Finishing high school
91.1% within six years of Grade 8
About the same this year (+0.9 pt, +1.0%, within ±5%). 4.8 pt Better over 5 years.
Up 0.9 points in a year. Up 4.8 points since 2019/20.
Who decides what
Main decision-maker: Boards of Education (districts 61, 62, 63) · 1 other body Show all
| 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).
The first row is the main decision-maker. 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
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
Ticks on the top edge mark general election days for the governments listed under “Who decides what”; the main decision-maker’s are shown first. Results often lag decisions by years. About these ticks
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
Ticks on the top edge mark general election days for the governments listed under “Who decides what”; the main decision-maker’s are shown first. Results often lag decisions by years. About these ticks
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
Ticks on the top edge mark general election days for the governments listed under “Who decides what”; the main decision-maker’s are shown first. Results often lag decisions by years. About these ticks
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
Ticks on the top edge mark general election days for the governments listed under “Who decides what”; the main decision-maker’s are shown first. Results often lag decisions by years. About these ticks
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 |
In plain words
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.
Keep in mind
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%.
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
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- 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 11, 2026, 8:32 PM B.C. time
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