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Boys, Girls and Grades: VANCOUVER

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KING GEORGE SECONDARY

 Grade 12 Enrollment: 73

Gender Differences in percentage points

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

English 12 Provincial exam mark

4.5

3.0

7.7

0.8

5.4

6.8
- Percentage of provincial exams failed

0.0

17.0

24.8

3.4

3.6

16.3
- School mark-exam mark difference

0.2

3.1

0.1

2.1

0.8

0.4

Math 12 Provincial exam mark

5.5

1.0

2.4

4.3

3.0

3.3
- Percentage of provincial exams failed

5.3

19.3

2.7

8.7

4.1

6.1
- School mark-exam mark difference

0.2

4.3

10.4

3.5

2.7

10.4

Graduation rate

25.9

4.6

15.0

6.2

7.6

3.9

Overall rating out of 10

6.0

5.8

2.5

6.8

7.0

4.0

BRITANNIA SECONDARY

 Grade 12 Enrollment: 187

Gender Differences in percentage points

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

English 12 Provincial exam mark

2.6

6.2

0.6

5.2

2.8

4.0
- Percentage of provincial exams failed

2.7

4.2

10.2

2.8

5.2

2.9
- School mark-exam mark difference

3.0

3.1

4.6

3.7

3.6

2.6

Math 12 Provincial exam mark

4.8

7.4

6.0

2.7

2.4

1.3
- Percentage of provincial exams failed

3.9

8.3

2.2

1.4

3.0

3.5
- School mark-exam mark difference

2.3

7.3

1.1

7.1

2.5

1.7

Graduation rate

1.8

12.1

2.1

7.1

0.6

5.6

Overall rating out of 10

7.8

3.3

7.3

5.8

8.0

7.8

MAGEE SECONDARY

 Grade 12 Enrollment: 229

Gender Differences in percentage points

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

English 12 Provincial exam mark

4.1

3.1

4.8

2.9

0.9

1.5
- Percentage of provincial exams failed

3.5

2.6

5.8

0.3

3.8

2.3
- School mark-exam mark difference

2.2

2.1

0.7

2.6

5.9

4.8

Math 12 Provincial exam mark

1.2

2.2

5.1

1.7

3.6

3.7
- Percentage of provincial exams failed

1.3

4.1

1.4

6.0

4.7

0.2
- School mark-exam mark difference

3.3

1.5

7.2

3.6

4.3

3.3

Graduation rate

8.7

10.4

0.4

3.4

1.3

8.8

Overall rating out of 10

7.3

7.3

6.5

8.0

7.3

6.8

KITSILANO SECONDARY

 Grade 12 Enrollment: 260

Gender Differences in percentage points

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

English 12 Provincial exam mark

5.6

4.4

4.1

5.8

2.5

2.9
- Percentage of provincial exams failed

4.9

11.1

2.0

8.6

1.5

3.1
- School mark-exam mark difference

2.3

5.2

1.3

1.4

2.6

1.7

Math 12 Provincial exam mark

3.1

4.5

2.8

4.5

0.7

3.0
- Percentage of provincial exams failed

0.2

2.2

0.4

2.5

2.8

4.3
- School mark-exam mark difference

5.6

0.6

3.1

1.8

3.2

4.3

Graduation rate

12.9

9.4

0.5

6.3

0.5

5.8

Overall rating out of 10

5.0

5.0

8.8

6.3

9.0

7.0

JOHN OLIVER SECONDARY

 Grade 12 Enrollment: 286

Gender Differences in percentage points

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

English 12 Provincial exam mark

0.9

3.6

0.5

3.4

4.2

1.5
- Percentage of provincial exams failed

1.9

6.3

1.5

12.2

7.3

0.9
- School mark-exam mark difference

4.8

2.3

1.1

3.4

2.1

2.1

Math 12 Provincial exam mark

1.5

2.7

2.0

4.0

4.0

5.6
- Percentage of provincial exams failed

2.6

3.4

3.2

7.5

7.2

1.3
- School mark-exam mark difference

4.6

0.8

4.3

1.0

3.5

5.6

Graduation rate

13.1

1.2

