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Canada: Back to School Stats

VIA CBC:

Back-to-school: 7 million students, 440,000 educators prepare for the new year

From tuition fees to teachers, a look at the numbers as students hit the books

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/back-to-school-7-million-students-440-000-educators-prepare-for-the-new-year-1.2750519

Here’s what is happening tomorrow – Tuesday Sept. 2, 2014:

“An estimated five million children will flood through the doors of elementary or secondary school in Canada this year”

“About two million sign up each year for classes at an institution of higher education such as a university or college.”

“Those entering universities will be schooled by 45,000 full-time professors”

“Nearly 10 times as many grade school teachers — about 396,000 full- and part-time — will watch over classes of elementary and secondary school pupils.”

“Parents spend more than $1,000 dollars on their young scholars, ranging from buying supplies for kindergartners to offsetting textbook costs for university students.”

“When it comes to the costs, parents will spend an average of nearly $1,400 on their children’s education”

“Those in university face steep tuition fees. The average tuition now costs $5,772. Dentists-in-training pay the most, at a whopping $17,300, while future educators fork over the least, at $4,400 for teachers’ college.”

“By the time they reach university, nearly all students will have cellphones.”

“An estimated one-quarter of Grade 4 students have their own cellphone. For Grade 7 students, that proportion rises to half, and by Grade 11, it’s 85 per cent.”

“university students typically spend the least, with only 15 in-class hours per week. . . . But with an average 17 hours outside the classroom spent on reading textbooks and working on assignments, the hours on academics adds up to a grand total of 32. Never mind the average of 18 hours of paid work many will be doing on top of that to help with tuition costs.”

“While it’s not known how many elementary or secondary students are spending outside of class on homework, researchers don’t recommend much. A mere 10 minutes per day per grade level of homework, so 80 minutes for Grade 8, should suffice, they say”.

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Posted on: September 1, 2014, 10:15 am Category: Uncategorized

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