This is a school-by-school study based on final marks in December 2003 for the various UBC first year calculus courses for students who graduated from BC schools in 2003. There is also a comparison with results for students from Alberta and Ontario. Comments are included at the end of this report. The Term I UBC calculus courses include:
MATHEMATICS 100 (3 credits): Differential Calculus with Applications to Physical Sciences and Engineering (prerequisites: High school calculus, at least C+ in Principles of Math 12).
MATHEMATICS 102 (3): Differential Calculus with Applications to Life Sciences (prerequisites: High school calculus, at least C+ in Principles of Math 12).
MATHEMATICS 104 (3): Differential Calculus with Applications to Commerce and Social Sciences (prerequisites: High school calculus, at least C+ in Principles of Math 12).
MATHEMATICS 120 (4): (Honours) Differential Calculus. (Invitation based on excellence on the Euclid Contest or Principles of Mathematics 12 Scholarship result.)
MATHEMATICS 101 (3): Integral Calculus. For students who obtained a mark of 5 in AP Calculus AB or at least 75% in the UBC-SFU-UVIC-UNBC Calculus Challenge Examination (administered by UBC in 2002; by SFU in 2003).
MATHEMATICS 180 (4): Differential Calculus with Physical Applications (prerequisite: at least C+ in Principles of Math 12). Not for credit for those with high school calculus. Same final exam as Mathematics 100.
MATHEMATICS 184 (4): Differential Calculus for Social Science and Commerce (prerequisite: at least C+ in Principles of Math 12). Not for credit for those with high school calculus. Same final exam as Mathematics 104.
Table of Results in Dec 2003 compares performances for each course. For the students of each course the average Principles of Math 12 and UBC course marks are given.
Table A compares schools by region and type. B.C. schools identified by region are public schools. Suburban Vancouver includes the Vancouver, Burnaby, Langley, New Westminster, Maple Ridge, Surrey, Coquitlam, Delta, North Vancouver, West Vancouver, and Richmond school districts.
The school-by-school Tables (I, II, III) include all schools with at least 10 students in UBC calculus classes in the Fall of 2003.
The "ranking" of a school is determined by equally weighting its results in the categories of % passing, % with A standing, and the change of its students’ average marks in Principles of Math 12 to UBC Math courses.
KUDOS:
David Thompson (Vancouver east) has ranked in the top third of all schools for 17 consecutive years (1987-2003)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Killarney (Vancouver east) has ranked in the top third for 13 consecutive years (1991-2003)!!!!!!!!!!!!!
JN Burnett (Richmond) has ranked in the top third for four consecutive years (2000-2003)!!!!
Carson Graham (North Vancouver) and Crofton House (independent) have ranked in the top third for three consecutive years (2001-2003)!!!
Penticton (Penticton), University Hill (Vancouver west), Terry Fox (Coquitlam), Matthew McNair (Richmond), Templeton (Vancouver east), Eric Hamber (Vancouver west), HJ Cambie (Richmond), and Hugh McRoberts (Richmond) have ranked in the top third for two consecutive years (2002-2003)!!
Kitsilano (Vancouver west), Sir Charles Tupper (Vancouver east), Gladstone (Vancouver east), Prince of Wales (Vancouver west), Sir Winston Churchill (Vancouver west), RC Palmer (Richmond), Elgin Park (Surrey), Argyle (North Vancouver), West Vancouver (West Vancouver), Enver Creek (Surrey), and Charles Best (Coquitlam) ranked in the top third in 2003!
