The Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO) has released the school, board and provincial results for the 2013-2014 Grade 3 and 6 assessments for reading, writing and mathematics.
When the assessments were conducted in May 2014, 99% of students participated in Grade 3 reading and writing and 98% of Grade 3 students participated in math; in Grade 6, 99% of students participated in the reading, writing and math assessments.
“These results reveal some challenges, to which we must be committed as a school system,” says Dan Parr, Director of Education. “Now begins the task of diligently implementing the strategies to meet these challenges.”
“Our new strategic plan sets out targets for measurable improvement and we will now align our school and board achievement plans to reach those goals. We know we can do better,” says Mr. Parr.
The EQAO report summarizes achievement in four levels:
• Level 4 – exceeding the provincial standard
• Level 3 – meeting the provincial standard
• Level 2 – approaching the provincial standard
• Level 1 – performing significantly below the provincial standard
Here is the percentage of students who exceeded or met the provincial standard (Levels 4 and 3) in Grade 3
Reading:
Provincial – 70
SCCDSB – 64
Writing:
Provincial – 78
SCCDSB – 75
Mathematics:
Provincial – 67
SCCDSB – 63
Percentage of students who exceeded or met the provincial standard in Grade 6 (Levels 4 and 3):
Reading:
Provincial – 79
SCCDSB – 76
Writing:
Provincial – 78
SCCDSB – 76
Mathematics:
Provincial – 54
SCCDSB – 46