1.8

9.1

17.4

3.6

Overall rating out of 10

6.3

8.3

8.8

5.5

4.8

7.3

LORD BYNG SECONDARY

 Grade 12 Enrollment: 207

Gender Differences in percentage points

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

English 12 Provincial exam mark

3.2

0.7

2.4

6.2

1.5

5.8
- Percentage of provincial exams failed

0.1

0.9

1.8

3.1

2.6

10.7
- School mark-exam mark difference

2.3

3.3

4.3

0.5

2.8

1.9

Math 12 Provincial exam mark

8.5

0.8

0.2

1.4

1.1

0.4
- Percentage of provincial exams failed

4.7

2.3

2.8

1.6

8.7

2.9
- School mark-exam mark difference

8.2

4.0

3.2

3.9

2.1

7.4

Graduation rate

9.3

8.4

3.9

7.5

0.1

6.7

Overall rating out of 10

4.5

7.3

7.8

7.0

8.3

5.5

TEMPLETON SECONDARY

 Grade 12 Enrollment: 173

Gender Differences in percentage points

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

English 12 Provincial exam mark

3.0

0.6

1.2

2.8

2.0

3.4
- Percentage of provincial exams failed

3.3

0.1

3.0

5.8

5.4

11.8
- School mark-exam mark difference

0.6

2.0

1.9

0.4

0.6

2.6

Math 12 Provincial exam mark

3.3

4.5

4.5

2.2

1.8

1.4
- Percentage of provincial exams failed

1.9

3.5

3.8

7.6

0.1

4.2
- School mark-exam mark difference

5.3

5.7

2.8

2.8

0.5

0.8

Graduation rate

6.0

6.4

0.6

6.8

3.6

5.7

Overall rating out of 10

7.3

7.3

8.8

7.3

9.3

7.5

VANCOUVER TECHNICAL SECONDARY

 Grade 12 Enrollment: 330

Gender Differences in percentage points

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

English 12 Provincial exam mark

2.2

2.4

3.0

0.9

4.2

5.3
- Percentage of provincial exams failed

1.7

8.1

6.2

1.9

4.9

0.3
- School mark-exam mark difference

0.6

4.9

2.2

0.4

1.8

0.0

Math 12 Provincial exam mark

1.2

2.7

3.0

2.7

0.6

4.5
- Percentage of provincial exams failed

4.2

4.2

5.0

0.8

6.8

6.4
- School mark-exam mark difference

1.3

1.3

2.2

1.4

0.8

0.0

Graduation rate

1.1

6.6

6.3

0.6

4.5

1.7

Overall rating out of 10

9.5

6.8

7.0

10.0

7.8

7.8

POINT GREY SECONDARY

 Grade 12 Enrollment: 257

Gender Differences in percentage points

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

English 12 Provincial exam mark

3.5

2.5

1.8

3.1

4.0

0.6
- Percentage of provincial exams failed

1.5

0.1

6.2

5.4

0.6

0.3
- School mark-exam mark difference

1.8

0.5

2.9

2.2

0.3

3.2

Math 12 Provincial exam mark

1.5

0.8

2.0

2.8

0.1

2.6
- Percentage of provincial exams failed

4.1

1.6

9.4

7.4

1.4

6.1
- School mark-exam mark difference

0.3

0.8

9.2

2.6

0.5

4.3

Graduation rate

0.4

5.1

2.5

3.3

3.1

1.0

Overall rating out of 10

9.5

9.3

6.3

7.3

9.5

8.3

GLADSTONE SECONDARY

 Grade 12 Enrollment: 245

Gender Differences in percentage points

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

English 12 Provincial exam mark

1.4

6.3

1.7

5.0

1.6

3.4
- Percentage of provincial exams failed

1.1

9.0

3.9

7.6

2.3

5.9
- School mark-exam mark difference

1.4

2.9

3.6

1.0

0.8

2.2

Math 12 Provincial exam mark

4.7

1.8

1.0

1.2

3.6

0.3
- Percentage of provincial exams failed

19.6

5.4

2.2

2.4

17.0

2.7
- School mark-exam mark difference

0.4

5.4

1.4

1.2

5.9

2.6

Graduation rate

5.8

16.2

8.9

5.4

2.6

4.3

Overall rating out of 10

6.8

4.3

7.3

7.5

