Survey says...

Parents report high level of satisfaction with Pickering College experience

Every two years, Pickering College surveys our parent community to help improve the Pickering College experience. The data collected provides us with valuable insights to assist with planning, increasing parent satisfaction, and increasing services to our students. This year, of our 144 survey respondents, 14 per cent had children in the primary division, 12 per cent in the junior division, 30 per cent in Middle School and 62 per cent in Senior School.

I would encourage other parents to enrol their children at Pickering College because ...

“ ... it is a school that cares about its students. It has a real sense of community that you can feel with both the students and parents. It is a school that prides itself on its founding values which include being a servant in your community and giving back to others. It is a school on the cutting edge of today’s education. Its Global Leadership Program is unique to Pickering and is providing students with the tools they need to be effective leaders when they graduate.”

“ ... the teachers are passionate, the quality of education is higher than public schools and your child will be challenged to lead and be the best they can be.”

“ ... PC offers so much more than any other school. PC has truly thought of the whole picture and supports each student as an individual not as a number. I love the fact we are a small school. The feeling of community is very strong here.”

“ ... I believe there is a sense of security inherent at PC that does not exist in public school with respect to safety, faculty dedication, breadth of academic and nonacademic opportunities, sense of community and expectation regarding acceptable behaviour.”

“ ... Pickering College is the whole package ... it is focused learning, inspiring, opportunity, community, worldly, family.”

“ ... it has allowed our children to grow in ways we never thought were possible and we are so pleased with the school.”

OVERALL PARENT SATISFACTION 91 % PARENTS WHO ANSWERED STRONGLY AGREE OR AGREE

PARENTS REPORTED TO BE MOST SATISFIED WITH:

• Safety 97% • Homeroom/Advisor Support 96% • Expertise of the Teachers 94% • Passion of the Teachers 93% • Quality of Classroom Instruction 91%

We also asked our parents to state their level of agreement with the statement, “the school fosters the following traits in my child” and provided them with a list of 25 traits, qualities and values that we work to instil in our students.

THE STRONGEST LEVELS OF AGREEMENT WERE ON THE FOLLOWING TRAITS: • Accountability 95% • Independent Work habits 95% • Collaboration 95% • Compassion 93% • Independence 93% • Acceptance 92% • Creativity 92% • Environmental Stewardship 92% • Integrity 92% • Self-Regulation 92%

As a result of the survey, we will review areas of our academic program, including the possibility of introducing additional Advance Placement (AP) courses; our food services program and the concept of perpetual enrolment.