TABLE OF RESULTS IN DEC 2003
(only includes students from the graduating classes of BC high schools)
(2002 results in brackets)
MathCourse |
Number of students taking course |
Percentage with A standing |
Percentage passing |
Average school mark → Average UBC mark |
|
100 |
972 (826) |
27 (44) |
87 (89) |
91→68 (91→73) |
|
102 |
272 (391) |
28 (49) |
88 (94) |
93→70 (89→76) |
|
104 |
464 (343) |
28 (57) |
90 (92) |
89→70 (90→78) |
|
120 |
40 (44) |
63 (70) |
98 (100) |
96→77 (96→83) |
|
101 |
13 (17) |
92 (35) |
100 (100) |
95→85 (96→78) |
|
180 |
423 (487) |
9 (12) |
74 (75) |
86→57 (85→ 59) |
|
184 |
481 (417) |
12 (20) |
74 (80) |
85→57 (84→62) |
|
ALL |
2665 (2525) |
23 (37) |
82 (86) |
89→65 (88→ 70) |
Table A
2003 COMPARISON BY SCHOOL REGION AND TYPE
(2002 results in brackets)
|
School Type or Region “ranking” |
No. of students in UBC courses |
Percentage Passing |
Percentage with A standing |
Avg. school mark→ Avg. UBC mark |
|
1. Vancouver west (8) |
384 (391) |
91 (89) |
27 (34) |
88→69 (87→69) |
|
2. West Vancouver (5) |
65 (75) |
86 (88) |
28 (41) |
89→68 (87→71) |
|
3. Ontario (1) |
148 (94) |
86 (93) |
26 (52) |
87→68 (86→79) |
|
3. North Vancouver (9) |
107 (121) |
86 (84) |
32 (40) |
89→67 (88→70) |
|
5. Richmond (7) |
366 (348) |
90 (87) |
25 (40) |
89→67 (88→72) |
|
6. Vancouver east (6) |
294 (284) |
88 (88) |
23 (36) |
88→66 (87→71) |
|
7. Coquitlam (3) |
179 (150) |
83 (90) |
27 (43) |
90→66 (90→72) |
|
8. Delta (15) |
93 (103) |
83 (81) |
24 (25) |
90→68 (88→65) |
|
9. Alberta (2) |
64 (74) |
78 (93) |
22 (45) |
86→64 (88→77) |
|
10. Burnaby (4) |
185 (167) |
79 (89) |
19 (41) |
89→62 (89→72) |
|
10. Surrey (14) |
216 (172) |
80 (81) |
22 (31) |
91→63 (89→66) |
|
12. Vancouver Island (10) |
101 (88) |
80 (88) |
17 (34) |
89→61 (91→69) |
|
13. Catholic (12) |
95 (83) |
78 (88) |
18 (29) |
88→60 (87→68) |
|
14. BC Interior (13) |
200 (171) |
78 (86) |
12 (27) |
89→61 (89→66) |
|
15. Independent (10) |
133 (111) |
76 (81) |
13 (41) |
88→60 (89→69) |
Table I
VANCOUVER SCHOOLS
2003 TABLE OF SCHOOL-BY-SCHOOL RESULTS
(2002 results in brackets)
|
School “ranking” |
No. of students in UBC courses |
Percentage Passing |
Percentage with A standing |
Avg. school mark→ Avg. UBC mark |
|
1. Kitsilano (19) |
25 (38) |
96 (84) |
36 (24) |
89→70 (86→66) |
|
2. Magee (10) |
50 (42) |
94 (90) |
34 (31) |
88→70 (86→71) |
|
3. Eric Hamber (6) |
73 (85) |
92 (92) |
30 (39) |
87→71 (87→73) |
|
4. Killarney (8) |
57 (50) |
93 (94) |
28 (32) |
88→71 (87→71) |
|
5. Sir Charles Tupper (13) |
17 (14) |
94 (79) |
29 (43) |
90→71 (86→68) |
|
6. University Hill (1) |
24 (17) |
96 (100) |
25 (59) |
90→71 (91→80) |
|
7. Templeton (4) |
21 (30) |
90 (97) |
38 (40) |
91→71 (87→73) |
|
8. Crofton House (7) |
10 (12) |
90 (83) |
30 (67) |
88→69 (91→80) |
|
9. Gladstone (21) |
23 (23) |
96 (83) |
22 (26) |
88→68 (86→67) |
|
10. Prince of Wales (14) |
66 (54) |
92 (91) |
24 (31) |
87→68 (89→69) |
|
11. David Thompson (3) |
59 (47) |
92 (98) |
25 (40) |
89→69 (89→78) |
|
12. Sir W. Churchill (14) |
