Table 2 
Number of high school graduates,1 by school type, Canada,2 2016/2017 and 2017/2018 

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Number of high school graduates, by school type, Canada, 2016/2017 and 2017/2018
  2016/2017 2017/2018 2016/2017 to 2017/2018
  numbernumber % change
Total, school type 382,038 379,893 -0.6
Public schools 344,127 341,388 -0.8
Private/independent schools3 37,911 38,505 1.6
Note(s):
Counts represent the number of first-time high school graduates, as provided by the provinces and territories. All numbers, including the totals, have been randomly rounded; therefore, totals may not add up to the sum of all categories due to rounding. Calculations were done using unrounded data. Data are subject to revision.
Source(s):
Table 37-10-0111-01.

Table note 1

In addition to regular programs for youth, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and British Columbia include graduates from general programs for adults. Quebec includes graduates from general programs for adults and vocational programs.

Table note 2

Counts for "private/independent schools" exclude Nova Scotia (data not available) and the territories (no private/independent schools).

Table note 3

Manitoba counts its graduates from Catholic schools under "private/independent schools."
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