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October 5, 2009

Lethbridge School District No. 51 Celebrates Student Achievement

Provincial Examination Results

Lethbridge School District No. 51

 Lethbridge School District No. 51 has once again shown that its students, parents and staff continue to work together to achieve excellence.  The results of the Grade 3, 6 and 9 Provincial Achievement Tests (P.A.T.’s), as well as the Grade 12 Diploma exams, are evidence of the school district’s commitment to providing the best programs possible for all students. 

 Schools will be analyzing their results in detail and will work together to develop their school’s improvement plan to further enhance student achievement.

 Highlights of Achievement

Provincial Achievement Tests (Grades 3, 6, 9)

• A commitment to increasing student engagement has resulted in an overall increase in the percentage of students who achieved the Acceptable Standard on the P. A. T.’s.
• Students achieving the Acceptable Standard in Grade 3 Language Arts exceeded the provincial average – a continuation of the past five year trend.
• In 12 of 13 tests, a higher district percentage of students participated in P.A.T.’s than the province.

Diploma Exams (Grade 12)

• The percentage of district students achieving Acceptable Standard exceeded the provincial averages in 8 of 11 exams.
• A significant number of students did exceptionally well. In fact, in several exams, a high percentage of students achieved the Standard of Excellence: Social Studies 30 (29.5%), Pure Math 30 (37.6%), Biology 30 (29.9%), Physics 30 (29.9%) and Chemistry 30 (38%).

   Please Note:

Detailed district results are posted on the Lethbridge School District web page at www.lethsd.ab.ca