High School Graduation Rates and Student Achievement Statistics

Grade 12 Provincial Tests

Details on the Grade 12 Provincial Tests are available on the Assessment and Evaluation website.

Grade 12 Provincial Test Results by School Division in HTML Format

Grade 12 Provincial Test Results

The data presented below include public schools, division administered First Nations schools, and funded independent schools.

 

Applied Mathematics (40S) – Number of Test Takers
Mandatory for students seeking credit in the course; administered in the language of instruction
Date Provincial Female Male Non-
Indigenous		 Indigenous Urban Rural Northern
January/June 2016 3,123 1,627 1,496 2,817 306 1,896 1,114 113
January/June 2017 3,421 1,771 1,650 3,056 365 2,145 1,126 150
January/June 2018 3,327 1,703 1,623 3,006 321 1,962 1,203 162
January/June 2019 3,418 1,876 1,540 3,027 391 2,084 1,217 117
January/June 2020 - - - - - - - -
January/June 2021 - - - - - - - -
January/June 2022 - - - - - - - -
January/June 2023 - - - - - - - -
January/June 2024 3,127 1,667 1,460 2,774 353 1,785 1,285 57

 

Applied Mathematics (40S) – Average Marks
Mandatory for students seeking credit in the course; administered in the language of instruction
Date Provincial Female Male Non-
Indigenous		 Indigenous Urban Rural Northern
January/June 2016 57.3 57.4 57.2 57.6 54.5 55.8 60.9 47.3
January/June 2017 56.6 56.4 56.9 57.0 53.6 56.3 58.5 47.3
January/June 2018 58.1 58.1 58.1 58.9 51.3 57.9 59.6 49.7
January/June 2019 62.7 63.0 62.4 63.3 57.9 62.6 64.3 48.3
January/June 2020 - - - - - - - -
January/June 2021 - - - - - - - -
January/June 2022 - - - - - - - -
January/June 2023 - - - - - - - -
January/June 2024 59.1 60.2 57.8 59.5 55.7 57.6 61.2 56.6

Note:
Each year, parents/caregivers of new or continuing students are given the opportunity to declare their child’s Indigenous identity for the first time, update previously declared identity, or confirm an existing declaration.

The most recent demographic information on students is used in the analysis.

(-) The Grade 12 provincial tests were suspended beginning in Semester 2 of the 2019/2020 school year until the end of the 2022/2023 school year.

 

Essential Mathematics (40S) – Number of Test Takers
Mandatory for students seeking credit in the course; administered in the language of instruction
Date Provincial Female Male Non-
Indigenous		 Indigenous Urban Rural Northern
January/June 2016 5,995 2,885 3,110 4,822 1,173 3,474 2,249 272
January/June 2017 5,883 2,770 3,113 4,644 1,239 3,454 2,141 288
January/June 2018 6,102 2,857 3,241 4,836 1,266 3,493 2,324 285
January/June 2019 6,140 2,917 3,223 4,860 1,280 3,468 2,377 295
January/June 2020 - - - - - - - -
January/June 2021 - - - - - - - -
January/June 2022 - - - - - - - -
January/June 2023 - - - - - - - -
January/June 2024 4,885 2,302 2,583 3,874 1,011 2,708 1,971 206

 

Essential Mathematics (40S) – Average Marks
Mandatory for students seeking credit in the course; administered in the language of instruction
Date Provincial Female Male Non-
Indigenous		 Indigenous Urban Rural Northern
January/June 2016 61.4 62.5 60.4 62.7 56.1 60.6 63.6 53.6
January/June 2017 57.0 57.7 56.4 58.0 53.3 55.9 59.9 49.2
January/June 2018 53.7 55.0 52.7 55.1 48.4 53.1 55.7 45.7
January/June 2019 55.1 57.0 53.4 56.7 49.2 54.2 58.0 43.1
January/June 2020 - - - - - - - -
January/June 2021 - - - - - - - -
January/June 2022 - - - - - - - -
January/June 2023 - - - - - - - -
January/June 2024 58.2 59.4 57.1 59.8 52.1 57.2 61.0 44.8

Note:
Each year, parents/caregivers of new or continuing students are given the opportunity to declare their child’s Indigenous identity for the first time, update previously declared identity, or confirm an existing declaration.

