Table 16
Proportion of students with grades of 70% or higher, students in minority and majority language school systems, Canada and selected provinces, 2009

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Table 16
Proportion of students with grades of 70% or higher, students in minority and majority language school systems, Canada and selected provinces, 2009
Language of school system Overall grades are 70% or higher Language arts grades are 70% or higher Math grades are 70% or higher Science grades are 70% or higher
percent standard error percent standard error percent standard error percent standard error
Canada1  
Minority 82.8 (0.81) 73.2 (0.95) * 66.1 (0.91)* 72.1 (0.92)*
Majority 81.0 (0.54) 70.1 (0.70) * 62.0 (0.69)* 68.9 (0.64)*
Nova Scotia  
Minority 91.6 (1.96)* 77.5 (3.50) 77.1 (2.60)* 77.6 (2.53)
Majority 84.6 (1.15)* 78.3 (1.22) 67.7 (1.52)* 73.5 (1.33)
New Brunswick  
Minority 77.5 (1.20)* 63.0 (1.36)* 64.2 (1.79) 70.4 (1.32)*
Majority 86.6 (1.32)* 76.1 (1.90)* 71.0 (1.84) 77.9 (1.72)*
Quebec  
Minority 82.0 (1.29) 74.5 (1.48)* 63.6 (1.44) 69.5 (1.47)
Majority 77.9 (1.01) 61.2 (1.40)* 58.9 (1.44) 67.1 (1.20)
Ontario  
Minority 86.2 (1.14) 75.3 (1.49) 70.8 (1.26)* 77.4 (1.52)*
Majority 83.1 (0.90) 73.5 (1.22) 62.5 (1.24)* 69.0 (1.29)*
Manitoba  
Minority 86.4 (2.37)* 77.7 (2.54)* 72.7 (2.94)* 74.5 (2.93)
Majority 77.5 (1.13)* 68.5 (1.32)* 61.0 (1.58)* 68.0 (1.52)
Alberta  
Minority 80.5 (3.19) 69.3 (4.93) 64.4 (3.90) 64.0 (5.43)
Majority 78.8 (1.40) 67.5 (1.35) 60.1 (1.67) 67.5 (1.63)
British Columbia  
Minority 79.9 (3.85) 66.5 (3.48) 63.2 (4.61) 77.1 (3.82)
Majority 80.7 (1.24) 73.9 (1.40) 63.3 (1.63) 69.8 (1.53)
* indicates a significant difference between minority and majority populations at the Canada level or within the same province
1. Includes all provinces except Newfoundland and Labrador.
Source: Programme for International Student Assessment, 2009, OECD.
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