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By James Peters

Graduation

Kamloops-Thompson School District completion rate neared 90 per cent in 2019-20

Feb 18, 2021 | 1:52 PM

KAMLOOPS — The Kamloops-Thompson School District says its overall completion rate rose last year, but dropped for Aboriginal students.

In a news release, Superintendent Terry Sullivan says the number of Grade 8 students who graduated within six years was 89.5 per cent for the 2019-20 school year. That is a slight increase from last year’s completion rate of 88.3 per cent.

For Aboriginal students, the rate decreased from 84.1 per cent in 2018-19 to 78.7 per cent last year.

The district has long put a focus on bringing the Aboriginal completion rate up to the same level as all students, and Sullivan says that has not changed.

“Successful school completion for all learners, and closing the completion rate gap between Aboriginal learners and non-Aboriginal learners remains a priority,” he said.

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