By Christopher Hofley
Centretown’s Lisgar Collegiate Institute will see 96 per cent of its eligible students graduate in June this year, a significantly higher number than the recently released provincial average.
And, while nearly all students successfully complete high school at Lisgar, a number of them will also graduate ahead of schedule.
“This year, 15 per cent of our grade 12 students earned their Ontario Secondary School Diploma at least five months before their projected graduation date,” said Steve Spidell, head of
student services at Lisgar Collegiate.
The provincial numbers are also very good, with 82 per cent of high school seniors having graduated last year. That represents a 14 per cent increase over the province’s graduation rate in 2003-2004.
This is the seventh year in a row the graduation rate has increased in the province, according to a release from the Ontario Liberal party.