Key Findings
Increased Student Retention
❑ 62% of surveyed teachers believed that Connected North program had positively
influenced students' likelihood of staying in school; and many interviewed
teachers said they thought it was making a positive difference, even if they
could not make a definitive claim.
"If you can do it in a sense
that makes [education]
enjoyable and not
monotonous, they're going to
stay in school, and I feel like
Connected North helped me
to do that."
- Teacher Interviewee
Evidence Base: Moderate positive
Low volume of relevant evidence
Higher Graduation Rates
❑ The difficulty in attributing long-term outcomes like graduation rates to
interventions like Connected North is the main reason a Contribution Analysis
approach was adopted for this evaluation.
❑ Nevertheless, it is worth emphasizing that about two-thirds of surveyed
teachers agreed with statements suggesting Connected North supports students
to graduate.
62% teachers surveyed
believed at that Connected
North positively influenced
students' likelihood of
staying on school and
graduating.
67% of teachers working
with Grades 10–12 students
agreed that Connected
North played a role in
helping students work
toward graduation
requirements or future
goals
L
Evidence Base: Mild positive
Low volume of relevant evidence
L
