❓ Hon Sue Ellery asks about the 2012 secondary graduation rate for public schools in WA. The Minister provides two figures: 97% achieved a WACE, and 65% of the Year 8 cohort graduated in Year 12.
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2012
SECONDARY GRADUATION RATE — PUBLIC SCHOOLS
64. Hon SUE ELLERY to the Minister for Education:
What was the 2012 secondary graduation rate by percentage of
public school year 12 students?
SECONDARY GRADUATION RATE — PUBLIC SCHOOLS
64. Hon SUE ELLERY to the Minister for Education:
What was the 2012 secondary graduation rate by percentage of
public school year 12 students?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for some notice of this
question.
Graduation is typically defined as achieving the Western
Australian Certificate of Education. In 2012, approximately 97 per cent of
eligible public school students attained a WACE. Secondary graduation is
defined as the percentage of the year 8 cohort that satisfies the requirements
of secondary graduation by year 12. The secondary graduation rate for 2012 was
65 per cent. This means that 35 per cent of the students who commenced year 8
in a public school in 2008 did not achieve secondary graduation in 2012. This
can be attributed to a number of factors, including relocation, transfer to the
private school system, pursuing an alternative pathway such as a school-based
traineeship or employment, or not meeting WACE requirements.
question.
Graduation is typically defined as achieving the Western
Australian Certificate of Education. In 2012, approximately 97 per cent of
eligible public school students attained a WACE. Secondary graduation is
defined as the percentage of the year 8 cohort that satisfies the requirements
of secondary graduation by year 12. The secondary graduation rate for 2012 was
65 per cent. This means that 35 per cent of the students who commenced year 8
in a public school in 2008 did not achieve secondary graduation in 2012. This
can be attributed to a number of factors, including relocation, transfer to the
private school system, pursuing an alternative pathway such as a school-based
traineeship or employment, or not meeting WACE requirements.
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