Finishing high school
91.1% within six years of Grade 8
Related target only. A target exists for a nearby measure, not for this one, so no gap is shown. B.C. 92.5%. Targets and comparisons
Source: Province of B.C.. We read it on Nov 12, 2026.
Over time
Six-year completion rate, public schools (%)
2024/25 By fiscal year
- Greater Victoria (61) 92.0%
- Sooke (62) 92.8%
- Saanich (63) 87.2%
- B.C. public schools 92.5%
P provincial election: Oct 24, 2020; Oct 19, 2024
Six-year completion rate, public schools (%)
2024/25 By fiscal year
- Greater Victoria (61) 92.0%
- Sooke (62) 92.8%
- Saanich (63) 87.2%
- B.C. public schools 92.5%
P provincial election: May 9, 2017; Oct 24, 2020; Oct 19, 2024
Six-year completion rate, public schools (%)
2024/25 By fiscal year
- Greater Victoria (61) 92.0%
- Sooke (62) 92.8%
- Saanich (63) 87.2%
- B.C. public schools 92.5%
P provincial election: May 17, 2005; May 12, 2009; May 14, 2013; May 9, 2017; Oct 24, 2020; Oct 19, 2024
Six-year completion rate, public schools (%)
2024/25 By fiscal year
- Greater Victoria (61) 92.0%
- Sooke (62) 92.8%
- Saanich (63) 87.2%
- B.C. public schools 92.5%
P provincial election: May 16, 2001; May 17, 2005; May 12, 2009; May 14, 2013; May 9, 2017; Oct 24, 2020; Oct 19, 2024
More charts (1)
Completion within five years of starting Grade 8, by Indigenous status, public schools (%)
2024/25 By fiscal year
- Indigenous students, 3 districts 64.3%
- Non-Indigenous students, 3 districts 88.7%
- B.C. public schools, Indigenous students 66.0%
- B.C. public schools, non-Indigenous students 90.6%
P provincial election: May 9, 2017; Oct 24, 2020; Oct 19, 2024
Targets and comparisons
Higher government target or benchmark
Higher government target, not drawn yet: the Ministry of Education and Child Care 2026/27 to 2028/29 Service Plan aims for five-year completion of 93% for non-Indigenous students and 69% for Indigenous students in 2026/27, rising to 95% and 73% in 2028/29. Targets apply to all of B.C. The second chart shows the same five-year rate from the Province’s file. The targets start with the 2026/27 school year, after the latest year shown, so their lines appear only once that year is published. They are not drawn on the six-year chart.
Source: Ministry of Education and Child Care 2026/27 to 2028/29 Service Plan, Province of B.C., February 2026, page 7. Area: British Columbia. Updated: Yearly, with the provincial budget (February). Licence: Public document, not under an open licence. Quoted with attribution.
The five-year rates by Indigenous status come from the same Province file as the six-year rate, combined for the three districts as successes divided by the cohort less estimated out-migration.
Source: BC Schools: Six Year Completion Rate (file also carries the five-year rate), Province of B.C., 2026. Area: School districts 61, 62 and 63, and B.C.. Updated: Yearly. Licence: Open Government Licence - British Columbia.
The B.C. public schools, B.C. public schools, Indigenous students and B.C. public schools, non-Indigenous students lines are shown for comparison. They are not a goal.
Show the numbers as a table
| Period | Greater Victoria (61) | Sooke (62) | Saanich (63) | B.C. public schools |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 92.0 | 92.8 | 87.2 | 92.5 |
| 2023/24 | 91.4 | 92.0 | 85.4 | 91.4 |
| 2022/23 | 91.2 | 89.8 | 90.0 | 91.8 |
| 2021/22 | 89.9 | 90.3 | 83.9 | 91.4 |
| 2020/21 | 90.3 | 88.0 | 87.2 | 90.1 |
| 2019/20 | 87.7 | 84.1 | 86.0 | 89.6 |
| 2018/19 | 84.4 | 84.5 | 82.3 | 88.8 |
| 2017/18 | 87.8 | 79.9 | 80.2 | 88.5 |
| 2016/17 | 87.2 | 82.8 | 79.9 | 87.3 |
| 2015/16 | 87.7 | 82.4 | 80.3 | 86.8 |
| 2014/15 | 88.0 | 82.1 | 76.5 | 86.8 |
| 2013/14 | 86.8 | 78.0 | 80.8 | 86.7 |
| 2012/13 | 87.3 | 77.6 | 78.0 | 86.1 |
| 2011/12 | 82.1 | 79.8 | 74.0 | 84.0 |
| 2010/11 | 80.7 | 81.5 | 74.9 | 83.2 |
| 2009/10 | 77.5 | 77.2 | 71.4 | 81.2 |
| 2008/09 | 74.0 | 74.5 | 67.0 | 80.0 |
| 2007/08 | 74.1 | 75.0 | 75.2 | 79.5 |
| 2006/07 | 76.9 | 72.8 | 79.9 | 80.6 |
| 2005/06 | 77.4 | 72.8 | 73.8 | 80.4 |
| 2004/05 | 76.8 | 67.5 | 71.8 | 79.8 |
| 2003/04 | 76.8 | 70.3 | 79.5 | 79.4 |
| 2002/03 | 75.0 | 70.4 | 82.3 | 78.9 |
| 2001/02 | 74.1 | 62.8 | 80.4 | 76.9 |
| 2000/01 | 70.6 | 66.0 | 77.0 | 76.0 |
| 1999/00 | 69.6 | 63.4 | 76.5 | 74.8 |
| Period | Indigenous students, 3 districts | Non-Indigenous students, 3 districts | B.C. public schools, Indigenous students | B.C. public schools, non-Indigenous students |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 64.3 | 88.7 | 66.0 | 90.6 |
| 2023/24 | 59.4 | 88.7 | 64.8 | 89.9 |
| 2022/23 | 56.2 | 88.8 | 63.4 | 91.0 |
| 2021/22 | 57.8 | 87.9 | 64.7 | 90.7 |
| 2020/21 | 56.9 | 87.9 | 63.5 | 88.9 |
| 2019/20 | 55.2 | 85.1 | 62.0 | 88.4 |
