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York Region District School BoardThe Education Quality and Assessment Office administers annual assessments across Ontario in grades 3, 6, 9, and 10. The results shown in the table below reflect the York Region District School Board’s results in grade 3 and grade 6 reading, writing, and mathematics, grade 9 mathematics, and grade 10 Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test (OSSLT). | |||
Percentage of all students at or above provincial standard
(Levels 3 & 4) |
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Assessment | 2002-03 | 2007-08 | 2011-12 |
Grade 3 | |||
Reading | 57 | 67 | 74 |
Writing | 63 | 74 | 84 |
Mathematics | 67 | 77 | 79 |
Grade 6 | |||
Reading | 64 | 74 | 84 |
Writing | 62 | 77 | 84 |
Mathematics | 65 | 73 | 71 |
Grade 9 | |||
Academic mathematics | 70 | 84 | 90 |
Applied mathematics | 20 | 41 | 50 |
Grade 10: OSSLT | |||
Percentage of fully participating students who were successful in their first attempt at writing the grade 10 OSSLT. | 77 | 88 | 89 |
Grade 9 cohort | |||
Cohort starting year | 2000-01 | 2003-04 | 2007-08 |
Five-year graduation rate | 85 | 87 | 91 |
Source: EQAO Achievement Result, www.eqao.com. |
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