In Alberta, provincial reports from 2019 on high school completion rates and the transition to postsecondary students reveal:
A) A small difference in high school completion, but a very large difference in the high school to postsecondary transition rate between all Alberta students and Indigenous students
B) A 24.8% difference in high school completion rate and 22.5% difference in the high school to postsecondary transition rate between all Alberta students and Indigenous students
C) A 22.5% difference in high school completion rate and 24.8% difference in the high school to postsecondary transition rate between all Alberta students and Indigenous students
D) A 48.5% percent difference in high school completion rate and no difference in the high school to postsecondary transition rate between all Alberta students and Indigenous students

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The provincial reports from 2019 on high school completion rates and the transition to postsecondary students in Alberta revealed a 22.5% difference in high school completion rate and a 24.8% difference in the high school to postsecondary transition rate between all Alberta students and Indigenous students. Option A is incorrect because while there is a small difference in high school completion rates, the difference in the high school to postsecondary transition rate between all Alberta students and Indigenous students is very large. Option B has the difference in high school completion and transition rates reversed. Option D is incorrect because there is a significant difference in high school completion rates between all Alberta students and Indigenous students.

In Alberta, Provincial Reports from 2019 on High School Completion