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High School Certificate or Equivalent (12), Labour Force Activity (8), Attendance at School (7), Age Groups (10A) and Sex (3) for the Population 15 Years and Over of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2006 Census - 20% Sample Data
About this variable: High school certificate or equivalent (12)
Definition
Secondary (high) school graduation certificate or equivalent
Part A - Plain language definition
Information showing that the person has graduated from high school or the equivalent, no matter what other certificates, diplomas or degrees he or she has.
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to the possession of a secondary (high) school graduation certificate or its equivalent, regardless of whether other educational qualifications are held or not.
Values
- Total - High school certificate or equivalent
- Without high school certificate or equivalent
- Without further schooling
- With further schooling
- With apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma
- With college, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma Footnote 6
- With high school certificate or equivalent Footnote 7
- Without further schooling
- With further schooling
- With apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma
- With college, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma Footnote 11
- With university certificate, diploma or degree
Footnotes
- Footnote 6
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'College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma' replaces the category 'Other non-university certificate or diploma' in previous censuses. This category includes accreditation by non-degree-granting institutions such as community colleges, CEGEPs, private business colleges and technical institutes.
- Footnote 7
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'High school certificate or equivalent' refers to graduation from a secondary school or equivalent.
- Footnote 11
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'College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma' replaces the category 'Other non-university certificate or diploma' in previous censuses. This category includes accreditation by non-degree-granting institutions such as community colleges, CEGEPs, private business colleges and technical institutes.