| Highest level of
education |
% |
n |
 |
| Grades 3-7 |
35% |
76 |
| Grades 8-9 |
11% |
283 |
| Grade 10 |
14% |
351 |
| Grade 11 |
12% |
301 |
| Grade 12 - High school grad |
38% |
960 |
| Some Voc/App/Trade training |
3% |
80 |
| Trades certificate |
2% |
57 |
| Some Post Secondary |
11% |
282 |
| Community College diploma |
3% |
74 |
| University degree |
2% |
61 |
|
| Total |
|
2525 |
|
- English, for 87%, was the main language used in the past five years of
their education (n=2494)
Work/study status in the 12 months prior to
ABE / College Prep
- In the 12 months prior to entering ABE College Prep, employment accounted
for 36% of the multiple activities possible
Activities in the 12 months prior to ABE /
College Prep |
% |
n |
|
| FT student |
21% |
695 |
| PT student |
12% |
379 |
| Employed |
36% |
1178 |
| Not employed, but looking |
11% |
358 |
| Not employed, not looking |
4% |
145 |
| FT household/family duties |
11% |
364 |
| PT household/family duties |
5% |
160 |
|
| Total |
|
3279 |
|
- of the 1566 who had been employed, 4 in 10 were working 30-40 hours per
week (hpw)
| Hours worked per week prior to ABE / College
Prep |
% |
n |
|
| 1 - 14 hours per week |
15% |
230 |
| 15 - 29 hours per week |
22% |
350 |
| 30 - 40 hours per week |
41% |
646 |
| 40 or more hours per week |
22% |
340 |
|
| Total |
|
1566 |
|
Note that many students supplied employment
details even if employment had not been given as their primary activity during
the preceding 12 months (possibly due to confusion with the written
questions).
- Of the 1895 jobs described, 48% were permanent
| Job Status |
% |
n |
|
| Permanent |
48% |
898 |
| Temporary |
17% |
321 |
| Casual/on-call/relief |
11% |
211 |
| Seasonal |
13% |
250 |
| Contract |
5% |
88 |
| Self-employed/family business |
6% |
116 |
|
| Total |
|
1884 |
|
Previous ABE
- Only 18% of the 2481 answering this question, reported having enrolled in
ABE/ College Prep before. Of them:
- 70% had had classes in the same town
- 63% were at the same institution
- 82% were in BC, 8% in Alberta
* Note that although the study attempted to
exclude students who had previously enrolled in ABE College Prep at the same
institution, student-, were confused by the wording of the exclusion
clause.
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