Corresponding Peace Wapiti School Board Goals:

• Establish high standards for the system and focus education to enable students to achieve their maximum potential. 
• Establish an ECS program that is consistent and over the long-term prepares students for entry into the regular school program. 
• Provide at risk students with the opportunity to meet their individual academic needs. 
• Support instructional services in the schools. 

Results Reported: 

• Provincial Achievement Exams 
• Provincial Diploma Exams 
• Parent Satisfaction with Education 
• Student Satisfaction with Education 
• Student Improvement  
• Scholarships

PWSB students are achieving equal to or better results on most achievement exams.  Particularly commendable are the results in grade 3 Language Arts and Mathematics, Grade 6 Language Arts, Mathematics and Science, Grade 9 Language Arts and Science. Click here to see a chart showing the specific results.

Provincial Diploma Exams

PWSB students are achieving provincial standards on most diploma exams.  The number of students achieving the acceptable standard is equal to the provinicial achievement in English 30 and 33, Social Studies 30, Math 33, Chemistry 30 and Physics 30.  PWSB students are slightly below the provincial levels in Social Studies 33 and Biology 30.  PWSB and provincial levels have fallen in Math 30. A five year summary of results is available by clicking here.

Parent Satisfaction with Education

A satisfaction survey conducted in April and May 2000 showed parents have high levels of satisfaction (very satisfied and satisfied) with the quality of education and student achievement. 79.24% of parents expressed satisfaction with the quality of education their child is receiving and 80.28% indicated satisfaction with their child's academic achievement. Parents also are satisfied with the learning environment (80.42%) in classrooms and the curriculum being taught (85.91%). Click here to see the survey results for parents.
 

How satisfied are parents with:	Very  Satisfied	Satisfied	Dissatisfied	Very Dissatisfied
Quality of education that their child is receiving	15.85%	63.39%	16.12%	4.64%
Their child is being challenged to do their best	16.71%	56.82%	22.56%	3.90%
Their child's academic achievement	19.18%	61.10%	16.16%	3.56%
The learning environment in the classroom	12.65%	67.77%	16.87%	2.71%
The curriculum their child is being taught	10.77%	75.14%	11.05%	3.04%
The emphasison basic reading, writing and mathematical skills	16.39%	61.48%	18.03%	4.10%
The quality of learning resources available	16.25%	61.34%	17.65%	4.76%

Student Satisfaction with Education

Students indicated that they are satisfied with the quality of education they are receiving.  Of students in grade 12, 87.5% indicated they are either very satisfied or satisfied with the quality of education they are receiving.  Similarly, 87.55% indicated they are staified with how much they are learning. The following chart shows results from the 1999-2000 survey of grade 12 students.  Click here to see the results for all students.
 

How satisfied are students with:	Very satisfied	Satisfied	Dissatisfied	Very Dissatisfied
The quality of education that they are receiving	21.12%	66.38%	10.78%	1.72%
How much they are learning	14.59%	72.96%	11.16%	1.29%
The variety of learning activities in the classroom	9.91%	62.93%	21.55%	5.60%
The emphasis on basic reading, writing and mathematical skills	9.87%	76.39%	12.02%	1.72%
Do students agree that:	Strongly Agree	Agree	Disagree	Strongly Disagree
Students have learned a lot from the courses which they have taken in school	18.18%	68.40%	12.55%	0.87%
Students are clear on what they are expected to learn	23.71%	73.28%	2.59%	0.43%
Students are being challenged to do their best	19.05%	62.77%	17.75%	0.43%
Students have the opportunity to make choices about the courses they can take	33.19%	48.03%	14.85%	3.93%
Teachers provide the help and support they need to learn	16.02%	61.47%	19.05%	3.46%
Teachers encourage me to do well and get good grades	20.69%	61.21%	15.52%	2.59%
Teachers use a variety of approaches to meet my individual learning needs	9.09%	57.14%	27.27%	6.49%

Student Improvement 

Students think they have improved someor a lot in a number of subjects and other learning areas. These include basic reading and writing skills (85.7%), problem solving (85.8%) and mathematical skills (84.4%). These results are from the survey of grade 12 students. Click here to see the complete survey results. 
 
 

How much has school helped students improve in the following areas:	A lot	Some	Very Little
Basic reading and writing skills	23.58%	54.59%	21.83%
Speaking	32.00%	54.67%	13.33%
Listening	33.62%	51.09%	15.28%
Creative thinking	33.19%	57.21%	9.61%
Ability to learn on my own	26.32%	59.65%	14.04%
Problem solving	32.46%	50.44%	17.11%
Mathematical skills	19.37%	60.36%	20.27%
Leadership	21.52%	60.09%	18.39%
Self-confidence	28.19%	60.35%	11.45%
Decision-making	37.89%	46.70%	15.42%
Getting along with others	26.13%	48.65%	25.23%
Applying knowledge to real life situations	29.03%	37.79%	33.18%
Computer skills	15.38%	37.79%	23.98%
Managing time	21.97%	61.88%	16.14%

Scholarships

Peace Wapiti School Board students have demonstrated academic excellence in a number of ways, including the area of scholarship awards.  The following are some of the scholarships awarded to students graduating from Peace Wapiti School Board schools in the year 2000.
 

GRANT NOTLEY SCHOLARSHIP 

Two Grant Notley Scholarships were awarded at $500.00 each to Jessica Colby of Central Peace High and Erica Dolen of Savanna School.

RUTHERFORD SCHOLARSHIPS

Eighty-two students from schools in the Peace Wapiti School Board have been awarded $128,100 in Alexander Rutherford scholarships. The scholarships, funded and administered through the Government of Alberta's Heritage Scholarship Fund, recognize outstanding academic achievement at the high school level. 

Valued at up to $2,500 each, these awards recognize high school students achieving an average of 80 per cent or better in grades 10, 11 and 12. 

Click here for a complete listing of Rutherford scholarship recipients.