Catholic Secondary Schools participate annually in the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test (OSSLT) Provincial Assessment under the direction of the Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO). The purpose of the OSSLT is to determine whether or not students have acquired the reading and writing skills that they are expected to have learned by the end of grade 9, as outlined in The Ontario Curriculum.
The test is written in the grade 10 year. The date for this spring is Tuesday, March 25, 2025.
Unsuccessful students are expected to re-test in the following year. Successful completion of the OSSLT is one of the thirty-two requirements for an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD).
Catholic Secondary Schools participate annually in the Ontario Secondary School Mathematics Provincial Assessment under the direction of the Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO). The purpose of the testing is to determine whether or not students have acquired the mathematics skills that they are expected to have learned by the end of grade 8, as outlined in The Ontario Curriculum. The test results also enhance knowledge about student learning, and are important tool for improvement at the individual school and provincial levels.
The test is written in the grade 9 year for both Academic and Applied students.
The date for this year's test for this year's Grade 9's is:
Semester 1: not applicable
Semester 2: Date is yet to be determined.
Each year, the Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO) develops student assessments based on expectations in the Ontario curriculum. The assessment provides quality information on the achievements of students, and enhances classroom assessment data collected by teachers through the school year.
The EQAO is an independent agency operating within a framework established by the government of Ontario. The EQAO’s mandate is to ensure greater accountability and contribute to the enhancement of the quality of education in Ontario through provincial assessments and reviews of elementary and secondary schools.
Assessment results are not used to rank schools. They are used to improve teaching and learning. Ranking provides no information about why scores are high or low, invites simplistic and misleading comparisons that ignore the particular circumstances affecting achievement in each school, and distracts from addressing the more critical issues of how to improve learning for all students.
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