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Public School Dept: The UBC study looked at 4,500 first year physics and calculus students between 2002 and 2006 at UBC and found that public school graduates scored an average of about two to three per cent higher than private school graduates, according to CBC. "Public schools have a lot to offer students and there's some myths out there that you're better prepared when you go from independent schools," Students from public schools may be better prepared for the transition to university, a new study is suggesting. UBC mathematics professor George Bluman, who was one of the study's authors, said the lack of individual attention on students in public schools may actually give students an edge in the tougher university environment. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.