The Social & Economic Landscape
Bridging the Gap: From Education to Employment, Pilot Phase II

Educated People

This section presents a description of the area with regard to its educational characteristics. This includes looking at levels of formal education such as high school, college and university, as well as touching on issues such as literacy and skills training. It is also concerned with how these issues intersect with gender and employment characteristics.

Level of Education—Total population

Although there is some data unavailable at the community level for Port Hope Simpson, the key observation is the high number of individuals without a high school education in the area. The number of individuals with a trade school education is comparable to provincial figures.


Level of Education - Port Hope Simpson

graphic of Port Hope Simpson level of education pie chart-Without High School Certificate: 51%, With High School Certificate: 11%, Trades or Non-University: 30%, University: 8%.

Level of Education - Economic Zone 4

graphic of Economic Zone 4 level of education pie chart-Without High School Certificate: 45%, With High School Certificate: 10%, Trades or Non-University: 36%, University: 9%.