69 (72) |
86 (88) |
25 (33) |
86→66 (86→67) |
|
13. Windermere (2) |
19 (28) |
95 (100) |
16 (50) |
89→67 (85→75) |
|
14. Lord Byng (12) |
30 (35) |
87 (91) |
23 (31) |
89→65 (86→67) |
|
14. Notre Dame |
10 |
80 |
30 |
87→63 |
|
16. John Oliver (5) |
15 (10) |
87 (90) |
20 (50) |
90→66 (85→69) |
|
17. Point Grey (17) |
46 (46) |
87 (83) |
17 (33) |
88→65 (85→66) |
|
18. Little Flower Acad (9) |
23 (24) |
87 (88) |
17 (42) |
88→64 (88→71) |
|
19. St. George’s (20) |
26 (14) |
88 (79) |
8 (36) |
88→62 (87→66) |
|
20. Vancouver College (16) |
30 (23) |
73 (87) |
17 (30) |
85→60 (86→68) |
|
21. Gt. Van Reg Corr (22) |
16 (20) |
69 (60) |
19 (25) |
86→58 (89→60) |
|
22. Vancouver Tech (11) |
31 (21) |
65 (95) |
13 (29) |
83→54 (87→71) |
|
23. Vancouver Adult (23) |
10 (14) |
30 (64) |
0 (21) |
86→42 (91→62) |
Table II
B.C. SCHOOLS OUTSIDE METROPOLITAN VANCOUVER
2003 TABLE OF SCHOOL-BY-SCHOOL RESULTS
(2002 results in brackets)
|
School “ranking” |
No. of students in UBC courses |
Percentage Passing |
Percentage with A standing |
Avg. school mark→ Avg. UBC mark |
|
1. Penticton (1) |
12 (13) |
92 (100) |
33 (62) |
94→73 (93→80) |
|
2. Howe Sound |
15 |
87 |
20 |
89→65 |
|
3. Kelowna (2) |
10 (12) |
90 (100) |
20 (33) |
90→59 (91→75) |
|
4. WJ Mouat |
16 |
88 |
12 |
91→61 |
|
5. Dover Bay (4) |
13 (11) |
85 (73) |
0 (27) |
90→59 (91→63) |
|
6. Sardis (5) |
10 (13) |
70 (77) |
0 (23) |
92→61 (92→63) |
Table III
SUBURBAN VANCOUVER SCHOOLS
2003 TABLE OF SCHOOL-BY-SCHOOL RESULTS
(2002 results in brackets)
|
School “ranking” |
No. of students in UBC courses |
Percentage Passing |
Percentage with A standing |
Avg. school mark→ Avg. UBC mark |
|
1. Matthew McNair (6) |
27 (17) |
100 (100) |
48 (47) |
92→74 (91→75) |
|
2. Carson Graham (3) |
25 (31) |
92 (94) |
40 (52) |
90→72 (86→76) |
|
3. Hugh McRoberts (12) |
15 (20) |
93 (85) |
33 (50) |
90→70 (90→71) |
|
3. JN Burnett (3) |
54 (58) |
91 (93) |
33 (60) |
89→71 (90→78) |
|
5. Handsworth (9) |
21 (28) |
86 (93) |
38 (39) |
87→70 (87→71) |
|
6. RC Palmer (24) |
32 (32) |
91 (88) |
31 (34) |
88→69 (88→69) |
|
7. Elgin Park |
14 |
93 |
29 |
88→68 |
|
8. Argyle (28) |
25 (30) |
92 (87) |
36 (33) |
90→68 (91→69) |
|
9. Terry Fox (2) |
21 (10) |
90 (100) |
48 (60) |
92→71 (94→79) |
|
10. West Vancouver (34) |
26 (40) |
96 (85) |
23 (25) |
89→68 (87→66) |
|
11. HJ Cambie (10) |
31 (26) |
97 (92) |
23 (35) |
90→67 (86→72) |
|
12. Enver Creek (25) |
20 (14) |
85 (86) |
45 (36) |
92→69 (91→69) |
|
13. Charles Best |
13 |
92 |
31 |
93→65 |
|
14. North Delta (41) |
24 (26) |
92 (81) |
17 (15) |
90→70 (85→61) |
|
15. Seaquam (37) |
35 (39) |
80 (82) |
31 (26) |
92→71 (89→67) |
|
16. Sentinel (5) |
39 (35) |
79 (91) |
31 (60) |
89→68 (88→77) |
|
17. Steveston (32) |
59 (57) |
90 (82) |
25 (30) |
92→68 (89→69) |
|
18. Port Moody (7) |
32 (36) |
84 (94) |
25 (47) |
91→67 (89→73) |
|
19. Pinetree (13) |
35 (35) |
83 (83) |
26 (51) |
88→63 (90→73) |
|
20. Richmond (18) |
51 (61) |
86 (87) |
18 (34) |
86→63 (88→71) |
|
21. Hugh Boyd (8) |
16 (23) |
94 (87) |
