Sentences with phrase «cent reported better»

Of the schools surveyed between April and July this year, 83 per cent said that participation in extracurricular sporting activities had gone up, while over 90 per cent reported better behaviour and that pupils were fitter and healthier overall.

For B.C. companies with less than 50 employees, 17 per cent reported better than expected performance in Asia, compared to almost one third (31 %) for those companies outside of B.C.

Not exact matches

Car dealers in Western Australia will be hoping for a pickup this year, after the release of data showing a 7.9 per cent fall in new car sales in 2015 in WA, while the rest of the nation reported its best year on record.

The gains were enough to lower the unemployment rate to a 4 1/2 - year low of 7.4 per cent, a good sign in an otherwise lacklustre report.

In the second quarterly report card since its record - breaking $ 25 billion IPO, Alibaba did post better - than - expected third - quarter earnings excluding items of 81 cents a share.

He said rail shipping of grain has been better recently, but still not satisfactory, with shippers reporting Canadian National Railway supplied 83 per cent of demand and CP Rail at 53 per cent of demand in the week of April 2 - 8.

The Ottawa - based online store platform hinted at the potential move after it reported a better - than - expected fourth quarter on Thursday, during which revenue jumped 71 per cent compared with a year ago.

Cenovus reported fourth - quarter net income of $ 620 million or 50 cents per share on Thursday, well ahead of $ 91 million, or 11 cents per share, in the year - earlier period, thanks to better refinery profits, stronger oil prices and production that almost doubled after it bought out its oilsands partner, Houston - based ConocoPhillips, last year.

Twitter also managed to report earnings (excluding certain expenses) that were much better than expected, making 11 cents a share instead of the one cent most analysts projected.

United Continental gained 4.8 per cent and lifted other airline stocks after reporting a better - than - expected quarterly profit.

The good news culminated this summer with a StatsCan report that showed gross domestic product expanded at an annual rate of 4.5 per cent in the second quarter.

Last month the company reported a 14 - per - cent increase in fourth - quarter earnings and an 18 - per - cent increase in full - year profits — it's best in history.

«Overall, a report showing strong job growth, a falling unemployment rate, and steady wage gains should be mildly hawkish for markets and supportive of continued but gradual Fed rate hikes, keeping a June hike well priced above 90 per cent,» TD said.

Better than expected preliminary GDP and consumer sentiment reports forced the Aussie back toward the 0.78 cent handle closing the week in familiar territory.

Harley reported profit of 5 cents a share in the last three months of the year, well below the 46 cent average analyst estimate.

HP's dismal sales, despite endless discounting, is proof of that: There are reports that Best Buy has sold less than 10 per cent of its inventory, and still has around 250,000 TouchPads on its shelves.

Mr Cousins believes the best performer this profit season will be Harvey Norman, which is forecast to report a 21.3 per cent surge in net profit to $ 262 million, fuelled by strong demand for furniture, appliances and homewares and a reduction in tactical support for franchisees.

Meyer: The end of reporting year trophies stack up like this: In first place for the best underlying profit growth — gold and nickel miner Independence Group, up 160 per cent.

A new report and campaign by the environmental group finds that slashing our meat intake by 50 per cent by 2050 is an important way to stop the worst effects of climate change, and the best way to alleviate a raft of health issues linked to eating too much meat.

While 35 per cent of the patients who had not received any treatment reported an improvement, 59 per cent of the placebo group felt better.

Although environmental groups believe investing in renewables is a better idea, «carbon abatement» techniques such as CCS could reduce fossil fuel emissions by up to 90 per cent, according to a report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

It does indeed contain the 0.64 cents / kWh figure cited by Lomborg, in a table labeled «Estimates and Best Guesses of Damages» with a footnote and accompanying text indicating that the figure is some sort of average of a considerable range of values presented in the report, which extend from at least 8 times smaller to at least 150 times larger.

You report that the chance of a greater than 70 per cent match between two irises is less than 1 in 10 billion, as if that were very good (15 October, p 21).

It's little wonder that a new Department for Education (DfE) report finds that a staggering 95 per cent of schools said that the Premium has had a positive impact on the physical fitness of students, as well as improving the skills and behaviour of pupils.

Despite this, the Selective report shows that the average proportion of disadvantaged pupils in the best schools is up to 9.4 per cent from 7.6 per cent in 2013.

Importantly, 71 per cent of students felt that their teachers better understood their learning habits and knew their teachers better, whilst 70 per cent reported getting on better with their peers.

Parents also witnessed a long - term impact, with 23 per cent of parents reporting better school attendance.

