ERIC Number: ED537824
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2012-Aug
Pages: 46
Abstractor: ERIC
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2012 BC Education Facts
British Columbia Teachers' Federation
This report presents facts and figures on British Columbia's education for 2012. It is divided into the following seven sections: (1) Schools, which covers: (a) Number of public schools; (b) Number of independent (private) schools; (c) School closures; (d) Rural schools and students; (e) School-district amalgamation; and (f) School safety: Seismic upgrades; (2) Student Enrolment, which covers: (a) FTE [Full-time equivalent] enrolment (public and independent); (b) FTE Kindergarten enrolment on the increase--public schools; (c) Headcount enrolment (school-age and adult students); (d) Enrolment projections; (e) Aboriginal students; (f) English Language Learning (ELL); (g) International (non-resident) students; (h) Students with special needs; (i) Class size and composition; (j) Distributed Learning (DL) students; and (k) Adult Education students; (3) Graduation Rates, which covers: (a) Six-year completion rate; and (b) 20 to 24 years old; (4) Staffing: Teachers and Administrators, which covers: (a) Student/educator ratios--BC and Canada; (b) Teaching employment decreasing; (c) Full-time and part-time teaching employment--Gender differences; (d) Learning Specialist Teachers; and (e) Teacher/administrator ratios; (5) Education Funding, which covers: (a) Provincial funding; (b) BC falls behind the rest of Canada; (c) Independent (private) schools; (d) International (non-resident) student tuition; (e) School-generated funds; (f) Fundraising for school resources; and (g) Education funding and taxation policy; (6) Economic Well-Being, which covers: (a) Family poverty; (b) Educational attainment and economic well-being; and (c) Overall benefits of public-school education to individuals and society; and (7) Student Achievement, which covers: (a) Benefits of school libraries to student achievement; and (b) How does Canada's education system compare to those in other countries? (Individual sections contain references.) [This paper was compiled by the British Columbia Teachers' Federation (BCTF) Information Services and BCTF Research Department.]
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Public Schools, Private Schools, School Closing, School District Reorganization, Rural Schools, School Safety, Seismology, Educational Facilities Improvement, Enrollment, Graduation Rate, Educational Finance, Financial Support, Well Being, Academic Achievement, Teacher Student Ratio, Teacher Employment, Gender Differences, State Aid, Tuition, Fund Raising, Taxes, Poverty, Educational Attainment, Educational Benefits, School Libraries, Enrollment Projections, Canada Natives, American Indian Students, English Language Learners, Foreign Students, Special Needs Students, Class Size, Adult Education, Adult Students, Specialists
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Publication Type: Numerical/Quantitative Data; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Adult Education; Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: British Columbia Teachers' Federation (BCTF) (Canada)
Identifiers - Location: Canada
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