Education Minister Peter Fassbender is congratulating the Nanaimo-Ladysmith School District on improving their Aboriginal graduation rate.
He sent SD68 a letter applauding how their Aboriginal 6-year completion rate jumped from 56.2% in 2012/2013 to 64% in 2013/2014.
SD68 Board Chair Steve Rae credits the work of the Aboriginal Education Team, led by Director of Instruction Laura Tait.
The Aboriginal graduation rate across the province is 62%. On the Sunshine Coast, SD46’s rate for 2013/2014 was ten per cent higher than the provincial average, at 72.1%.
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Aboriginal 6-year completion rate:
| 2009/10 | 2010/11 | 2011/12 | 2012/13 | 2013/14 | |
| SD68 | 43.1% | 52.1% | 49.9% | 56.2% | 63.9% |
| SD46 | 45.6% | 62.6% | 47.6% | 60.6% | 72.1% |
