▁these , ▁ 4 , 5 0 0 ▁worked ▁full - time ▁throughout ▁the ▁year . ▁The ▁high ▁participation ▁rate ▁st ems ▁from ▁the ▁relatively ▁young ▁population , ▁much ▁of ▁which ▁was ▁attract ed ▁by ▁the ▁area ' s ▁high - pay ing ▁oil ▁and ▁gas ▁industry . ▁Its ▁male - f em ale ▁income ▁gap ▁is ▁large . ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁ 9 ▁public ▁schools ▁within ▁the ▁city ▁limits , ▁with ▁one ▁being ▁a ▁secondary ▁school , ▁and ▁another ▁ 1 0 ▁outside ▁of ▁Fort ▁St . ▁John ▁that ▁are ▁all ▁admin ister ed ▁by ▁School ▁District ▁ 6 0 ▁Peace ▁River ▁North . ▁There ▁is ▁one ▁private ▁Christian ▁school ▁in ▁Fort ▁St . ▁John , ▁also ▁admin ister ed ▁by ▁School ▁District ▁ 6 0 ▁Peace ▁River ▁North . ▁Northern ▁L ights ▁College ▁has ▁a ▁campus ▁in ▁Fort ▁St . ▁John ▁housing ▁the ▁B . C . ▁Centre ▁of ▁Training ▁Ex cell ence ▁in ▁O il ▁and ▁Gas , ▁which ▁includes ▁a ▁full - s ized ▁oil ▁rig ▁and ▁sim ulated ▁well site . ▁The ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁Census ▁estimated ▁that ▁ 1 0 % ▁of ▁people ▁in ▁Fort ▁St . ▁John ▁between ▁ 2 0 ▁and ▁ 6 4 ▁years ▁old ▁graduated ▁from ▁a ▁university , ▁less ▁than ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 4 % ▁provincial ▁average ▁and ▁ 2 7 % ▁did ▁not ▁gradu ate ▁from ▁secondary ▁school , ▁ 7 % ▁higher ▁than ▁the ▁provincial ▁average . ▁ ▁Government ▁and ▁politics ▁The ▁City ▁of ▁Fort ▁St