Mr. Speaker, I am in receipt of a return to written question asked by Mr. Yakeleya on October 17, 2005, regarding student financial assistance.1. How many people in the category of northern residents not schooled in the Northwest Territories have applied for student financial assistance from the government in each of the last three years?
The number of northern residents not schooled in the NWT who have applied for student financial assistance from the government was as follows in the last three academic years: 291 in 2002-03, 361 in 2003-04, and 291 in 2004-05.
- How many of those have received student financial assistance?
The number of these students who received student financial assistance in the same years was: 156 in 2002-03, 180 in 2003-04, and 149 in 2004-05.
- How many of those are enrolled in educational degree programs?
Of students not schooled in the NWT and receiving SFA, as per question two above, those who were attending a university degree program in the field of education numbered four in 2002-03, seven in 2003-04, and five in 2004-05. The number of students not schooled in the NWT and receiving SFA who were enrolled in any type of degree granting university program was 66 in 2002-03, 83 in 2003-04, and 69 in 2004-05. The numbers provided do not include those students studying at the diploma or certificate level.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker.