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Boys, Girls and Grades: OKANAGAN SKAHA

Legend:
Favours Girls

Favours Boys

Neutral


PENTICTON SECONDARY

Grade 12 Enrollment: 500

Gender Differences in percentage points

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

English 12 Provincial exam mark

3.0

2.3

0.2

4.5

2.9

1.8

- Percentage of provincial exams failed

2.3

2.4

0.4

4.6

1.0

3.3

- School mark-exam mark difference

0.7

2.8

0.9

1.7

2.3

0.7

Math 12 Provincial exam mark

4.0

4.6

7.2

0.1

5.5

3.7

- Percentage of provincial exams failed

5.7

5.0

1.3

4.8

8.9

6.8

- School mark-exam mark difference

4.1

2.5

2.9

1.2

8.4

5.3

Graduation rate

12.6

4.1

4.7

1.7

3.1

0.4

Overall rating out of 10

6.5

7.3

8.3

8.8

5.5

8.0


SUMMERLAND SECONDARY

Grade 12 Enrollment: 124

Gender Differences in percentage points

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

English 12 Provincial exam mark

5.5

5.2

3.4

7.3

4.0

4.4

- Percentage of provincial exams failed

1.7

3.9

4.0

7.9

8.0

7.5

- School mark-exam mark difference

1.5

2.8

1.3

1.8

2.2

1.2

Math 12 Provincial exam mark

7.7

7.1

3.4

7.0

0.3

3.8

- Percentage of provincial exams failed

15.1

10.4

6.2

7.5

2.9

23.1

- School mark-exam mark difference

2.8

2.6

5.3

9.2

5.2

0.9

Graduation rate

0.4

11.8

0.3

2.2

5.4

2.6

Overall rating out of 10

6.0

4.3

7.5

4.5

6.8

6.5





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