The most recent demographic information on students is used in the analysis.

(-) The Grade 12 provincial tests were suspended beginning in Semester 2 of the 2019/2020 school year until the end of the 2022/2023 school year.

 

Pre-Calculus Mathematics (40S) – Number of Test Takers
Mandatory for students seeking credit in the course; administered in the language of instruction
Date Provincial Female Male Non-
Indigenous		 Indigenous Urban Rural Northern
January/June 2016 5,004 2,568 2,436 4,692 312 3,701 1,203 100
January/June 2017 5,006 2,605 2,401 4,686 320 3,659 1,252 95
January/June 2018 5,061 2,626 2,434 4,770 291 3,758 1,224 79
January/June 2019 4,909 2,535 2,372 4,623 286 3,646 1,190 73
January/June 2020 - - - - - - - -
January/June 2021 - - - - - - - -
January/June 2022 - - - - - - - -
January/June 2023 - - - - - - - -
January/June 2024 4,786 2,382 2,458 4,473 313 3,596 1,124 66

 

Pre-Calculus Mathematics (40S) – Average Marks
Mandatory for students seeking credit in the course; administered in the language of instruction
Date Provincial Female Male Non-
Indigenous		 Indigenous Urban Rural Northern
January/June 2016 66.7 67.8 65.5 67.2 58.8 68.0 63.3 58.3
January/June 2017 68.5 69.0 68.0 69.0 60.8 70.6 62.8 62.7
January/June 2018 68.0 69.2 66.7 68.5 69.9 69.3 64.5 61.7
January/June 2019 68.4 69.2 67.6 68.9 60.3 69.5 65.3 66.3
January/June 2020 - - - - - - - -
January/June 2021 - - - - - - - -
January/June 2022 - - - - - - - -
January/June 2023 - - - - - - - -
January/June 2024 62.4 62.9 62.0 63.2 51.2 63.6 59.2 55.3

Note:
Each year, parents/caregivers of new or continuing students are given the opportunity to declare their child’s Indigenous identity for the first time, update previously declared identity, or confirm an existing declaration.

The most recent demographic information on students is used in the analysis.

(-) The Grade 12 provincial tests were suspended beginning in Semester 2 of the 2019/2020 school year until the end of the 2022/2023 school year.

 

English Language Arts (40S) – Number of Test Takers
Mandatory for students in the English Program taking English Language Arts 40S Transactional Focus, Literary Focus, and Comprehensive Focus
Date Provincial Female Male Non-
Indigenous		 Indigenous Urban Rural Northern
January/June 2016 13,023 6,628 6,393 11,132 1,891 8,233 4,297 493
January/June 2017 12,783 6,390 6,390 10,967 1,816 8,515 3,759 509
January/June 2018 13,181 6,623 6,558 11,343 1,838 8,555 4,161 465
January/June 2019 13,190 6,661 6,525 11,322 1,868 8,535 4,201 454
January/June 2020 - - - - - - - -
January/June 2021 - - - - - - - -
January/June 2022 - - - - - - - -
January/June 2023 - - - - - - - -
January/June 2024 ** ** ** ** ** ** ** **

 

English Language Arts (40S) – Average Marks
Mandatory for students in the English Program taking English Language Arts 40S Transactional Focus, Literary Focus, and Comprehensive Focus
Date Provincial Female Male Non-
Indigenous		 Indigenous Urban Rural Northern
January/June 2016 67.9 71.4 64.3 69.0 61.2 68.7 67.5 58.7
January/June 2017 68.3 72.6 64.1 69.5 61.4 69.2 67.5 60.8
January/June 2018 67.8 71.7 63.9 69.9 60.6 68.8 66.5 60.2
January/June 2019 68.1 72.2 64.0 69.3 60.7 69.2 66.9 59.2
January/June 2020 - - - - - - - -
January/June 2021 - - - - - - - -
January/June 2022 - - - - - - - -
January/June 2023 - - - - - - - -
January/June 2024 ** ** ** ** ** ** ** **

Note:
Each year, parents/caregivers of new or continuing students are given the opportunity to declare their child’s Indigenous identity for the first time, update previously declared identity, or confirm an existing declaration.

The most recent demographic information on students is used in the analysis.

