Table 1.
Means and standard deviations of Primary 6 and Secondary 3 Test Scores
| Variable | All n=643 | Female n= 326 | Male n= 317 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary 6 | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD |
| English | 54.44 | 20.04 | 58.82 | 18.05 | 49.52 | 21.02 |
| French | 53.96 | 14.83 | 56.45 | 13.65 | 51.11 | 15.63 |
| Kreol | 56.74 | 18.63 | 61.50 | 16.24 | 51.53 | 19.68 |
| Mathematics | 40.99 | 20.37 | 43.24 | 18.98 | 38.55 | 21.55 |
| Science | 49.13 | 19.05 | 51.41 | 17.45 | 46.65 | 20.39 |
| Social Studies | 59.02 | 22.07 | 61.60 | 20.04 | 56.19 | 23.81 |
| Secondary 3 | ||||||
| English | 52.53 | 17.48 | 55.70 | 16.58 | 48.75 | 17.80 |
| French | 51.30 | 16.87 | 55.90 | 15.18 | 46.14 | 17.21 |
| Geography | 24.73 | 18.61 | 27.16 | 18.36 | 22.09 | 18.55 |
| History | 32.09 | 17.39 | 34.73 | 17.18 | 29.21 | 17.20 |
| Mathematics | 23.99 | 17.17 | 25.27 | 16.46 | 22.49 | 17.90 |
| Science | 41.04 | 19.72 | 43.04 | 19.03 | 38.69 | 20.28 |