Do More Females Go onto Post-Secondary Schooling Than Males?

Do more females go onto post-secondary education after high school than males?

This paper will indicate whether more females go onto post-secondary education than males. At Hants North Rural High for the year of 2004, 16 males and 32 females were awarded diplomas. 8 out of 16 males and 16 out of 32 females went on to post-secondary schools. 16 females, that’s twice the number of males that went onto post-secondary education. In 2005 40 males and 19 females were awarded diplomas. 14 males and 13 females went onto post-secondary education. In conclusion from 2004-2005, 22 out of 56 males (39%) went onto post-secondary education. 29 out of 51 females (57%) went onto post-secondary education indicating that during this time period at Hants North Rural High that more females went onto post-secondary education.

Many say that the only reason why fewer males go to post-secondary school is that they are not smart enough to do so. Girls have always been higher achievers, because they do mature more quickly than boys physically.