Regina Catholic
Schools
High School Attendance Data Report
The
High School Attendance Data Report was produced to see the effects of the new
High School Attendance Policy. The data
was collected from all four high schools through a total of 60 data reports –
15 reports extracted from each school – for Semester 1 in both the 2004-05 and
2005-06 school years.
1.
The
mark statistics for O’Neill High School in semester 1 of 2005-06 can be found in
the following table.
|
|
Grade
12 |
Grade
11 |
Grade
10 |
Grade
9 |
|
Average Grade |
73.78% |
75.68% |
77.27% |
75.70% |
2. Average Attendance
The
average attendance (in all classes, excluding Band, Choral, Vocal Jazz, and
Home Room/TAG because these classes are non-semestered)
for semester 1 of 2005-06 was
|
|
Semester
1 |
|
Average
attendance |
96.2% |
3. Percentage of Students Failing
Data
was also collected about the percentage of students who were failing one of
more subjects per grade level in semester 1 of 2005-06. The following table displays the results.
|
|
Grade
9 |
Grade
10 |
Grade
11 |
Grade
12 |
|
Percentage
of students failing one or more subjects |
8% |
12.8% |
8% |
8.5% |
4. Number of Students Absent
Data
was collected to show the number of students who were absent in at least one
class in semester 1 of 2004-05 and in semester 1 of 2005-06. The results can be found in the table below.
|
|
15
or more times |
10
to 14 times |
5
to 9 times |
Fewer
than 5 times |
|
2004-05 |
113 |
171 |
301 |
401 |
|
2005-06 |
13 |
113 |
279 |
481 |
In three
of the four categories – those with the greatest number of times missed -- the
number of absences fell from semester 1 in 2004-05 to semester 1 on 2005-06.
5. Attendance Related Interventions
There
were several attendance related interventions put in place at the school level
during the same periods of time. These
are detailed in the table below.
|
|
PHONE CALLS |
LETTERS |
MEETINGS |
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|
|
# of phone calls by teachers |
Average phone calls by teacher |
# of phone calls by administrator |
# of phone calls by Counsellors |
# of letters home |
# of administrative meetings |
# of counsellor meetings |
|
2004-05 |
65 |
2 |
65 |
5 |
64 |
126 |
0 |
|
2005-06 |
995 |
24 |
263 |
120 |
1005 |
184 |
49 |
Notice
that the number of interventions increased from 2004-05 to 2005-06. This corresponds with the decrease in absences during the
same time.
6. Overall Percentage of Absenteeism
The
overall percentage of absenteeism declined from 2004-05 to 2005-06 in each
grade level. This can be seen in the
following table.
|
|
|
Grade
9 |
Grade
10 |
Grade
11 |
Grade
12 |
|
2004-05 |
7.30% |
5.50% |
6.70% |
7.80% |
9.80% |
|
2005-06 |
4.80% |
4.50% |
4.20% |
4.60% |
5.90% |
7. Comparison of Attendance and Grade Averages
A
comparison was made between attendance and grade averages from semester 1 of
2004-05 to semester 1 of 2005-06 to determine if any pattern developed. This can be seen in the table below.
|
|
|
100%-95%
attendance |
94.9%-90%
attendance |
89.9%-85%
attendance |
84.9%-75%
attendance |
Below
75% attendance |
|
2004-05 |
Percentage
of students |
47.5% |
25.0% |
12.8% |
9.9% |
4.8% |
|
Overall
average grade |
81.65% |
73.84% |
69.74% |
61.96% |
51.69% |
|
|
2005-06 |
Percentage
of students |
57.6% |
27.5% |
11.1% |
3.4% |
0.4% |
|
Overall
average grade |
80.72% |
70.90% |
63.17% |
51.71% |
53.72% |
This
shows that in each category but one (94.9% to 90% attendance) the percentage of
absenteeism went down while the overall
average grade remained stable.
Conclusion
The
results of the High School Attendance Data Report indicate that the high school
attendance practice has succeeded in decreasing the percentage of absences at Archbishop
M.C. O’Neill High School while maintaining the overall average grade.