October 2007 Accountability Pillar Overall Summary
The October 2007 Provincial Summary below provides provincial results and evaluations on each Accountability Pillar measure. Each measure links to multi-year results for each Alberta school jurisdiction and to multi-year results for the province on non-survey measures. Multi-year provincial results on survey measures are available in a separate report.
| Goal | Measure Category | Measure Category Evaluation | Measure | Provincial Results | Measure Evaluation | ||||
| Current Result | Prev Year Result | Prev 3 Yr Average | Achievement | Improvement | Overall | ||||
| Goal 1: High Quality Learning Opportunities for All | Safe and Caring Schools |
Good |
Safe and Caring | 84.2 | 84.4 | 82.7 | Intermediate |
Improved Significantly |
Good |
| Student Learning Opportunities |
Good |
Program of Studies | 78.5 | 78.1 | 76.9 |
High |
Improved Significantly |
Good |
|
| Education Quality | 87.6 | 87.7 | 86.0 |
High |
Improved Significantly |
Good |
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| Drop Out Rate | 4.7 | 4.9 | 5.3 | Intermediate |
Improved Significantly |
Good |
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| High School Completion Rate (3 yr) | 70.4 | 70.4 | 69.1 | Intermediate |
Improved Significantly |
Good |
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| Goal 2: Excellence in Learner Outcomes | Student Learning Achievement (Grades K-9) | Issue | PAT: Acceptable | 75.9 | 76.9 | 77.1 | Intermediate |
Declined Significantly |
Issue |
| PAT: Excellence | 19.5 | 19.1 | 19.3 | Intermediate | Maintained | Acceptable | |||
| Student Learning Achievement (Grades 10-12) |
Good |
Diploma Exams: Acceptable | 85.4 | 84.7 | 85.4 | Intermediate | Maintained | Acceptable | |
| Diploma Exams: Excellence | 23.3 | 23.0 | 22.7 |
High |
Improved Significantly |
Good |
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| Diploma Exam Participation Rate (4+ Exams) | 53.7 | 53.5 | 52.4 | Intermediate |
Improved Significantly |
Good |
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| Rutherford Scholarship Eligibility Rate | 37.2 | 35.3 | 33.9 |
High |
Improved Significantly |
Good |
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| Preparation for Lifelong Learning, World of Work, Citizenship |
Good |
Transition Rate (4 yr) | 39.5 | 37.0 | 34.6 |
High |
Improved Significantly |
Good |
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| Work Preparation | 77.1 | 77.0 | 74.7 | Intermediate |
Improved Significantly |
Good |
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| Citizenship | 76.6 | 76.8 | 74.8 | Intermediate |
Improved Significantly |
Good |
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| Goal 3: Highly Responsive and Responsible Jurisdiction (Ministry) | Parental Involvement |
Good |
Parental Involvement | 77.5 | 77.9 | 76.0 | Intermediate |
Improved Significantly |
Good |
| Continuous Improvement |
Good |
School Improvement | 76.3 | 76.8 | 73.2 |
High |
Improved Significantly |
Good |
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Note that the results for PAT: Acceptable and PAT: Excellence do not include Science 9, as there was not sufficient baseline data available for that course at the time the Accountability Pillar was established.
Alberta Education shares results and evaluations of Accountability Pillar measures with school jurisdictions every May and October. School jurisdictions include this information in their three-year education plans in June and annual education results reports in November. The October 2007 jurisdiction Accountability Pillar summaries are available here.
