Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, we have looked at this in conjunction with the DECs, the district education councils, and there has been some experience that when students leave their home community, they have not been that successful. There is a desire with grade extensions to have students stay at home.
I can give the example of Holman as one, where students were attending school in Kugluktuk. There was a tremendous drop-out for the past several years. Each time the school year started, we experienced a drop-out rate of substantial proportions. There was a desire on the part of the community to have grade extensions in that community. The success rate in the communities is starting to improve. One of the communities that had ten enrollments, I believe it was two years ago, this year had 30 enrollments. It is an example of the type of interest that is starting to show in the whole area of having grade extensions in schools in communities.
With regard to the success of that, in some areas they are more successful than others. Some who have had recent grade extensions are going through some growing pains. There are some areas that need to be addressed, but we feel that those that have been established longer are starting to have some success. Thank you.