Division Calendar
Lakeland Catholic School Division is seeking input from the community for the 2024-25 division calendar. Responses to the online form will be considered when drafting the calendar, which will be presented to the board and approved in 2024.
The survey will be on the division’s website (lrcssd.ca) and available to the public from December 4, 2023 to December 22, 2023.
Further information and a link to the survey will be shared through a news release and on school and division social media accounts.
Board Sponsored International Travel
With the safety of staff and students in mind, the board agreed to postpone board sponsored international travel until the 2025-26 school year.
Superintendent Joe Arruda explained the division remains committed to the safety of staff and students, and due to the current risks involved with international travel, recommends postponing sponsoring any international trips.
The board can review their decision prior to the 2025-26 school year if trustees deem it appropriate.
Provincial Achievement Test (PAT)/Provincial Diploma Exams (PDE)
The board previously reviewed the PAT and PDE results from the 2022-23 school year.
Grade 6
The Grade 6 Summary Results showed improvement in six of 16 categories. English Language Arts (ELA) saw an increase of over eight per cent, with 82.7 per cent of students meeting acceptable standard, and 10.7 per cent achieving standard of excellence.
In French Language Arts (FLA) 76 per cent of students met the acceptable standard, an 11.7 per cent increase from the 2021-22 results. Eight per cent achieved standard of excellence.
Over 56 per cent of students received acceptable standards in Math, with 4.1 per cent meeting the standard of excellence. Results for French Immersion Math students in this grade remain high, with 78 per cent meeting acceptable standards and 14 per cent achieving standard of excellence.
In Science, 63.7 per cent of students met the acceptable standard, with French Immersion students’ results increasing by 1.6 per cent with 54 per cent achieving acceptable standard.
English Social Studies saw just shy of 60 per cent of students achieve acceptable standard. The division is celebrating an increase of students meeting standard of excellence in this area at 8.9 per cent.
French Immersion Social Studies saw 50 per cent of students achieving acceptable standard and two per cent reaching standard of excellence.
Grade 9
Students met or exceeded their 2021-22 scores in eight of 16 categories.
In ELA, student achievement at the acceptable standard level was just below 70 per cent.
In FLA, the division experienced an increase in the percentage of students at the acceptable standard level with 78.7 per cent. This is an increase of over 14 per cent.
Over 40 per cent of students tested in Math achieved acceptable standards and just shy of five per cent reached standard of excellence.
The division is celebrating a large increase in French Immersion Math, over 30 per cent growth resulted in just over 69 per cent of students receiving acceptable standard scores. Standard of excellence results rose by 5.9 per cent from the previous’ year to 11.5 per cent.
In Science, 57 per cent of students tested at an acceptable standard, with 80 per cent of French Immersion Science students achieving acceptable standard and 15.4 scoring standard of excellence.
Social Studies results were just shy of 50 per cent of students meeting acceptable standards and 10.5 per cent achieving standards of excellence.
French Immersion Social Studies increased with 67.4 per cent meeting acceptable standards and 8.7 per cent achieving standards of excellence.
Grade 12 Provincial Diploma Exams
The division has continued with the momentum built last year and have maintained and/or improved excellent results in 20 courses/sections and exceeded the provincial standards in 21.
All students met the acceptable standards of excellence in:
- English 30-1 and 30-2 (Semester 1)
- FLA 30-1 (Semester 1)
- Math 30-1 (Semester 1 and 2)
- Social Students 30-1 and 30-2 (Semester 1 and 2)
- French Social Studies 30-1 (Semester 2)
- French Social Studies 30-2 (Semester 1)
- Biology 30 (Semester 1)
- Physics 30 (Semester 2)