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Boys, Girls and Grades: VERNON

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Favours Girls

Favours Boys

Neutral


CHARLES BLOOM SECONDARY

Grade 12 Enrollment: 125

Gender Differences in percentage points

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

English 12 Provincial exam mark

6.0

7.5

7.1

3.0

8.2

7.4

- Percentage of provincial exams failed

0.0

13.6

9.2

1.0

2.7

13.2

- School mark-exam mark difference

1.7

2.7

5.5

5.4

0.7

2.5

Math 12 Provincial exam mark

NA

8.0

11.7

5.3

3.2

3.5

- Percentage of provincial exams failed

NA

0.0

50.0

28.6

7.9

1.1

- School mark-exam mark difference

NA

2.3

2.1

7.9

8.2

5.3

Graduation rate

4.5

0.7

22.2

4.1

3.7

14.8

Overall rating out of 10

NA

6.0

2.0

4.3

5.3

3.5


W.L. SEATON SECONDARY

Grade 12 Enrollment: 185

Gender Differences in percentage points

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

English 12 Provincial exam mark

2.6

5.9

2.0

0.5

3.4

1.0

- Percentage of provincial exams failed

1.8

8.4

4.6

0.8

2.9

0.2

- School mark-exam mark difference

3.1

1.9

9.4

4.1

3.1

2.8

Math 12 Provincial exam mark

1.4

4.3

12.4

3.0

8.3

1.7

- Percentage of provincial exams failed

11.1

10.0

1.4

1.1

18.5

12.3

- School mark-exam mark difference

0.7

1.9

2.9

1.2

0.8

2.2

Graduation rate

12.6

13.9

10.8

1.6

11.2

8.1

Overall rating out of 10

7.0

4.8

3.8

9.0

4.5

7.0


VERNON SECONDARY

Grade 12 Enrollment: 223

Gender Differences in percentage points

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

English 12 Provincial exam mark

5.4

4.0

2.2

2.9

5.0

3.1

- Percentage of provincial exams failed

5.6

3.2

3.9

1.4

5.1

3.4

- School mark-exam mark difference

1.2

5.0

3.0

5.2

4.2

4.3

Math 12 Provincial exam mark

3.7

1.6

0.6

1.8

3.6

8.5

- Percentage of provincial exams failed

8.9

6.7

5.0

8.2

5.5

3.5

- School mark-exam mark difference

6.6

4.9

4.2

1.4

3.2

5.2

Graduation rate

4.4

9.0

1.4

4.1

3.7

0.6

Overall rating out of 10

5.3

5.8

7.8

7.3

6.3

6.0


KALAMALKA SECONDARY

Grade 12 Enrollment: 133

Gender Differences in percentage points

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

English 12 Provincial exam mark

NA

5.5

9.0

6.3

0.3

7.6

- Percentage of provincial exams failed

NA

1.4

12.8

6.8

4.8

1.8

- School mark-exam mark difference

NA

2.3

1.1

3.8

1.0

0.8

Math 12 Provincial exam mark

NA

2.9

1.3

1.9

7.6

6.4

- Percentage of provincial exams failed

NA

4.2

2.6

0.8

23.7

3.6

- School mark-exam mark difference

NA

3.1

2.6

4.8

1.3

4.8

Graduation rate

NA

2.2

1.4

3.3

7.7

1.8

Overall rating out of 10

NA

7.5

6.8

6.3

5.5

6.5


CLARENCE FULTON SECONDARY

Grade 12 Enrollment: 196

Gender Differences in percentage points

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

English 12 Provincial exam mark

0.1

2.2

5.3

5.1

2.4

4.3

- Percentage of provincial exams failed

0.0

0.4

7.4

7.6

4.9

9.1

- School mark-exam mark difference

0.7

1.8

0.9

2.9

2.5

1.3

Math 12 Provincial exam mark

6.0

1.6

3.6

1.0

2.8

2.5

- Percentage of provincial exams failed

6.5

0.9

7.1

6.8

2.5

0.0

- School mark-exam mark difference

0.1

1.1

0.4

1.7

0.3

5.9

Graduation rate

NA

5.4

5.1

5.8

4.1

0.0

Overall rating out of 10

NA

8.8

6.5

6.8

8.3

7.5





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