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Flin Flon high school students scored higher than the provincial average on all standardized tests written during the last school year. The Flin Flon School Division's 2003-04 year end report, released last week, shows the students earned an average of three per cent higher in math and English tests written by all Manitoba secondary students. In four of the five categories, Flin Flon students passed the tests at a rate higher than the provincial average. Here is a breakdown of the high school tests as well as those written by grades 3 and 6 students. In brackets are the provincial figures. Grade 9 math Average Flin Flon mark: 62.6 per cent (60.7 per cent) Flin Flon pass rate: 90 per cent (68.3 per cent) Grade 12 English Average Flin Flon mark: 70.4 per cent (66.6 per cent) Flin Flon pass rate: 92.5 per cent (85.8 per cent) Grade 12 pre-calculus math Average Flin Flon mark: 67.5 per cent (65.3 per cent) Flin Flon pass rate: 94.4 per cent (87.7 per cent) Grade 12 consumer math Average Flin Flon mark: 66.7 per cent (65.3 per cent) Flin Flon pass rate: 94.4 per cent (87.7 per cent) Grade 12 applied math Average Flin Flon mark: 63 per cent (57.2 per cent) Flin Flon pass rate: 60 per cent (66.1 per cent) Grade 6 English Average Flin Flon mark: 74.1 per cent (75.2 per cent) Flin Flon pass rate: 94.6 per cent (93.4 per cent) Grade 6 French Immersion Average Flin Flon mark: 80.1 per cent (71.1 per cent) Flin Flon pass rate: 100 per cent (92.7 per cent) Grade 3 English Flin Flon percentage meeting expectations: 70.8 per cent (60.8 per cent) Flin Flon percentage needing some help: 20.9 per cent (25.1 per cent) Flin Flon percentage needing ongoing help: 8.3 per cent (14.1 per cent) Grade 3 math Flin Flon percentage meeting expectations: 66.5 per cent (58.9 per cent) Flin Flon percentage needing some help: 26.4 per cent (29.9 per cent) Flin Flon percentage needing ongoing help: 7.1 per cent (11.2 per cent)
