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Percentage difference between 2013 and 2014
Ministry of Education
Thompson
English
+ 2.7
+2.3
Mathematics
+13.3
+8.3
Dr. Thompson and his supporters note that while factoring the size of the cohort provides more
comprehensive understanding, it still glosses over the vastly disparate rates of passing between the various
classifications of school.
English
2014
Pass Percentage (Previous Years)
Total Cohort Total Pass Pass %
2013
2012 2011
Traditional High School
11,943
9474
79.3
77.3
56.8 63.9
Upgraded High School
22,449
5683
25.3
24.3
17.8 25.1
Technical High School
4193
1658 39.5
33.7
23.2 26.0
New School
2930
798
27.2
21.5
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Mathematics
2014
Pass Percentage (Previous Years)
Total Cohort Total Pass Pass %
2013
2012 2011
Traditional High School
11,943
8345
69.9
57.3
41.3 41.3
Upgraded High School
22,449
3176
14.1
8.5
7.0 7.0
Technical High School
4193
978
23.3 13.5
11.5 9.0
New School
2930
464
15.8
10.2
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Dr. Sangster insightfully reminds us that this stark divide between types of high school has its genesis in
the historically differential allocation of material resources between these schools, as well as their varying dates
of founding.