13 (43) |
90→63 (88→75) |
|
22. Centennial (20) |
43 (34) |
81 (88) |
28 (35) |
92→66 (91→71) |
|
23. Delta (36) |
12 (17) |
92 (82) |
8 (24) |
88→63 (86→66) |
|
24. Burnaby South (19) |
42 (54) |
86 (87) |
19 (39) |
89→64 (90→71) |
|
25. Pacific Academy (11) |
10 (10) |
80 (90) |
30 (60) |
93→65 (91→70) |
|
26. Sutherland (40) |
23 (10) |
83 (70) |
22 (30) |
91→66 (89→65) |
|
27. Earl Marriott (22) |
13 (13) |
85 (92) |
23 (38) |
91→64 (92→69) |
|
28. St. Thomas More |
11 |
82 |
27 |
93→65 |
|
29. South Delta (31) |
22 (20) |
77 (80) |
27 (40) |
90→63 (90→67) |
|
30. Burnaby Central (23) |
16 (25) |
94 (84) |
6 (36) |
90→61 (89→72) |
|
31. Princess Margaret (20) |
14 (16) |
86 (88) |
21 (38) |
93→65 (90→72) |
|
32. Burnaby North (16) |
60 (55) |
75 (91) |
27 (35) |
90→63 (89→71) |
|
33. Riverside |
13 |
69 |
31 |
89→60 |
|
34. Gleneagle (27) |
18 (28) |
89 (89) |
6 (29) |
91→63 (89→67) |
|
35. Robert McMath |
41 |
83 |
15 |
89→63 |
|
36. Semiahmoo (39) |
25 (26) |
84 (81) |
16 (27) |
89→62 (89→66) |
|
37. Moscrop (1) |
28 (16) |
75 (100) |
18 (69) |
89→63 (90→80) |
|
38. Charles London (33) |
37 (51) |
78 (80) |
16 (33) |
90→64 (86→72) |
|
39. Fleetwood Park (26) |
20 (17) |
75 (100) |
25 (24) |
91→57 (88→67) |
|
40. Tamanawis (38) |
36 (21) |
78 (71) |
19 (33) |
92→63 (90→66) |
|
41. Windsor (17) |
11 (12) |
73 (75) |
18 (58) |
88→59 (88→73) |
|
42. New Westminster (15) |
22 (25) |
77 (88) |
14 (36) |
92→61 (91→73) |
|
43. Johnston Heights |
30 |
73 |
17 |
89→57 |
|
44. Alpha (14) |
24 (13) |
63 (85) |
4 (46) |
86→55 (87→69) |
COMMENTS (see next page):
*There were a record number of students in UBC calculus courses this year. In all categories, the results were down considerably from last year (but last year’s results were anomalously high compared to those of recent years). The average Math 12 mark of 89 was the highest ever. This year the standards in all UBC calculus courses were essentially the same.
*The relative results of students from Alberta and Ontario were significantly worse than in recent years. Alberta had by far its worst result ever. Delta had its best result ever. Coquitlam has showed significant improvement during the past two years. Independent schools have always performed poorly compared to public schools; this year they ranked last (for the first time).
*Over the past five years, the relative performance of the following regions and types should be noted (BC regions only include students from public schools):
Excellent: Ontario
Very Good: Alberta, Vancouver west
Good: West Vancouver, North Vancouver, Richmond
*Over the past five years, the relative performances of the following schools should be noted (each school had at least 10 students in UBC calculus classes in each of the past five years):
Excellent: Killarney, David Thompson, Handsworth, Carson Graham, JN Burnett
Very Good: Eric Hamber, Magee, Sir Charles Tupper, HJ Cambie, Sentinel, RC Palmer, Hugh Boyd, Hugh McRoberts
Good: Kitsilano, University Hill, Sir Winston Churchill, Earl Marriott, Burnaby North