| 2018/19 | 46.8 | 83.3 | 60.2 | 87.7 |
| 2017/18 | 49.4 | 80.9 | 59.7 | 86.5 |
| 2016/17 | 53.6 | 81.7 | 56.5 | 86.0 |
| 2015/16 | 53.6 | 81.8 | 54.4 | 85.7 |
Who decides
Boards of Education (districts 61, 62, 63). Each board runs its district’s public schools and their educational programs. School Act, s. 85
Show the 1 other body and the laws
| Body | What it decides | Law or bylaw |
|---|---|---|
| Boards of Education (districts 61, 62, 63) | Each board runs its district’s public schools and their educational programs. | School Act, s. 85 |
| Province of B.C. | Sets the requirements for graduation and governs educational programs by ministerial order. | School Act, s. 168 (2) |
Province: last general election October 19, 2024; next set for October 21, 2028 unless called earlier (Constitution Act, s. 23).
Each row says what a body decides and links to the law, order or bylaw that gives it that role. It does not say who caused a change: markets, households and other governments also move these numbers. Who decides what, for every measure · How we choose
What this number does not show
- The Province’s six-year completion rate: students who graduate with a Dogwood (or Adult Dogwood) diploma within six years of first starting Grade 8, adjusted for students estimated to have moved out of B.C.
One more limit
- Combined here for the three districts as the sum of successes divided by the cohort less the estimated out-migration, using the Province’s own counts. It is not an average of the three district rates.
In plain words
Up 0.9 points in a year. Up 4.8 points since 2019/20.
The share of public-school students in districts 61, 62 and 63 who graduate within six years of starting Grade 8, combined from the Province’s counts. Each district and B.C. are shown as lines.
How we decide “About the same this year. Better over 5 years.”
The change is 1.0% of the earlier value, below the 5% threshold. Over 5 years (since 2019/20) the change is 5.6% of the earlier value, at or above the 5% threshold, so the label also says Better over 5 years.
A higher rate means more students graduate within six years of starting Grade 8. 91.1% in 2024/25 against 90.2% in 2023/24, and 86.3% in 2019/20. B.C. public schools: 92.5% in 2024/25.
Outcome measures read Better, Worse or About the same; published government targets read Ahead of, On or Behind target; value-judgement measures read Rising, Falling or Steady in a neutral colour. A change smaller than the agency's own margin of error, or otherwise smaller than 5% of the earlier value, is About the same (or Steady). No change is calculated across a marked break in a series. The rule.
All notes on this number
Why it matters. Finishing high school is one of the strongest signs of how schools serve students.
- The Province’s six-year completion rate: students who graduate with a Dogwood (or Adult Dogwood) diploma within six years of first starting Grade 8, adjusted for students estimated to have moved out of B.C.
- Combined here for the three districts as the sum of successes divided by the cohort less the estimated out-migration, using the Province’s own counts. It is not an average of the three district rates.
- Public schools only. Residents of B.C. only, as the Province publishes it.
- The Province calls the result an estimate, because out-migration is estimated.
- Formula with the latest numbers: (1297 + 812 + 599) ÷ ((1512 + 954 + 736) − (102.728 + 79.269 + 48.95)) = 2,708 ÷ 2,971.1 = 91.1%.
- The second chart uses the Province’s five-year completion rate (COMPLETION_RATE_MODEL = 5 Year Completion) for Indigenous and non-Indigenous students, the same file and the same method of combining the three districts.
Which places
Area: Greater Victoria school districts
Public schools in school districts 61 (Greater Victoria), 62 (Sooke) and 63 (Saanich), combined from the Province’s counts.
Included
- School District 61 (Greater Victoria)
- School District 62 (Sooke)
- School District 63 (Saanich)
- Public schools only
Not included
- Independent schools
- School District 64 (Gulf Islands) and other districts
Official definition
How the agency describes it: School districts 61 (Greater Victoria), 62 (Sooke) and 63 (Saanich), public schools.
How we got it
This number is published by the agency as shown; it is not calculated here. The script reads it from the agency’s own file.
Licence and credits
Published under an open licence: anyone may reuse it with credit. About licences.
- Published by
- Province of B.C., Ministry of Education and Child Care, BC Schools - Six Year Completion Rate
- Updated by agency
- Yearly (Province of B.C.); latest release May 5, 2026
- Retrieved
- Nov 12, 2026, 8:45 AM B.C. time
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