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​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO)​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

​​​​​​​​​​​EQAO is an independent provincial agency funded by the Government of Ontario. Every year, EQAO conducts province-wide tests at key points in each student’s education and reports the results to educators, parents and to the public. These tests measure achievement in reading, writing and mathematics in relation to Ontario Curriculum expectations.

​​EQAO assesses students throughout their educational journey:

  • ​​Grade 3 assessment of reading, writing and mathematics
  • Grade 6 assessment of reading, writing and mathematics
  • Grade 9 assessment of mathematics 
  • Grade 10 Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test (OSSLT) - successful completion of the test is one of the requirements students must meet to earn an Ontario Secondary School Diploma ​


2023-2024 EQAO Results​​​

Grade 3 & Grade 6 EQAO Results ​

Grade 3 EQAO Results

Percentage of Fully Participating Students at or Above the Provincial Standard (Levels 3 and 4) for the 2023–2024 school year.

HDSB Mathematics​

69%
  • ​69% of HDSB Grade 3 students met or exceeded the provincial standards in math 
  • The percentage of HDSB students who achieved level 3 or 4 in math exceeded the provincial average by 8%​

HDSB Reading​

77%
  • ​​77% of HDSB Grade 3 students met or exceeded the provincial standards in reading 
  • The percentage of HDSB students who achieved level 3 or 4 in reading exceeded the provincial average by 6%​

HDSB Writing​

71%
  • ​​71% of HDSB Grade 3 students met or exceeded the provincial standards in writing 
  • The percentage of HDSB students who achieved level 3 or 4 in writing exceeded the provincial average by 7%

Grade 6 EQAO Results​ ​​

Percentage of Fully Participating Students at or Above the Provincial Standard (Levels 3 and 4) for the 2022–2023 school year.​

HDSB Mathematics​

62%
  • 62% of HDSB ​Grade 6 students met or exceeded the provincial standards in math 
  • The percentage of HDSB students who achieved level 3 or 4 in math exceeded the provincial average by 12% ​

HDSB Reading​

88%
  • 88% of HDSB Grade 6 students met or exceeded the provincial standards in reading 
  • The percentage of HDSB students who achieved level 3 or 4 in reading exceeded the provincial average by 6%

HDSB Writing ​​

87%
  • 87% of HDSB Grade 6 students met or exceeded the provincial standards in writing 
  • The percentage of HDSB students who achieved level 3 or 4 in writing exceeded the provincial average by 7%​
Grade 9 Math & OSSLT R​​esults​
Grade 9 Math and OSSLT Results

Percentage of Fully Participating Students at or Above the Provincial Standard (Levels 3 and 4) for the 2023–2024 school year.​​

Grade 9 HDSB Mathematics Results​​

​70%
  • 70% of HDSB Grade 9 students met or exceeded the provincial standards in math 
  • This represents an 1% increase as compared to the previous year 
  • The percentage of HDSB students who achieved level 3 or 4 in math exceeded the provincial average by 16% ​

Grade 10 Literacy Test Results ​​

92%
  • ​92% of HDSB students met or exceeded the requirements of the OSSLT ​
  • The percentage of HDSB students who met or exceeded the requirements of the OSSLT exceeded the provincial average by 7%


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2022-2023 EQAO Results​

Grade 3 & Grade 6 EQAO Results

Grade 3 EQAO Results

Percentage of Fully Participating Students at or Above the Provincial Standard (Levels 3 and 4) for the 2022–2023 school year.

HDSB Mathematics​

69%
  • ​69% of HDSB Grade 3 students met or exceeded the provincial standards in math 
  • This represents a 2% increase as compared to the previous year 
  • The percentage of HDSB students who achieved level 3 or 4 in math exceeded the provincial average by 9%​

HDSB Reading​

81%
  • ​​81% of HDSB Grade 3 students met or exceeded the provincial standards in reading 
  • The percentage of HDSB students who achieved level 3 or 4 in reading exceeded the provincial average by 8%​

HDSB Writing​

74%
  • ​​74% of HDSB Grade 3 students met or exceeded the provincial standards in writing 
  • The percentage of HDSB students who achieved level 3 or 4 in writing exceeded the provincial average by 9%

Grade 6 EQAO Results​ ​​

Percentage of Fully Participating Students at or Above the Provincial Standard (Levels 3 and 4) for the 2022–2023 school year.​

HDSB Mathematics​

63%
  • 63% of HDSB Grade 6 students met or exceeded the provincial standards in math 
  • This represents a 4% increase as compared to the previous year 
  • The percentage of HDSB students who achieved level 3 or 4 in math exceeded the provincial average by 13% ​

HDSB Reading​

90%
  • 90% of HDSB Grade 6 students met or exceeded the provincial standards in reading 
  • The percentage of HDSB students who achieved level 3 or 4 in reading exceeded the provincial average by 6​%

HDSB Writing ​​

90%
  • 90% of HDSB Grade 6 students met or exceeded the provincial standards in writing 
  • The percentage of HDSB students who achieved level 3 or 4 in writing exceeded the provincial average by 6%
Grade 9 Math & OSSLT R​​esults
​Grade 9 Math and OSSLT Results

Percentage of Fully Participating Students at or Above the Provincial Standard (Levels 3 and 4) for the 2022–2023 school year.​​

Grade 9 HDSB Mathematics Results​​

69%
  • 69% of HDSB Grade 9 students met or exceeded the provincial standards in math 
  • This represents an 8% increase as compared to the previous year 
  • The percentage of HDSB students who achieved level 3 or 4 in math exceeded the provincial average by 15% ​

Percentage of First-Time Eligible Students Who Were Successful​​

92%
  • ​92% of HDSB students met or exceeded the requirements of the OSSLT 
  • This represents a 3% increase as compared to the previous year 
  • The percentage of HDSB students who met or exceeded the requirements of the OSSLT exceeded the provincial average by 7%




2021-2022 EQAO Results​

Grade 3 & Grade 6 EQAO Results

Grade 3 EQAO Results​ 

HDSB Mathematics​

67.5%​

HDSB Reading​

82.3%

HDSB Writing​

73.9%

​ Grade 6 ​

HDSB Mathematics​

58.4%

HDSB Reading​

91.5%

HDSB Writing​

90.6%
Grade 9 Math & OSSLT R​​esults
​Grade 9 Math and OSSLT Results​

Grade 9 HDSB Mathematics Results​​

61.4%

Percentage of First-Time Eligible Students Who Were Successful​​

89.1%​

Percentage of Previously Eligible Students Who Were Successful​​

93.1%​


Individual student results of EQAO assessments are shared with parents/guardians and distributed directly by individual schools while school,  Board and provincial results are shared with public.​ ​Visit the EQAO website for more information.​​​​​​​​​​​​

 Additonal EQAO Information​​​

What is EQAO?
EQAO distributes an individual report to each student who writes the tests, and posts school, school board and provincial results on its website. Schools and school boards also create their own reports of EQAO data for distribution to parents/guardians and others in their communities. Along with our schools, the Halton District School Board (HDSB) creates our own reports of EQAO data to distribute to parents/guardians and community members.

The assessment results expand upon the current knowledge about student learning, and serve as an important tool for improvement at the individual, school, school board and provincial levels. They can be used effectively to improve student learning through initiatives such as:
  • Developing literacy and numeracy improvement plans
  • Providing extra resources to meet the needs of students
  • Providing parents/guardians with strategies to help their children at home
It is important to remember that EQAO test results provide just one way of measuring student success. 
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