Some of the students in the class with many As took “precipitous falls” on their diploma exam marks, he said. Class marks rising without a corresponding increase in exam marks is a red flag, and grade inflation is one explanation, Coates said. They’re humanitarians who want to see their pupils succeedWhy would teachers give out grades students didn’t earn? Almost half of the students failed the diploma exam Edmonton Catholic Schools does not make school-level data publicly available. The admissions process also looks at students’ Grade 11 marks because most students apply before completing Grade 12.

Source: National Post February 27, 2017 16:30 UTC