellence 23.2 27.9 26.2 31.6 20.7 25.9 28.8 30.7 31.7 35.3
Mathematics 30-2 Acceptable 71.5 71.3 73.1 73.9 75.5 75.4 74.5 74.7 76.7 74.2
Excellence 16.1 15.0 18.5 15.5 19.7 16.8 18.1 15.9 19.3 16.4
Science 30 Acceptable 86.5 85.0 87.4 83.9 84.4 84.4 87.0 84.9 87.4 85.4
Excellence 26.3 25.4 30.9 26.6 26.4 27.6 28.8 28.4 31.7 31.5
Biology 30 Acceptable 83.9 85.2 86.1 85.8 80.8 85.1 80.1 84.1 86.9 86.6
Excellence 30.5 31.8 31.7 33.0 26.4 32.4 29.1 32.2 31.7 36.6
Chemistry 30 Acceptable 78.7 81.5 78.0 82.1 76.3 81.5 82.3 83.1 80.6 83.6
Excellence 30.9 35.2 24.7 34.2 27.0 34.5 33.7 38.6 27.1 38.3
Physics 30 Acceptable 82.3 83.2 82.6 83.9 88.6 85.7 85.5 85.6 88.0 86.2
Excellence 32.8 34.3 32.2 35.8 40.0 39.7 39.5 41.8 43.6 43.6
French Language Arts 30-1 Acceptable 94.9 96.6 94.5 95.5 96.2 93.8 95.3 94.7 90.9 93.8
Excellence 8.2 14.6 9.9 9.9 2.8 8.7 4.7 9.5 9.1 11.0
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School-Awarded Highlights The percentage of Edmonton Catholic Schools’ students achieving the Acceptable Standard (mark of 50% or greater) and the Standard of Excellence (mark of 80% or greater) in respect to the School-Awarded Results is represented in the graph below.
Achievement Over Time in School-Awarded Standards ❖ For at least each of the past five years Edmonton Catholic Schools has met or exceeded the province
in respect to:
• English Language Arts 30-1 – Acceptable Standard
• English Language Arts 30-2 – Acceptable Standard
• Social Studies 30-1 – Acceptable Standard
• Social Studies 30-2 – Acceptable Standard
• Science 30 – Acceptable Standard ❖ For each of the past four years Edmonton Catholic Schools has exceeded the province in respect to:
• French Language Arts 30-1 – Acceptable Standard ❖ For each of the past three years Edmonton Catholic Schools has exceeded the province in respect to:
• Mathematics 30-1 – Acceptable Standard
ECS – Acceptable Standard (excluding Excellence) Province – Acceptable Standard (excluding Excellence)
ECS – Standard of Excellence Province – Standard of Excellence
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❖ For each of the past two years Edmonton Catholic Schools has met or exceeded the province in respect to:
• English Language Arts 30-2 – Standard of Excellence
• Biology 30 – Acceptable Standard
• Chemistry 30 – Acceptable Standard ❖ This year Edmonton Catholic Schools also exceeded the province in respect to:
• English Language Arts 30-1 – Standard of Excellence
• Mathematics 30-2 – Standard of Excellence
• Physics 30 – Acceptable Standard
Overall, Edmonton Catholic Schools’ students continue to be successful in diploma courses. Diploma exams are worth 30% and the school-awarded mark is worth 70% of the overall diploma course marks for students.