6.3

7.8

SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL SECONDARY

 Grade 12 Enrollment: 395

Gender Differences in percentage points

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

English 12 Provincial exam mark

1.6

4.1

2.8

3.6

3.2

2.9
- Percentage of provincial exams failed

1.3

2.6

2.6

2.8

5.5

0.5
- School mark-exam mark difference

1.3

1.6

0.7

0.0

0.5

1.8

Math 12 Provincial exam mark

5.7

0.8

8.0

1.7

5.0

0.7
- Percentage of provincial exams failed

2.8

0.7

6.3

3.7

6.5

0.5
- School mark-exam mark difference

4.9

1.3

4.7

2.3

3.8

1.2

Graduation rate

4.8

2.5

4.1

5.5

7.7

0.7

Overall rating out of 10

7.5

9.0

6.0

8.0

6.3

9.8

KILLARNEY SECONDARY

 Grade 12 Enrollment: 422

Gender Differences in percentage points

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

English 12 Provincial exam mark

4.3

2.8

3.1

2.2

0.6

5.5
- Percentage of provincial exams failed

10.0

4.6

8.9

1.6

10.1

5.4
- School mark-exam mark difference

1.1

1.1

1.1

2.3

2.5

0.3

Math 12 Provincial exam mark

0.9

2.0

1.5

2.9

1.9

1.5
- Percentage of provincial exams failed

5.1

0.1

5.8

2.0

1.7

2.7
- School mark-exam mark difference

4.4

0.7

2.0

1.5

0.7

3.2

Graduation rate

12.5

1.2

10.0

6.2

4.2

6.4

Overall rating out of 10

6.0

9.3

7.0

8.5

8.0

7.3

SIR CHARLES TUPPER SECONDARY

 Grade 12 Enrollment: 185

Gender Differences in percentage points

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

English 12 Provincial exam mark

4.4

0.0

3.1

7.7

2.3

2.1
- Percentage of provincial exams failed

15.1

8.2

0.8

16.1

15.0

4.4
- School mark-exam mark difference

3.1

5.9

0.9

2.8

0.9

0.9

Math 12 Provincial exam mark

2.4

0.4

5.0

3.9

3.0

6.0
- Percentage of provincial exams failed

2.6

3.7

1.6

6.8

11.1

13.4
- School mark-exam mark difference

1.4

0.2

1.9

6.2

3.6

3.2

Graduation rate

8.4

1.8

11.7

9.6

1.8

4.4

Overall rating out of 10

6.0

7.8

7.0

3.3

7.0

6.3

DAVID THOMPSON SECONDARY

 Grade 12 Enrollment: 322

Gender Differences in percentage points

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

English 12 Provincial exam mark

4.1

3.0

3.3

1.1

0.8

0.7
- Percentage of provincial exams failed

4.3

5.2

9.6

1.6

2.5

4.3
- School mark-exam mark difference

0.8

1.6

1.9

1.0

2.9

0.2

Math 12 Provincial exam mark

4.3

11.3

0.3

4.8

4.4

0.6
- Percentage of provincial exams failed

3.2

18.2

2.1

0.7

5.4

3.4
- School mark-exam mark difference

5.9

10.1

1.4

1.4

6.8

3.5

Graduation rate

5.2

0.9

6.9

4.9

4.1

6.7

Overall rating out of 10

6.0

4.3

7.5

8.5

6.8

8.3

PRINCE OF WALES SECONDARY

 Grade 12 Enrollment: 286

Gender Differences in percentage points

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

English 12 Provincial exam mark

3.8

3.0

5.6

4.2

3.2

8.5
- Percentage of provincial exams failed

3.4

2.9

10.7

6.2

2.7

2.8
- School mark-exam mark difference

1.3

0.3

0.1

0.6

1.4

1.8

Math 12 Provincial exam mark

2.2

0.9

1.5

3.9

3.4

1.2
- Percentage of provincial exams failed

7.6

7.6

0.3

4.5

2.7

7.1
- School mark-exam mark difference

4.7

0.8

0.2

4.7

5.4

0.5

Graduation rate

0.5

6.9

4.2

1.7

2.2

2.8

Overall rating out of 10

7.5

8.0

7.5

7.3