What is this page for?

Demonstration purposes only. By invitation only.

Below is an actual display of Nunavut-wide graduation rates.

Sorry , this is the best I could do in the short time I had to generate the chart using Excel 97. You are however witnessing a new series of numbers. This is the first time that the number of graduates is compared to the number who were enrolled at the start of high school. This tells you roughly how many students finished high school in the regular four years.

There are some issues with the method, like the bulge in grade nine of people who repeated grade 9

the year before, but they probably make up for students that have dropped out, and I didn't know how many students moved in and out of the territory. Looks like the bulge in 2004 may be explained by influx of guest workers with teenagers to support Nunavut's rapid development? And we actually do not know if the graduates have taken 4 or 7 years, but that is not a large problem with the numbers. T More importanly, we now have a rate that is comparable across North America. The rates include roughly 9% non-Inuit who are graduating at somewhat higher rates, but not enough skew the final number. hat is why statistics is called a science and an art I guess. The beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. This happens in many, many communities. The good news is that Inuit "on time" rates have increased from 2004 from 22% to 2010 at 32%. That is a 10% increase for Inuit graduation rates overall, and a 30% growth rate. That very significant growth in 7 years is the number that has been missing from the story of Nunavut.

If I get a chance, I will hoepfully have the time in the coming years to implement a web site for learners and communities like this to foster ownership and participation in schools. Thanks Alexis for helping me with the name.