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EQAO testing is conducted across the province in the latter half of each school year. Students are tested on Reading, Writing and Mathematics in Grades 3 & 6. Student achievement in mathematics is assessed in Grade 9, and a Literacy test follows in Grade 10.

Assessment dates for the 2007/2008 school year follow:

Grade 3 and Grade 6 Assessments of Reading, Writing and Mathematics:
May 26–June 6, 2008

Grade 9 Assessment of Mathematics:
January 10–25, 2008 (Winter)
June 5–20, 2008 (Spring)

Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test:
March 27, 2008

The results are made available to school boards, parents and the public the following school year. Provincial initiatves based on needs identified through analysis of results from boards across Ontario provide the foundation for individual board action plans to continue to improve student achievement locally.

Complete Results from the Education Quality & Accountability Office

SCDSB Action Plan for Improved Student Achievement
2005-2007 (pdf)

 
Visit the Education Quality and Accountability Office website at http://www.eqao.com for EQAO information, reports and parent and student resources.
SCDSB Students Continue to Improve on Provincial Test Scores
September 24, 2007 - The Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO) has released the results of the Grades 3 and 6 reading, writing and mathematics assessments and the Grade 9 academic and applied mathematics tests written by Ontario students during the 2006–2007 school year. Read more...
Sudbury Catholic District School Board Encouraged by Students’ Scores on Recent Provincial OSSLT’s
June 20, 2007 - Grade 10 students from the Sudbury Catholic District School Board continue to score well on Ontario Secondary School Literacy Tests (OSSLT) written in March 2007. The Board’s overall success rate of 89 percent for “Fully Participating Students” was consistent with previous scores surpassing the Provincial average of 84 percent. Read more...
Sudbury Catholic District School Board Encouraged by Recent Provincial Test Scores
September 14, 2006 - The Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO) has released the results of the Grades 3 and 6 reading, writing and mathematics tests and the Grade 9 academic and applied mathematics tests written by Ontario students during the 2005–2006 school year. Officials at the Sudbury Catholic District School Board are pleased with the results of their students. Read more...
2005 Grade 10 OSSLT Results Highest in Northeastern Ontario; SCDSB Proud of Staff, Students
June 16, 2006 - Ontario’s Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO) has announced the results of its annual province-wide Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test (OSSLT) for the 2005-2006 school year. Of the 383 Sudbury Catholic District School Board students who wrote the OSSLT test for the first time, 90 percent were successful in passing. The Sudbury Catholic District School Board scores were the highest in Northeastern Ontario. Read more...