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Replication Results - First Year - 2009
The results announced today relate to the proportion of students at-risk of dropping out, the number of students with high rates of absenteeism and the number of students enrolled in the Pathways programs in Lawrence Heights, Rexdale, Kitchener, Ottawa and Verdun. Click here for the report.
The result highlights are as follows:
Reduction in percentage of academically at risk Grade 9 students
Grade 9 students are considered to be academically "at risk" when the number of credits earned is 6 or fewer.
| Toronto (Lawrence Heights) |
- 52% |
| Toronto (Rexdale) |
- 41% |
| Kitchener |
- 23% |
| Ottawa |
- 30% |
| Montreal (Verdun) |
n/a |
| Toronto (Regent Park) |
- 50% |
The results from the first year of the Regent Park Program are included here as a comparison for the new sites.
Note: in Quebec, "Secondary 1" high school begins in Grade 7 and no credits are given. Pathways cannot quantify and compare credits earned until Grade 8.
Reduction in percentage of Grade 9 students with high rates of absenteeism (>15%)
A high rate of absenteeism is a major risk factor for a student becoming a dropout. Research indicates that students who are absent 15 per cent or more of the time are at especially high risk of dropping out
| Toronto (Lawrence Heights) |
- 43% |
| Toronto (Rexdale) |
- 36% |
| Kitchener |
- 23% |
| Ottawa |
- 58% |
| Montreal (Verdun) |
n/a |
| Toronto (Regent Park) |
- 37% |
The results from the first year of the Regent Park Program are included here as a comparison for the new sites.
Note: Equivalent data is not yet available from Quebec for comparison purposes
Enrolment as a percentage of total eligible students
Eligible students are those who reside in the geographical catchment area established by Pathways at each site.
| Toronto (Lawrence Heights) |
91% |
| Toronto (Rexdale) |
81% |
| Kitchener |
87% |
| Ottawa |
79% |
| Montreal (Verdun) |
65% |
| Toronto (Regent Park) |
92% |
Continued Success in the Regent Park Program
The Pathways program in Regent Park is now in its 8th year. It continues to be remarkably successful.
- 8 years ago the dropout rate in Regent Park was 56%. It is now below 10%.
- 462 young people in Regent Park have now gone through the Pathways program and completed high school.
- 367 of those high school graduates (80%) have gone on to post-secondary education. These young people will have the education they need to succeed in our society and lift themselves and their families out of poverty.
- Over 80% of those going on to post-secondary are the first in their family to do so.
- The attrition rate for Pathways students in university is 1.8%—well below the 16% average.*
- The attrition rate for Pathways students in college is 9.3%—well below the 25% average.*
* Attrition rates as reported by Statistics Canada in November 2008
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