2003-2004 SD72 Aboriginal Education Annual Report

First Nations Annual Report 2003/04Goal 6: Increasing Math 11 & English 12 Success RatesComparison of Gap1998/99 to 2003/04ActualGap98/99 22%DesiredGapTarget99/00 38% 21.56% Not Met00/01 37% 21.12% Not Met01/02 37% 20.68% Not Met02/03 32% 20.24% Not Met03/04 46% 19.80% Not MetRationale for the Goal:Increase the participation and success rates in Principles of Mathematics11 and English 12 courses, in order to broaden the rangeof post-secondary program options for First Nations students.District progress in meeting the goal:• Principles of Math 11Target Not Met• English 12 ResultsTarget MetIn 2003/2004, 9 First Nations and 210 non-First Nations studentstook Principles of Math 11. Seven of the First Nationsstudents completed the course successfully at a rate of 78%. Thenon-First Nations students were successful at a rate of 87%.In 2003/2004 37% of First Nations Grade 12s participated inEnglish 12, with a success rate of 100%. At the same time, theirnon-First Nations peers had a 71% participation rate with 100%of them scoring C- and above.Principles of Math 11: Participation Rates22School District 72 • Campbell River, B.C.