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Human Rights, Equity and Inclusion

What This Commitment Means

We’re committed to creating welcoming, respectful, accessible and equitable environments. This includes working to reduce achievement and opportunity gaps and ensuring all students and staff have the support and tools they need to succeed.

Highlights from 2024-2025

By The Numbers

Disproportionality (2020–2021 baseline)

  • Black students overrepresented in:
    • Elementary math (DI = 1.94)
    • Suspensions (DI = 1.83)
    • Low positive climate ratings (DI = 1.26)
    • Secondary credit risk (DI = 1.64)
  • Indigenous students overrepresented in: 
    • Elementary math (DI = 2.03)
    • Suspensions (DI = 2.22)
    • Low positive climate ratings (DI = 1.24)
    • Secondary credit risk (DI = 1.96)
  • Middle Eastern students show overrepresentation across many academic and disciplinary measures: Math DI = 1.22; Grade 9 DI = 1.51; Grades 9–12 DI = 1.51; Suspensions DI = 1.24.
  • White and Latino/a/x students are overrepresented in some areas: White Suspensions DI = 1.19; Latino/a/x Math DI = 1.17.
  • East Asian and South Asian groups tend to be underrepresented in negative outcomes with East Asian Math DI = 0.39; Language DI = 0.58; Suspension DI = 0.47, and South Asian Math DI = 0.77; Language DI = 0.79; Suspension DI = 0.38.
  • Southeast Asian students tend to be overrepresented in credit accumulation outcomes: Grade 9 DI = 1.29; Grades 9–12 DI = 1.29.

Positive Representation (2024-2025)

Elementary

  • Visual representation up to 86%
  • Class material representation steady: 84%
  • Class topics representation lower: 80%

Secondary

  • Increases across all indicators (82–79%).

Staff Diversity (2021 Census baseline)

  • 114+ languages represented; 40% multi-ethnic; 7% 2S&LGBTQ+; 6% reported a disability.

What’s Next

  • Use newly collected 2024–2025 staff and student data to continue to inform planning, decision-making and initiatives. 
  • Expand anti-hate practices across all schools.
  • Strengthen data-informed prevention strategies where disproportionalities persist.
  • Continue efforts to diversify recruitment efforts and support an inclusive workplace environment.