Evidence shows that well over three quarters of teachers report they have seriously considered leaving the profession in the last twelve months and a staggering 91 per cent of teachers report they have experienced more workplace stress in the last twelve months, with almost three quarters reporting that the job has affected their mental health and wellbeing.

The report found that 47 per cent of children born into the poorest families achieved a good level of development by age five, compared to 59 per cent of children in London.

The report, entitled «Low - Performing Students: why they fall behind and how to help them succeed», also found that 17 per cent of 15 year olds are underperforming in reading, as well as 15 per cent in science.

Students whose parents reported «spending time just talking to my child», «eating the main meal with my child around a table» or «discussing how well my child is doing at school» daily or nearly every day were between 22 per cent and 39 per cent more likely to report high levels of life satisfaction.

While the overall number of teachers has kept pace with changing pupil numbers, the NAO reported that 54 per cent of school leaders in areas with large proportions of disadvantaged pupils find attracting and keeping good teachers is «a major problem».

And around 4 per cent of students — roughly one per class — reported that they are hit or pushed at least a few times per month, a percentage that varies from 1 per cent to 9.5 per cent across countries, with Australian students (at 6 per cent) at the high end as well.

The report also found that disadvantaged students were less likely to believe they will go on to university, with 27 per cent having higher education aspirations, compared to 39 per cent of their better off peers.

To support the fact that councils are doing a good job at keeping standards high in schools, the report reveals that 89 per cent of council - maintained schools are rated as good or outstanding, compared to 62 per cent of sponsored academies; 88.5 per cent of convertor academies; and 82 per cent of free schools.

Students comment on the unique, useful and enjoyable nature of the wellbeing lessons, with 88 per cent indicating that they highly enjoy their wellbeing lessons and look forward to them; 85 per cent strongly agreeing that the lessons have meaningful content and are very worthwhile; 68 per cent stating that the lessons help them to become resilient and challenge negative thoughts; 72 per cent reporting that the lessons encourage them to become calmer in their thinking and more thoughtful and understanding; and 66 per cent reporting that the lessons help them change their behaviour for the better and to recognise their individual strengths.

Since completion, the school has reported a 30 per cent increase in pupil numbers, record results for the whole school and its best ever Science and Art results — a clear indication that a well - designed environment inspires those who use it.»

Eight in 10 (79 per cent) of school leaders say the current curriculum requirements are not providing the best outcomes for all of their pupils, according to a new report released from The Key.

According to a report from The Key - an organisation providing leadership and management support to schools - found that more than seven in 10 (73 per cent) secondary school leaders in England are calling for the school system to provide better outcomes for their vocationally and technically minded pupils

Understanding between teachers, students and their peers also benefit, with 71 per cent of students reporting that they felt that their teachers better understood their learning habits, whilst 70 per cent felt that they were getting on better with their peers following the trip.

It is early to make comparisons, not even 50 free school inspection reports have been published to date, however, when compared to all schools inspected during the same period, under the new, more rigorous Ofsted framework, free schools are performing well: 73 per cent have been judged as «outstanding» or «good», compared with 63 per cent of other schools.

The issue of staff recruitment is well documented, with 79 per cent of schools in a 2015 NAHT (National Association of Headteachers) survey reporting that they «found recruitment problematic» and 56 per cent stating that they paid recruitment agencies between # 1,000 and # 10,000 per position.

In its annual report published in December, education watchdog Ofsted criticised 16 local authorities for «underperforming» as less than 60 per cent of pupils attended good or outstanding secondary schools, and there were lower than national GCSE attainment and levels of expected progress.

Headline figures from the report showed that primary schools are improving, with a three percentage point increase in the number of good or outstanding schools to 82 per cent.

The chief inspector is correct, even if only on the basis that Ofsted's annual report shows the proportion of secondary schools graded good or outstanding has remained unchanged at 71 per cent.

The report found that 4.9 per cent of students eligible for free school meals achieved three A grades or better, compared to 11 per cent of their peers who were not eligible.

Many reports over the past few years have signalled that schools are finding it harder to recruit — for example, in a 2015 survey by the National Governors Association, 43 per cent of respondents reported it was difficult to find good candidates when recruiting senior staff.

Nearly three quarters (74 per cent) of respondents said commissioning local services was also a major issue, as well as a «lack of internal capacity», where 59 per cent reported it as barrier.

The ride is pretty good, but having driven the XFR and read David Vivian's report on the XKR coupe (evo 129), which is said to be just a few per cent different to the convertible, I was anticipating a little more directness.

Not only has the Prius performed well in Consumer Reports» tests, but it's proven to be highly reliable, and its cost of ownership averages out to be just 47 cents per mile.