K-P Graduation Rates increasing

The Keewatin-Patricia District School Board is getting closer to the provincial target of an 85 percent graduation rate.

The most recent statistics from the public school board show that 81 percent of their students graduated last year.

Director of Education Jack McMaster says their graduation rate improved five percent compared to last year.

McMaster says the figures show that the longer a student is in their school system, the better their chances of graduation.