AGENCY TESTIMONY
Health education instruction reporting and key findings
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NYC Public Schools began public reporting of health education instruction in 2016. The most recent report for the 2023-24 school year revealed several key findings about health education implementation.
- 99.7% of 12th graders met the high school health education requirement
- 58% of 8th graders received the required middle school health education course and hours, a 20.8% increase from 2017-18
- 64.9% of students in grades 6-12 received the required number of HIV lessons, a 21.3 percentage point increase from the previous year
Despina Zaharakis
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Thanks to the city council.
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We began public reporting of health education instruction beginning in 20 16.
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Our most recent annual report on health education instruction for 2023, 24 school year indicates a few key findings.
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Virtually all 99.7% of last year's 12th graders met the high school health education requirement.
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58% of 8th graders were provided their required course and instructional hours in middle school grades, representing an increase of 2.6% from the 2022, 2023 school year and a 20.8% increase from 20 17, 18.
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In 2023, 24, an additional 24% of students were scheduled for health education for a health education course but did not meet the 54 hour requirement.
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64.9 percent of students in grades 6 through 12 received the required number of HIV lessons, an increase of 21.3 percentage points from the previous year.
