School Board Progress Reports

The Indicators

Twelve indicators have been selected to provide information about each board's progress.

Grade 6 Reading EQAO Results

The Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO) annually assesses the reading, writing and math skills of Ontario's Grade 6 students. EQAO is an arm's-length agency of the provincial government and provides parents, teachers and the public with accurate and reliable information about student achievement.

In 2022-23, 84 per cent of English-language students and 97 per cent of French-language students met or exceeded the provincial standard (Level 3 on the scale of 1 to 4, or grade level B) on the EQAO Grade 6 reading assessment.

Ontario's target is for 75 per cent of Grade 6 students to be meeting or exceeding the provincial standard in reading, writing and mathematics.

Progress in Grade 6 Reading EQAO Results

Ontario's target is for 75 per cent of Grade 6 students to be meeting or exceeding the provincial standard in reading, writing and mathematics. In 2022-23, 84 per cent of English-language students and 97 per cent of French-language students met or exceeded the provincial standard.

Due to Covid-19 pandemic, EQAO assessments were suspended for the 2019-20 and 2020-21 academic years. Given that there were no EQAO assessment results for these academic years and due to changes to the assessments implemented starting 2021-22, the Progress in Grade 6 Reading and Progress in Grade 10 Literacy Test indicators are not available.

Grade 10 Literacy Test

The Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO) annually assesses the literacy skills of Ontario's Grade 10 students through the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test. EQAO is an arm's-length agency of the provincial government and provides parents, teachers and the public with accurate and reliable information about student achievement.

The Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test assesses reading and writing skills that students are expected to have learned in all subjects by the end of Grade 9. Students have the opportunity to rewrite the test if they fail; however, they must pass the test or enrol in and pass the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Course to obtain the graduation literacy requirement.

In 2022-23, the percentage of Grade 10 students who were eligible to write the test for the first time and who fully participated in and passed the literacy test was 85 per cent for English-language students and 91 per cent for French-language students.

Progress in Grade 10 Literacy Test

Credit Accumulation by the End of Grade 10

Credits are counted if they are part of the student's transcript at the end of June. Courses taken at summer school or concluding after June 30 are counted for the following year. Students learning English as a second language or with special needs are included.

Ontario students who have 16 or more credits at the end of Grade 10 are on track to graduate with their peers.

At the end of the 2021-22 school year, 80 per cent of Grade 10 students had 16 or more credits.

Progress in Credit Accumulation by the End of Grade 10

Ontario students who have 16 or more credits at the end of Grade 10 are on track to graduate with their peers.

At the end of the 2021-22 school year, 80 per cent of Grade 10 students had 16 or more credits. This is a one percentage point decrease when compared to the end of 2019-20 school year.

Credit Accumulation by the End of Grade 11

Ontario students who have 23 or more credits at the end of Grade 11 are on track to graduate with their peers.

At the end of the 2021-22 school year, 83 per cent of Grade 11 students had 23 or more credits.

Progress in Credit Accumulation by the End of Grade 11

Ontario students who have 23 or more credits at the end of Grade 11 are on track to graduate with their peers.

At the end of the 2021-22 school year, 83 per cent of Grade 11 students had 23 or more credits. This is a one percentage point decrease when compared to the end of 2019-20 school year.

Four-Year Graduation Rate

A student is considered a four-year graduate if they receive an OSSD within four years of starting Grade 9.

As of August 31^st, 2023, 84.3 per cent of students who began grade 9 in the 2019-2020 academic year graduated within four years, and 89.5 per cent of students who began grade 9 in the 2018-2019 academic year graduated within five years. The four-year and five-year graduation rate is calculated as the percentage of students who receive an OSSD within four or five years of starting Grade 9. Students who have transferred out of province, or died, are not included in calculating the graduation rate.

For students to earn an OSSD, they must:

earn a minimum of 30 credits, including 18 compulsory credits and 12 optional credits
meet the provincial secondary school literacy requirement
earn at least two online learning credits, and
complete 40 hours of community involvement activities.

Board by board results for this indicator

Progress in the Four-Year Graduation Rate

Province wide, the students who graduated with an OSSD within four years of starting Grade 9 in 2019-2020 increased by 0.5 percentage points compared to 2021. A student is considered a four-year graduate if they receive an OSSD within four years of starting Grade 9.

Board by board results for this indicator

Five-Year Graduation Rate

A student is considered a five-year graduate if they receive an OSSD within five years of starting Grade 9.