Edmonton Catholic Schools - Diploma Examination Results
School-Awarded Marks
Five Years of Multiyear Results
Subject Standard 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18
ECS Prov ECS Prov ECS Prov ECS Prov ECS Prov
English Language Arts 30-1 Acceptable 98.7 97.2 99.3 97.5 99.2 97.8 99.5 98.0 99.3 97.9
Excellence 27.1 30.7 30.1 32.0 27.6 32.2 31.4 33.0 35.6 34.5
English Language Arts 30-2 Acceptable 97.7 94.8 97.4 94.5 98.4 95.9 98.0 95.9 97.5 95.9
Excellence 14.3 13.5 10.9 13.4 11.7 13.2 18.1 14.5 17.2 15.2
Social Studies 30-1 Acceptable 99.7 98.6 99.3 98.8 99.6 99.0 99.6 98.9 99.9 99.0
Excellence 36.9 37.6 37.8 39.2 36.6 40.8 38.8 41.4 36.6 43.3
Social Studies 30-2 Acceptable 96.9 94.4 98.0 95.4 98.4 95.8 98.6 96.0 97.5 95.8
Excellence 13.3 16.9 15.6 17.6 17.0 17.5 19.0 18.5 18.0 19.6
Mathematics 30-1 Acceptable 95.0 95.7 95.4 95.9 97.1 96.4 97.0 96.4 97.6 96.1
Excellence 38.2 46.2 42.7 49.0 42.8 50.8 49.7 51.8 48.7 52.3
Mathematics 30-2 Acceptable 90.8 92.8 90.0 93.2 92.3 94.8 94.3 94.9 94.1 94.4
Excellence 13.8 21.1 19.8 23.8 19.6 24.9 25.4 27.4 27.2 26.9
Science 30 Acceptable 98.2 95.1 96.1 96.1 97.1 96.9 98.2 96.9 97.5 96.6
Excellence 27.7 32.0 28.7 33.5 32.9 36.5 37.2 37.8 37.5 39.6
Biology 30 Acceptable 97.6 96.2 97.0 96.5 96.9 97.1 97.8 97.1 98.5 97.1
Excellence 38.4 43.7 40.9 45.3 40.1 47.0 41.7 48.4 45.8 50.4
Chemistry 30 Acceptable 95.6 96.3 96.6 96.2 96.3 96.9 97.5 97.5 97.3 97.1
Excellence 32.1 46.1 35.5 46.9 41.2 49.6 43.6 51.4 44.3 52.7
Physics 30 Acceptable 96.0 96.3 96.3 96.8 98.7 97.3 97.4 97.5 98.3 97.4
Excellence 32.9 49.7 43.4 51.4 48.1 54.0 50.3 56.0 50.5 58.3
French Language Arts 30-1 Acceptable 99.0 99.2 100 99.1 100 99.5 100 99.2 100 99.8
Excellence 48.0 50.8 39.6 47.4 61.3 50.9 47.7 53.3 40.9 60.0
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Edmonton Catholic Schools - Diploma Examination Results
Participation Rates
Percentage of Third Year Students Writing One or More Diploma Exams
Five Years of Multiyear Results
Subject 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18
Prov ECS Prov ECS Prov ECS Prov ECS Prov ECS
Total Number of Students 44,328 2,641 43,806 2,564 45,030 2,766 45,207 2,811 45,161 2,688
English Language Arts 30-1 54.0 57.3 53.2 55.7 54.0 53.1 55.0 54.2 56.3 55.3
English Language Arts 30-2 28.0 30.2 28.7 31.0 28.7 34.2 28.8 34.8 27.7 34.6
Total of 1 or more English Exams 79.7 83.8 79.6 83.7 80.1 84.9 80.9 85.8 81.0 86.6
Social Studies 30-1 45.1 54.2 43.5 51.4 45.1 51.7 44.9 47.6 45.0 48.3
Social Studies 30-2 35.2 31.0 36.7 33.4 35.8 34.6 36.4 38.8 37.1 39.5
Total of 1 or more Social Exams 79.6 84.4 79.6 84.2 80.3 85.7 80.7 85.7 81.4 87.1
Mathematics 30-1 37.4 42.5 37.1 40.2 36.4 36.5 35.5 35.7 36.5 37.0
Mathematics 30-2 21.4 21.7 22.4 25.2 23.7 28.2 25.1 31.1 24.9 29.3
Total of 1 or more Math Exams 57.0 62.4 57.6 62.6 58.3 62.8 58.6 65.1 59.3 64.4
Biology 30 41.4 43.9 40.6 42.3 40.7 40.8 41.7 43.4 42.7 43.1
Chemistry 30 34.7 38.1 35.7 38.0 35.6 38.8 35.1 35.7 35.8 36.2
Physics 30 20.1 19.3 19.9 19.4 19.3 18.8 18.6 18.5 18.6 17.2
Science 30 12.8 17.5 14.1 21.1 15.7 22.6 16.9 25.3 17.0 23.8
Total of 1 or more Science Exams 59.4 63.2 59.8 64.3 60.5 65.7 61.2 66.5 61.8 65.9
Français 30-1 0.3 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.0
French Language Arts 30-1 2.7 3.5 2.8 3.5 2.8 3.8 3.0 3.1 2.7 2.5
Total of 1 or more French Exams 2.9 3.5 3.0 3.5 3.1 3.8 3.3 3.1 3.0 2.5