Survey of Secondary School Students December 2005

Survey of Secondary School Students

December 2005

Survey of Secondary School Students

Written by: Prairie Research Associates Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation December 2005

Published in 2005 by The Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation 1000 Sherbrooke Street West, Suite 800, Montreal, QC, Canada H3A 3R2 Toll Free: 1-877-786-3999 Fax: (514) 985-5987 Web: millenniumscholarships.ca Email: millennium.foundation@bm- National Library of Canada Cataloguing in Publication Prairie Research Associates Survey of Secondary School Students Number 24 Includes bibliographical references. ISSN 1704-8435 Millennium Research Series (Online) Layout Design: Charlton + Company Design Group

The opinions expressed in this research document are those of the authors and do not represent official policies of the Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation, and other agencies or organizations that may have provided support, financial or otherwise, for this project.

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Table of Contents

Executive Summary _____________________________________________________7

Introduction ____________________________________________________________________________________________________7 Profile of Students _______________________________________________________________________________________________7 Conclusion ____________________________________________________________________________________________________10

1.0 Introduction _______________________________________________________11

1.1 Methodology ______________________________________________________________________________________________11 1.2 School Grade ______________________________________________________________________________________________14 1.3 Report Layout______________________________________________________________________________________________14

2.0 Profile of Students __________________________________________________15

2.1 Personal Profile of Students__________________________________________________________________________________15 2.2 Academic Profile of Students ________________________________________________________________________________19

3.0 Attitudes Toward School ______________________________________________23

3.1 Feelings of Belonging _______________________________________________________________________________________23 3.2 School Attendance _________________________________________________________________________________________25 3.3 Extracurricular Activities ____________________________________________________________________________________29 3.4 Attitudes Toward Learning and the Future_____________________________________________________________________32 3.5 Section Summary __________________________________________________________________________________________35

4.0 Post-Secondary Expectation ____________________________________________37

4.1 Most Students Expect a Post-Secondary Education _____________________________________________________________37 4.2 Decision About Post-Secondary Education ____________________________________________________________________46 4.3 Activity Immediately After High School _______________________________________________________________________48 4.4 Location of Post-Secondary Training__________________________________________________________________________51 4.5 Section Summary __________________________________________________________________________________________52

5.0 Decisions About Post-Secondary Education ________________________________53

5.1 Barriers to Post-Secondary Education __________________________________________________________________________53 5.2 Barriers for Senior High Students ______________________________________________________________________________54 5.3 Impact of People on Post-High School Decisions ________________________________________________________________57 5.4 Impact of Other Factors on Post-High School Decision___________________________________________________________58 5.5 Benefits of Post-Secondary Education__________________________________________________________________________62 5.6 Section Summary____________________________________________________________________________________________65

6.0 Financing Post-Secondary Education _____________________________________67

6.1 Attitudes Toward Financing Post-Secondary Education _________________________________________________________67 6.2 Sources of Knowledge About Financial Assistance ______________________________________________________________68 6.3 Knowledge of Funding Sources ______________________________________________________________________________71 6.4 Expected Cost of Post-Secondary_____________________________________________________________________________72 6.5 Sources of Funding _________________________________________________________________________________________75 6.6 Section Summary __________________________________________________________________________________________80

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