Statistics

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Numbers supply quantitative evidence of a reality which exists. Their meaning and significance, however, can only be determined by the context and history within which those numbers occur. Comparison of data is accurate only if that which is compared is equivalent. For example, if a researcher were to do interprovincial comparison of the proportion of students enrolled in independent schools, it would need to be noted that Catholic schools are counted as independent in BC and Manitoba, but as public in Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Ontario.

Number of Independent Schools in British Columbia

Enrolment by Independent School Association - Historical

Enrolment comparing Public and Independent - Historical

Grants Paid to Independent Schools

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While educating 11% of all students enrolled in BC elementary and secondary schools, independent schools receive only 5% of grants the provincial budget allocates toward operating costs of schools. The maximum grant to an independent school is 1/2 the per pupil grant to a public school.

Independent schools receive no grants for the cost of providing land, buildings, and equipment. Independent school supporters pay 100% of these costs.