(-) The Grade 12 provincial tests were suspended beginning in Semester 2 of the 2019/2020 school year until the end of the 2022/2023 school year. The Grade 12 provincial tests were reinstated for the 2023/2024 school year.

(**) The June 2024 Grade 12 English Language Arts test was locally administered by school divisions; provincial test results are not available.

 

Français langue première, 40S : Langue et communication – Number of Test Takers
Mandatory for students in the Français Program taking Français langue première, 40S : Langue et communication
Date Provincial Female Male Non-
Indigenous		 Indigenous Urban Rural Northern
January/June 2016 270 140 130 207 63 130 140 *
January/June 2017 269 141 128 201 68 151 118 *
January/June 2018 306 170 136 224 82 157 149 *
January/June 2019 301 160 141 227 74 166 135 *
January/June 2020 - - - - - - - -
January/June 2021 - - - - - - - -
January/June 2022 - - - - - - - -
January/June 2023 - - - - - - - -
January/June 2024 379 173 206 276 103 213 165 *

 

Français langue première 40S – Average Marks
Mandatory for students in the Français Program taking Français langue première, 40S : Langue et communication
Date Provincial Female Male Non-
Indigenous		 Indigenous Urban Rural Northern
January/June 2016 73.1 77.6 68.3 73.4 72.3 74.1 72.2 *
January/June 2017 70.8 74.7 66.5 73.0 64.4 75.3 65.1 *
January/June 2018 74.0 78.3 68.6 74.3 73.0 79.2 68.5 *
January/June 2019 72.2 75.3 68.6 73.2 69.1 75.2 68.5 *
January/June 2020 - - - - - - - -
January/June 2021 - - - - - - - -
January/June 2022 - - - - - - - -
January/June 2023 - - - - - - - -
January/June 2024 64.6 69.5 60.5 65.7 61.7 67.8 60.4 *

Note:
Each year, parents/caregivers of new or continuing students are given the opportunity to declare their child’s Indigenous identity for the first time, update previously declared identity, or confirm an existing declaration.

The most recent demographic information on students is used in the analysis.

(-) The Grade 12 provincial tests were suspended beginning in Semester 2 of the 2019/2020 school year until the end of the 2022/2023 school year.

(*) Data representing fewer than 25 students is suppressed.

 

Français arts langagiers – immersion, 40S : Langue et communication – Number of Test Takers
Mandatory for students in the Français Program taking Français arts langagiers – immersion, 40S : Langue et communication
Date Provincial Female Male Non-
Indigenous		 Indigenous Urban Rural Northern
January/June 2016 852 509 343 756 96 738 94 *
January/June 2017 977 572 405 870 107 816 139 *
January/June 2018 884 530 354 790 94 777 79 28
January/June 2019 1,001 597 404 866 135 860 129 *
January/June 2020 - - - - - - - -
January/June 2021 - - - - - - - -
January/June 2022 - - - - - - - -
January/June 2023 - - - - - - - -
January/June 2024 1,148 653 495 1,022 126 663 177 *

 

Français arts langagiers – immersion, 40S : Langue et communication – Average Marks
Mandatory for students in the Français Program taking Français arts langagiers – immersion, 40S : Langue et communication
Date Provincial Female Male Non-
Indigenous		 Indigenous Urban Rural Northern
January/June 2016 69.9 72.2 65.7 70.2 64.9 70.4 61.1 *
January/June 2017 68.7 73.0 62.8 69.0 66.9 69.1 66.8 *
January/June 2018 70.2 73.6 65.1 70.4 68.3 70.7 65.8 69.3
January/June 2019 70.7 74.2 65.6 71.3 67.1 71.5 65.9 *
January/June 2020 - - - - - - - -
January/June 2021 - - - - - - - -
January/June 2022 - - - - - - - -
January/June 2023 - - - - - - - -
January/June 2024 73.4 76.2 69.7 74.2 67.3 73.6 72.5 *

Note:
Each year, parents/caregivers of new or continuing students are given the opportunity to declare their child’s Indigenous identity for the first time, update previously declared identity, or confirm an existing declaration.

The most recent demographic information on students is used in the analysis.

(-) The Grade 12 provincial tests were suspended beginning in Semester 2 of the 2019/2020 school year until the end of the 2022/2023 school year.

(*) Data representing fewer than 25 students is suppressed.