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More Ontario high school students are graduating. Last year, 79 per cent of Ontario students graduated with a high school diploma. Since 2003-04, increases in the graduation rate have resulted in over 52,500 more young Ontarians earning a high school diploma. The Ontario government has been working hard since 2003 to increase graduation rates through a number of initiatives such as specialist high skills majors, expanded co-op and dual credits. Higher graduation rates are part of the province's new Open Ontario Plan, which is about creating jobs and opportunities for more Ontarians and building a well-educated workforce. Working with students, teachers and parents, the government has reduced class sizes, raised test scores and created thousands of new spaces in colleges, universities and apprenticeships. QUICK FACTS The province remains committed to achieving an 85 per cent graduation rate by 2010-11. Studies from the U.S. and U.K., Ireland and Canada show that an additional year of education increases annual earnings by about 10 to 14 per cent.

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Posted at 2019-02-20