Term: High School Completion / Graduation

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Glossary Definition

Last Updated: 2010-11-02

Definition:

Level of educational attainment where the individual has completed high school (completed grade 12). Graduated students are identified by three different criteria:

1. a graduation flag in the "Year End Status" variable in the student marks data; OR
   
2. if the student has earned 28 or more credits ( IMPORTANT: see note below); OR
   
3. if the student earned four or more Grade 12 credits during high school ( NOTE: In Brownell et al. (2015), this was increased to six or more grade 12 credits.)

Please read the High School Completion / Graduation and Grade 12 Attainment concept for more information.

NOTE: As of the 2009 academic year (2009-10 school year), students are required to earn 30 credits for graduation. Please read point 2 achieving a required total number of high school credits in the High School Completion / Graduation and Grade 12 Attainment concept for more information.

Related concepts 

• High School Completion / Graduation and Grade 12 Attainment

Related terms 

• Academic Year / School Year
• Continuing Student
• Graduation
• Graduation Flag
• High School Completion Rates Within Six Years of Grade 9
• Maternal Education
• Near Graduate

References 

• Brownell M, De Coster C, Penfold R, Derksen S, Au W, Schultz J, Dahl M. Manitoba Child Health Atlas Update. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2008. [Report] [Summary] [Additional Materials] (View)
• Martens P, Brownell M, Au W, MacWiliam L, Prior H, Schultz J, Guenette W, Elliott L, Buchan S, Anderson M, Caetano P, Metge C, Santos R, Serwonka K. Health Inequities in Manitoba: Is the Socioeconomic Gap in Health Widening or Narrowing Over Time? Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2010. [Report] [Summary] [Updates and Errata] [Additional Materials] (View)

Term used in 

• Brownell M, Chartier M, Santos R, Ekuma O, Au W, Sarkar J, MacWilliam L, Burland E, Koseva I, Guenette W. How are Manitoba's Children Doing? Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2012. [Report] [Summary] [Updates and Errata] [Additional Materials] (View)
• Brownell M, Chartier M, Au W, MacWilliam L, Schultz J, Guenette W, Valdivia J. The Educational Outcomes of Children in Care in Manitoba. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2015. [Report] [Summary] [Additional Materials] (View)
• Chartier M, Brownell M, MacWilliam L, Valdivia J, Nie Y, Ekuma O, Burchill C, Hu M, Rajotte L, Kulbaba C. The Mental Health of Manitoba's Children. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2016. [Report] [Summary] [Additional Materials] (View)