The GNWT has shared the summary of their annual report of the state of education in the Northwest Territories.
The report from the 2021-22 school year shows that since Junior Kindergarten (JK) was introduced territory-wide in the 2017-18 school year, students who attend the program are consistently more likely to be prepared for learning in Grade 1. The GNWT is hoping that the beneficial effects of JK will continue to show in the coming years as those students get older.
The report has also shown that the number of educators in the NWT has been steadily increasing over the last two years. A higher percentage of students have also been scoring “acceptable” or higher on language and social studies diploma exams than on math and science diploma exams.
The last highlight of the report shows that attendance rates have been trending downwards across the NWT.
