,,,Dataset contains information on Tempeans receiving post-secondary education, licenses, certificates. Data supports City's Achieve65Tempe goal that 65 percent of Tempe’s adult population access post-secondary education, resulting in a certification to an advanced degree by 2030.,This page provides data for the Post-Secondary School Achievement Rate performance measure.,Information on Tempe resident post-secondary attainment including 2-year degrees, 4-year degrees, and graduate degrees. Data supports City's Achieve65 Tempe goal that 65 percent of Tempe’s adult population access post-secondary education, resulting in a certification to an advanced degree by 2030. Data shows breakdown of post-secondary attainment by degree, by gender, for individuals 25 years and older.,The performance measure dashboard is available at 3.09 Post-Secondary Achievement Rate.,Additional Information,Source: US Census 1-year ACS,Contact: Marie Raymond,Contact E-Mail: Marie_Raymond@tempe.gov,Data Source Type: Excel,Preparation Method: Numbers retrieved from US Census and entered into a detailed spreadsheet.,Publish Frequency: Annually,Publish Method: Manual,,Data Dictionary,

This page provides information for the Post Secondary Achievement Rate performance measure.

This operations dashboard shows historic and current data related to this performance measure.,

What percentage of high school graduates complete a post secondary credential within eight years of high school graduation?

,The matriculation exam (upper secondary school leaving examination) is conducted as the end of secondary school, and its results determines further education. It is taken by graduates of post-primary schools, including general secondary and technical secondary schools.,Since 2015, the matriculation examination has been carried out in a new formula. To pass the exam and obtain a certificate, it is required to: score a minimum of 30% of the points available in each mandatory subject in the oral and in the written part, and proceed to the written examination of an additional option subject (no credit threshold).,An examinee must sit two oral exams: Polish language, a modern foreign language and four exams in the written part of examination: at a standard level: Polish language, a foreign modern language and mathematics, and an option subject at an extended level. Besides a mandatory exam in an additional subject at an extended level, the examinee can select a maximum of five subjects for additional examination. Graduates of schools or sections with a national minority language as a medium of instruction also obligatorily enter the minority language exam.,Data refer to the matriculation examination conducted in May.,In 2015, the total number of people taking the matriculation examination according to the new and old formula was given.,More information on the website of the Central Examination Board: Matriculation examination,Data source, datadisposer: Data sets from information system of the Central Examination Board; results of surveys elaboration - Statistics Poland; Statistical Office in Gdańsk,