Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Yes, the figure 18 to 1 is an average, but there is a variation within that as I indicated to the Member from Hay River yesterday. The pupil/teacher ratio is one of the factors calculated into this formula which was developed in consultation with the DEAs and DECs and as well which has been shared fully with the NWTTA. Mr. Blake Lyons, as I understand, has had briefings on this as well, so yes, there is a variation and as I indicated yesterday, the larger communities tend to have, according to these statistics, larger class sizes. Some of the smaller regions, the class sizes, for instance in the Deh Cho it is 1 to 15 as opposed to 19.6 for Yellowknife Education District One, for example. Thank you.
Michael Miltenberger on Question 153-13(7): Pupil/teacher Ratio
In the Legislative Assembly on April 29th, 1999. See this statement in context.
Further Return To Question 153-13(7): Pupil/teacher Ratio
Question 153-13(7): Pupil/teacher Ratio
Item 6: Oral Questions
April 28th, 1999
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